DOMINION NEWS

Grey River Argus, 4 May 1935, Page 2

DOMINION NEWS

■ AUCKLAND, May 3. Three public institutions will benefit under the will of William Henry Burroughs, retired farmer, late of Onehunga. The will provides for the following legacies amounting to about £3000: N.Z. Blind Institute about £1600; Whangarei Public Hospital £lOOO, for investment. the income each year to be used for general purposes, or for any particular wrok associated with the hospital, and the Kamo Town Board £4OO, for investment, the income to be applied to the purchase of books for the Kamo Lib rar v. DCXEDTN, May 2. “There is no evidence that the deceased contemplated suicide.” said the Coroner (Mr Bundle) at the adjourned hearing of an inquest concerning the death of William Thomas Hall, who was found gassed in his garage at Anderson's Bay on March 31. The Coroner found that death was due to carbon monoxide poisoning accidentally inhaled while working in the garage. WELLINGTON. May 3. Testimony to the cleanliness of New Zealand politics, was given by Dr. G. Craig, who has just retired from the position of Comptroller of Customs, when speaking at the complimentary luncheon in his honour. - ‘lt i-

a common idea that Ministers endeavist things in their own int crests.” said Dr. Craig. “I have been ■ ixed up with the Govenyuent for the I no Min>ster ha> over suggested or hinted in any way that I should make a recom- » endatioi which was not in th.* di<--lates of my own opinion. No manu facturer has ever approached me or suggested I should do anything not in accordance with what ' f thought was the right thing to do.”