LOCAL& GENERAL

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXXIV, Issue 12866, 21 May 1936, Page 4

LOCAL& GENERAL

Th‘o Wellington City Council iB reGtorinjg fill salaries and wages to the pre-cut levels, as from July 1 next.— Press Assn.

In a street appeal for funds the Christchurch Y.M’.C.A. raised i 409 14s Id. Last year the amount raised was £52 j—Press Assn,

The London Daily Telegraph says that King George’s yacht Britannia will, probably bo towed ■ .into deep water ini the Channel and sunk, instead of broken! up as had previously been, 'aintibipated.—P.A.

Business premises in town will receive ail addition shortly as a singlestorey building h to be erected by Messrs T. Corson and Son, Ltd., on a section in Customhouse street next (o Messrs Williams and Kettle’* offices.

The Tasmanian Government, louring that South Australia may bo contemplating establishing a lottery ,in competition with TattersMl’s, has decided that, no Government official shall be permitted to give evidence before tlie South Australian Royal Commission on Lotteries.—PVess Assn.

At the Supreme Court at Wanganui yesterday, Henry William Hurley, butcher, of Waitotara, who was charged that with the intent to defeat. the course dr justice, ha had. tried to persuade a witness to give false evidence, was acquitted by :1 jury and discharged.—P.A.

The payment of war pensions, a flows’ pensions, and old age pensions will ho made at the Chi:? Post Ofi'mo on Friday, May 22. The usual date is the twenty-third of each month, but the Minister recognises that, as this is a half day, some of the pensioners might not receive iheij- money i i'l alter the week-end.

Replying in the Legislative Council yesterday to the Hen. V. Ward, who asked whether the Government would provide for a State lott' ry, tho Leader of the Council, the Hon. M. Fagan, said that until the more important and fundamental policy measures of the Government had been given effect to., it was.not likely that that and other similar measures could receive consideration.—P. A.

Reference to the approaching visit or Mr. Duncan Hall, of the seer-t~ i.irint of the League of Nations, was made by Mr.. Thos. Todd at the meeting rtf the High School Board of Governors yesterday. Gisborne and Timai'u were tho only towns to he visited outside the largo centres, stated Air. Todd, and ho invited members of the hoard and also ihc public generally to be present at the meeting on Monday evening.

Tho annual camp o'r the A xquadron W.E.C.M.R. opened on tho Show* ground yesterday, under command >'t Major Wilson, Tolaga Bay, Dur ng the week-end a snorts melting will bo held, at which the public a ,; ? invited to he presen;. An inspection m the squadron by lie general officer in command for New Zealand, Major-

General Sir William L. H. SinclairBurgcss, K.8.E., C. 8., C.AI.G., D. 5.0., who will be accompanied by the commanding officer of the Central Command, Lieut-Coloncl Stan - ish, will take place on Thursday, Ale.y 28. Camp will be broken 021 Saturday, May 30.

Tn the House of Representatives, Air. Meaeh-an (G.) asked the AJinister of Agriculture whether steps would he taken to bring about tho closer eo operation ct the Department of Agr> culture with the Department of Scientific and industrial Research., so that an endeavour may be made to elucidate the difficulties ‘attending the sheep blow fly problem and to devise moans </; combating the pest. The Hon. TV. Lee .Martin, in a written reply yesterday, stated that steps arcalready being taken for the Department of Agriculture to co-operate to the fullest possible extent \vith the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research and the Cawthron' Institute in connection with the blow Hy problem.—Press Assn.

The first sitting of the Supreme Court in Gisborne for six months will open on Tuesday, when the act-ing-Chief Justice, His Honor Mr. Justice Reed, will preside. In the criminal list only one case is set down for trial, that of Jacob Ngatai, who has been committed from Opotik allegedly 'or negligently driving a motor 1 car, thereby causing death. One prisoner will come up for sentence, Te Here Pnrlohi, committed from Runtoria on a charge of carnal knowledge. The civil business is longer than usual, and cases set down include one to be decided by judge and jury, and three by the judge alone. In addition, there are four undo 4 -ended divorce cases, an application under the Destitute Persons Act, a special case stated by the Native Land Court, four applications for discharge from bankruptcy, arid two motions kor admission as solicitors..