DOMINION ITEMS

Greymouth Evening Star, 28 June 1921, Page 5

DOMINION ITEMS

ißy Telegraph—Per Press Association.) NEW LOAN. WELLINGTON, Juno 27.—The Treasury announces that a New Zea land Government loan of £5,000.000 will be issued in London, to-morrow, June 28. The rate of interest will be six per cent. The minimum price per £lOO will be £96. The loan is to be repayable in either 15 or thirty years at the option of the New Zealand Government. SCHOOL-BOOKS. PALMERSTON N., June 27.--The Palmerston North Chamber of Commerce to-day supported the protest of the Booksellers' Association against the proposal of the Minister of Education to supply school books through the Education Boards. WOOL COMMITTEE. WELLINGTON, June 27.—The Wool Committee will meet this week. It is understood that no alteration will be made beyond what has been agreed to, namely, an undertaking on the part of wool brokers not to sell any wool below fixed minimum reserves, and also a limitation of the quantities of wool to be . offered for sale. The basic idea of the scheme is stated to be to relieve, and not induce, any congestion of the market.

CANTERBURY COLLEGE. CHRISTCHURCH, June 27.*—Reports presented at to-day’s meeting of the Canterbury College Board of governors dealt with plans for the celebration of lhe College Jubilee in 1923. A history of college will be prepared and published, as well as a register of graduates with notes on their academic and professional careers. The Professor of Classics will bo asked to draw up an invitation in Latin to be forwarded to all universities throughout the world. ( SOLDIERS’ SETTLEMENTS. GISBORNE, June 27.—A ballot for the Wharekaha soldiers’ settlement better known as the Reeves Estate, Tolago Bay, was held to-day_ for 14 sections. The successful applicants all reside in Poverty Bay, except two. Number eight was drawn by WC. Simmons (Hastings), and number nine was drawn by Garry Owen (Hastings). SUGAR SUPPLY. INVERCARGILL, June 25.— Apropos of the sugar discussion, a local merchant has been advised from a reliable source that the Government is considering the whole position, and that present indications point to a drop in Fiji sugar at the end of next month.