CONDENSED NEWS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17536, 13 May 1925, Page 3

CONDENSED NEWS.

OVERNIGHT SUMMARY. A shipping deal that will Lie ol interest to M'cst Toasters, and particularly Hokitika, was completed at Auckland last week, when Mr G. A. Mood, of Hokitika, purchased from the .Northern Steamship Company the s.s. Orcwa, a smart steamer of ninety tons carrying capacity, with light draught md excellent passenger accommodation, suitable, for Hokitika harbour. The vessel leaves Auckland about Thursday tor Hokitika. 'ia Wellington. Mr John Bruce, a member of the Highways Board, addressed a meeting of the Wairewa County Council on Monday. Fie stated that the engineer would not be able to inspect the roads until after the board meets. There

! Island respectively. The expenditure for the North Island last year was i 1190.000 and the South Island £40,000. ] This was out <>f road works, and not from Joan. The board were anxious to meet all reasonable claims in the south. Tic pointed out that, if the money was not spent in the South Island, but allowed to accumulate, there was a danger that it might be asked for in other districts, under the plea that it was not wanted in this district. Mr Bruce stated that he was shortlygoing to Wellington, and the whole question of amending the Act would be gone into.