DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 1 April 1930, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

..*««,— LABOUR ATTTTUDE. (By Telegraph—Per Press Association. DUNEDIN, March 31. On the grounds that unemploymenl is no party question, both Mr Munix ALP. and Mr Robinson, labour offii cials, declined to confer with the representative <if the Public Works Department coming to Dunedin to g° iito the mien, . ynicflit pr Olem. They contend the question should he discussed with the Unemployment Committee at Dunedin, a representative body, and in the presence of the press. ODDFELLOWS LODGE. PALMERSTON X., March 31. The annual executive meeting of the Grand Lodge of New Zealand 1.0.0. F. opened here this morning and will continue until Thursday. Statistics presented showed the membership had increased to 77,124. In the past j car, eight new lodges had opened. Despite an increase of. £2,286 in claims on the sick and funeral fund, the latter snows an increase of £20,7(11 during the year. The total accumulated assets were £302, 000.

e ' : h BUILDING RECORD. 1 , . . ■ PALMERSTON N., March 31. . - Building returns for; the year end ing to-dav shows that the total valm ■ of Hermits' was '£335,190 sterling, ex ceeding the previous peak year 1926 27 by nearly £15,000! The increase ovei last year permits was nearly sixty thou 5 sand pounds.'During the year 182 nev j dwelling’s were erected an increase o forty-eight over tlie previous - period 1 - , NEW NELSON GIRLS’ COLLEGE. WELLINGTON, March 31 A contract was to-day let to the Fletcher Construction Coy. of Wellington, for the erection of the first porf:' n of the new block at the Nelson : Girls’ College. Reinforced concrete will he used to minimise tiro danger of damage by future earthquakes. STRUCK BY MOTOR! BUS. ' v, NEW PLYMOUTH, March 31. A child named Bruce McNae, aged four, was knocked down by a bus at Opmiakc yesterday, and received injuries to the bead. Tire child was hurried to the Hawera Hospital but died .'this;- evening.- It is. -said that the child ran into the road in front of a ous which was driven by Mr Julian. A SAD TRAGEDY. AUCKLAND, March 31* . . An inquest was opened by Coroner F V :K. .Hunt, S.M., into the death • of, Thomas Gannon, aged 50, of Point - Chevalier--—who -r eceived fatal injuries 'when- lie -was struck,by ,a-tramcar in Potisonby on Saturday evening. 'Flic inquest was adjourned. , Sentence of 21 days’ imprisonment, which was imposed on Rebecca Gannon, wife of. deceased, .in the Police Court on Saturday morning, will not be served, the Minister of Justice, Sir Thomas Si dev, having approved of her release on the application of.Mr Hunt, who imposed the sentence and opened the inquest. Airs Gannon was convicted of theft of a frock and skirt from city shops on Friday evening.