DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 10 January 1929, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

ARTIFICIAL LIMBS

By Telegraph—Per Presß Association.)

DUNEDIN, January 9. A strong protest is made by the Dunedin Returned Soldiers’ Association against the action of the Government in entering into a contract for the supply of a certain type of artificial limb, while other types, it is. contended,‘have not been given a ifair or lengthy enough trial. DRAPER’S SHOP DESTROYED. WAIROA, January 9. A fire occurred shortly after noon at a shop owned by Sainsbury Bros., and occupied by Withers (draper;. The brigade effected a smart save, but the building was gutted, and the stock badly damaged by smoke and water. The stock was insured for £2OOO. The building insurance is unavailable. DUNEDIN BUILDING RETURNS. DUNEDIN, January 9. Though conditions in the building trade during the past 12 months have not been dull, there was a big drop in the value of works undertaken compared with those carried out the previous year. Shop licenses issued by the City Building Surveyor, Mr Gough, for 1928, covered buildings valued at £537,186, compared with £608,214 for the total work carried out in 1927. DAIRY GRADING RETURNS. WELLINGTON, January 9. The dairy division grading figures for the five months ending December 1928, showed an increase for butter off 5.3 per cent at -43,(593 tons, and for cheese an increase of 12.7 per cent, at 39.601 tons, as compared with the corresponding period of the preceding season.

Reduced to tons in terms of butterfat, the equivalent gradings of dairy produce 'for the five months show an increase of 7.41 per cent, over the gradings for the corresponding preceding season.’