DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 9 November 1925, Page 4

DOMINION ITEMS.

"V [Dr TELEGRAPH —PEB PRESS ASSOCIATION.] OCTOBER AVEATHER. WELLINGTON, November 0. The director of the meteorological office reports that conditions during the first week of October were in keeping with the weather experienced during the winter and the first month of spring, but on the whole October, which is regarded as the second month of the spring season, was a great improvement, and favourable to growth and progress in agriculture and pastoral pursuits. AYestcrly winds predominated, and five westerly disturbances were experienced. only one of which, however,

was of much intensity. This storm passed between the 13th and Kith, causing heavy winds and considerable rain, especially in the south. Anticyclonic conditions prevailed over tlie. whole Dominion during the last week of the month with fine sunny days and cold frosty nights, particularly about 2Hth and 29th, when much tender growth was bitten by frost in several parts of the country. Tiie rainfall was below the average in most parts of the country, the exceptions being in Nelson and the Central Otago provinces, which experienced from 20 to 90 per cent, above the average rainfalls. .Aiost of the other parts of the country were below the average for October to the same* extent.

])R YALIXTIXE’S TOi:ii. WELLINGTON 1 . Nov. (i. An extensive tour of hospital brum districts in then South Tslniid will be undertaken by the Direetor-i lencial o Health (Dr Yalintine) during the on Slli lie fortnight. Dr Valintine nil lon vo Wellington on i ' l f|[Y v ’ in "' *' the North Canterbury Hospital Roan be will spealv on the establishment o! country hospitals. At Ashburton In will discuss domestic policy matter with the local board. In South Can terbiiry attention will be devoted t' proposals made by the board there re will'd ion adequate staffing. Tbe ques tion of extension of tbe hospital wil be "one into at Wniniale and in South Otago the appointment of the first medical superintendent and general policy matters will he discussed. Dr Yalintine will also meet the Maniofoto board and a joint committee of the Waipiata Sanatorium and speak on the development of institutions. While in Dunedin Dr Valintinc will inspect the Department’s exhibits for the Exhibition. Arrangement were made tit secure a line set ol exhibits, which the Board of Health and certain municipalities at Home displayed at AYemldey, and these it is expected, will not. he available for exhibition purposes until January. After completing his business in the South Island Dr Yalintine will proteed to Auckland and will meet hoards there. One of the. subjects to he discussed is that of a bacteriological laboratory. X.S.AY. SALARY CONTROVERSY. WESTPORT, November 7. Immediately after publication of Mr Bavin’s cable to Air Coates, contradieti 11} . Air Langs’ cable to Air Holland, to the effect that, all parties in Ihe New Smith Wales Parliament had been associated in the movement raising Parliamentary salaries. Air Holland cabled to .Mr Ravin inquiring whether all the members of the Opposition were refusing the increase. Air Ibivin did noi reply until yesterday, when he cabled Air Holland—“ Alombcrs of the Opposition mostly act opting increase.” Commenting oil this, Al.r Holland directed attention to the fact that AH Bavin had withheld his reply until after the poll, that Opposition members were accepting increases, was proof that a majority were in favour of the change. A reference to the New South Wales Hansard showed that w hen the third reading of I lie bill was voted noon by the Assembly on October Slli. on lv fifteen of the Opposition voted against it. and five Oppositionists for. and quite 20 members of the Opposition refrained from voting. It was clear, he said, that Air Bavin’s cable contradicting that of Air Lang was a carefully prepared electioneering tactic |o mislead Non Zealand - elf'-