DOMINION NEWS

Grey River Argus, 3 August 1935, Page 2

DOMINION NEWS

(Per Press Association). HAMILTON, August 2. ‘‘Xt is a curious imng tnat in a small place like New Zealand it should happen that a body is found and after a lapse of six months there is no mean: of identifying him,” stated Mr. S. L Patterson, coroner, at the adjourned inquest on the body of a man abour 60. recovered from the Waikato River at Hamilton on January 21. Cases oi men disappearing and not being found were common, but tiie reverse position of bodies being found unidentified, was rare. He returned a verdict of death by drowning, and that no evidence was available to show now or when deceased came into the river. If further evidence were forthcoming, the inquest could be re-opened by direction of the Governor-General. WELLINGTON, August 1. Gratification at the public response io the Government’s appea. lor tunas for New Zealand’s Jubilee gift to be devoted to cancer research in the Dominion, is expressed by Sir A. Ransom. The fund reached £15,140, Sir Alfred said the Prime Minister Lad been anxious that the response from the public should at least equal tht amount donated by the Government f£soou;, and tne fact that the appea brought in more than double tha amount was not only gratifying, bu showed tha; the public realised th< value of the work being carried out. PALMERSTON N., August 2. Though the rates for the eurreir year were struck by tne Palmerston North City Council become payabb from July 1, just aWonth ago, pin ments already received account fo more than half of the year’s tota assessment, £73,000. The sum par in July. £37.477. is £2453 in adyfaet oi the amount received in July lasyear. A discount of 2j per cent, waoffered for payment before August 1WELLINGTON, August 2. The Government has purchased 4080 acres of cleared bush land in th» Hokonui district, Southland. The aren will be opened for settlement imine diately. The price paid was 17/6 an acre. Sir A. Ransom stated that a: ready a number of applications were in for sections. The Minister of Internal Affairs (Sir A. Young) said to-day, that he had approved of the expenditure of £152 18s on various soldiers' graves in various p aces throughout the Dominion. DUNEDIN, August 2. The Roman Catholic order of the Sisters of Mercy has purchased Mr. Percy llalsted’s two-storeyed residence in Royal Terrace, Dunedin, for a private hospital tu be run on the lines of the Lewisham Hospitals. AUCKLAND, August 1.

A strong protest against the present day method of dealing with petitions I to Parliament upon which a Select I Committee has reported favourably, was made to-day by Mr. Parry, M.P. ’ He said that the principle was ad- . mirably democratic, but Cabinet arrogated to itself the right to ignore the recommendations of committees which had been approved by Parliament. He undertook to say that petitions were not considered by l Cabinet. What happened was that a committee of Departmental officers considered the recommendations of the Select Committee and made the decisions. These officers had no responsibility except to the Minister in charge. He (Mr. Parry) had had three favourable recommendations on peti tions covering a period of three years yet the Departmental Committee had rejected them each time. He believed that many other M ’s.P. had had similar experience, and he urged united actiou to restore democratic rights. NELSON, August 2r. Nelson Acclimatisation Society's hatchery in Hardy Street is at present stocked to capacity. The arrival yea terday of brow ntrout eyed ova from Noith Can* ”ry, and further batches fom LaL .uiti brought the total to 840.000 6»a. Four of the hatchery boxes contain 200,000 fish one month old, from ova from North Canterbury. A further 200.000 brown trout eyed ova came from North Canterbury yesterday from Lake Taupo yesterday were received 120,000 rainbow ova. Lake Rotoiti has provided 320,000 thi.-> season.