DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 21 June 1929, Page 5

DOMINION ITEMS.

A PROTEST.

(By Telegraph—Per Press Association.)

TAU-M AR UN [lf, June 21

At a meeting addressed by J)r W. 11. Pettit, on the subject of evolution, a resolution was passed unanimously that this meeting of citizens of Tamnarunui registers a strong protest against the teaching of evolution as indicated in the syllabus in New Zealand State schools and that a copy of the resolution be forwarded to the Prime Minister and to the Minister of education.

INQUEST VERDICT. WELLINGTON, June 2,1. At the inquest on Henry Cooper, a boilermaker, killed at liutt railway workshops on May Ist, was concluded to-day. Mr Barton returned a verdict that Cooper was accidentally killed by falling water heaters, knocked down by a moving railway wagon. FINED £4O. i , MASTERTON, June 21. •In the Court'this morning, a farmer named . Jeremiah Savage, was fined £4O and his license cancelled for six months for being drunk when in charge of a motor car. DERAILED TRAIN’S SPEED WELLINGTON, June 21. The Railway Department states the train derailed near Paekakariki was travelling under 20 miles an hour. BANK OF NEW ZEALAND. WELLINGTON, June 21. The Annual Meeting of the Bank of New Zealand was held to-day. The report was adopted. CAT BURGLAR CHARGED. A ICELAND, June 21. Described by the police as . a cat burglar, Reginald Gordon Cotterill, 23, appeared at the Police Court charged with breaking and entering Brookfield Chambers and stealing a revolver

and four shillings, the property of Prendergast, Barrister and Solicitor. It was stated other charges of .breaking and entering city oittces would be preferred against accused who was remanded.

RAIN CEASES. TAIERI PLAIN FLOODED DUNEDIN, June 21. The rain has ceased. The total for 48 hours in Dunedin is just under 2in. There is flooding on the Taieri Plains and the Outram train was unable to get through' this morning. There is also a' road blockage at vVaipori but there is no indications of a serious flood. There is about 12ft. of water at Busliey Bridge near Palmerston and motorists have to entrain between Palmerston and Oamaru. The Kakanui river is also over it’s banks.

HOSPITAL FEES.

AUCKLAND BOARD’S LOSS

AUCKLAND, June 18.

Fees totalling £48,647 were written off by tho Auckland Hospital Board lor the year ended March 3rd, 1929. Of this amount £46,535 was incurred in fees at the main hospital. In addition the reduction of fees for the period totalled £17,458. > The Fees Committee reported to the ■•Board that it had held a special meeting to confer with 84 debtors, but only one-third attended. Two facts became apparent at the meeting, the report added. One was the effect of dull times on the community as a whole, the other being the largo number of single men who persistently endeavoured to shirk tlieir responsibilities.