DOMINION ITEMS

Greymouth Evening Star, 30 April 1937, Page 2

DOMINION ITEMS

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DRIVERS’ LICENSES. OAMARU, April 30.

A strong protest was made by the Borough Council, last evening, against the Government’s proposal to transfer the issuing of motor drivers’ licenses to.the Post Office.

The Mayor, Mr. M. F. Cooney, said the change would not improve matters, and would result in the loss of revenue to the Council of £250 a year. The Council officers, had the advantage over postal officials of personal knowledge of the applicants foi’ licenses.

THEFT OF COWS. AUCKLAND, April 29.

A sentence of six months’ imprisonment was passed by Mr Justice Fair on Harold Malcolm, aged 42, a sharemilker, of Tokoroa, near Putaruru, for the theft of 12 Jersey cows. It was stated that Malcolm was employed on one of three farms owned by Mr H. L. Pearson. He drove the cow’s off the property to a sale, and used the proceeds to pay his debts. His Honor said that while in a position of trust Malcolm had committed a deliberate theft.

BARLEY STORE FIRE. CHRISTCHURCH, April 30.

Barley stocks housed in a detached grain store on the premises of the Canterbury Seed Co., Ltd., at Heathcote, were damaged by fire in the early hours of this morning. The fire was confined to the store,, and no damage was done to the adjoining malt house, kiln or other buildings. The store and stock affected by the fire were insured with the Queensland Insurance Co., Ltd., for £45,000. There would be no cessation in the Company’s v.’orking orders being delivered to customers as usual.

NAPIER ART GALLERY NAPIER, April 29.

The second portion of the Hawke’s Bay Art Society’s new art gallery and museum, which is being erected in three sections, was officially opened by Dr. W. R. B. Oliver, Director of the Dominion Museum, this evening. The society previously raised the £2600 required for the first section, and the £2OOO for the latest portion was given by the Carnegie Corporation. Although the building was only begun in 1935, already it contains many valuable exhibits, including collections given by Lady McLean and the late Mr. Greacen Black, of Gisborne, in addition to a Carnegie art library valued at £1250. The sum of £5OOO is required to complete the building.

WANGANUI BURGLARIES. WANGANUI, April 30.

Four burglaries occurred, last evening, in the Aramoho area, three on the Somme Parade, and’ one at the Wanganui East service station, from which about 25/- in cash was stolen, also a tyre-lever and hammer. The latter were found in the Duchess Theatre, where entrance was made to a small lock-up shop, from which sweets were stolen, the burglar also having used some implement on the theatre safe, but got no cash. The shop of J. Faith, grocer, was also broken into, a cheque for £ll and cash beingstolen. At Dunlop’s service station, the burglar secured only some cigarettes, ail cash having been removed before closing time. LATER. The police arrested' a young man. this morning, suspected of burglaries. It is understood that a quantity of the stolen property was recovered.

WELLINGTON HOSPITAL WELLINGTON, April 30. Advice that the Loans Board has sanctioned the full amount of the proposed loan of £465.000 for the new hospital wing, was received at a meeting of the Wellington Hospital Board. However, the proposed loan of £150,000 for a. Nurses' Home and boiler house additions, has been reduced to one of £79,750 for the Nurses’ Home. The boiler house proposal has been referred' back for the Board’s reconsideration, as (he Loans Board considered the new plant unnecessary. It. was decided, that in spite of the objections from a number of districts to the building scheme, the architect should go ahead with the plans. A motion was carried that the Finance Committee of the Hospital Board should interview the Minister of Finance and ask Hie Government to find the amount of the loan.

Wife: it's I lie furniture people come for the piano, George. Husband: But. 1 gave you the money for the next instalment. Wife: Yes. I know, dear; but don't say anything. I'm going to pay them as soon its they got it downstairs, because I've decided to have it in the sitting-room.