DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 29 May 1925, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

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honorary staffs. AUCKLAND, Alnv 28.

Vwt:i only one dissentient, the Ho.— 1-iL'il Board's conference adopted a remit re ommending that honorary nuii; eal slabs may lie remunerated foi whole or part services. In outlining tile attitude of the British Medic d As-

s..viatin'll. Air Carriek Robertson advocated the Toronto system. not on linaneial grounds, hut because it. made for more efficient treatment. Then "as a rule that no member of an honorary medical staff should accept payment from Hospital patients. By deleting this elau.se in the rides, the Hospital Boards could take the first step in the right direetinn.

VKSTEY'S I’Ulit lIASK. WELLINGTON. .May 28

At the Yestov inquiry to-day. Dr. Realtes (Director-General of Agriculture) said that the late Air MacDonald when .Minister for Agriculture, was instrumental in passing the Act of 1918, and was .strongly opposed to trusts. Yet he had renewed Ye.stey’x license from year to year. He (Dr Henke.-.) had closely supervised the operations of Yesteys, hut he declared that their operations were not inimical to the public interest. He denied that Hon. Air Nosworthy had been in any way influenced by tbe big financial interests regarding tbe sale of tbe Poverty Bay Works to Yesteys. Dr. Brakes said tip. Minister was impressed by the fact that the 10-al authorities themselves did not protest r,gainst the transfers. He told Air Nosworthy he could not see anything to warrant- Air Xosworthy in refusing to consent to tbtransfer. Dr. Bcakes said he considered that the closing of one of three Poverty Bay works would benefit the farmers there. As Yesteys hail not been guilty of anything that would warrant the refusal of the transfer to them, lie would he justified in assuming that, if their license were transferred. Vestry's would lint proceed to adopt methods inimical to the public inti-rest. Sinie the granting of their license he knew no facts .showing that any injury in the farmers in the district had resulted. l-’AR.MERY INTERESTS. AYEI,KINGTON. May 28.

At tho Royal .Agricultural Society's I'nnferec.r. a tribute was paid to the work of the Caw I In-on Institute. Dr Reakt-s said experiments were in progress of a Dominion wide value in the sh;iju‘ of >nil iv< onimis;UM <\ A remit was adopted urging the Go-

vcrnnicut to «j;ivo moil L to Agricultural Education. It whs stated there wou'il be over two I hundred farmers at the Hawke,-; Bay [•’arm School next month. J Dio-iii. a. illsi ti-sioii o“ train servij res la shows, the Railway DepartI moiil s representatives slat' d the l imning of night trams was under consideration in order to get a bigger turnover and t-> facilitate transport. LEAGUE OK NATIONS UNION. WELLINGTON. Aluy 28. A (-(inference n! delegates twin the various branches ot the League ol Nations l nion is being held P'-day. Professor ('ondlilfe (Ch r.s I church) is presiding. Delegates are present from Dunedin. ('liristelinri b. Nelson Auckland. Hamilton, Rotorua. Cis home, Opunuko. .Mastertnn and \\ lllinglou. Mrs K. Al. Evans wa.s appointed secretary. The delegates after liraring a report. by the secretary spoke in turn on tile progress ol lheir own r.irlictilar branches. On the motion of Dr (;II,!,, amendments lo the i-oiim it ul ion were made. The organisation is to he known in flit lire as the League ol Nations’ Union of New Zealand. DUTY ON RADIUM. WELLINGTON, May 29. An Order-in-Cmmeil has been gazetted exempting radium and similar clement-. from primage duly. The Wellington Hospital Board n;(■(•Htlv had to pav one hundred pounds duty'on the supply of indium wherel'or Cm- ptihlis subscribed ten thousand sterling and the Government subsidised this to the extent of live thousand. A rebate can now he claimed by the Board. |> itt AURA XT DISPUTE SETTLED. WELLINGTON. May 29. A complete agreement was reached I, v the Conciliation Council in the hotel and restaurant employees dispute, the only point left for the court to settle being the date on which the new Dominion award is to come into operation. THE LEAGUE UNION. WELLINGTON, May 29.

The League of Nations Union conlert,lent e has" amended its constitution with the object now to ensure the New Zealand people’s acceptance of the League as an international guardian and arbiter. A Dominion remit was carried urging on the Government flint at the mxt and succeeding assemblies ol the League of Nations New Zealand be fully represented by a delegation outside the High Commissioner, composed of persons resident in New Zealand and that, one of the three he a woman. Mrs ('ill-malt Jones (.now visiting Europe) was named as a suitable representative. The executive headquarters will l„- Dunedin for the ensuing twelve months. The Conference has concluded.