DOMINION ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 11 April 1932, Page 6

DOMINION ITEMS

BUTTERFLY MENACE TO CROPS

(By Telegraph —Per Press Association)

CHRISTCHURCH, April 10

The White Butterfly, which established itself for the first time in New (Zealand about 'two years ago, in Hawke's Bay, and which ihas already developed into a serious pest, attacking particularly the fattening crops, is reported to have, been found near Timai'u,. This discovery:,, was .reported by two amateur "entomologists, ' who were spending a holiday - near Tiniaru.

IWAP UNI H YDR O-ELECTRIO.

HAMILTON, April 11

Number 2 unit at Awapuni was lirought into action yesterday, and is now m supplying 6000 k.w. Entire succGtft# attended yesterday’s operations in the:power station. Number 3 unit is now. ready for generating power anil tests will be carried out on Number 1, shortly. The Waikato river at Hamilton is now at its normal level.

MR JOSEPH BARUGH. HAMILTON, April TL Joseph Barugh, one of the founders o! the Auckland Fanners’ Freezing Coy.(((and Farmers’ Co-op Auctioneering Coy., both ol which he was chairman lor a number of years, and one of the originators of the Farmers’ Union, died at Hamilton yesterday.

SALES TAX CONDEMNED

CHRISTCHURCH, April II

The proposed sales tax received more or less general condemnation by retailers and wholesalers who were interviewed this morning. They stated that the tendency wood he for the wholesaler to avoid portion of the tax by attempting to deal with the public direct and for the retailer to escape the tax imposed on him by the wholesaler by importing his goods direct. That would tend to increase imports at the'-expense of the locally-made article.