DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 29 September 1925, Page 4

DOMINION ITEMS.

[by TELEGUAPH—I’FJI fItESS ASSOr.'ATIOo.]

I-iANKUL'I’TITES. WELLINGTON, .Sept. 2.5. TTie bankruptcies registered in New /calami during last month numbered compared with AT in August last year, and .52 in August 1H23. ' llie montlilv figures compare as under: 15)2.5. 1924. 1923.

It is .somewhat remtirkahle that the aegrenate for the eight months ol ihi~ rear should bo exactly the same as for the corresponding period of last, rear, hut as compared with 1923 there was an increase of 19. The bankruptcies hist month included ft tanners. 9 labourers. I huidlers. and A bakers. 1'.,, lie." oi«ln. m" r > itis the records show i ! |( . hankrnpteies of 90 farmers, fit) ln-h-.Hirers. 23 builders, 10 storekeepers, and 11 butchers, these live groups ar-c-uniting for 200 out of the total of ToI. old age: TENSIONS. \VIM.-f.fXGTON. Sept. 2-5. \j r E. Vine moved at yesterday s meeting of the Hospital Board: "lhat except in eases where the old age pension i- applied to the cost of permanent mainteiiam e in \ ieioi in W ard ol the Ohiro 11. me. the maintenance fees ~f old age pensioners’ patients lie remitted." Mr Vine said ’that when a men whose income was 'just above lhat allowed under the old age pelldon regulations was reeking medical treatment, and he was unable to pax 11.. hospital lees, they were written , p,. A pensioner would not he in ie- ... ipi ol a pension it he could lire w Hi,out it. yet llie hoard look his pension fiom him while he iva- an inmale of lln* institution, and devoted it to the 11., nidation of Lite l'ee- owing by him. lie v. m» not even asked il he could

i ay. air K. Castle seconded the motion, hut suggested that the matter should re referred to llie I'olicy Committee f >r ( oiisiderai>.ii. The chairman (Mr C. M. Luke) pointed out that the Act was emphatic oil the i]in stion. It had been laid down that where an old age pensioner became an inmate of a charitable institution. his pension should he received i.\ the controlling body. After further discussion is was decided in refer the matter lo the Holley Commit tee. is in', dead:WELLINGTON. Sept. 2-5. In a reserved judgment delivered iw the Supl'eM-e ( oili't oil 5\ etlliesday. on ;i motion oil hehalt ol tile BllMie 1 rusfor leave to swear that Thomas liul.ertMin. of Bluff, wharf labourer, died on or after November 21th. 1923. Mr Justice Ostler, after reviewing the circumstances, held that their cumuli*live weight taken together was stifli(ill;; io toir.inee him that Hol.ertsoii dvid. and he accordingly gave the 1 *1! I.! i Trustee the necessary leave. The motion was opposed hv the Go-Vf-ri'iiii'iit Idle ln-iiram e 11. part immi. v.ilh whom I!.then in had < tleeted a policy ou hi- liie for X! 199. it had been contended by eomi-.T ini' tin* Govcrnliient Insil ranee Department that as ihe \dm ini-J la lion Act provided that tilt- granting of letters i ( administration 'linii'd he comTiisire c, id; io e of death, the Court- in New Zealand should he even more c hary ol •granting leave to swear to death than tp.ev ware in Knglaiid. This i ntent ion was answered hv HiH.iiioaj. as follow.': "Our Act provide, that lei tors ad mi ni.-l rai ion shall b. only pi'iina facie evidence ol llie death of ibe inlc-tale. and it. i- clear that. iior.vitlistamTing the granting of leave lo -wear to death, and the subsequent grant ef letters of administration, an in .uranee onii'anv is not loiind thereby. and il is -till op.-n i . il 1" defeml proceedings against ii on the ground rhai 1 tie re is i.o cvideiiei ot dealh.' Heplving i i the reference of counsel lor ihe Insurance Department. as I. allowing <v;.sts as between solicitor and client. Ilis Honour said he saw no reason w hy they should he on that -.ale. If., allowed L'2 2s costs.

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