DOMINION ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 30 September 1933, Page 5

DOMINION ITEMS

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(Per Press Associating—Copyright). r DUNEDIN;" September 29. Mr 0. J Talbot, the counties’ repiesentjative on‘.the Main,; - -Highways | Board, speaking!* 4 at a ; meeting of t.»e | Otago Motor auk, said that .since tie Board was formed-in -1924 the amou t spent on maintenance '.and construe- jj l t.ioh totalled. £10,500,000.;'' Iherfeol-1 ing that the South Island was. not ~ he-J mg fairly .treated was. dying, said.Mr® Talbot. Motorists were" now that a fair deal was -being made tween the two islands oh the of petrol consumption and the tration of vehicles. . • * BHH FALSE PFtiTfNcE. ■ WELLINGTON, September MM A term of two months' ment was imposed ‘ by- the MogisMßH (Mr E. Page) on Erro) Linden 30 year of ago, on a charge of ob M||§3 ing a gi'amophone by false pretent^^^B

It was stated that lie obtained machine from the Fanners’ Tradii* Company on the -instalment system, giving a false name and a. forged reference. Ho sold the machine and his only payment was the original one of 2s 6d. t SUPREME COURT. WELLINGTON, September 29. In the House of Representatives Mr A. J. Stallworthy (Ind„ Eden) asked the Prime Minister (the. Rt. Hon. G. W. Forbes) whether liis attention had been drawn to a statement made by Mr Justice Reed, in association with Mr Justice MacGregor and Mr Justice Smith, that as a result of the vacancy oh the Supreme Court Bench, it was improbable that fixtures could be mode for waiting cases, and that possibly in. some instances this might result, in a denial of justice. Mr Forbes said the matter was now receiving the consideration of the Governments .

IMPRINT OMITTm WELLINGTON, September 29. The minimum penalty of £5 was imposed on the. “New Zealand Worker 1 ' Printing and Publishing o°y., by M r Page, S.M., .for omitting to print' its name and registered office on a pamphlet. . (i There was a. similar charge again 3 *’ L. T. Watkins, Ltd. It is; to be the subject of a reserved decision, Tt iwas explained for the “N-'L Worker” that the company had parted 500 pamphlets for the' .Seamen’s Union, and the foreman did n °t. think that the imprint was necessary, because ihe understood. - that, the pamphlets were, for distribution only to the members of the Union.. The other case is in reference to pamphlets printed ' fob . the . Associated Banks.

COMPENSATION AWARD. WELLINGTON, September 29. The -Arbitration Court awarded Bertie Earl, Lewer.. £399 11s Id, with £1 medical -fee and £l9 10s 'costs, in the action against. the City Corporation for injuries received. While in the Corporation’, s employ, ho lost an eye and was otherwise hui’t through an explosion which occurred in a tip« Judgment was by consent,