DOMINION ITEMS

Greymouth Evening Star, 15 May 1943, Page 6

DOMINION ITEMS

FIRE FATALITY NELSON, May 15. George James White, an elderly man, restaurant proprietor, WD S burnt to death in the. kitchen of the Burlington Cafe, Hardy Street; Nelson, at 8.45 this morning. . A large pan of fat, which capsized on the stove, was the cause of the fire which destroyed the kitchen and damaged the upstairs portion of the building. The burning fat set fire to White’s clothing and the brigade found him dead on the floor of the kitchen, the front part of. his body being badly burnt. White lived alone on the premises. WHEATGROWERS’ INSURANCE WELLINGTON, May 14.. Regulations under the Board of Trade Act were gazetted to-night for the establishment of a wheatgrowers Compensation Insurance Fund, which provides for the setting aside of a half-penny a bushel to meet growers' claims against loss by hail, flood, or frost. Upon a yield of 10,000,000 bushels, the fund would amount to about £20,000 yearly, and if the claims do not exceed the moneys in the fund in any one year the balance may be carried forward and applied to claims in the following season. Announcing the establishment of the fund, the Minister of Supply (Mr. Sullivan) said that it was one of the practical inducements put forward by vhe Government for wheatgrowers to grow more wheat in this and future years. The regulations provide for the !/ippointment of adjusters and assessors and will be administered by the Wheat Committee.