DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 17 May 1927, Page 2

DOMINION ITEMS.

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AUCKLAND LOAN. AUCKLAND, Alay 10

Auckland Electric Power Board has arranged for a loan ill Australia of £150,000, being the balance of a loan of £050,000 for the extension of its reticulation. They are most satisfactory terms. It is for 21 years, at 5 per cent. The price will be 94 nett in Auckland, bringing interest up to 5) per cent. The best London offer received was £5 12s Od per cent.

AIINE IDLE. WESTPORT, Alay IC.

The Westport Coal Company’s Alillerton Aline was idle to-day, a stopwork meeting living held to consider certain grievances of the miners. It is understood work will he resumed tomorrow, but that efforts will be made to have the cause of the trouble removed.

A WESTPORT SUGGESTION. .WESTPORT, Alay 10,

Disappointment is expressed locally that no effort lias apparently lieen made to obtain by wireless some news of the New Zealand cricket team’s play in the Old Country up to say 3 o’clock in the morning.

DENTAL CLINICS.AUCKLAND, Alav 17

Hon Young informed a deputation that the provision of school dental clinics had reached the limit for the time being. New clinics could only he established gradually. He had very seriously to consider whether they could not curtail some of the work that had to he done for children over the age of nine, once their mouths had been put in order. Only thirty trail l could ho handled and building accomodation was cramped. It was no good asking Government for much money this year to provide building accommodation, for training more nurses. Claims for dental service b.v private schools could not ho entertained.

RADIO WAVE-LENGTHS. CHRISTCHURCH. Afay 17

There have of late been very many complaints about alterations in the wave-lengths of some of the New Zealand broadcasting stations. The Radio Broadcasting Company of New Zealand Limited was yesterday informed by the Post and Telegraph Department that it had been decided to revert to 400 metres temporarily until the whole matter of wave lengths has been considered.