DOMINION NEWS

Waikato Independent, Volume XXIII, Issue 3073, 21 June 1923, Page 5

DOMINION NEWS

PROGRESS AT ARAPUNI POWER FROM HORAHORA LINE NOW COMPLETED . S ■••" PUKETTTRUA, Wednesday: The electric power poles have been erected between Horahora and Arapuni, the Public . Works Department gang having placed the wires in position across the Waikato to the power house on the island formed by the present and old river beds. The voltage to be carried to provide power for the construction work is 50,000 volts. DOMINION DAIRY PRODUCE.

LEVY FOR ADVERTISING.

PUBLICITY IN BRITAIN

(By Telegraph—Press Association.) PALMERSTON June 20.

At the National Dairy Association's Conference, Mr"T. C. Bush, referring to the project to advertise the Dominion's products at the Empire Exhibition, proposed a levy of 2/- a ton on butter, and 1/- a ton on cheese, which would produce £9OOO-or £IO,OOO. After discussion the scheme was recommended to the individual companies, the money to be collected at either end. A motion that the annual meeting should be held alternately at Auckland and Palmerston North' was carried. The . Hon. J. B. Gow (Auckland), Messrs. J. B. Murdoch (Taranaki), and J. D. Brown (Wellington), vvcro elected directors.

NGARUAWAHIA INDUSTRY.

NGA RUAWAHTA, Tuesday.

The Silieo Calcaire Company has decided, to establish a- factory at Ngaruawahia for making building bricks out of sand and lime by a patent process. The preparation of the factory site. will be complete in a few weeks. Machinery is to be ordered from Belgium and it is expected the industry will b(? in full swing by the beginning of next yea r.

A conference of local bodies interested in the question of licensed houses in the K : r;g Country resolved "that this conference, representative of local bodies throughout, the King Country urge upon the Government the desirability of its granting local option for the King Country."' It was also reaolvea* that, a delegation, as strong anil reprcsoniativij- as possible, proceed .to Wellington forthwith to later/view -si« Government m tin ea&caVou;? 8 B,J'v*8 ,J 'v* effect, to the resolution.