DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 15 May 1930, Page 6

DOMINION ITEMS.

VALUABLE PROPERTY SOLD

(By Telegraph—Per Press Association.

DUNEDIN, May 14

Neill’s building with frontages to Bojul and Crawford Streets of 136 feet and two other streets of 88 feet has been sold to a company for £45,000 sterling. It is proposed to erect a nine storey reinforced concrete building#,of offices and type on the site which'is op posite the site of the new Post Office.

A GERMAN FLAG

PALMERSTON N., May 14

A German flag somewhat age worn and. more or less moth eaten, was; found a Rangiotu several weeks ago, reports the “Standard’s’’ correspondent. It is stated that a member of the Samoa force who later joined the Rifle Brigade which was in camp at Rangiotu, smuggled the flag back as a souvenir, and when he left for the front handed it to a Rangiotu resident for safe keeping. -The soldier has not iso far returned arid the (Rangiotu president ’recently passed away. In the belief that the flag might, lie an historic one, taken down from German headq.uartersL.ftt Samoa... as it is asserted the soldier owriiuw it claimed it as, the relatives of tl|e Rangiotu resident had it handed over to the local R.S.A., .who are now making enquiries. ... ? An examination oh the . flag shows it is the worse for wear, frayed at the edges. , It has not . the ' crest and may have been blie property of a private. German resident and not the flag it is claimed to be.

LAND SETTLEMENT LEAGUE PALMERSTON N., May 14,

Tlte (objects of the New Zealand Land Settlement and Development League were explained to a public meeting, last night by W. J. Holdsworth, N.. G. Gribble and R. Glover Clark, officers of the . Association. Subsequently a meeting decided to form, a branch of the league to give effect it its policy. Messrs Holdswofth, Grilfblo and Glover Clark are op tour and left for Wanganui this morning, and later are visiting Wellington.

OILFIEIjPjS .'REPORT.,,

GISBORNE, May 14.

Taranaki oilfields announce t Colin Fraser (managing director) left Melbourne yesterday for New Zealand where he will confer with the company's technical staff upon the field situation.' The report adds the recent culmination of lengthy geological investigations of certain areas has thrown’ a new light, upon them and increased thriir attractiveness, and warranted the directors deferring the selection of a. drilling site pending aif investigation |of the ..cdriipafatlvrj merits of the areas concerned, . | During Mr Fraser’s .stay in the Dominion the whole of the. relevant geological data will be reviewed and a scheme of field activity formulated, based upon the latest geological studies and conclusions derived there T from. The board will as early as practicable announce the drilling programme. /;:>/

HOBSON POWER BOARD.

DA RGAVILLE, May 14,

At a meeting of Hobson Electric Power Board, George Rhodes (assistant Secretary of Hawke’s Bay Electric Power Board) was appointed Secretary of the newly cpnstitutioned Board; tnere were 169 applicants.

Mr J. A. McLean, who has been Chairman of the old Board for the, past six years, was elected Chairman of the new Board unopposed.

A loan proposal involving the. spending of a sum of three hundred thousand sterling will be placed before, the ratepayers as soon as. .the, Government. Local Bodies’ Loan Board’s, approval is obtained.

“MARORO” case. AUCKLAND, May 14

A further remand was made in the Police Court when Eugene Hugh Fis- ; chef, • aged 49 t , engineer, .was charged with the theft of the cutter “Maroro,” valued at £3lO, the property’of Laurence Pitcher, at Auckland, on: November 18th. i

In applying for a rqmand until; Wednesday 'next, Mr Moody, : who; appeared for the (accused, said that there was the possibility of a settlement out of court. ' ;

No objection to the application was raised 'by Mr Osburne Lilly, who was appearing for the prosecution. Bail was renewed in Fischer’s own' recognisance of £2OO.

A - r ALF-HOLIDAY PROSECUTION NEW PLYMOUTH,- May 14.

Should a photographer, who sets up a business and contracts to take a .set of six pictures for half a crown, receiving the cash before doing the work he compelled to close his premises on a statutory half-holiday? This question was submitted to t'' Magistrate to-day in a prosecution of 11-ert A. Prescoett, under the Shops and Offices Act, for failing to clos*' on a holiday. The case. was regarded as a test. The Magistrate reserved his decision,. ~