WELLINGTON ITEMS

Greymouth Evening Star, 19 June 1922, Page 8

WELLINGTON ITEMS

f TAINUI’S FAST RUN. (Special to the Star.) WELLINGTON, June 17. With her arrival at Southampton, on Thursday, the Shaw, Savill Go's, liner Tainui, which left Wellington on May 10, completed a record voyage, covering the distance in 36 days, the fastest time yet recorded by a. mail steamer on that run. If the Tainui’s trip be any criterion, she should prove an admirable connection for the dispatch of correspondence to Home via Panama Canal.

POWER STATION TENDER. The tender of J. McMillan and Son, Wellington, has been accepted for the erection of the City Council’s new power station at Shag Point, Evans Bay. TECHNICAL SCHOOL. The announcement has been made in Auckland that the tender of £105,000 - has been accepted for the erection of the new Arts Building at the University College. People interested in technical education in Wellington are hoping that this generous Government grant to Auckland may be taken as an indication that the Wellington Technical School is not going to be left in its present half-completed state. A ■ deputation representing the Technical Education Board, interviewed the Prime Minister with regard to the. Wellington School, this week. Members called Air Massey's attention to the fact that althouuh the need for accommodation for technical classes is very urgent, an important portion of the new technical school at Mount Look is at a standstill for lack of funds. The brick walls have been carried to a certain point and stopped and the ioists are exposed io the weather. The sum of £21,000 is required to complete the central and north-east, ern portion of ihe building, which wool.] then aceommodate the whole of + he Technical Rich School for the time bei -v. Mr AFassev told tlie depute! inn that, ho was pot nlde to a definite renix- at rmco. IF<> vrnnl/1 h.a'-e te enncolt -tn AFinici/i- nF Education, who would li.> Ivw-k in AVellin-don about the middle of next week. HUSBAND AND WIFE. A married man appeared.in Court before Air Hunt, S.AL, to answer a charge of having assaulted his wife. The police stated that the wife Lad laid an information. Apparently the husband was .under the influence of liquor and had knocked her about in the street because of some domestic, difference. She had decided now that she would not give evidence. It was suggest that the Magistrate might dismiss the case. “It, all depends whether lie Ims knocked her about before or not,” Air Hunt raid. The wife told the Court that this was the first occa-ion on which defendant had assaulted her. His AVorshin : 'Well. that’s a lesson. 1 -.nnnose. AA’as he locked up all nedit 7 finh-Tncneelnr ALVaTnsrn ; Yes. s-r. His AVorshin: That, will do. The case will bo dismissed. T A RIFF PROPOSALS. inc tarui agrevineiiL arranged by tile iil.in-wl vi Vuaiunib lluilug niS ri.CunL vis... .... .luoiuiid w uc ,u.u. Uuiore me ix.aisc ui represent allows cany in me Cummg Soiuil, anti nielitoeiS of tne House writ be asuvit io agree to me proposals. "’lnure is," says tne '.'jJoiiiiniuii, ' “bound to be mucli discussion over this matter, 'liie Minister Gad not indicated tile terms ol tile dealt agreement, but it is known that Australian authorities have .been willing to make important concessions in return for other concessions on the part of the Dominion. The tariff agreement between New Zealand and Australia has to contain compromises, since the interests of the two countries clash at varous points. Three interests had to be considered in presenting the proposals on behalf of New Zealand. The producers of tlqs country are anxious to have an outlet into Australia for their butter, oats, potatoes and other products, New Zealand manufacturers desire to be protected against Australian machinery, boots, leather, confectionery, and so forth, and consumers wish to have advantage of the relatively cheap goods tl.at Australia, is able to offer in certain linos. The Australian Government lias interests of a similar nature to consider. The Alinister has said that the Australians met him in a generous spirit and that the draft agreement is an important one. Alembers of ihe House of Representatives - showed last session, that they were . prepared to place a great deal of reliance on the Hon AV. Downie Stewart’s juclrnncnt, and they are not likely to , TO-ad ilio agreement, in a severely criti- I cal snirit, lint inevitably a conflict of ' interests will find expression on the floor of the House.”

TRADE WITH AMERICA. Speaking at a warehousemen’s function, the U.S.A. Consul-General, W. D. Wilbur, said that the United States offered a splendid market for New Zealand wool. A year before the preferential tariff was introduced, New Zealand sent 23,000 bales of wool to the States. With the tariff in operation New Zealand had in seven months and 16 days to date sent 30,000 bales to America. No fewer than 318,000,0001 b of woo' had been bought in the States last year. “Why should you not go after this business ?” asked the American Consul-General, “why not get a bigger share of it than you arc doing you arc worhy of it? I feel at home in this country,” proceeded Mr Wilbur, “I like New Zealanders, they are a likeable people. They ate of the same blood as my own people, and I thank God for sending me amongst so congenial people. If I 1 can be of service to you in any way

come to me, I am yours to command at all times. I , know it is natural for you to wish to trade with your Motherland, it is like one relative trading with another and I would do the same if I were in your place, but if there ever conies a time when America has something which you cannot get elsewhere, I will do my very best to see that you get it.” \