NEWS OF THE DAY.

Stratford Evening Post, Issue 10, 4 August 1930, Page 4

NEWS OF THE DAY.

Reduced Hospital Expenditure. A letter from the Director-Gen-eral of Health was read at a meeting of the "Wellington Hospital Board announcing that Government

subsidies on bequests and voluntary contributions would be discontinued during th e current financial year. The chairman (Mr F. Castle) remarked that the boad's finances were not likely to be hampered; certain expenditure would, have to be deferred, hut he, .'did not think any urgent works would he delayed. v ,i "" :'.';'•

"Getting Too Cheeky". At the Stratford Court this morning ,in the case Borough Inspector v. Kirkwood Bros., Mr. EL JKirkwood was shown a notice from the Borough Council, asking for the Hotel fqwlyard to b© cleaned up, mid was asked if he had received it when it was sent in Feb. ruary, '.1927. W,itnes(B replied that at that time his brother, Mr. W. P. Kirkwood was license© of the hotel. His brother had read the notice to him and he had commented: "This man Skoglund i § getting cheeky and needs putting in his place"!

State Life Insurance Department. The Government Insurance Commissioner (Mr A. E. Allison)t, in! his annual report, states that he had drawn attention to the position tßat the Department was probably bearing a greater burden of taxation than any other life insurance institution operating in the Dominion. As the result of a decision of the Court of Appeal, certain remissions sought had been granted. Notwithstanding that decision, however, the Department, as compared with other life insurance institutions, cont)jaue3' to bear at least its full share of taxation. In the past year' ft paid land and income tax amounting to £20,558 2s 2d. • [ Restrictions on Landing- in Samoa, The Gazette issued on Thursday eveni'ag contains new regulations imposing restrictions on persons landing in Samoa. Under the (heading "Prohibited Immigrants," it r is prog vided that "It shall not be 4ajwsuJ, for any person to land in Samoa who is notifijed in writing 'Kinder the hand of th e Administrator (with the previous approval of the Minister) that such person's presence may be injurious to the peace, order, or good government of the territory;' Inor; a»ay person who at any time within flv e years of the date of hi a arrival in Samoa has been convicted of- any criminal offence punishable by imprisonment for more than: one*year."

Hay jhml Ensilage. At the Stratford Demonstration Farm last year 30J acres wer e harvested for ensilag e and 15 acres for hay. The ensilage went into three stacks and one hillside pit. The Way of Safety. "Your husband said there were three cars ahead of him and you. say there were four; you wouldn't ccntradict your husband would you, Mrs ?" asked Mr H. H. Cornish, counsel for accused, of a witness in. the Supreme Court yesterady afternoon. "No, I wouldn't," replied witness. "Quite right; quite right," was counsel's comment, and he smiled. "In that way safety lies." Defalcations of Public Money, ' Dealing with the subject of defalcations of public m<jheys, the Controle r and Auditor-General draws attention in his attaual report to the fact that several of local authorities are not required toy law to take security from their officials for the faithful execution of their duties. "The failure of some local authorities," he remarks, "to require thos e officers' deaiing with. moneys to enter into fidelity bond» has resulted in considerable loss to ratepayers, and the Audit Office recommends that steps be taken at th e earliest opportunity to bring all local bodies into lin e in this matter, and that it be made compulsory for »11 persons dealing with local bodies' funds to give sufficient security for the faithful execution of their ! duties." Shot by Spotlight ■■ ■' Rabbit shooting from motor-car* with the spotlights burning' is a well known method of destroying 1 the too frequent "bunfcy" in the country, and th e idea was recently applied to* deal Jwith deer which had grown wise to the ways of stalkers in the Waikaia Valley, Southland. Th e 'nocturnal habits of these animals have deprived settlers of an appreciable quantity of winter feed set aside for stock, says the "Matjiaura Hnsign." Selecting a dark .night, a party of several rifles equipped with powerful spotlights adjourned to an area sown in turnips, to which the deer had given close attention in the hours of darkness. Waiting till the night was well advanced, and at an, arranged hour, the spotlights were turned on and a number of deer -were sesa quietly feeding among the turnips. 1 ; >Few if any of the deer escaped across open country to the bush.