DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 1 April 1927, Page 4

DOMINION ITEMS.

[BT TELEORAm—rF.K PRESS ASSOCIATION' ] STUD SHEER HUYFit. AUCKLAND, March .‘SO. Mr A. .T. Walker, who arrived from America by the Niagara, is making a short visit to this country with a view to securing Corricdnle stud sheep for some prominent breeders in his home State, Ohio. Mr Walker is attached to the staff of the United States Department of Agriculture. On liis present visit lie will obtain information for the use of his Department, and he is also commissioned by private breeders. Mr Walker stated that, although tin Oorriednlo had been successfully imported to Wyoming and some other States, none had yet been bred out in Ohio, where climatic conditions were 'pdte different. After spending a couple of days ir A tick lr»nd. Mr Walker has gone > u■'

to inspect C'orriedale flocks. Subsequently lie will leave for Australia with

a view to purchasing merinoes in the Commonwealth.

KUJRT gum board. AUCKLAND, At,-mb 30.

The first meeting of the Kauri Gum Hoard was held in camera at Auckland to-day. but a precis of tine business will l>e published.

; The powers of the .board are much | t!ie same as those of the Da irv Coni frol Hoard, including the right, if j deemed necessary. to levy up to lid | per cent, on the t'.n.b. value of gum j exported, collectable by gum merI chants. The board is also omnow-' . to fix a. prices pool and mix gum and charier ships to carry same. STEWART ISLAND OYSTERS. WELLINGTON. March 30. From the Fovea ttx Strait oyster j beds is obtained the oyster supply of I the South Island. "Wellington, and a | great portion of the North Island. | therefore the continued productivity of ! the oyster beds is a matter of consider- ! able importance to the consumers of | this valuable food throughout most of j the Dominion. , The quantity of oysters landed at j the Ijlufl lrom the Foveanx Strait oyster beds during the 1020 season, was 20.000 sacks, the wholesale value of I which was C 17.570. Over 23,000 sacks "ere disposed of in the Dominion and over 2000 sacks were exported to Australia. A bag oi oysters is estimated to contain not less titan 00 dozen and usually 05 dozen. CANADA'S -lUHII.EE. AUCKLAND. March 00. Whether New Zealand will be represented or not at the Canadian jubilee at Ottawa in July is a matter of considerable interest to the Canadian Prado Commissioner at Auckland (Air I roll). 1 1 • is " ill he one of the mat- ’ ers he wr!l discuss with the Prime Minister during a visit to Wellington later in the week. The Prince of Wales " ill he present to unveil the Y : lory Tower, says Air Croft, and Air Haldvin. the Hritish Prime Afinisier. Ims als i aeceided an invitation. T| .seems practically certain that King ' marge "ill not, make the trip, though he "ill sit in London and hear the first peal from the carillon of 53 bells. SOLICITOR'S OFFENCE. WKLf IYOTON. March .'! !. The Court of Appeal heard Ibis mnniin:* ;m ;t]'j>lir;if ion l,v (In' \.‘\v Zealand I,aw Society to strike Frederick .1 antes M'Komm. id I'alea. off •he rolls ol Mijc:!.,r of the Supreme U n,rl. lie lacis as shown by an auditor's report are that in March. 1926, In's trust account showed a deficiency ol £58(1, lie also admitted the iorging ot some of bis clients’ receipts and also labilicatiou of entries in bis books. Mr Treadwell, on behalf of .M'Kcnna, stated that there were some extenuating circumstances in ACKetinn’s case. M'Kcnna. at the age of seventeen, wen!, to the war and saw (wo veers' service. On hi-. ret urn from tie'- war he studied lor In-, r xam inn: ion, and at twrin v-l : '.r-e "as admitted as a solicitor. The whole trouble was that M'Kcnna had had no suitable experient ■ In warrant bi n practising as a '•ulieitor. lie was for some time in the Public Trust Office, which did not give him the necessary legal experience to further him in his profession, 'li her i bail Ibis be 1 ‘ only a year or si hi a lav idfite lii a country I mu. Ills famdv were people of means, and it could not be suggested that Id- actions were for purposes of

gain. The purpose of tin- forgeries am false entries was not lo defraud liiclients, but solely to imt his bonks i' order for the Audit Department. Afar a-, was known, n-uie of bis client* had suffered anv loss whatever. Al'Ken lia himself being the only loser by Iliad ions.

