DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 6 June 1925, Page 2

DOMINION ITEMS.

BT TEEEGHAPH— PBEBB ABHN , COITRIUHT,

HINT TO GOVKRX.MKXT. WELLING TON. Juno 1. “If we want to keep up our fishing we have got to keep up our food supply,” remarked Mr L. 0. 11. Tripp president of the Wellington Acclimatisation (society, at the annual meeting of that Ixidy. “1 am quite satisfied,” ho added, “that it would pay us—pay the country—to employ a competent man to thoroughly study our inland waters. “I think the time has arrived when the Government ought to charge a license fee to overseas fishermen. 'I believe that lishing fees for New Zealanders should lie as reasonable a s passible, but there is no reason why overseas fishermen should not be charged more. ... I am satisfied they are willing to pay. and there is no reason why tb 'y should not do so. ’ Continuing, the chairman said that, the Government, all through New Zealand was harnessing the rivet's to secure electrical energy, and unless the il’overnment erected fish ladders the fish would not ho able to get tip the streams. The societies bail established the fishing, and it was a very great asset to the country. That being so he thought the Public Works Department. whenever it dammed a stream, should at the same time erect lis.li ladders. That would not he very difficult to do. and the matter should be seriously noted as they had to look to the future.

A C DiTOR-G KXER A L'S ” TAG." Al t K LAN D. June I. •|:o lion ~| the Auditor-General in

laegin a expenditure incurred by the Auckland Kdm ati .n Board, which expenditure had lies'll included ill current account, was discussed again at the hoard’s meeting.

The Auditor-General considered that coi'inin expenditure involved in the iv, option of visiting teachers, .attending ex-members’ funerals, and dona-

tions. should have come under the bending of unauthorised expenditure. This is limited by legislation to Lot) aunuallv. the net result ol the Auditor’s decree being that members were called upon io reluud between them a sum of L it).

At a nn i iops meeting some members shewed a disposition to defend th? ■ lane, and though the board as a wholo decided ma t• i take any action, individual numbers were left to decide lbe maiier lor themselves.

TUs morning a memorandum was received from the Auditor-General stating that, as a full adjustment had not been made, there was no option but to issue surcharges on all members jointly and severally, in terms ol the Public Revenues Act, for the balance. <?oven days were allowed for full repayment.

The chairman. Mr A. Burns, said that only one member had not paid, but this action involved the whole hoard lor his share.

Mr Wells: I think we all support our local John Hampden on the stand he has taken. I hope we will continue. 1 don’t mind being dragged into it. If the ease goes against us I am quite prepared to pay my share.

Mr Burns said there was no doubt 11 icy would lose, lie favoured trying to get the authorised limit enlarged in future. It did mu follow that it would be all expended.

The matter was I• ■:u in the chair- . man’s hands. DOMIXION XOAIKXCLATURE. INVESTIGATION BOARD SET DP. At’CKLAND, June 2. X Zealand nomenclature is to ha investigated by the honorary geographical advisory hoard, which has been vt up under the direction of the Alinister for Lands, the Hou A. D. McLeod. This information was contained in a letter to the chairman of th - antliropnlogical section of the Auckland lusiitut" and Museum from, the chief surveyor for North. Auckland. Mr 11. .!. 1 .owe. The letter staled the hoard had been constituted as a result of representations, made by public institutions and private individuals, since 1015. The purposes for which it haul been constituted included the examining and adopting rules for the spelling of geographical names in the Dominion, and examining doubtful eases of spoiling and nomenclature. The board would also consider the substitution of British for alien names. H would collect original Alaori place names and investigate and decide upon any proposed alteration of a geographical name. The decisions of th ' board, as regards the spelling of names, would be adopted in the proportion of authoritativo.lists for nno’fieiai use. The decisions, in respect to the changing of a geographical name, would be .subject to the approval of the Afinistcr, and the provisions of the designation of the Districts Act, 1908.

The letter concluded with an appeal fo the section for an assistance which it might he able to give. Dr P. 11. Buck, said the recording of Maori place names, and history which gave rise in them, should have lien undertaken long ago. He understood it had been inquired into in a spasmodic sort of way. and thought the section could he of assistance to the newlv-formed hoard.

It was decided to write asking for further information, regarding the hoard, with a view to rendering what assistance was possible. SCOW* DESTROYED. XIV.SOX, June 5 ITlie scow Orini, with three thousand eases of benzine from the. stranded Cyrenu, for Wellington, was totally destroyed by lire this afternoon, ofF Port Hardy. D'Urville Island. 'I ho vessel had been sheltering there for a couple ef days and left at one o’elo k this .uftern .-on. She had not proceeded far before a lire occurred, through, it is stated, the engine liaekfiriug. I I tree of the crew fought the flames, and another launched a lifeboat, as the flames wore gaining, and approaching the benzine cargo, the ermv left the stricken vessel, and row* (•d ashore. They will he picked up in the French Puss by the Xikau to-mor-row night, and taken to Wellington. I he Inst report regarding the scow was that the vessel had burned to tlio Water’s edge. WELLINGTON. .Tune 0. A message has tieen received by the Secretary of the G.P.O. that the | ( rew of the hurtled scow Orini lots landed safely at Putuki. D’Urville Island. Ihe I manekai, which was going to their assistance, therefore was recalled. further search being unnecessary