DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 24 May 1927, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

[I!Y TELEGRAPH —PEU PRESS ASSOCIATION.] ELECTORAL BOUNDARIES. WELLINGTON, .May 24. The Electoral Commissioners proposals for alterations of the boundaries include the dropping out of Ohiilemur i and Ashburton electorates, and creating two new ones, Auckland South and .Mercer. Taranaki is altered mid iciiamed .New Plymouth. Under the proposed change. Ashburton electorate "ill he absorbed in the Ellt-simo: end Temilka districts. The Ncri!* I-Inml thus will have forty-seven. :i::d South Island twentyuino scat-. Objection-, are receivable by the Representation Commission till 27th June next. A DRUNK ITNED. AUCKLAND. May 21. George Sutton, -LI. was charged at the Poliee Court with dnmkness and assaulting a business man. Louis Anderson. The latter was walking in a city street yesterday afternoon when the ae (Used grabbed him and said "I'm going In shoot you." He was promptly given into custody. Accused who .said he remembered nothing about the incident was lined ft or three days for assault.

KICKED liY HORSE. BEEN HIM. May 21. A boy Rov Peter.aged three anhospitalled "itli a fractured jaw as a re-lilt of a kick from a horse, lie was only reeent.lv discharged from the hospital, having recovered irom a fractured femur. OILFIELDS REPORT. NEW PLYMOUTH. May 21. Taranaki oilfields report Waiapu No 2 well drilled to 1299 it in grey shale lßimh casing to 1281 lent. Taranaki No. 3 holt* is apparently clear, preparing to run reinforced stove pipe casing. Gisborne No. 1, good prog reswith erection of rig and camp.

ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS, WELLINGTON. .May 21 The third annual conference of the Electrical Supply Authority ol Engineers opened to-day. Mr T nogood (President) in the chair. Ilis address was mi lines of investigation justifying Now Zealand in the prosecution of major development works to completion, as was being done, hem-fitting both primary and secondary industry. As England with the finest, coal supply in the world became the premier nation of the present civilisation we in this country with cheap power would ill future command a place in the sun in regard to the Pacific. Such facts should he brought to mind on occasions when, as at present, the nation was somewhat perturbed over the financial conditions that exist.

YOUNG WOMANS THEFTS. CHRISTCHURCH. May 21. Pleading guilty to stealing sums ol money amounting to UIS92 Irom the drapery firm of Drayton Tones Ltd.. Nancy Hastings Carr aged 22 years, was committed to the Supreme Court for sentence. The woman was employed as the linns secretary from November 21th .1921 till April 29th 1927 and had full charge ol the cash and business transactions. In a statement admitting her guilt, she stated that she had spent the money foolishly.