DOMINION NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 17 September 1927, Page 3

DOMINION NEWS.

(By Telegraph—l’er Press Association.) LOCAL BODY L(Lu>S. AYELLINOTON, Sept. 15. At a meeting of tlie Local Government Loans Board yesterday thirty applications for loans totalling £-192,315 were dealt with. Three loans, amounting to £1950 for unemployment relief works, were sanctioned, and one for £2BOO was declined, on the ground that the i'oan should he subject to a poll of ratepayers. Four renewal loans for £219.000 were sanctioned for £213,872, balance to he paid off. Eighteen new loans, amounting to £221,165, were also sanctioned for £169,416, subject to conditions where the hoard considered such desirable. Four other loans, amounting to £47,400, wero either declined or referred back to the local authorities concerned.

DAIRY OUTPUT. AUCKLAND, Sept. 15. Speaking at the Auckland Provincial Conference of the Factory Managers’ Association, Mr O’De.u, North Island supervising grader, said that although the present dairy season commenced early the quality of the produce was only fair, and not quite up to that of the corresponding period of 192 G. The weather had been the responsible factor. Production had started with an increase throughout New Zealand of 30 per cent in butter and GO per cent in cheese above last year. Prices were good, and the industry was about to turn the corner about which so much had been beard. Although it was fairly well known that a few factories in New Zealand used preservatives there would he none after January Ist, 1928.

VITAL STATISTICS. WELLINGTON, Sept. 15. The total live births registered for urban areas during August amounted to 1151, as against 1022 in July, an increase of 132. Dentils in August were G 44, an increase of five ns compared with the previous month. Of the total deaths 37G were males and 3GS females. Seventy-two deaths

were of children under five years of ago. being 12.18 per cent of the whole number. Sixty of these were under one year of age. MTSSTNG FISHERMEN. AT ISLAND BAY. WELLINGTON, Sept. IG. Fears are entertained at Island Bay for the safety of two men who on Thursday morning set out in a small launch to collect bait for fishing, and who have not returned or been heard of or seen since. Search parties along the rugged shores have found im trace. One man is named Mr Pryee (a married man) and the other is a Russian who is called “Albert.” SENTENCE PASSED. WELLINGTON. Sept. IG. Seven years’ hard labour was imposed bv Justice MacGregor on Joseph Nicliolls, labourer, 3G, who pleaded guilty to breaking and entering with intent to commit a crime. Accused had a bad record. James Perry, 3G on a similar charge, and also on three charges of breaking entering and theft, was given five years’ imprisonment oil each charge, concurrent. The prisoner, it was mentioned', is awaiting trial on a charge of arson.

MAN DISAPPEARS. DUNEDIN, Sept. 16. A young married man named Frith, with two children-], and employed by Air M. Jamieson, a grocer at AYaikotiaiti. left his home at AA'aikouaiti early yesterday morning, and has not been seen since. Search parties have been out since yesterday afternoon. The missing man’s footprints have been traced for some distance along the beach. BOROUGH OAVNED SHOPS. AA'ELLIXBTOX. September .16 Reserved judgment by Justice MacGregor, in the case of the Tauranga Borough Council against the Auditor General’s refusal to pass payment for the .erection of shops in connection itli a library out of loan money was delivered to-day. He is satisfied that no proposed expenditure on shops does not come within the ambit of the Act.

Regarding the contention that inherent power to build on its own land was impliedly given bv he general tenor of tho Act, no authority was cited and the terms of the Act itself appeared to be opposed to the contention. "Wherever the erection of a building by a borough was contemplated, express authority was given to erect that specific building.

THE TASMAN FLIGHT. AUCKLAND, Sept. 16. The steamer Hincmoa which left Auckland last night will land twenty cases of petrol at Norfolk Island on Sunday. This is for flight Lieut. K. M. Frewon, who proposes to cross tho Tasman by aeroplane from Brisbane to Auckland, making a mid-ocean stop at Norfolk Island. The flight may he made early next week. Auckland agents for the, CHI Coy interested in tho flight have, already selected a landing ground at Mange re. MAIL ROBBERY ACCUSED. AUCKLAND, Sept. 16. Arrangements have been made for departure on tho Ruuliine for London to-morrow, of Joseph Foster, who was apprehended by the Hamilton police recently in connection with the Carddl London £IO,OOO mail train robbery on February 2. Foster arrived from AVellington to-da.v in charge of a eon-j stable ,‘and was placed in custody at tho Auckland police station. It is understood that he will travel on the 'lUiahine without police escort, no «d----ficor having been sent from England for this purpose, but that the Captain of tlie Runhine will accept charge ol him.