DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 31 March 1930, Page 6

DOMINION ITEMS.

MIGRATION ERO.y SOUTH

(By Telegraph—Per Press Association.

AUCKLAND March 27

With the setting-in of winter the Auckland Hospital Board is beginning to feel anxious once more a« to what it is going to do for the relief of the unemplyed. The board’s Relief Committee already lias had proof that whole families have ' migrated from the souu. (from as far down as Dunedin). From wliaf some of these people told the. committee it would appear they had heard of hundreds of empty nouses here being rentable at a low figure. Referring to the board's difficulty t*. having to provide relief lor people who did not belong to the-'Auckland district, Uie chairman of the Relief Commutes said there was nothing more unfair in New Zealand to-day than the saddling of a board with people from other parts of the Dominion. The Government had refused to give any grant whatever from the Consolidated Fund to recoup the Auckland Board for its abnormal expenditure on unemployment relief. STATE FOREST SERVICE. WELLINGTON, . March 27. Tlie appointment is announced ol Mr C. M’L. Smith, At.A., B.Se. (For.), as Chief Inspector of Forestry for a period of fire years from April 1 next. A New Zealand, Mr Smith was educated at the Otago Boys’ High School and graduated ALA. of NeW Zealand University. He served with the New Zealand forces during the war, ami rose to the rank of Captain. After the war lie studied forestry fit Edinburgh University. and took his degree in that subject. Subsequently Air Smith came to the Dominion and joined the State Forest Service as forest ranger. In 1925 lie became Conservator of Forests at Nelson, and three years later he was transferred to the head office of the State Forest Service, where he has remained since. EARMEIt FOUND HANGING. ASHBURTON, March 29. Thomas Sadlier, farmer, at Winslow, married with a large family was found hanging from a tree on his farm. He had been Ailing for isonio time. CHOCOLATE FIRMS. .MERGER. DUNEDIN, ALireh 30.' Monday will mark an important stage in the history of Otago, when a merger will take effect of two large and important business concerns. Cab bury Bros., Ltd., and R. Hudson and Co., Ltd., both of wlnim... engage in the. manufacture of chocolate, confectionery, and other goods. The busiiieses will be carried jqii under' the style of Cadbury, Fry,' j and Hudson Ltd.- Al.r George SfirriL (representing the' Houle firm), conducted the'opehing negotiations, and the arrangements made by him were finalised by Mr Marrow Cadbury on his- visit to Dunedin a nujjitli, ago. The . directors will he Hess ns Richard Hudson, and V. C. Smith.

WO AI AN SHOPLIFTER, AUCKLAND. March 29. At flic Palir-e Court to-day a woman who was convicted of .shoplifting, was sent to gaol for twenty,-one days. It was ’ stated that accused, accompanied by her daughter, stole dresses from drapers’ stores. The family came from England, and was in receipt of charitable aid for a time. Although the husjband was .a labourer, they possessed a. motor oar.

GIRD ATTACKED. BY RAX IX THE DARK. AUCKLAND. March ’29. I,call Baker, employed as h housemaid at Mr AY. J. Ralph's residence, in " S‘"'>ef. was attacked in a ri ‘hi d'-wny : ■'....ni'-bl bv a man who pre scd a handkerchief saturated with a - "nionia. nvr boyEface. While she was sti" 111 a —. a young mail appeared on the se'ui \ 'Ait her assailant escaped. The girl’s face was rather badly burned.