DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 6 May 1926, Page 4

DOMINION ITEMS.

[by telegraph—per tress association'.] FAILURE. TO CLEAR RABBITS OFF PROPERTY. OAMARU, May 5. At the Oamaru Court this morning. O. .M. Alunro, a farmer at Ktirow, was fined £25 through the failure to clear rabbits off his property. Ihe Magistrate said it appeared oil the evidence that, the defendant had been farming rabbits. MORE IMMIGRANTS. WELLINGTON, .May -I. By the lonic, which is expected to reach Wellington on Thursday night from London, will arrive a furthci batch of 37!) immigrants, including the twelve Flock House girls, one public schoolboy, and thirty-six domestic servants. Wellington heads the list with a (|iiota of 132. and Auckland" is m-xt with 102. Lyttelton’s apportionment is thirty, while Dunedin will he the destination of twenty-eight of the ne>i arrivals. The total comprises 107 men. 132 women and 80 children. BANKRUPTCIES FOR YEAR. WELLINGTON. .May 4. During the year ended Marco 31 last 001 petitions in hnnkruplcy were lik'd in New Zealand. The unltiekiesl months were July and October, bath of which saw 73 failures. r„ .January 30 petitions were filed. I f in Auckland. 10 in Wellington, 3 in Christchurch and 3 in Dunedin. February saw 59 failures, 28 being in Auckland. 22 in Wellington, 0 in Christchurch and Bin Dunedin. The total for March was 67. Auckland claim’ng 28. Wellington 18, Christchurch 10 and Dunedin 5.

\V ELL IXGTON TI i A AI W A4’ 8. •WELLINGTON, May t

Figures as to the past year’s working of the tramways and electricity departments of the city corporation were made available for publication by the Mayor to-day. Briellv, the reports may tie summed up as follows:—The tramway finances are considerably affected by the granting of tin 1 concession of universal longdistance fares for threepence. Tie corporation ’lms fleet has not so f.o paid, its way. The electricity depattment is upon a sound looting.