A Last Look Round

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 7, 30 March 1927, Page 9

A Last Look Round

“Fair Value.” —The Full Court reserved decision in the case. Royal Motor-bus Company v. the Auckland City Corporation. The court has to define the term “fair value” in Section 15 of the Motor Omnibus Traffic Act, 1926. New Fire Station. —An amount of has been placed on the estimates of the Hamilton Fire Board for the coming year for the purchase of a fire station at Frankton. but action in the matter is at present indefinite. Prime Minister’s Busy Day. —The Prime Minister spent a busy day in Christchurch with deputations from the Chamber of Commerce, the Board of Governors of Canterbury College, Canterbury Members of Parliament, the unemployed, and the wheat-grow-ers. He was also entertained at luncheon by the Chamber of Commerce and the Progress League.— P.A. telegram. Dairy Control. —Mr. Grounds, chairman of the Dairy Control Board, repudiates authorisation of the statement attributed to him appearing in the “Post,” Wellington, in the form of a telegram from Auckland. The only statement he made, he said, during the week-end was in reply to a question regarding the immediate suspensions of control. He then gave it as his opinion that it would make confusion worse confounded. He also informed a reporter in Auckland that the whole question would he discussed at the next meeting of the board. Lyttelton Tunnel. —Electrification at Christchurch to-day (says a Press Association message) the Prime Minister made a definite statement that the Government would proceed with the electrification of the Lyttelton tunnel. The Port and City Committee asked that the work be held up till a tunnel road to give Christchurch direct access by sea was considered, but Mr. Coates expressed little sympathy, and said the matter could be discussed with the Highways Board. Windbag Again. —A Sydney message says that Windbag has resumed serious training and beat Reonui over seven furlongs in Imin 29 2-5 secs. Maitland Strike. —A conference between employers and workers discussed the Maitland coalfield dispute lia - agreed to proposals as a basis of setti ment' These will be submitted to another conference to-day.