DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 3 July 1926, Page 1

DOMINION ITEMS.

(BY TELEGRAPH--PEE PRESS ASSOCIATION.] A TENANCY POINT. WELLINGTON, July 1. A controversial point was settled by Mr- Page, S.M., when lie held that a landlord teas not entitled to recover possession of premises when the rent was in arrear, unless notice to quit had been served. It was shown that a mini named Smith, an electrical engineer, let a shop and dwelling to Richard Lancely at a rental of £3 a week. Tiffed months later the rent was £lB in arrear, iand the plaintiff issued a summons, claiming, under section 170 of the Magistrates Court Act, possession of the premises upon the ground that the rent was in arrear.

In his judgment Mr Page said the section applied only in coses where the landlord had the right by law to reenter for non-payment of rent. There, was no right implied by law for tbe landlord to re-enter for the non-pay-ment of rent. Such right would have to he created by express or implied terms of the lease under the Property Law Act, and the Land Transfer Act. Certain rights of re-entry were implied in leases which came within the provisions of these statutes. It had been decided that these implied conditions did not apply to tenancies similar to the present one. His Worship thought that until the landlord had given ; roper notice determining the tenancy, he was not entitled to recover possession of tho premises. The application would have to ho refused, though the plaintiff was entitled to judgment for the rent due.

SALVAGE TUG. WELLINGTON. July 1. For some time there have been three tugs in Wellington harbour, the Terawliiti, tho Nntone, and the Admiral, and each has a good record of service. To-day there arrived at Wellington from England another tug, the Toin, received by the Wellington Harbour Board through the New Zealand Government. to which the vessel was offered as d gift from the British Admiralty. The Toia is an up-to-date rescue boat, powerful, thoroughly seaworthy. and fairly fast. During the war a large number of these vessels were built by the Adininaltv, and stationed at various ports round the English coast, to be ready at all times to rush out to vessels torpedoed or otherwise disabled by the enemy. For that work this special type of tug was evolved, able to undertake almost any class of rescue work in any weather. The main features of the Toia are: Length between perpendiculars 135 ft. ’moulded be bra 29ft, moulded depth Lfift, gross tonnage 422, coil bunker capacity 245 tons, mean draft loaded with 245 tons of coal and 24 tons of fresh water about 13ft Tin, indicated horse-power 1300, maximum speed 12.1 knots, coal consumption ..it eight knots (economical speed) 10 to 11 tons per day.

The Toia is fitted with a salvage pump capable of handling 3500 gallons of water per minute. A set of connexions permits of the use of this main pump for fire fighting purposes. There is also a steam fire pump, which can discharge 200 gallons per minute. a

wireless, set, with a traiunittiiig range of 200 miles in daylight, and a linethrowing gun with a range of nearly 290 yards. A FORGERY CHARGE. DUNEDIN, July 2. If the schemes of Edward Hedley Kitchener Hughes, formerly a postal official, had not gone astray, trusting, unsuspecting people might have imagined him a valued Government officer. He represented himself to a- private hotel-keeper as auditor of the, Public Trust-, having previously ’phoned to say the Inspector was arriving, and produced an alleged telegram from the Finance Minister to his status. On a charge of forging this document and obtaining £1 10s credit, the accused was remanded till Monday. The police stated he had already been on probation.

CHARGE OF PERJURY. TTMARIT, July 1. At the Magistrate’s Court to-day, before Mr E. D. Mosley, SAT., Victor Harris, aged 28, was charged that on April lath., 1925, at Timaru, he did commit perjury in a. certain judicial proceeding on a- charge against Geo. Walter Brehaut, of negligently driving a motor-car along the Pleasant Point road, therey causing bodily injury to Douglas Christie,, by falsely swearing: “We got into the car again and went up over the Par-corn. Gorge again. We cam,? in tbe same way as wo went out. We came out near Brassel’s Crossing came straight along the Saltwater Creek road and up the hill and along past tho Catholic Church in Craigie avenue.” whereas in truth and in fact the return journey was made by way of Pleasant Point main road, the matter of such information having been substantiated, upon oath. On the application of tho police a remand for one week was granted. Bail was refused.