DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 17 June 1925, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

BV TELEOIiAPH—PP.ES3 AB9N., COPYRIGHT. -MAORIS’ NIGHT-LONG VIGIL. BLENHEIM, June lfi. A launch in charge of Joe Wells, and four other Maoris, left the French Pa-s for Nelson to secure the laxly of a relative who died there for burial near their own home. The coffin was duly lake aboard tit Nelson, but when a few miles out, engine trouble caused the launch to be driven on the rocks, being sadly holed. The party, with the coffin scrambled on to a small rock some way from the shore, but the rock became submerged and the party held on to the coffin, they being submerged to the waist from 9 p.m. till six the next morning when they were rescued by the small vessel Comet. All are suffering badly from exposure.

MR MASSEY’S GRAVE. WELLINGTON. June 15. Representations were made recently to the Hon. Sir Heaton Rhodes. Minister of Defence, that the most suitable and appropriate tree for the steep faces around Point Halswell, the site of the grave of the late Mr Massey, are poliittukawa. The Hen. R. F. Bolard, Minister of Internal Affairs, to whom the suggestion was conveyed, states that it has been decided to have a number of pohtutukawas planted oil the steep slope around the plateau and the Public Works Department will have this work commenced for-.hwr.n. GIFT OF A SPORT. WELLINGTON. June 17. The Poverty Bay Trotting (Tub lias received a generous donation of £2OO from R. ('. Fisker. a patron of spoil, being the winnings of his horse at u recent meeting. acckland hospital mat ters. AT OK LA NT). June 17. The lion. Sir Maui Pontaro, replying to the local body's protest against the amount of the hospital levy, said be was unable to consider the suggestion that the levy should be made on a population basis instead of a valuation basis. The matter has been carefully considered on more than one occasion and the proposed remedy would not prove any fairer in operation. The Hospital Board discussed the committee's proposal whereby ah|e-bod-ied men seeking charitable relief owing tu the lack of work, or other cause, should be provided with temporary employment on Hospital Board prtqierty before they received relict, which would bi> based oil the work done. Members sympathised with the object, but saw difficulties. mainly industrial. The matter was referred to the building committee for a report. HOSPITAL POLICY. WKLiIJXGTOX. June 17. The Director-General of Health, in announcing a new hospital policy putforward by the Health Department, asked for the views of the medical profession. The New Zealand Brandt of the R.M.A. lias now made reeommcndalinus as an interim report, which have been adopted, with slight amendments. by the Council ot the Association. It is recommended that, public hospitals should he so constituted as to In- available for treatment for every member of the community. Patients should be divided into three classes: namely, those nimble m pay anything: those able to ]ay for maintenance; those able to pay for medical attention as well as maintenance. As regards the paying patient, the fee to lie a matter between the patient and his medical ailvist-r. lit the larger hospitals, a.< far as practicable, whole time medical superintendents should confine their duties to the administration, in smaller hospitals, even if administrative work remains permanently in the hands of i.-lie urnn, the medical and surgical work of public wards ot the hospital shall go to registered medical praclitiouor.s in the district, who if they desire shall attend theii own patients ill the hospital, except that such doctors as are lound by the central controlling to be unsuitable.

DAIRY CONTROL BOARD. _ WELLINGTON. June >7Pi filing for the vacancies on the Dairy Control Board resulted : North Island \V. Grounds 7157. AY. U. Motion (5799 lelectedL Gibson -l-il-l. Hogg 1129. Dudley 551. Stopfurd 197. Dixon -153. South Island AY. Bryant ted) Robertson 270 J. Hamilton 2-139. Ground and Motion were re-elected, Lot Bryant is a new member, displacing Hamilton. lMil-'.ll ISTOKIC SK KI.KTON l-'(H NHAUC KLAND. June 17. Ili-mau bones were found high up mi a cliff face during tlit- excavations o! Yrapuni, being buried one hundred feet deep. They are those of a remarkably tall, muscular skeleton, Ihiitign no skull bones were discovered. The bones were right in the heart of a rock centuries old. 11 is believed they are tiio.se of a prehistoric people.

NEW TOWN CLERK. AECKLAND. June 17. 11. L. Bowden, 'Assistant I own (lcik of Palmerston North has been appoint- . 0d Town Clerk of the Takapmui Bor- ( ougli Council. There were torly-oight , applicants lor the position. MOTION OF REGRET. ! (TIEIST(TirR(TI, June 17. ( Appreciation of the services rendered ( t 0 the Boy Scout movement by the late .Mr Massey was expressed at the an„ual meeting of the Dominion Council this morning, a motion being carried ( placing on record the Council s regret at his death. ('(>ENTRY JOI'RNA LISTS. WELLINGTON, June 17. j!v agreement of parties in the country iiuminli-ts dispute, terms agreed upon at a meeting ot the ( oneiliation Council at Wanganui were made an order of the Arbitration Court to-day. A representative of employees in Wellington journalists dispute said the union bail recently been in conlerence with the employers and an agreement had been arrived at and it was decided to register ii at tie present sitting ot the Court. It the proprietors maintained the responsible attitude they had taken during the last lew months there would, he was pleased to say, be ! vt ,,y little chance of any continuing of the dispute. Judge Eraser said it a „ industrial agreement were arrived at it would in the ordinary course be made an order of the Court. EESItIN CONFERENCE. WELLINGTON. June 17. Mr Wilford announced this morning that Messrs Forbes. Masters. Murdoch, and Veitch were selected as representatives of the Liberal Party to meet Reform representatives at the tusion conference to-morrow. HIGH SCHOOL BOARDS. HAWERA. June 17. The present, system ot election of High School Boards was strongly criI ticised at a meeting of the local board * last evening. .Members stated that after two years’ experience the system was found most unsatisfactory in this district and tended to kill interest in technical high school work. Tt might serve the cities but was unsuitable for country centres. A resolution was passed resenting the system, it being cumbersome and unsatisfactory. A FAROER CANDIDATE. BLENHEIM. June 17. It- was announced to-day that B. J- , Cooke has been accepted as the Labour i candidate for Wnirntt at the General , Ejection,