DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 11 June 1925, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

HV TEGECiRAI’iI PRESS ASSN., tui'VKlGflT MOTOR ACCIDENT. CHRISTCHURCH. June 0. A nuitor-cur driven hv Mr Geoffrey be (ren collide,l with u telephone post in Kerr's Hoad, Avonsido, on Sunday. The driver wm admitted to die I’ublie Hospital, and after minor injuries had received treaU/melit be vas able to return Lome. THE UOUmCAL SITUATION'. WELLINGTON, June Hi. Mr Lysnar. .interviewed to-day. .aid that bis political poshioo was -xa-tly the same as when i.. so.mi, ■ lid was elected, last election. lb* ias prepared to support Mr I antes

in any Government that may he funned under him in the same way as he support cal Mr Massey. Anything arising out of the Vestry C< iniiiis.sion had n,o hearing on his political attitude. Ho was elected ns an Independent., and would retain that posn no.. DAIRY CONTROL. HAWE-RA, .lime B» The auli-rcmpulsnry candidates lor election to the Dairy Control Board Messrs G. Gibson (Rahotu) and it. I!. Ilogg (Opotiki) addressed a meeting of farmers here to-day oil the control question, criticising the absolute control policy of the present Board. Ttic> main points of the addresses were the advocacy of a ward syslei for the election of the Board, and free marketing cd' dairy produce, and the deletion of the compulsory clauses from the art.

an IAFPORTANT DECISION. WELLINGTON. June 11. Jiustic. AlcGregor gave a decision in the Supreme' Court which has widespread interest. The case was one wherein Woodville County Council claimed that the Act had been misinterpreted by the A t torncy-Geiiei al when lie refused As in the £ subsidy on £l.ll Hi levy by Wnipawa 1 lospual ini Woodville County. The SolicitorGeneral. Air Fair, .said the point at issue was whether general rates are deemed to have been collected for the purpose of {laying a hospital levy, when there are other funds such as rents, profits from trailing concerns etc., out of which it might have been paid.

A question of general importance also is involved, inasmuch as the Crown contended that by section nine (three) of the Appropriation Act. UK', the Governor-General in Council was made the sole judge of any question as to the amount of subsidy, and that the .Supreme Court had no jurisdiction to hear the petition. His Honour heard counsel for suppliants and disini.". the petition, on the ground that tilt (••met bail no jurisdiction. The donsion all Vets 12!) County Councils and :I.V road boards.

A SEAMAN DROWNED. NAPIER. June 11. A surf boat belonging to the Rienanlson steamer i’akura was swamped a.t Akito yesterday. A second boat from a steamer rescued three of the crew, the fourth being drowned. r> ROWX XX 0 FATAId TY. KATIER. June It. Further details show that the dn.wiled man John Carney, was married and has two children in Wellington. The accident occurred a mile man the ship and TV miles from the shore. The setond mate, Henderson, who wie in charge of the swamped boat made heroic efforts to save Carney these extending over twenty minutes. Three times deceased was secured, but each time he was washed from his rescuer’s grip, the man practically being drowned in Henderson's arms. The latter was all in when the rescue boat arrived hut the nody had then sunk, and wa- not reco vert'd.

WAR TO THE KNIFE. WELLINGTON. June 11. The Suburban Farmers' Association and the City Council came to grips over the latter’s recently passed bylaw requiring that certain returns be furnished by the farmers, covering their operations at the Association s annual meeting. The report which was adopted, after declaring a desire to reach a settlement, stressed how that ('onnoil's milk committee was trying to hnrrass them in every way possible and it breathed defiance of the rules the Council would impose. It was pointed out the farmers could not live on the prices offered hv the Council. One speaker declared “ anothu' battle U coining,” since the eon-

stunt summonses to attend Court left tho farmer no time at all. The by-law to which objection is taken requires the l'aniters each month to supply verified details of the milk sold in the eily. Leading businesses and hospitals in 1 lie city, it was (untended, took nearly all the milk in preference to the municipal supply. It was decided that no returns be furnished and that if necessary, the Association should make a test ease of any action brought against members by the City Council. KILLED BY MOTOR. DANNEVIRKE. June 11. Yesterday afternoon, Thomas Chairman. cook, aged about 70. was knocked down by a ear driven by S. Walker, ol Raumiti. and be died later in the hospital with a fractured skull. Chapman who was crossing tho street, apparently did not see the ear coming. PRIME MINISTER. DAXXKYTRKE, June 11. Spanking in reply to the toast of 11 is health at a ceremony yesterday, ibe J'rime Minister said when ninety-live per cent cd the payable exports canto from the soil they must give the produl ers rea.sonable bo] e and encouragement. Gut conditions in a few veals would be better than these which existed to-day. In many parts of New Zealand load rating bad become a burden cm many settlers, and it might U' dilli'iilt to keep them on the land. Hides.-, sonic means were found ,

‘I getting them relict, tine means of itflci i*cling relied was l,v decent meed facilities to tlie main lines of railway, lie was anxious that no matter wnoro a seitler lives, he should have bis goods and merchandise handled by the .Railway Department, working in eo-opera-tmn w ith motor titJpspurl. It was not proponed to enter into competition with the motor people in the l country eon t canons to the railway, liui he wanted I" link up the motor system with the Railway Department, so that it would carry out the whole function of transportation from the railways to settlers. Regarding the railway dairy tariff, he s:u 'd that the. new tariif proposal, adopted hy the' Railway Department "niild In- issued in the course of a lew days and circulated among Chamber- ol Icunmeree. Dairy Companies and Farmers I nions for consideration.

"hen answers wore received the pi posals would ecune before Cabinet a h i itistd 1 lor final adopt ion,