DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 31 July 1925, Page 1

DOMINION ITEMS.

[BY TELEGIttrii —rnit PRESS association.]

WEKKINGTON BUS TRAFFIC

WELLINGTON, July 30.

Following on the example of Auckland the City Council has passed a hye-law prohibiting hits trallic in sonic of the narrow streets in the centre of the city and limiting it to certain hours in other cases. The busses must submit a time table and must not start front any other spot than that proscribed. LOAN FOR HOUSING. W'EK LING TON, July 30. 'flic* Wellington City Council has decided Lo raise it local loan of CoO.OflO in five instalments at o'. per cent, for housing purposes. X.Z. INDUSTRIES. THE GOVERNOR'S VIFWS. WEKKINGTON. July 31. Speaking at the openin'*; of L 1 1• * Will” ter Show, tin* Gmeniur-Gonern! (Sir Charles Fergttssou) nderred 'o the narrow margin between exports and imports, and expressed the opinion that New Zealand should Demme a more self-dependent country. The raw material was here and more textile, and leather goods should be used instead of the imported articles. The .secondary industries should he developed in New Zealand as the population increased. Iml, they should not fie pushed forward with undue haste so long as land remained available for set (lenient and development. .Mr .McLeod, Minister of Lands, speaking on behalf of the Government, said his first duty was to look after the primary producers, but this country would never take its right place in the Pacific unless liv the side of the primarv industry there grow up industrial production. The primary producing countries of the world were passing through different times. The primary producer was handicapped by the fact that he had to dispose of his produce in markets over which lie had no control. The secondary industries had to he protected ill order lo become firmly established and lie Imped to see them make great progress in the future. TWO ACQUITTALS. AUCKLAND July :!0. Af the Supreme Court, tho Grand Jury returned “no hill’’ in the case of George Edward Marker, charged with manslaughter arising out of the death of Thomas RitelifTe after an injection of heroin. .Accused was discharged. The retrial of Tadvac.v Tanovich. clturged with bookinaking at Natakoho resulted in his being acquitted. At the retrial of George Francis Shaw, on a charge of beokmakiiig at Wlinnjlnrei, tin* jury to-night, returned a. verdict of “not guilty” and the a ceii-ed «as discharged. 'l'llK NF.W ('A I’d, Is. AUCKLAND, July 31. A surveying expedition in the neighbourhood of Fiji is to he undertaken in August by the cable steamer His. which will leave Auckland next week. The surveying* is being carried out in connect ion with tin* proposed duplication lII' tin* cable between Fiji and Vancouver al a cost of C2.J00.0U0. It is anticipated that the lilie "ill be in working order in September, 192t>.