The Court, reserved its decision until Saturday morning.

BANKRUPTCY CAUSE. : AUCKLAND March 30. "A man earning under £SOO n year can't run a car." said the Oflicial Assignee to Charles Benjamin Steele, who was under examination this morning. Bankrupt described himself as a linotype operator and the meeting was adjourned as the creditors are all in Palmerston Xortli, Wanganui and Napier and none attended. The statement showed liabilities at £56, and assets nil. Fleele said that he was married and had four children. Me failed hecaiise in .May. 102(1. he was persuaded to buy a second-hand ear for £llO. Me had undertaken to pay off £5 a month and matters became complicated, as the vendors also got judgment for repairs. Steele made an offer of ten shillings a week, saying that he did not wish to heat his creditors. The Official Assignee remarked that lie did not sec- how bankrupt could make the payment on £0 a week, "hut we’ll see how you get on” he said.

A FIRE. HAVELOCK, March 31. A largo conflagration, which it is presumed originated in a small cottage owned by Mrs J. King, was responsible for the complete gutting of the cottage and two shops, one owned by A. Price and occupied by W. H. .Marriott (Tailor! and the other occupied hv L. S. Smith (grocer). Insurances are not available except in the ease of TV. IT. Marriott, who had £270 on his stock in the Norwich Union office. THE AXT I-CONTROL I FI’S HAMILTON. .March 31. Criticising the Palmerston North Dairy Conference to-day. Mr Dynes Fulton, the C'h airman of Directors of i the New Zealand Dairy Company, said that it had turned out exactly as he had expected. It was only represntative of one-fifth of the dairy companies of New Zealand. Peace and goodwill were unknown to this noisy minority, who lost no opportunity of causing a disturbance in the minds of the producers. who wanted only a square deal --and nothing less than that.

A DUNEDIN MEETIXC. DUNEDIN. March 31. At a meeting of dairy men here this afternoon, the following resolution was passed: -‘That this meeting of dairy farmers and factory directors is of the opinion that when the present pool is concluded, the Dairy Control Hoard should be elected by the direct vote of the producers, and thinks it advisable that the Hoard should adopt such a scheme as that in force in Australia, or in lieu thereof, that it should he follow the lines of the scheme adopted hv the Meat Control Hoard.” DUNEDIX STATISTICS. DUNEDIN, March 31.

For the financial year ending to-dav. the amount of net Customs duty received at the Dunedin Office was £873,513 6s 6d. as compared with £942.542 6s Id for the previous finan-

eial year. The amount of beer duty was £232,1(16 6s 2d r «S against £227,211 13s 10il for the previous financial vear.

The figures for the month ending today were as follows (those for Afareli of last year being given in parenthesis): —Customs duty £80.590 12s Id (£73.214 10s lid), beer duty £19,870 19s (£21.471 12s 9d).

The figures for the Jnnnnry-Tobru-nry-Alarch quarters (last year's being given ill brackets) are:—Customs £217,894 14s 3d (£2-10.44 Is sd). beer (£60.249 16s (£59,356 3s Set). The vital statistics for the month ended to-day, from figures supplied by the local Registrar, of Births. Deaths and .Marriages, were:—Births 1,4 deaths 66. Aland ages 63. The figures for Alareh of last year were:—Births 150. dc-ath 86. marriages 78. The figures for the Jamiary-Febni-arv-Afarch quarter for this year were as foil ows (those for the corresponding quarter of last year being given in parenthesis) :—Births 41b (410). deaths 290 (233). marriages 177 (205). BEAUTY CONTESTS C'O.NDKAINKD. AUCKLAND. March 31. The Dominion Conference of Federated Women's Clubs opened to-day. Lady Lirnlo Ferguson (retiring Present) is absent in England, and Airs W. H. Parkcs (President of the Auckland Club) was elected President of the Dominion Federated Clubs for the ensuing year. The following remits by the North Otago Women's Club were carried:— Tied- the representatives ot the Women's Clubs petition the Government to exercise, iii ih* interest ol the vouth of the Dominion, a stricter censorship over picture tilm-. and I hey protest against the introduction into New Zealand of “Beauty” contests, cm the ground that such contests are demoralising Co the participants, an onivdidei- in a large section ol the public a totally false idea of value. Ir was decided to hold next rears conlVr.-nce in Christchurch nev March.