DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 5 July 1926, Page 4

DOMINION ITEMS.

|_UY TEI.KO I’. A I’ll —PEE PRESS ASSOCIATION.] LAND TRANSACTIONS. AUCKLAND, July 2. An action was heard in the Magistrate’s Court, before Air E. C. Cutten, S.M., in which Air AC It. Aleredith, Crown Prosecutor, proceeded against the Burke Organisation (New Zealand) Ltd. Air Hampson appeared for the organisation. It was alleged that the organisation had committed an offence by helping John Douglas Alackic, owner of land subdivded for sale and other dispositions, before a plan of that- land had been approved by the Alinistor of Lands. In outlining the case Air Aleredith said the facts were most intricate. The organisation had been operating and selling properties and their method had loon the formation of a monitor of subsidiary companies. In this particular case the title used lias the Inverness Land Company, but virtually speaking, this company was just the child of Burke’s organisation. Burke’s had sold sections to various purchasers where no plan of the section had been approved, and of course difficulties had arisen. Purchasers were not able to obtain building permits and therefore could not build. The case was adjourned.

SUPERANNUATION AYELT-iINGTON, July 2. ’Phis week’s Gazette contains amendments to the railways superannuation fund regulations. It is provided that any person temporarily employed by the Department wiio is eligible for appointment to the permanent staff may, subject to the approval of the Department, pay contributions to the fund during and in respect of his temporary employment. Tin? rate of contribution payable by any contingent contributor shall he determined by reference to his age at the date of his last engagement as a temporary em■ployco in the Department. The' contributions of contingent contributors shall form part of the fund. If any contingent contributor becomes ineligible for, or declines to accept, permanent. employment in the ' Department, or .dies while temporarily employed by it, or elects to join th-3 iund only as from the date of his appointment to the permanent staff of the Department, or if his services he dispensed with, then the whole amount of liis contributions to the fund shall be refunded without interest. Nothing shall entitle any contingent contribution to the rights and benefits of the fund unless he is appointed to the permanent staff of the Department.

FALSE 1 PRETENCES. WELLINGTON, July 2. Because he failed to publish a timetable containing an advertisement within the specified time, Albert Penn Bradley was charged with obtaining 10s by means of false pretences from Scott and Eogerson. ■Chicf-Dctoelivo Ward explained that accused was a canvasser, who had published several time-tables, but be bad been unable to get any more printed as lie had failed to pay the printers. He obtained JOs from the complainants for the advertisement and represented that flic time-table would be published at the end of the month. Accused had stated that he had spent Iho 10s in order 1o live. He Imd been previously convicted of being found in' a common gaming house. “In order to get- a conviction for false pretences must you .not prove something further than failure to comply with a promise?” asked Air E. Page, S.AI. Chief-Detective Ward replied that Bradley had promised lie would have the tinm-table published and circulated by the end of Afay, but- lie had made no attempt to have it printed. When lie receives! the money he had no prospect of having the time-table printed. AcCTiosd was ordered to come up for esntence i wlion called upon within twelve months. ‘Won must refund lb? 10s within fourteen days or carry out the eontract.” asiil AH- Pago. A PIANO DONATED. DUNEDIN, July 1. Tt was announced at the meeting of the City Council that Messrs Charles Begg and Company had offered to present to the City for use in the new Town Hall. a. .grand concert piano. The council gratefully decided to accept tins gift, also a fii.iniTar gift which was offered some weeks ago by the Bristol Company. As there will be two halls in tlie new building, the large hall and the concert hall, this means that both will lie equipped with splendid pianos. The Council thus will be saved considerable expense and the citizens will no doubt thoroughly appreciate the generous action of the two donors.

THEFT. . BLENHEIM, July 3. For theft of a raincoat Robert Bruce Ollivor, alias McKinley, 27, who is stated to have a had record was sentenced to three months’ hard labour by justices this morning. .MOTOR, FATALITY. CARTERTON. July 3. An accident on Pirinon road at 5.30 on Friday evening resulted in the death of Arthur Cyrus Mason, a fanner, of Turanganui. Deceased was discovered pinned by the head, under an overturned car on the roadside near Tnuanui. An inspection of the car showed the front tyre had hurst and marks on the road indicated a. severe skid off loose metal, and a. final overturning. 'Pile deceased was aged 50, and leaves a. widow and family of four. PAPER PROSECUTED. FOR ILLEGAL DISCLOSURE. AUCKLAND, July 4. The publication of a. photograph and also a report of the proceedings at the Child’s Wefare Court, which disclosed the identity of a, hoy charged before that Court, led to two charges of breaches of Section 30 of the Children’s "Welfare Act, being preferred against the “ Auckland Star.”

Air S. L. Paterson.appeared for the Crown and Air Hogerson for the defendant. The latter admitted publican tion. AIT- Paterson said there were two ealirges each being laid under Section 30 of the Children’s Welfare Act, which prohibited the publication of any particulars of cases which came before the Children’s Court, and from, which the identity of n child could bo learned.

The Afagistrate. Air Cutten, said that under the Act,' reports can he published. Under no consideration can there ho published particulars which will enable the children to be identified. He thought it right that the papers should he advised that they could have representatives present at the proceedings, because he thought the public should be represented. He thought in the present case, the Act being a new one, that it was just a mistake. Air Paterson said that if a conviction was recorded on one charge, he was prepared to withdraw the other. His Worship: “Very well! I will enter a conviction on one charge, and order the defendant to pay costs.”