LATE LOCALS

Hokitika Guardian, 22 April 1932, Page 6

LATE LOCALS

The mail which left Wellington on 22nd March per Makura via San Francisco, arrived in London on 18th April.

Several cases of breaches of the Licensing Act were heard by Mr E. I). Mosley, S.M. For selling liquor after hours the following were each fined £4 and costs: Frank Leslie Coutts Phoenix Hotel. Pammui), Anthony ■''calmer (Papanui Hotel'., and Erie 'Basil Rawlings! Royal Hotel.

Slight damage' to the premises of mV I. Gooch, grocer, occurred as the result of an unattended motor lorry striking the wall at the rear of the shop in Sale Street this afternoon. Parked on the incline leading on to Stafford Street, the lorry, which was owned by Mr C. Cook, slipped the brakes and taxied" ■downhill, crossing the street channel and coming to rest with the bonnet pushing in several boards at the side of the shop. Apart from one mudguard, the car was not damaged;. • r. • . "

'flic Christchurch Observatory reports that four earthquakes were recorded during Wednesday night. Ihe fi r st occurred at- 6.37, but evidently was not very severe. Quite a oonsideiahlc shock took place at two and a half minutes past nine. This was felt iiv gome people in Christchurch, and they state that it seemed to come from the west. Another shake was recorded at 11.16, but it was not at all severe. The severest shake took place at 2.9 a.in. on Thursday. r l he harts show that this must have been a good shake, but nothing like those experienced ut the time of the Arthurs Tns.s shakes.

Dissatisfaction lu ,s i'' olll time time been expressed by Lmver Mutt llormtgh councillors at the large am)iint expended by the council on fire insurance premiums, considering the ;imil| amounts the council has reeeiv- (| | >v way of claims. Suggestions inn-e been made that the council , hould carry its own insurance, or join witl. other local bodies in a similar scheme. The late s t action t»ken ■ as by the conneil’s finance committee, which called for tenders for its sii,smee business. The united lire m■ui a nee companies replied with an offer of o() per cent, off tariff rates, or. as the council is already receiving a VI 1 , per cent, rebate, a further reduction „)• per cent. A company outside the association offered a 1-5 peg cent, reduction of the rates at prc H cnt being paid, which is equal to 27\ nor emu. off tariff rates. It was decided at a recent meeting of the council to accept the rate offered by the united companies, and to give the whole oi the business to one linn. With the understanding that re-insurances were effected with other companies. The ulfe,. of the united companies of ‘2o per cent, off tariff rates for motorvehicle insurances was af-o accepted.