DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 27 May 1926, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

[UY TELEGRAPH —FEll Fit ESS ASSOCIATION.] PREMIER. ON TOUR. TE KUITT, Alay 27. Tin* Premier bad a tiresome journey to Alukauiti yesterday afternoon where, in the course of a tour ul the King Country lie opened a new hall for the Returned Soldiers Association. He sel out by motor from Waiiiiha lmt e!i:v portions of the road were impnssaole and a quarter of a mile of mini via* covered on foot and the rest of the journey completed by buggy and n cream lorry. In the evening after the tedious journey, Air Coates turned on the current of the Wairere Power Board’s hvdro-eleetrie system at Piopio. He was afterwards entertained at n smoke concert. The Premier was nccompanied by the Hon. McLeod. APPOI NT A [ENT DECLINED. WELLINGTON, May 27. Mr A. T. Traversi has declined the appointment of Government Actuary offered him in connection with the recent changes made in the Government Life Insurance Department and has requested to be retired from the service as from December 14th next, when he will have attained 35 years of service.

CHARGE OF BURGLARY. O.VAIARU, Alay 27

Ewan David Reid, of Oamnru, and Roy McKeown, of Dunedin, were arrested last night on a. charge of breaking and entering Bullied and Co’s drapery store on Monday night, and stealing goods valued at £ll9. They appeared at court this morning and were remanded till Saturday in custody. Some ot the goods, including a fur coat were found by tbe police under a bed in a room occupied by the accused. Three fur coats are still missing.

POTATO EXPORTS. OAAIARU, Afav 24

At a meeting of South Canterbury and North Otago potato exporters held at Timaru. the Director-General of Agriculture delivered an instructive address as to the procedure to he adopted before further shipments of potatoes are made from the Dominion. Questioned to-day, an Oamaru firm’s representative, stated that, in future, all firms who are exporting to Australia are to advise the Agriculture Department at Christchurch of the names and addresses of growers whose potatoes are likely to lie exported. The Government will then send a representative to inspect the crop in the paddock. and, if it is free of powdery scab, a provisional certificate will he issued. As a final precaution the potatoes will ho again inspected at the port of shipment. It was stated at the meeting that the Government intended exercising every care to see that only clean potatoes left the Dominion.