BREAKING UP ESTATES.

Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 115, 17 May 1922, Page 6

BREAKING UP ESTATES.

The decision of the New South Wales Government to invite owners of large estates suitable for closer settlement to submit proposals for subdivision under threat of compulsion, means that the new Government proposes to adopt the policy of its predecessors. The late Labour Government brought in a drastic bill for closer settlement, under which all owners of land valued at more than £-.20.000 were to sell their surplus to the Government, and to accept payment in bonds. As these bonds then had a low market value and would have an uncertain value in the future, there wa« a touch of confiscation about the scheme. It remains to be seen how the details of the new Government's scheme will shape themselves. At any rate, both measures are,6igns of the times, signs that communities are less disposed than before to tolerate land monopoly. Australia has so much unoccupied land that it may seem unnecessary that compulsory subdivision should lie resorted to, but great areas of good land in accessible localities i have been monopolised, and it is at I such areas that this legislation is aimed. ! The breaking up of big estates should be part of a movement to stop the drift to the cities which is so marked a feature of Australian conditions, and it should be worked into a scheme to ■ receive and settle the tens of thousands lof immigrants that may be drawn to i Australia under the new policy of interImperial co-operation. The results of [ this sub-division policy will be followed with keen interest in New Zealand, 1 where nearly thirty years after John j McKenzie began to grapple with land I monopoly, that monopoly still flourishes. | Since the area of land here is so much j more restricted - than in New Soutn 1 Wales, our need is really greater than our neighbour's.

