DOMINION NEWS

Grey River Argus, 2 August 1934, Page 8

DOMINION NEWS

(Per Press Association.) AUCKLAND, August 1

The sitting members were defeated in all the rural wards at the recent election to the Auckland Education Board. One had been a member continuously since 1911, including four years as .Chairman. Another was first elected 26 years ago, and a third had been a member continuously for I'J years. No special reason is assigned for their defeat. The new members are Messrs A. N. Mackay, of Cambridge; C. F. Collins, of Whangarei; and W. I. Bowyer, of Otorohanga. Messrs Mackay and Bowyer are chairmen of the local District High Schools, and Air Collins was formerly headmaster of the Whangarei School. Richard James Potter, aged 14, a Grammar School pupil, was run over by a train at Penrose, this morning, and his right leg was practically severed, below the knee. WELLINGTON, August 1.

•Arbor Day in Wellington was marked by the planting of a pohutukawa in the ground of the Wellington Girls’ College this morning. In the afternoon, Lord Bledisloe will plant a tree at the Wellington Boys’ College. INVERCARGILL, August 1.

The fust case of its kind in this part of the Dominion came before Magistrate Lewy to-day, when the manager of the Regent Theatre was charged with failing to include in the advertisement of a picture, a notification of the nature of the certificate issued by the Censor, consisting of the words, ‘ ‘ Approved for universal exhibition. ’ ’ Counsel said he was sure that he would have been able to show that the regulations were ultra vires, but the ultimatum given had “upset” things. A new Bill would immediately be introduced. A fine of 10s, with costs, was imposed. AUCKLAND, August 1. Air Ronald Syme, a distinguished New Zealand scholar, now a Fellow of Trinity College, Oxford, arrived from England on holiday. He said that the library facilities, financial resources, and staff salaries of the New Zealand University were all inadequate and expressed the hope that something could bo done in the near future to remedy, or at least ameliorate the position. WELLINGTON, July al. Steady increase in imports is reflected in the customs revenue collected at Port Wellington, which for the past ten months has in every case exceeded the figures for the corresponding month of the previous year. An exception;) fly substantial increase is shown in revenue collected in July, which is nearly £60,000 above the total in July, 1933, and is the biggest total for any one month since March, 1931. The sales tax total is a record, while increases are also shown in figures for petrol, tyres and beer. The following are the returns for the month, with those for July of last year io parentheses:— Customs duty £211,351 (£152,248), increase £59,103; motor spirit duty £57,665 (£54.512), increase £3153; tyre tax £1971 (£736), increase £1235; beer excise £3754 (£2740), increase £1024: sales tax £59,032 (£42,8a0y, increase £16,179.

Figures for the seven months period with those for Ihe same period last year in parentheses are: Customs £1,271,692 (£1,078,269),. increase £193,423; motor spirit £414,923 (£400,181), increase £14,742; tyre tax £11,112 (£9.617), /increase £1495; beer £31,243 (£28.299), increase £2644; sales- tax £382.453 (£203,256). Charged with conspiring by deceit to defraud Brown and Dureau Ltd., Wellington, of £69 12s 7d, and further with intent to defraud by falsely representing that certain drums contained copper wire value at £69 12s 7d, John Paton Hardy, aged 30, compositor, and John Augustus Jeanes, age.l 29, butcher, appeared before the Chief Justice, and a jury. Both pleaded not guilty. The Crown Prosecutor, Air Macassey, said it was alleged that another man called Davis, who could not be traced, had assisted accused to carry out the frauds. On January 8, Davis went to the manager of Brown and Dureau LCfl., W. IT. Ilendle, and

asked if he wanted to buy copper wire. Davis arranged to sell some at 2fd a lb. On January 9, accused arranged for a carrier to purchase eight empty drums. The drums were filled with sand and Hardy instructed the carrier to have the load weighed in the name of Davis. Davis had been told to leave the drums at Barton Ginger’s, and when Hindle went along to inspect tKem, his suspicion was aroused by the weight of the drums. He found there was sand in them. Jeanes and Hardy kept very much in the background in this, said Mr Macassey.