LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2007, 14 March 1914, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

On inquiry from the PiyHre Servieo Coiiiniissfener yesterday a "Doim.mv reporter was ■informed that Pu.blb S?,rvAiits frill, tMs year cet their increases as from April 1, as soon tts they cjfiiite 4 110 ' tfwb i$ to **&• S* "fclis ■ciid of _ April. Pormerty Gw\ Servau'ta received their ine'reiise.s only when tyics Estimates had ,■ been passed, by Partial ra«it, and by that time .inor'snteii.te for several lUeatbs were dui?-

No a.Ereeinemt has yet- been artived at in the-' industrial dispute between the Merchant Service Giiild and i'lto coastal st-eajnship owtiefs. Sje dispute was, however ndfanccd a furtlier stjjgia .yest&rdaSv when the parties jncifc befojjo the CondliattGii Commissioner CMr. P. Holly), fhe assessors for the bmiers wcire: Messrs. W. Pryor, W, E. Fillleir and William Risers. Fo:r the sui.ia the assessors were: Captain 0., J, "Watsan, Captain A; j< Dwell, ii.n.cj Mr. y. W, Ofotty, Preiiinfiiar.y detafls having been awanaed afc A previous sft-t-irtK, the council iromediatgly went into committee to. -eensiSer both- Rasters' and. .mutes'_ disputes, sliipowigrs offered ail ift&ehse ju wages, but thjft parties were njiaWo -to agree Upon the question of overtime- Representatives of the. guild insisted that all overtiniio ■niitst ,bp paid for and llio coujic.il siibsequently adio.ur,nda leavirifi tlie setttement of the questipw until a 'later date. .

Previous fa his departuro jiorth, Earl Grey iunted Gpmmksipner Rieliards, of the SalvatJoii Army, to nveefc; Mm at ■tho ihpffldon JRa;ihvaj .Ststioju ' Hjia; liQi-dship, Who was: .ac(:6:mp.a.nied ■ : b.y . Staior-Cieneral Gbdley s disqussfed.a. liftmm of ihtersisting ' iUivttera- .with t'te Goftrnissidncsr, -and inlotost^iu:'nn^th:st''ho;wa:sfi.tio].ii%it!) regard to the frork flf tlio; ■JVrni'y' ! :in f!/zw-Zqak-ud., TJjq ■.C<shinfissioner i TS'ho ; pR" vioMs. to coming ia the Donriiiiidn , waV in ■o.har)*ef of'-. t%; forces in ■.So.ufh Afr-ic.a,.-■Reminded Ear) Srey 'tjiat he jiad : be/en' im means of Kiviiig to th.o ; Arnry , a largo estato in R'boaf sia. , for agricuttur;p.l purpxrecSi ftiid pttiitted out that it ;■ large lueas.ure of jirospemiy- w.ft's.attehding. |ho domain., whieli, jptliej- ffilMs, vvijsi-.yielding 140Q bags ■4 me:sHes ; . (inaiiie) por aun«ni» .4 stratum of TinV ■had 'bean, diffcose'red, \yhicl> ' fenablcd three kilns tp fee :ruii. r jPhe.inqditi6 ■.die'' rped ito'rA file ■β-state paid the. exptfife&B. pf the greater .part o£ the rietiviei'ftoflj in Rbbdesia., wniqh wijs n niost JinjxjVj;' aiit one, ajid : in-vfl'lv.e4 iiicirgasirig TCsjipn' Ability. .- Earl (Ziiy, who. -e.xpres'sed jnuch sa|i6faet.if)ii at t-hi:e iiiforniitiinv, . paid 'a, tributo to the work of--the , tion, Atta.Vi ttnd inoid«!flaJiy stated 'that 'the: New seem.e:d : to, bs-iisiug tlt<> organisaition in a> :marje:ei> fectjvo way- tiiaii ivas. the case ,, iii.iAuStfalia.. Geijecal Godley filso appicef; ■tiirfi terms p! the A'rnijy iVQ.rlr, aii|: Tifliittcd out ; tha.t 'tlio ■pqnim'ion 'W.a.s :.t'hV JijFst of tlie .poloirios/tp ffp.jxiiht ■Saly*-' tio.il: Ariiiy ■clia-pkins to tli'b forceay

. A. very iitftssSiry >efptto is b.eius: inby % Public .§qr,yi(:p-- ; .soife: miss:ip;nPrs rfigttriKiiß $b> care of-'j>i?-partrn'ental pr<spei%, . .In *r.osl of "fljtt DenajtiiJ'ettts. .at present there are ltd Satisfactory irceof |s lieafc bf Siieli Gp*ei;hf iuent 'property 'ss office fjiisjijwe £'H& firtpiitiUfceSj an 3 .ui'idef .regulations diattei h.y the 'Ctomnitesionors jt ; i.§., .pre-' ■pttsed ■tliEii soiiie g,tsMsiiratic reeor|s si-all Ijo prepared: antl kept up i<j date in j>l.lß futafe. A cQ-iiforeftci? of h£a<J.s of ,a>M ;tlje Cbiiimissioifejwi was 'hQl.d yesterday to discu.ss tho -draft foj+ujaiioris,. and..a cojnm'itte.o *a.-§ .la'ptp subtfrft prop.osais for \mx>&ife. tlie RfilieHiß Jirtp effe<* tliS eStii' es6 posssifclo date. ! - ' ■.",'■'

A yOiiili with a :bpnt N'altiirb. stydy hfeac- BivSfsdalp tppk catcful nojto Hie prolificacy p.f a Im'u sp jiitfw whieli coianienced o;pc.rati.on.s:att.hpiisn.al tiftib last ye:ar on Wa iatll<ir ,, s fariW From Qotfibgr- Up. to lite present, tfeToib■ssrvpf lve Ijqs take|i ho ■than sjst* eggs flrSni tirp iic's't,- fl.iid iis tlie ninj'ki'iiKS 'vi'cr.a tins same, lio cp.ilrtends tliat the- oggs. : fl-er6 laid Ijy tlio sanib bjr^, Ofliincillar ..Tiilier lias Rivoiv ngfk<! to irioi'O st ii<vst iiicijtiiiß of tlio pity Goiin? oil; '''Tltat #<>■ [Cramwa-,y.S Coiillifiittqp: 'i be nsk«<J fe report --as lo' flip .-merit. .p{: oxtendhig tli6 .present TfAin--t.p the vicinity of Piisf. Street .('EirooMjn.)* and as to fiie iriprPx-.. , iriiato Eost." .'.'..:■ ■