I 111 I — A debtor at the Court this morning offered to make furniture for his | creditor at nignls to clear off a debt, I provided the timber was supplied. Mr. E. C. Cutten, S.M., said, "That is a fair j enough offer." Mr. Nutsford, solicitor j for the creditor, said they would with- | draw the summons an diet the debtor I work off the debt if he was prepared to i do what he had offered. That course was adopted. The Auckland Education Board had before it this morning tentative regulations in connection with the junior high , school at the new Kowhai school. It is [ proposed that Mr. J. Caughley, Director, of Education, will explain to the committee (which is to lapse) and parents the purpose and aim« of the new institution. • j A claim in connection with a dividing . I fence was heard by Mr. E. C. Cutten, ' : S.M., yesterday afternoon. The plain-1 'tiff, Christian'Kienle, claimed £6 16/9 from .J. A. Pond (Mr. Butler) as half jcost of a dividing fence. The circum-1 , I stances were unusual in that plaintiff, | was interned during the war. and the: '.Public Trustee made a claim upon Mr.| '■ : Pond. As the fence was only partially j . | completed the Public Trustee settled the [\ matter for £3 paid by Mr. Pond. This! | receipt was put in, and judgment went " j for the defendant with costs. j Treatment at the Auckland Dental : ' Hospital for the children at the Manti- j ' rewa Orphanage was asked for last night j t At the meeting of the Hospital Board. ; I The matron of the home wrote stating ' j that there were 30 boys and 29 girls in i the institution, and many of them were • ' in urgent need of dental treatment. The I | chairman of the Board (Mr. William j ' ] Wallace) said that if they admitted the I children of one institution they would i ! have to admit them from all, and the , I staff at the Dental Hospital was not _ ! nearly large enough to allow of that ' | being done. Mr. M. J. Coyle pointed • • out that children from the schools were i treated, and he thought the inmates of the orphanages should have first consideration. Mr. Wallace agreed that ' they might attend to some of the most i urgent cases among the orphans. Finally . the matter was s ent to a committee for | further consideration. A meeting of the committee of the I Auckland branch of the League of >! Nations Union was held in the Council -I Chamber yesterday afternoon, his I i Worship the Mayor presiding. Miss _ ! Melville was appointed delegate to the ■ I Dominion Conference on the League of .' , Nations, to be held at Wellington on ; | May 30. Sir John Salmond, who was ( I New Zealand's representative at the j Washington Conference, is to be re- • quested to deliver a public lecture in » j Auckland at a later date on the con--6 ' ference. The branch hopes shortly to ! have a secretary appointed, and to launch a publicity and membership cam- > 'paign. r I The latest return furnished to the r Postmaster-General, Hon. J. G. C'oates, . i regarding telephone installations, shows I that good progress has been made with the work of installing new lines, but ' | there is yet a heavy demand to be met. - I During March 221 subscribers were ] I joined up in the Auckland district, and at the end of the month there were 2898 applicants on the waiting list. In the Wellington district 349 were joined up and there were 1346 waiting. In Canterbury 61 were joined up and 1314 were waiting. In Otago 114 were joined up and 574 were waiting. Altogether 745 new connections were made for the month and there remained 6132 on the •] waiting lists. The slackness of business 8 ; appears to have had practically no effect 3 upon the number of applications for ! telephones. c i r . j The fact that military jingoism was I being eliminated from school books in ' i Germany was referred to by Miss Mar--0 j garet Thorp in the course of her address ;! on famine conditions in Europe in the a Town Hall last evening. The antiwar t spirit, she said, was also strongly apparent throughout the* country, and in Berlin large no-more-war meetings ' j had been held. The spirit of peace pren i vailing in movements akin to young c citizen leagues was a further significant c sign of the trend of thought. s The Northcote Borough Council dee cided last night, on the motion of Mr. J. B. Tonar. seconded by the Mayor. • | that the reduction of five shillings per '• I week, in accordance with the Arbitiat | tion Court cost of living award, should c | apply to the employees of the Council. . I Mr. W. K. A. Stewart failed to obtain I a seconder for his motion that the wages " for the permanent employees remain as ij at present, contending that the men f ; would work all the better for such con- „ ' sideration. s It is understood that arrangements are on the eve of completion for the transfer of the Cashmere Sanatorium as a going concern from the Defence Department to the Xorth Canterbury Hospital Board. All the parties concerned have agreed to the terms of transfer. 5 ! which are somewhat similar to other g | transfers. The position of soldier patients is beinjr adequately safeguarded. r ! When a judgment debtor had detailed a : his troubles before Mr. E. C. Cutten, ".' S.M., this morning the solicitor for the 1 creditor remarked, "It seems a case of c great hardship to the defendant." The ; | Court held the same opinion, and no order was made. _ Thirty new trees are to be planted in the wharf approach reserve at XorthI cote, and a start made to extend the " ; beautifieation of the eastern slope. Ten i 1 trees are to be planted on the side of . the footpath at the southern end of Princes Street. Half-a-dozen pines in the Point Reserve arc to be cut out, as ' this row was retarding the growth .if f i shrubs planted in the vicinity. 6 "We are not allowed to adjourn cases 3 for the purpose of creditors holding them . over the debtor's head.'' was a statement t by Mr. E. C. Cutten, S.M.. at the Magistrate's Court to-day when an adjournI ment was wanted. 7 The Medical Superintendent of the Auckland Hospital, in bis report to the t board's meeting last night, stated that sj at the present time there were 504 inII mates at the Hospital. The following dates have been fixed 1' for sittings of the Conciliation Council: , 1 May 23, Engineers: May 25, lime workers; June 12, associated printing ' trades. William Riddell. aged 15 years, died > at the Dental School, Dunedin, while » under an anaesthetic for the purpose of 0 having teeth extracted. Two applications for exemption from f being compelled to close establishments at the hour fixed by the Shops and Offices Act were granted this morning by Mr. , E. C. Cutten. S.M., no objections having i been entered. 1 During the twelve months ended ~ March 31 last 3819 children and 1161 1 .adults attended the Auckland Dental Hospital for treatment, and the sum of . £658 was received in fees. Of the ex--1 . penses, which amounted to £1973, £1427 I was paid out in salaries.

