INTERPROVINCIAL.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume L, Issue 16458, 17 June 1924, Page 5

INTERPROVINCIAL.

(Per Press Association.) WANGANUI, this day. The great development- of the export- of blitter and cheese from the port of Wanganui .in recent years was continued for that just closing. Up to the end of May 154,239 boxes of butter were handled in the grading stores at Castleeliff, against. 87,252 for last year, an increase of 66,987. In the same period 17,604 crates of cheese were handled against- 15,226 for last year, an increase of 2378. j PALMERSTON N., this day. 'Tlie twenty-second annual National Dairy'Show of tlie Manawatu A. and P. Association opened this morning in ideal weather, the judging of various classes being proceeded with. The entries this year in nearly every* class show a good ’increase. WELLINGTON, this day. Recently most unfavorable criticisms were published of the New Zealand exhibits at Wembley; in particular, scathing comment was made on some sheep setup in natural form. It is now said these were, lambs, not sheep, and the critic could not distinguish between them. A photograph of the group indicates that it was carefully and skilfully arranged. Mi’. Jones, chairman of the Meat Producers’ Board, cables the unanimous opinion of the trade and public that the New Zealand exhibit of meat surpasses anything previously seen under refrigeration, and is a remarkable advertisement for the Dominion. For gome time the question of erecting Wellington’s war memorial has been hung up because of the unsuitability of the proposed site. Yesterday the matter was considered by the Cabinet. At the conclusion of the meeting the Premier announced that the Cabinet had decided 1 to accede to the War Memorial Committee’s request that the site in Parliament gardens, originally chosen by the Returned Soldiers’ Association for their cenotaph, be permanently set apart for Wellington’s war mepiorial. The memorial committee have a sum of £15,000 in hand, and it is considered that now tlie site has been definitely fixed there will be no difficulty in collecting the balance of the objective, which was £25,000, which will enable them to erect a symbolical memorial that will fittingly perpetuate the memory of those gallant soldiers who laid down their lives in the Empire’s cause. WELLINGTON, last night.

Sir John Luka. M.P.. the chairman, reported at a meeting of the Winter Show committee that Cabinet had refused to grant a racing permit in connection with the Show, the Attomev-General having ruled that the proposed exchange of a Hunt Club permit for n racing permit was illegal. The Wellington Racing Club had promised the committee a donation of £SOO, if a permit could he granted, so that the committee would lose that sum. The secretary reported, that the 8000 square feet of floor space had almost all been taken up. the Hntt Valley section accounting for 1868 square feet, and there was every prospect of the Show being a great success. CHRISTCHURCH, this dav. The Council of Christian Congregations Inst evening passed a resolution “that, inasmuch ns mental hospitals are public institutions supported mainly by public funds, iri the judgment of this council it is highly desirable that in the ipnnngement of such institutions the public should be represented. To this end the council suggests that the Government make provision by legislation for the election of local boards of control, which shall function with regard to mental hospitals ns hospital and charitable aid boards do with regard to general hospitals.” DUNEDIN, this dav. Sale: New Zealand Breweries, Ltd., 28s.