LOCAL AND PERSONAL

Hawera Star, Volume L, 28 November 1930, Page 9

LOCAL AND PERSONAL

In future before patients are admitted to the Wellington Hospital they will be required to sign a statement to the effect that they understand that the hospital does not accept any liability should they contract any disease while in the institution.

With the object of stabilising the buying market and protecting native growers the Government lias decided to impose an export, duty-on all bananas shipped from Samoa. The new duty which comes into, effect on January 1 will be at the rate of 2s 6d on each “Fiji” (large-sized) case and 2s on each “citrus” (smadl-sized) case. If he prefers the Administrator may impose a dutv at the rate of a farthing a pound •on the net weight of the fruit exported, this rate being enforced at his discretion. No exemptions will be allowed and the New Zealand Government will have to pnv the 7fu?> in common with other shippers. At present the Government is paying about 5s a case for bananas • so in the future at this price it will cost the Government 7s 6d to export large-sized eases. It is pointed out that as far as the administration of the duty is concerned it will not be passed on. to native growers. The Government will continue to pay natives the same price as it has in the liast regardless of the imposition o.f the tax.

It was announced in Wellington todav that Mr. A. G. Green had resigned Ins position as chief auditor to the Bank of Now Zealand on account of ill health, and Mr. Arthur Lewis Konipton, at present assistant geneiai manager of the bank had been appointed to lill the vacancy. Mr. Green had been in the position of chief auditor for a period of five years from December 1. Press Association. The Governor-General returns- to Wellington to-morrow from the South Island.” On December 8 and 9 their Excellencies pay official visits to Eeatherston MastertQii and on December 15 leave on their first visit to Nelson returning to Wellington on December 20 and they will then remain m residence- at Government House till after Christmas.—Press Association. A Press Association message from Auckland announces the death of Mr. John Wilson, aged 84 years, one of the founders of the cement industry.