DOMINION ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 17 April 1931, Page 6

DOMINION ITEMS

RECORD PRICE FOR JERSEY CO AY. (By Telegraph—Per Press Association) NEAY PLYMOUTH. April 16. The record price for Taranaki, 626 guineas-!, was paid at T. P. .1. Paterson’s /Avondale .Jersey Stud Safi* for the live-year-old ]vonda|e Silver Rainbow, world’s champion. (960 lbs fat), for jerseys on twice day milking ns a three-year-old. 'The purchaser. is Truhy King of Brixfon. A two-year-old daughter of the top price cow was sold for 360 guineas. Another cow submitted by A. J. Luxton. ()m<Ma. wins sold for 200 guineas. For any but fho best quality the demand is not keen. At the opening of the senson’s jersey sales, lorty-lhree animals averaged over JO guineas excluding the 200 guinea cow. EMPIRE CANCER FUND. AYKLLINTITO'N. April 17. The financial statement presented to the annual meeting of the New Zealand branch of Ihe Empire-Cancer fund showed the amounts in hands ol the four divisions were—Canterbury C 16..”,0!; Auckland, Cl ,934; Wellington. C 4.216; Otago. {.'21.000; a total of £13.613. The small amount in the Auckland fund was due to the fact that just alter work started there, the earthquake occurred in Hnwkcs Ray. In addition, to the amounts mentioned. £2.01)0 were collected in Hnwkcs Bay district for the Wellington fond, prior to the earthquake, and there is the .Morrison bequest from Palmerston North, of £3.000. which will be payable in a lew months. It was aimed to raise 1100,000 capital. RESIDENCE DESTROYED. GISBORNE. April 17. The residence of Air A. K. Ilimlmarsh at Cape Runaway was destroyed through the accidental upsetting ol a lamp. Insurances arc LIOOO in the New Zealand and C7OO on the furniture in the Norwich Union. WELLINGTON SKRYICKS. WELLINGTON, Anril 17. C’itv tramway and Inis figure n presented to the City Cmnieil shew tli<‘ tramways made a net profit on the years running of Li),-162, while the bus figures show a loss of L 12.933. A profit of L 66.656 is shown on tinyear's working of the municipal electric light department. DENTAL PROBATIONERS. WELLINGTON. April 17. In accordance \\ i 1 D Government '*

policy of economy, only twenty new

probationer mirvs have been npnointed lei Wed lingt on <I e 111; ; 11 clinic tor training in school dental work. ;| s against, -1() appointed in each ol the last two years. The reduction provides for maintenance ul Hie service eitilv. not an extension.

PETITIONS PRESENTED

AY ELLINGTON. Anril 17

Identical peti'ions suggesting the United and Reform parlies should Ins,, for the purpose of forming .- strong, eliici m, Government, to prevent the Labour Party gaining the Treasury Iwmches through a division of the political forces arrayed against >t were undented lo the PHim* Minister and Air Coates. (Loader the Opposition). Mr Coates stated the petition wo-hl j 1 ~.0,1 he t!>"'Vtrm I’arty. hut Mr Forbes had no comment ip ina ko.