DOMINION NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 1 May 1928, Page 1

DOMINION NEWS.

(Bv Telegraph--I‘“r Press Association.) RESEARCH EXPERT. WELLINGTON. April 30 Partly at the request of the Canadian research authorities, the Cabinet have decided to send Dr E. Alar.sdeu. Secretary of the New Zealand Department of Research, to spend three months in Canada and America, the main objects of the visit being to arrange for co-opera l ion in certain research activities with the Research Council in Cn.nad.ii ; to establish connection with Ihc researches ol the Bureau of Standards at Washington: to investigate the organisa I ion. scope and fuiietinn of various Research Associations in different industries in America, such as tin- Meat, Packers' Research Association, and to report on certain aspects of the administration of agricultural research.

YOUTHS “PICNIC” AT TROTS WELLINGTON. April 30.

Robert John Armstrong. Frederick 'Spender Sams. Williams Edward Black, Andrew AleOnire, and Robert Crawford, live youths, who came up from Christchurch the other day, went to the Ilutt Park Trots oil Saturday. joining forces, with very little money. This was soon exhausted, and they made the rounds of motor cars, taking aerated water from the (Phoenix cart, load and beer elsewhere, and a tumbler and serviette, the whole valued at 21s.

The police said that they appeared fo be a gang of larrikins. Sams and Armstrong, whose parents had made arrangements for llioni wore convict ,’d to-day and oi noted to come up for sentence if ended upon within twelve months. The others were remanded for sentence till Thursday. An order was made against each for payment of (is. within fourteen days.

RENT RESTRICTIONS ACT. AA'ELLINGTON, May 1

On and after to-day, in accordance with last session’s Act, rent, restriction legislation, which has been in operation in New Zealand for the past >welve years will cease to apply to any dwelling house, unless or ':ntil the tenant makes application to a magistrate to have the provisions reapplied to his dwelling, and an order is ‘made accordingly. The legislation will cense entirely to operate on Jan. Ist. next. The basis of standard rent

will be seven per cent, of the current value of a dwelling house, instead ol seven per cent, of its value in 1914. This sum represents interest on capital value. In addition the tenant will he required to pay such amount as may he determined by the ATagistriite in respect of rates, insurance, depreciation and repairs.

HEAVY SWELL AT WELLINGTON. WELLINGTON, A Lav 1. Last night a heavy easterly swell set in across 'Wellington harbour, and in a short while coastal vessels and harbour craft commenced to roll and pitch in a manner not witnessed in port during the past quarter of a century. Even the cruiser Diomede. Tying at Queen’s Wharf, rolled and tugged at her lines while smaller vessefs in the vicinity danced about in ar. alarming fashion. The full force of the swell readied within‘two or three feet of the wharf decking. The Harbour Board’s concrete mixing pontoon at Pipitea Wharf was unable to sus tain the heavy rolling and eventually sank at the berth. The pilots and staff had a busy time until after 11 ' o’clock l/.st night, attending to broken

lines at various vessels and taking necessary steps to prevent dating©, where possible. Al 1 NTSTKR'S CO AIAI ENT. CAA!BRIDGE. April 30. The Alinister of Finance, Hon All’ Downie Stewart, in his speech tonight here, referred to the organisation of the United Political Association. The Alinister said that it would bo time to debate the policy of that Party when it brought. its policy down. With regard to the Country Party, he said he thought it would have difficulty in doing move for farmers than the Reform Party was doing to-day.

HOCKEY ASSOCIATION. CHRISTCHURCH. Alay 1. At the annual meeting of the Council of the New Zealand Hockey Association. a credit balance of £43 was shown with accumulated funds at £3i9 os. .J. Goodman was elected President. R. Gracie, S. Holland. C. Bellay. H. Throp, A. F. Preston, and T. Gunn, a .Management Committee. A motion to have tournaments for inter-provincial shield instead of challenge matches was lost. The Council decided to recommend to tlie incoming executive to bring an overseas team to New Zealand next