INLAND TELEGRAMS

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 149, 26 February 1915, Page 2

INLAND TELEGRAMS

WHEAT FOR NEW ZEALAND. ANOTHER SHIPMENT ARRIVES. AUCKLAND, Feb. 24. As a contribution to the bread supply of the Auckland province, 30,000 bushels ot wheat and 770 tons of flour, loaded at Vancouver and San Francisco, have bfaen discharged at Auckland from the steamer Horneleu. The vessel sailed this evening for Wellington, the balance of her cargo of wheat and flour being reserved for distribution from Wellington. Half a million bushels of wheat purchased by the Government have now poached the Dominion; the various shipments comprising ,4he following quantities: Waitemata, 11,000 bushels from

Vancouver; Niagara, 10,000 bushels from Vancouver: Kaiapoi, 100,000 bushels, from Sydney; Hesperos, 286,0)0 bushels from St John, New Brunswick: Hcrneleu, 97,000 bushels from Vancouver. These shipments represnt a total of 504,000 bushels and a further supply of between, ten and eleven thousand bushels for which space was not available in the Hesperos, has been shippad from St. John in the steamer Bosdiardale, due to arrive at Auckland on March 31st. The discharging of the Hornelen’s wheat cargo was supervised by Mr C. A. Mathiescn, of the Department of Agriculture, on behalf of the Wheat Distribution Committee. He stated that the wheat had arrived in a satisfactory ccnditcta, A small,' quantity had been damaged and during the afternoon an examination was made by Mr Mathieson, Captain Plunket (Lloyds’ surveyor) and the master of the steamer. Captain Peterson’s suspicion that a leak had developed in thje deck through the springing of a.rivet was confirmed by watering the deck. The damage was confined to a tgw sacks within an area of about four feet square.

The Auckland portion cf the cargo has begn distributed among three flour mills in this city. The flour brought by the Hornelen is Californian produce purchased about three raonlis ago. There are 770 tons for Auckland, about 600 lens for Wellington, 30 tens for Gisborne, and 10 tons for New Plymouth. The bulk cf tbie flour landed at Auckland has already been sold to bakers at prices equivalent to about £lO 10s. per ton delivered at their premiss. The shipment for Wellington will be landed at a cost of £ls 10s per ton.

TRADING WITH THE ENEMY, A PROCLAMATION. WELLINGTON, Feb. 25. A proclamation by His Majesty the King relating to trading with the (enemy is published in a Gazette Extra, ordinary to-night. it declares that “Proclamations lor the time being in force relating to trading with the enemy slvJl apply to territory in friendly occupation as they apply tocur territory or that of our allies, and to territory in hostile occupation as t h ey apply to an enemy county.”

RESTRICTIONS OF EXPORTS. WELLINGTON, Feb. 25. An Order-iu-Council was issued today under the Regulations of Trade and Commerce Act, prohibiting the exportation of frozen mutton or lamb, chilled or frozen beef and tinned meat from the Dominion, save and except to ports in the Unilbd Kingdom, and save and except where in case of any other specified place cr port the Minister cf Customs consents to thfi exportation to that port or place of any spec idea quantity of frozen mutton or lamb, chilled or frozen meat beef or tinned meat, in a specified ship and author hed lading and /exportation thereof accordingly. Another Order-in-Ccuncil issued today prohibits the exportation of whaleoil from the Dominion, save to the Uni. ted Kingdom and Australia.

BELGIAN RELIEF. DISCUSION IN OTHER TOWNS. | “AN IMPERIAL MATTER,” SAYS | NAPIER. NAPIER, Feb. 25. The Napier Comm U tea of the Pa- j trictic Fund considers that the Bel-■ gian belief question is an Imperial mat-. ter of such great importance that the ; Government of New Zealand, after j ccnsultation with the Horae Govern- j merit, should offer cn behalf of the ! Dominica to forward monthly a proper.: ticnate share of the amount urgently f required. The committee points out j that the consent of each member of j Parliament could be obtained by let- i ter in order that the matter may be ! promptly dealt with without calling | Parliament together. < j MEETING OF WA IRA RAPA COM- | M-ITTEE. | . MASTERTON, Feb: 25.,- [ At a meeting to-day of the Belgian i Rellfsf Fund iccmmit/.ee: it w,a.s art- j nounced that Walrarapa had subscrib- j e f ] £15,595 towards equipping the first

expeditionary force. The sum of £1,250 wag also subscribed to the Lady Liverpool Fund. The committee has since been canvassing for tire Belgian Relief Fund and hpg» slant away £SOOO in cash, food and clothing. The meeting to-day decided to make a systematic appeal tor monthly contributions, and Mr A. P. Whatman handed in a cheque for £SOO. Mr W. Kebbell offered £2O per month during the whole period cf the war, and many other contributions have also been promised. A resolution was also passed that a. telegram be forwarded to the Premier stating that the time had arrived when the Government should take action. NORTH OTAGO’S EFFORTS. OAMARU, Feb. 25. At a large meeting of the North Otago Patriotic Fund (executive to-day, it was unanimously decided to remit another £I3OO to the Belgian Consul at Dunedin for Belgian relief, making over £SOOO from her for this purpose alone.

Tip excutive also decided that the following resolution be sent to the Premier: That the Government be urged to at once make provisions to remit Mew Zealand’s fair proportion of any sum that is required from Australasia for the relief of distress in Belgium, the, minimum of such quota to be £15,000.