DOMINION NEWS ITEMS.

Grey River Argus, 14 May 1912, Page 5

DOMINION NEWS ITEMS.

(Per Press 'Association^.

A SERIOUS (FALL

.NELSON May 13 The injuries ,, to ; l Mr Robert Allan,, the well-known business man, who fell over a steep face while tramping- the' hills on Sunday • night, : consist' of sev^ ere cuts on the head- and chest, While several ribs are'.caW broken. Hts condition is ser'ioiisr'-'H ''■

' PROSPEROUS TIMARU.

: TIMARU^May 13 The Minister 'of' Railways 'was driven round Tirharu' and- expressed pleasure at the: .evidences of prosperlity. and . the substantial character bf the buildings." " '

CABINET MEETING,

- WELLINGTON, May 13 Cabinet' to-day accepted a tender for the erection '; of -a^ cottage ho%iiai at Rotorua. r;.:';' '■• " _ The erfebtion'/ofaa. new school at the corner of ■ College ; St. reejt, &osd Botanical "Road, Paimerstori. North, was approvedi .....'. ::■'•':'"

A BIG BLAZE. NMIER,,May 13. An accommodation house at Ppnue, owned and. occupied; by \H. Bodley, .together with a bakehouse, room and several- detached buildings, were totally/ destroyed 'by fire earlythis morning. A •bucket brigade kaved the stables '.c'ontaishinig a. large quantity' of feed./ The. insurances, which total £1,775. are divided between the -Nonvich--, Union,- the British 'and the- DorriinioiiS-.omces. ; " ' : - .

CO-OPERATIVE WORKERS,

STiR%TF.ORD^May-14. ■ Hons W. S;' : MacDotiald ' aiid Geo Lauren son received a deputatioii • from the co-operative .jyorsirs' on railway diversiio-n work'- complaining • that they could only earh'6s ; ' per day: Tlie opinion was ' expressed v tKat * the men .on the railway works in 'the back blocks: were the- worst' paid in. New •Ze l albnd.' ■ BotK' : Minr ; st?."s pnvuisod to go into ■the matter 'fully. \.

NATIVE ■■'iTMb tEASEiS. ' ■ ' 'MWERAV May 13. , - The Royal Commission appointed .to enquire into matters conneoted with the leases .tunder West 'Cpast Settled ments Reserves -tAct : has begun its \ 'sitting's, Mr. Welsh!- is appearThg 1 - . for i>he"lessj^s/an'3-. ;^i-^W.. H. D. Bell for the Native ojjners. Mr. "Wekh . argued that the. lessees Had been mis led by ■their leases \yhich, aire badly drawn up. The. lessees were not before the commission on an vor.ganised "land gra ! blb|ng". ::scheme, or io do the native out of; his land. ' They wera ■■ y pTepaT^d to pay 'a ; reasonable - and fair thing! as tthfeyi; desired to- make the leases their home, v 1