PACIFIC TRIPS

New Zealand Herald, Volume 82, Issue 25347, 31 October 1945, Page 8

PACIFIC TRIPS

TWO AUCKLAND CRAFT DEPARTURE OF TAHITIENNE Two well-known Auckland pleasure craft lett Auckland yesterday on cruises to Pacific islands. They were the 94-ton schooner Tahitienne, which has been sold to a Parotongan trader, and tho Golden Hind, of 100 tons, a Works Department ketch formerly owned by Mr 11. P. Jonkins. The Tahitienne sailed shortly before seven o'clock last evening. After being used for some years as a pleasure cralt, the vessel was recently sold by Mr A. Donald, of Herno Bay, to Mr 1). C. Brown, a trader, fruit buyer and curio exporter, of Harofonga. With Mr Donald as skipper, the ship is making the trip to Barotonga. l)r T. H. A. Davis, who is proceeding to Rarotonga to take up a medical appointment, and is accompanied by his wife and young son. is acting as mate during the voyage, Trading in the Islands Others on board ate Messrs Kenneth Windsor, (navigator), H. F. Warder (cook),*Bavmoiid Porno. A. Szigctvary and J. S. Le I3aige. All except the Davis family are returning to Auckland on the completion of the voyage._ The trip will be made under sail, with occasional help from a new Diesel engine which has recently been installed, and is expected to occupy about ten days. On arrival the schooner will be roll iMI for trading in the islands. The Tahitienne carries a radio transmitter and is equipped with a lifeboat fitted with a 25 horse-power petrol engine and sails. The schooner is 102 ft in length with a beam of 20ft and a draught o! 1 Oft Gin. She carries about ,3000 ft of sail, supported by two particularly high masts.

Golden Hind for Pitcairn The Golden Hind, which sailed soon after two o'clock Yesterday afternoon for Pitcairn island with supplies, is commanded by Captain A. Cole, with Mr L. B. Lindsay as mate, Mr T. Book as chief engineer. Mr H. Morgan as second engineer and Mr C. Wyllio as wireless operator. In addition the ship carries a crew of eight. Cook Islanders. There are rout* passengers. including Mrs K. Christian, who is returning jo Pitcairn after spending four years in Wellington. Since being taken over by the aerodromes section ot the AYorks Department early in 1942. the Golden Hind has cruised about 20.000 miles a year. Captain Cole said yesterday that he hoped to reach Pitcairn Island in under three weeks. He expected to he back in Auckland within two .months. HOSPITAL FINANCES AUSTRALIA'S DIFFICULTY LOTTERIES NOT ENOUGH (P.A.) WELLINGTON, Tuesday The financial problems of Australian hospitals were touched on in an interview by the chairman, of the Wellington Hospital Board, Mr 11. \'\ Toogood. who. with the su peri n tendon t-in-chief of the Wellington Hospital, Dr J. Cairney, has returned to Wellington from a Visit to the larger Australian hospitals. Mr Toogood said it was not possible to make comparisons between Australian and New Zealand hospital systems, for conditions were so markedly different. Mr Toogood had attended a meeting of the Hospitals Association in Sydney and there had heard, as he had heard elsewhere, discussions on' the financial difficulties of Australian hospitals. The lottery on which they largely depended no longer sufficed to meet necessities over and above the Government grants and revenue from patients' fees. They were greatly interested to hear how the New Zealand system of finance applied, but questioned the collection of hospital revenue from rates.

HOUSE VENDOR S RIGHT SELECTION OF PURCHASER LAND SALES COURT FINDING (P.A.) DUN'EDIN, Tuesday Holding that the Act did not entitle :i committee to force_ upon a vendor a purchaser selected by it. Mr Justice Finlay, in a judgment, reversed the decision of the Otago Land Sales Committee in a caso in which preference had been given to a returned soldier over a police constable in the transfer of a house property in St. ICilda. James Giles applied to the committee for consent to the transfer of a property to Eric Alfred Burns, a constable. Jack Hutton, a returned soldier, appeared as an interested party. The committee approved of the transfer provided it wns made to Hutton. An appeal against this decision Was made to the Land Sales Court by Burns, „ Air Justice Finlny's judgment stated: "The decision of the committee in this case is founded upon jurisdiction which the Servicemen's Settlement and Land Sales Act does not confer._ There is nothing in the Statute which entitles the committee to force upon a vendor a purchaser selected by it. A person wishing to sell is entitled to choose his own purchaser, and the committee is concerned, under part 3 of the Act, solely with the terms of the bargain rtjnde between the vendor and his accepted purchaser. "Having regard to its novelty and far-reaching effect, a right* entitling a committee to compel n vendor to accept a purchaser selected by it would need 'to bo clenrly conferred by legislation. Until it is so conferred the Supreme Court could and, if its aid were invoked, would doubtless interfere by certiorari., This absence of jurisdiction is fatal to the committee's decision. The case is therefore referred back to the committee. As no question of price seems to be involved, the committee will no doubt consent to the sale to the appellant." The committee revoked its previous order and approved of the transfer to Burns.

HALL FOR KOROMATUA (0.C.) HAMILTON, Tuesday The acquisition for the Koronmtua district of a building formerly used in the Government's vegetable growing project was discussed when Air J. Thorn, At.P. for Thames, met the Koromntua Hall Committee. The committee had considered the War Assets Realisation Board's price of £9OO for the building, which is required for a social hall, to be excessive, and had made representations to the Government seeking a reduction. Mr Thorn promised to support tire committee in its claims to the hall at a more reasonable figure. TRANSFERS OF CLERGY (0.C.) HAMILTON, Tuesday The Rev. Canon C. W. Turner, of Te Aroha, has asked leave to withdraw his acceptance of the cure of St. Aidan's, Clatidelands, and this has been accepted. The wardens and vestry of Paeroa have asked Archdeacon YV, G. H. Wen don, who was to have gone to To Aroha, to remain as vicar of raeron, and he has consented to do so. RUSSO-FINNISH BORDER (Reed, r>.3ft p.m.) MOSCOW, Oct. 20 1 lie joint Russo-Finnish commission for the . demarcation of the RussoHnnish border has completed its task. It lias also signed an agreement, with a Norwegian representative defining the point of contact, of the Russian, Finnish and Norwegian frontiers.