DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 11 July 1925, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

BV TELEGRAPH —PRESS AfIHN . rOFYRIOtTT IMPORTANT BAND JUDGMENT. GISBORNE. July IU. The judgment of Mr .lustice Ostler was given this morning in the case in which a native, Sam Cotter, petitioned against the Crown’s action ol re-enter-ing upon a leasehold properly lor nonpayment of rent. The evidence showed that tin- Laud Board had dilliculty in securing rent from the petitioner and finally re-en-tered a few days later. The petitioner tendered the amount of the arrears, but, the Commissioner relused to accept. ... . In making an order lor rdteviuv toe petitioner In are on condition that lie paid the Crown's costs and ad arrears ol rent . His Honor -aid um right of re-entry for non-payment of rent was always regarded as an inequity. but il was merely as securuy for payment of rent. WORK ON OPIII I RKSI'AiED. DUNEDIN. July R’-

Work was resinned on tie- Opild ut 11 (.'dock ibis morning, tin- Company agreeing, under prole-.. »o i y 1 ‘ ' extra dirt money, which was demandoil WET WEATHER RECORD. WELLINGTON. Jnlv 9. 11l ocimcetinn with the prolonged spoil id wet weather here ibis winter, it is recalled that excessive mm "'as experienced !'i Nl- I' - ''” • )n,K ‘ September inclusive the amount was inches, and for six months Imm May to October, inclusive the total was :W.9l inches. The worst winter this century was in 190-1. when for tn - same period the total fall was W inclu-s. ending up with a record lull for Wellington of 12.91 inches in Octneer. So far this year has outdone both Gie average for May and June, being much higher than either of the previous veurs mentioned. THE AfARAROAWELLINGTON. July Kb y deputation, consisting pmcii-,-allv all the south Island members ol Parliament, waited on the Alm.ster o Marine this morning, and complaiiu-c about the condition of the terry steamer Mararoa. and to as!; mat rept<’*<’»tatiens he made to the Union Company for her to 1-- replaced by a more up-to-date steamer. In reply, the Alini'ter read a ropa, • which reproseiiled the '-'.-sc. *-s first- (lass condition in every senst. hut he promised to consult the niaiiage-lm-nl of the company with a 'tew t't having the nu-mlievs' request given etlect to. ...

PROPOSED NEW THEATRE. CHRISTCHURCH, July 10. John Fuller anil Sons, Ltd., the well-known theatrical linn, has acquired a property of half an acre, lrontinpr Manchester and Lichfield Streets, on which to erect a palatial theatre, at an estimated cost of one hundred and forty thousand pounds. It will have a seating capacity for two thousand three hundred. Luttrell Bros, have hceu apointed the architects, and probably Mi' Luttrell will visit America shortly in search ul designs. IN FA NT 11 ,K PA R A LYSIS. TIMARF. July 10. After an immunity from infantile paralysis extending some weeks, two i <!.t.se> were reported ysterdav from a country district about twenty miles from Timnru. One was a girl of four years. She died. The other is a. girl of six venrs. WAR PENSION FRAUD. GISBORNE, July 10. Before Mr I.evvey, S.M., a. middleaged man. Thomas Ward, was charged under the War Pensions Act, with making false declarations. Evidence h:i:| given that the defendant, in applying for a pension, declared that his personal belongings were forty pounds ill the Savings Bank. When inquiries were made, it was found that he really had live hundred and fifteen pounds deposited. Defendant, said his action was just foolishness. Counsel for the Commissioner of Pensions-, said he did not desire to press for a heavy penalty, hut the action was brought as a warning. The Mgistrate, alter warning defendant of the seriousness of the charge ordered him to come up lor sentence when called upon within Id months, and ordered him to p:i.\ the cost s.