HEWS BF THE DAY

New Zealand Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 11251, 1 July 1922, Page 4

HEWS BF THE DAY

Palmerston North revaluations are being taken to by many owners of property there, and there is a probability of many sections being offered to the Government.

During the Winter Show week the receipts from the Palmerston North muncipal ’bus service amounted io -€ll2 4s 3d, compared with £B3 9s in the previous week.

During the run of the Manawatu Hunt at Aokautere, the mount of Mr D. H. McEwen (master) in landing after a jump, stumbled badly and threw his rider. Mr McEwen was struck by tile animal and broke his leg.

The Postal authorities have received cable advice from Sydney that the Manuka left at noon on the 29tli inst. for Wellington. She carries 513 bags of mails, including 290 from Australia, three from the East, four from Africa, and 223 parcel receptacles.

“What keeps you going?” asked the D.O.A. of a Maori bankrupt at a meeting of his creditors at Dannuvirke. “I live on my missus all the time,” replied the bankrupt amid laughter. “I wish I could get my missus to keep .me,” commented the D.O.A. with a smile.

“Are we going to sit here in the meantime like a lot of hens trying to hatch china eggs?” remarked Mr W. G. Sherratt at the Gisborne Harbour Board, after mentioning that the chairman had told them “that it will be tjireo years before we can get any harbour relief.”

A Maori bankrupt, in a statement to his creditors at Dannevirke, valued his chattels at £6, comprising iron pots 6s, fire irons 14s and a set of harness £l3. As the D.O.A. did not wish the responsibility of realising on them, and as bankrupt was entitled to £25 worth of effects, his iron pot and other things were returned to him.

’The sitting of the Conciliation Council at Dunedin to hear the claims of the Dunedin branch of the Amalgamated Engineering Union has concluded. Agreement was reached only on minor matters The clauses referring to wages, piecework, overtime, and more important items were referred to the court.

It was mentioned at the meeting of motor lorry proprietors and others interested at Dannevirke that if the lorries had to be laid up for the winter it would result in something like 300 hands being idle in the Dannevirke district, including drivers, wood splitters and others connected with the firewood trade.

The owners of 4218 acres comprising part of the Moutoa Estate between Foxton and Shannon, have requested the Government to take over the land at £90,000, the valuation placed on the land by the owners. The Government valuation is £112,000, and when an objection was recently made in the Assessment Court the valuation was sustained.

A total of £l2O was collected by the Auckland University students for the International Students’ Relief Fund during the season of their extravaganza, “The Bulgarian Bug.” The money will be forwarded to the British Red Cross Society for allocation to those university students on tho Continent of Europe who are living under starvation conditions.

A deputation consisting of representative os of all branches of the public service waited upon the Invercargill Chamber of Commerce at its meeting in order to enlist the sympathy of the chamber in the opposition ol the service to the proposed wages cut. The chamber decided to forward the claims of the men to the executive and to consider tho matter further.

The first prosecution under a new military regulation, which was gazetted on May 27th, was brought at the Magistrate’s Court yesterday. Wallace William 'Gibson was charged with having failed to notify his change of address to the military authorities. The lad was convicted and ordered to pay costs, as his was the primary case. The maximum penalty under the regulation is £lO.

Sixty-five motorists will appear at the Christchurch Magistrate’s Court on July 7th on a variety of charges laid by officers of the motor inspector’s department, in accordance with instructions to tighten up the observance of the h.v-laws. The charges are largely in respect of cars left unattended, drawn up on the wrong side of the street, failure to register, or to provide proper identification marks.

In Southland, probably more than in any other part of the Dominion, it is essential that ample provision should be made on farms for sheltering stock (says an exchange). The action of the Government in stopping the practice of supplying trees to soldier settlers for this purpose, has given rise to numerous complaints and tho Hon. J. A. Ha nan, M.P., has been approached with a view to having the practice reinstated.

The Invercargill Chamber of Commerce has drawn up a circular letter which it is intended to send to importers in all parts of Southland urging upon them the necessity of having their shipments consigned direct to Bluff. Enclosed in tho circular to the importers is another which they are asked to forward to their buying agents at Home and m America advising them to send shipments direct to Bluff. The chamber is also requesting importers to forward to it any suggestions which they may have to make to further the end in view.