LATE LOCALS

Hokitika Guardian, 26 April 1933, Page 6

LATE LOCALS

To-night ,in One Mile HrP, n dance takes pi'ace in aid of the., funds ■ of Humphreys School. Music will be provided by Messrs Cook and Ackers.. -

The Comity Chairman (Mr .Murdoch) ! has, received the following reply from the Minister of Marine relative to the request in expedite matters in connection with the 'proposed • protection work at Okarito, which would be. helpful also in saving the local cemetery area-;—-“Jn reply- to your telegram of the 22 inst. every endeavour being made expedite arrangements. Mr •Sonia conferring with engineers here to-dav, but Government cannot authorise work until full plans s'dimitied and approved. ■’

In -a letter to tlie County Chairman, dated Okarito, Aprj.l 25, Mr (Murdoch his been advised by Mr Donovan that 55 graves -had been opened and reburied in a place of safety. The sea was very rough on Send Y and o'-tra labour had to bp employed for the work. The work was expected to be finished that day. The new area was to be fenced, the material from the old cemetery having been saved.

An emphatic denial of a rumour th t he had decided to sever his connpct'oii with, the Coalition Government was given by Mr H. G. Dickie, M.P. for Patea, when in Hamilton, Mr Dickie said he opposed the Government in the matte r of the high exchange rate, (but !h ( , bad not trie slightest intention of withdrawing Omni the Government. Ag for the revised exchange rale, he added, the country was now .seeing the effect of it. France had p'aced restrictions on New Zealand fruit and Canada had placed a jumping duty on New Zealand butter'.