DOMINION ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 26 June 1931, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS

NAFIEIR FIRE BOARD

(By Teleyraph—Per Press Association)

NAPIER, June 25,

The Napier Fire jjoard is raising a loan of £12,000 for a. new fire service. The money will be chiefiy spent on a new building in olive Square. A fire alarm system is to be installed in addition.

FOOTBALLER TRANSFERRED. WELLINGTON, June 25. Hazelwood, the well-known footballer has been transferred Ironi Otago to Auckland. NATIONAL BANK DIVIDEND. WELLINGTON, June 25. The General Manager of the Nationall Bank explains that the dividend cabled will be payablo at the current rate of exchange for demand drafts on London on tiie date, of negotiation. As an interim dividend ..at the rate of twelve per cent per annum free of tax was paid in January, the total dividend for the year is ten . per cent. Payment of the final dividend at .the current rate of exchange will give shareholders in New Zealand £lO/0/9 for the year,

LEVY QN WOOL.

WELLINGTON. June 25

The annual conference of th c Royal Agricultural Society to-day decided to ask the Minister of Agriculture to proceed,.with— drawn up authorising a levy either on each bale or on each • £IOO worth- of wool for research work, and ' advertising. The decision followed an address by D. J. Sidey B.Ag., who was released by Lincoln Collge and -spent twelve months in Grant Britain investigating the position.

LEAGUE FOOTBALLER’S RETURN

AUCKLAND, June 93

L. S. Hntt, Auckland, and New Zealand League Football representative, who has been playing for St. Helens in Northern League (England), was a passenger on the Ulimaroa from Sydney, accompanied by his wife and child.

"USE MORE WOOL” CAMPAIGN

ADVOCATED FOR X.Z. WELLINGTON, Julie 21. Speaking to-day in regard to the depression. ; n.n~ me uooJ .u>. l ..u,iy, Perry (President of the Royal Agricultural Society) said,that there was every Icasoir to believe that a “Buy More Wool?--, campaign organised in New Zealand, would have a very beneficial effect/, on- the woollen industry of New Zealand. He recalled the success of the "Eat More Beef” campaign. JJiere'' was a “Use more Wool’ 1 campaign in Australia last month. It had resulted in, the shopkeepers and manufacturers doing- an increased business.

STEAMER SEARCHED. • .! _ MONEY STOLEN AT NORFOLK ISLAND. AUCKLAND, June 23. Upon her arrival from Norfolk Island yesterday night the -steamer liikurangi was boardedi by detectives and searched. It is understood that they were looking for the sum of

£SOO recently stolen from the Administrator’s safe at Government Hous 0 Norfolk Island. It is understood that notliijig.was-fouuct 'on tile ship.

AUCKLAND RATES

AUCKLAND, Julie 26

A reduction of one half-penny ui the pound in the city rates for. 1931-52, making 3s as compa.ed with last year’s figure of four' shillings, was made by the‘ City Council tn-night.

• MOTOR .TRAGEDY. TIMjA)KU, June, 25. At the inquest into; the death of •H. A. Glasson,’ of' New Brighton, who succumbed to .injuries received when a motor car be was driving .. collided with a Fairlie train near Washdyke, on •Tune I.o€h, the verdict was that de- • a.S' d died from the', effect of lacerat:on of the brain, no blame being attachable to the driver oT the train. The Coroner said he could only presume that the deceased inisjudg d the distance of the train.

THEFT CASEGISBORNE, June 21. Befqre (Mr Harper, 8.M., Frank 'orman Lunker pleaded guilty to theft on .Tune 16th last of mercery samples valued at £73 from a car outsi c!p a hotel, and to breaking, Entering and theft on December 21, 1928, of goods valued at £32. Accused was committed to the Supreme Court for sentence.