DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 13 April 1929, Page 6

DOMINION ITEMS.

TOURIST DEPARTMENT,

INCREASED BUSINESS

(By Telegraph—Press Association)

WELLINGTON, April 11

Passenger hookings from the different agencies for the year ended March 31 show that the Department of Tourist and Health Resorts took in cash .C20f5,073, an increase of £19,349 compared with the previous year. The bookings from the allied Department (Railways) amounted to £171,292, an increase of £7009.

“It was only in 1911.” states the general manager (Mr B. M. Wilson) in a letter to the Prime Minister, “that the system of hookimr tours through New Zealand was established, and this information may • prove useful when other people say we are not doing enough and that they could do it so much hotter.”

STATISTICAL CON F E HENCE

WELLINGTON," April 11

A statistical conference is to be held at Canberra on May 20. at which all the Australian States are to he represented. Cabinet to-dav appointed Mr Malcolm Fraser, the head of the Department here, •. to attend on behalf 'of- New Zealand, at the invitation or the Prime Minister of the Commonwealth.' " - - - :

A RUMOURED GRANT

WELLINGTON. April 11

. ' Officials of the New Zealand" University stated to-night with reference to southern rumours of £2OOO a .year Want for five years to a southern university ‘by the Carnegie Corporation that no pronouncement on the subject had yet been made by the Carnegie .Corporation.

DISEASE IN PIGS. PALMERSTON v . April 11. At- a meeting of the MannnntuOroua branch of the New Zealand Pig Breeders’ Association, which was i,opt at Palmerston North to-day an allegation was made that disease m pigs' was being spread through infected animals being offered for sale in anc tion marts. The remedy suggested was that auctioneers should he asked to revert to the old practice of announcjn «r the vendor’s name when making n snip, it being felt that the resultant publicity would deter vendors from offering diseased stock. Tt was decided after some discussion to approach district auctioneering firms with . a view to discovering whether something could he done in this direction.

MUST LEAVE DUNEDTN

DUNEDIN. April 11

Elsie Clara ■ Rifjhich, Uvli’n recently appeared in tlie case in wliit-li a man named Waldren was wounded with an axe. appeared in the Magistrate’s Court to-day on remand on a charge of drunkenness. Tt was intimated hv counsel that she had received from her uncle sufficient money to pay’her fare to Auckland. Sub-Inspector Cummings had no objection to this course, hut he suggested that if accused went to Auckland she should he put under the caio of Major Gordon, Female Probation Officer, there. Accused was consequently placed on probation for 12 months on condition that she left Dunedin forthwith and remained during that period under tlie care of the Probation Office in Auckland.

R.S.A. CONFLUENCE

'WELLINGTON, April 13,

Cabinet lm.s approved of a grant to \>w Zealand Returned Soldiers’ Assn, in order that the Association may bo represented at the Fourth Biennial Conference of the Empire Service League in London. The Association will represented by Sir Bussell, who leaves for London on May 4th,

MAY FAIR

INVERCARGILL. April

A .successful May Fair this year now seems assured. Lp till to-dnj, no Chairman was available for the Committee. but at a meeting this alternoon it was announced that Mr M • Stevenson had agreed to act, and the details of organisation were entered into.