DOMINION ITEMS

Greymouth Evening Star, 10 August 1935, Page 2

DOMINION ITEMS

[PEB P3ESB ASSOCIATION.] MANAWATU GORGE SLIP. PALMERSTON NORTH, August 9. The biggest slip for years caiae down on tho road, half a. mile on the Palmerston side of the new Manawatu Gorge bridge. The Gorge road will be blocked for at least a week.

WIDENING LEITH CANAL. DUNEDIN, August 9. Work for unemployed at standard rates of pay for 12 months will be provided within a fortnight when the Otago Harbour Board begins a scheme to widen the Leith canal and Anzac Avenue bridge in the city at a cost of over £40,000. A good deal, of I skilled labour will also be required. The widening of the canal is to prevent flooding, which caused a good deal of damage to private property a few years ago. ALLEGED ASSAULT ON WIFE. PALMERSTON NORTH, August 8. When Manley Symes, aged 22, a sharemilker, of Pahiatua., appeared before justices charged with assaulting his wife so as’ to cause actual bodily harm, the police opposed bail, and in applying for a remand stated that Mrs Symes was still in hospital and was not yet certified as out of danger. After hearing the plea by the solicitor for accused the bench decided to grant bail in the sum of £250, and two sureties of £125 each, a condition being that accused report daily to the police and not visit the hospital I except at his wife’s request, and then ' only in company of his solicitor.

S.L MAIN TRUNK

BLENHEIM, August 8

Mr. E. F. Healy, M.P., sent the following telegram to the Hon. J. Bitchener, Minister for Public Works, today, concerning the South Island Main Trunk railway: “Great surprise and) concern have been caused in Marlborough by the continued wholesale removal of plant, gear, buildings, fencing and other materials from the South Island Main Trunk Line. Feeling is at a high pitch on account of the advertisement calling for tenders for the purchase of three miles of permanent fencing. Marlborough people protest strongly on the grounds that the question of resuming the work of completing the railway is still an open one; and that it is a violation of public policy to proceed with the dispersal of the constructional appliances in a manner implying the total abandonment of this national project. | For myself, I wish to record, as a member of the Government party, the strongest possible protest.”

LOANS BOARD

WELLINGTON, August 8,

At a meeting of the Local Govern-, ment Loans Board 12 applications for sanction to raise loans totalling £161,250 were dealt with. Loans amounting to £137,250 .were sanctioned, including £12,000 renewals and £125,250 for new- wbrks. The balance of £24,000 was partly referred back) to the local bodies concerned for further consideration, and partly declined. Authority to Use itnexpended loan money totalling £21,091 on other works was also given. ,The progress of local body debt conversion was also continued, when i applications pursuant to the Local I Authorities Interest Reduction and Loans. Conversion Act,. 193,2-33 from 16 local authorities were dealt with.. Existing securities totalling £05b,54i were affected, and, after utilising sinking funds and adding premiums where appropriate, sanction to conversion into new securities to a total of £334,219 was given. _____