» . ■ "My wages drop five shillings this: I week under the reduction of the bonus," j iwae an excuse by a judgment debtor at the Court this morning. After hearing the evidence the solicitor remarked, j "There is no room for any order," and Mr. Cutten, S.M., said "No. the man is j 1 paying off other accounts as well; you 1 1 are 6afe to come again for an order in 1 three months' time when his furniture is I paid off." I In connection with the annual reunion of the King's College Old Boys' Association this year, the patron of the j Association, His Excellency the Gover-nor-General (Lord Jellicoe), will lay the I foundation stone of the memorial chapel at the new college, Mangere, and he has also consented to attend the annual dinner. The gathering begins on June 8 with the general meeting and supper, on the following evening there will be a 1 theatre party, and the foundation stone I ceremony and dinner will be held on the J Oth. " I I When opening proceedings at the | • 'Magistrate's Court this morning, Mr. E. j |C. Cutten, S.M., remarked with regard ; jto judgment debtor cases: ''We have to ;'uneio so many orders given in this Court . I that we shall have to be much stricter j ! ! in making them in the future." A little | ' I later a solicitor, when asking for an ' ' I order, remarked that the debtor tound j time to go to race meetings and also to play golf. I Auckland will be a busy port over the' I week-end, for no less than twelve deep-! I sea steamers are due here on or before ' j Tuesday next. To-morrow the Wanaka lis due from Wellington, the Kaituna from Newcastle, and probably the, I schooner Ysabel from Xiue, via Russell. lOn Friday the Whangape will be due ! from Southern ports, on Saturday the ' Koromiko should arrive from Westport, I and the Ruahine from Southampton. The | Arahura from Gisborne, and the Wai-1 I marino from Calcutta and other Eastern j j ports, are both expected to arrive on I Sunday: and on Monday morning early . I the Makura will be due from Sydney. j She will be followed later in the day by ] the Manuka from the same port, and the Kaikorai from the South will also j probably arrive on Monday. On Tuesi day the Navua, from Suva, and the •Wingatui, from the South, will both be here. Besides these inward movements there will also be a number of vessels to be dispatched —for instance, H.M.6. Laburnum for the Islands, the Waimana for London, the Canadian Transporter for Wellington, the Kawatiri for Newcastle, and coastal steamers. At the Magistrate's Court yesterday afternoon, Henry Christensen (Mr. W. E. Ward) sought to recover from Cyril C. Hill and his wife, K. Hill (Mr. Huband) £12 13/ for paint supplied and money lent. Evidence for the defence taken at Christchurch denied that the money had been lent. Judgment was given for plaintiff for the amount claimed, with costs, £6 5/. i A substantial number of territorials , will be transferred to the reserve at the : end of the month as a result of a regulaI j tion that has been issued by Defence t headquarters. This regulation provides .that trainees who are at present serving » in the territorial forces and who have II reached the age of 21 years, or who will ila'ttain that age during the present calen>!dar year, shall be transferred if efficient 1! to the reserves from May 31. An interesting display of scientific i experiments and exhibits is to be given > to-night from 7.30 to 10 p.m. in the ; > University Science Buildings (old Choral I j Hall). The programme includes bios logical exhibits, chemical wonders, and 5 electrical displays of wireless and X-rays. t The exhibition is open to the public. r The new Anglican Archbishop of Melbourne, Dr. Lees, says that it is his intention to have a prayer for journalists I introduced into the cathedral services. He said in an interview: "We'pray for , our public men, and surely journalists , 1 are public men. Their profession is a • 'high and honourable one, and I think . 1 vve should remember them in prayer." [] A very large number of excellent ; ' works have been received for the annual I .exhibition of the Auckland Society of , j Arts, to be opened by his Excellency the j ! Governor-General on the 25th instf. Ar- I rangements for the annual ball are well j in hand, and the society is looking for- j - ward to a very successful season. ; Lower priced men's American boots. : ' See the window of reduced lines at Firm: r of Fowlds.— (Ad.) I j Artificial silk shirts, worth 25/. but' selling at 12/6, is one of many half-price , j lines tor men at Milne and Choyce's to- , j morrow. 3 j Ladies, Selby hoots at half original II prices. Beautiful lines to choose from at - Firm of Fowlds.— (Ad.) | Half-price day at Milne and Chovce's c to-morrow. Men's light grey soft' felt hats, good shapes: sizes 7, 7s, 7$ only— usually 24/6. Clearing at half-price. Ad. Half-price day at M. and C.'s to--1 morrow. Men's fur felt hats, plain and i bound edge styles, in dark myrtle: worth . 29/6 to 30/6. To-morrow's price, 19/6. r Milne and Choyce, Ltd.— (Ad.) r Create an atmosphere of Nazol about' . you, so that you constantly inhale it. llt is undoubtedly good for coughs/ colds, sore throat*, etc.— (Ad.) j » A table of floral sprays in beautiful f colourings, suitable for evening wear, and .clearing at about half usual prices, will ,be an attractive line at Milne' and I Choyce's half-price day to-morrow.— (Ad. I A sudden chill may give you cold in . the head, inflamed throat, or bronchitis. , Remember! If you should take a chill j don't wait until you ar« laid up. but use f Nszol freely right away. Thor.sands f jkn.ow its value.— I Ad.) I , Proved and tested by hundreds, the' , I Omega watch.—Grieve and Co.. Quality I r I Jewellers, Srneeton's Buildings, for! Omega watches.— (Ad.) I . To-morrow is half-price remnant day (at Milne and Choyce's. See special 1 . announcement in this issue.— (Ad.) j . I Don't hesitate to use Xazol freelvj . especially by constant inhalation. It' protects the mouth, nose and throat from infection. Good for coughs, colas,! sore throats, etc.— (Ad.) ' j