PAEROA NEWS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 156, 2 July 1907, Page 3

PAEROA NEWS.

(By Telegraph.—Own Correspondent.)

PAEROA, this day. THAMES VALLEY DAIKY COMPANY.

The result of the conference between tiie Thames Valley Dairy Company and their employees was made known to-day. The directors agreed to give an increase in wages in some cases, to bring Them lip to the scale agreed on in Taranaki, but not to reduce in , cases where at present they are paid more than in TaranaSi. All creameries are to be classed according to output, The schedule agreed upon for butter factory is as follows: Factory turning out 400 to 600 tons —Butter maker £3 per week, first assistant £2 7/6, second £2 2/6, head en-gine-driver £3, casual hands £1 12/6; factory turning out 200 to 400 tone —Maker £2 17/6. first assistant £2 5/, second £2, casual hands £1 10; separator man, any factory, where the quantity separated is over 3000 gallons, £2 2/6, from 1000 to 3000 gallons £2, under 1000 gallons £1 15/. DRIVING "WITHOUT LIGHTS. At the Police Court to-day Thomas R. Hewitson was fined 5/ for driving at night without lights. A DERAILED ENGINE. On Saturday night a railway engine became derailed in the yard at half-past seven, causing a delay of the train to the Thames of over an hour. - It is presumed that the engine jumped the 'points. NATIVE LAND COURT. A Native.Land Court is proceeding. The big dispute regarding the Kaikahu block has concluded, but the decision is not yet given. Excitement is running high among the natives regarding the dispute between two brothers, who were left a block of land at Awaiti by their father, owing to one accusing -.tie other of attempting to jump a portion of the land. It is antieiother fortnight.