DOMINION ITEMS

Greymouth Evening Star, 21 February 1940, Page 2

DOMINION ITEMS

[per press association.] LIBRARY ASSOCIATION. ■ ; WELLINGTON,; February 21. .. The conference of the New Zealand Library Association opened Mr. John Bair (Auckland) -presiding, oyer ione> hundred who were welcomed to the city by the Mayor (Mr. Hislop).

PRISON FOR THEFT.

WELLINGTON, February 21

For the. theft of £1 during the absence, of a: man .with, whom he shared a nut, Frederick William Huggins, 19, labourer, and a soldier in. the s.er.vice. of the Defence Department, was sentenced by the Magistrate (Mr. Stout) to 14 .days’ hard labour.

DONATIONS AND TAXATION. PAHIATUA, ..February 20.

The opinion that the Government should, i relief by allowing, qs assessable iM!.Qm.e t .... s gAyeh..., to patriotic purposes, .wa.s, l1 pxprqsspd l by the Mayor (Mr.„S,. K..,Siddells) at a public meeting held 'to' discuss the raising of funds'- for patriotic purposes: -u ■' A resolution <>toi-this><>effect • was .passed. Moving the resolution, the Mayor sai,d the - prevailing 'heavy‘taxation must have some effect on donations. '

CHAMBERS,OF CQMMERCE WELLINGTON, February 20

A private, deputation from the executive of the.Associated.Chamb.ers„of Commerce_.Qf’.Npw _Z.ealan.d-(waited on the Minister, fQr..Finance. (MlV..Nash) to-day and odiscussed.. with/ him various matters .arising ,iout qf the recent annualconference, of thfl 1 Association. The deputation was headed by the-pfesident-of- the -Associated- Chambers, Mr. W. 9. -MacGibbonj-of.Christchurch.

The subjects'discussed included defence, the moheary'-system and l the Reserve Bank, the cost ;of public works; ■ measures for'; securing '"The maximum. primary-pr oduction, a modification of the import licensing system, hospital rates in relation to the social security scheme, and the transTasman air service. •- .

Mr. Nash indicated the Government’s policy on certain of these matters, and undertook that others would be Considered.

Building' by-laws.

WELLINGTON, February / It was reported, at; to-.day’s : ahnuaj. meeting "of the ' Council of the;' New" Zealand Institute of Architects that" incrqasi/g "numbers of'local bodies throughout the , Dominion were making provision, in . their by-laws -that; plans.and specifications -for-building/ of value- in. excess- of a certain ! B'uifi' musMbe-prepared by a registered' architect or engineer. In Christchurch the figure was £4OOO or more, but in Auckland it was £2OOO of~more. In some boroughs the figures were lower, particularly in Newmarket, where the' by-law applied to buildings of £BOO or more. , ; ..j..- ;

, The council discussed, the question of the admission of aliens to membership of the institute. It- was that the council should not-consider the applications of aliens/until such time ■as they had been granted. naturalisation as British subjects and passed the- necessary 'examinations.