NEW ZEALAND NEWS

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2156, 23 May 1914, Page 6

NEW ZEALAND NEWS

LABOttA & POLITICS THE GfAGO COUNSIL'S FLANS. ißy Tclogpaph,—l'l'esii ASsoffliatiOD.,) DijrWdin, 3lay 22. tAc a mboting of the Uugo Mbuurt CouhsmJ last night, nietiiwls irwo atrojit> ea for nominating liabour eaiididatCß. A pB-litieal platform was also adopted, Aniens its planks arts Ito-following:-Increase in the graduate! land tax; a graduated iucwno tax based cm iqiwitilif; principles, with a supw4,ax oil alt unctriiod incomes j a graduated absentee tax; total abolition of tho Cnsfamis duties oil all necessaries which caimot be pM4uo«d in the DBfaiiiioii; the re* Strictions of compulsory training to urnfe between the ages of fourteen and tw«t;y-K>ite ,yo.ars; rtd.Ufit.ion of the raili* ta>7. expenditure by increasing the facilities far training oitiseu volunteers over twenty-one years of ago; the pre* ventionrf the aso of tb? Arbitration Act to form bogusunions 2 the A-rbi'tra-.. tioii. Com ft to deßver judgments when malting awards; agtoelnenis arrived at by Councils of Coiiciljasion t» bo accented wholly by the Arb-itraiion -Court and made into awards, except Bflch provisions as arc in conflict with statute Jaw; further, to nmfco it maiAtoisy that tlio Alteration Court shall make an award in every industrial dispute koußlifc before it; deletion of tlio "pecuniary gain" cfaiise, to enable all Wage-. earners u have their conditions reviewed by the Arbitration Court.; full recognition of vmioiiism as tlio basis of arbitration in the industrial tan and the consequent membership of a;U mmi engaged in ait industry. WESTLAND VAWUATIONS. ASSBssMEfpr cmw SITTINGS. HDMt-itia, Msy 22. A sitting of t'h-o Ass-csstivent Cottrt tu deal with objections to valuations in tho Westknd Csimty was hold to-day. Tins Ootrnty Council lias objected to "a largo number of the valuations mads by the Goremmenii Valuer, oil tho ground that tho values are too law, T,h* Court was ■crowded with settlers am; others.

After counsel for the county had lengthily opened, Sir. W, -O.rjjan (Wei* lingtnli), on behalf of t'lio Govcfflmoii.-fc Valuation Department, raised the point' that the wuvtj; objections \vere- ivot ; snni'ic in time. *' ; _ Counsel for tho comity held that, tho-. Vftluntmii Department had Waived tho date bf dosing ill the emirso. of lengthy e'on'cs[)oiulaivoe that had' taken place between the county and the Valuer-' ficsnftral.. . fho Court adjourned' -till to-morrow to finable the -comity to cahimmiteat'e. . witli fte Minister in charge of tho feci partcMmt, "Birreß winter ahead," Puciedip, pay 22, _ liidu'EtriaJ 'conditions in 'Dtoodiii mi'd throiigjiout the provi'ireo aro bad, jiltefo being a marked dearth in the aeiiiaiid for artisans and uiiskillerj workers..- It is estimated that ewer 200 Men ai-a unemployed-, and about a hundred workers .are only employed fitfully owing to tho wintry wcatheij and tho limited ■nature- -of ttio works in hand. J>& public works of jftagititude me .going forward. The eoiiejiil verdict- Is'vnat it.i.ifess pub-lie bodies, private edm-pa-nics* afld enterprising citizens can pfcvttlis sources <>f labour, a bitter winter la ahead of many artisans and labour- v

WATERS lOE SPUtS. Timarii, May 23. '.tlio first' aimtin.l reeeiing of the 'IV* marii Waterside yiaion -'(Arii-itr-'atioiiis'tj,-;,? wh-reh was fo'niicd after tho strike lass year (bcfoi-'e the general strike) ( was beid last night, and lasted till midnight. The- principal results wfite- the election rf now o-Mieers, soioo ef them being members of the tensor union whfcli, •struck. It wo,s ordered that the accounts of the late -fixocHtaye ho subjected to a -special audit. Strong objection was taken by fiomc members to tho esecnt-ivis having Voted ES2 to tho secretary, aw-d it was also resolved that the. Wan-ga-nui Unioa be advised that, tho Thnaru IJn- ' ion does not acknowledge affiliation,.this having been -arranged by tho TifliaS'U -ex* ecntivb, not by ifilia union. Tho rcs-iM is bbfced upon -as a victory for the oltf autontßtSi AStUtE IMPOSTS*!. , . p.iiric.dirj, May 22. What was described by the polico as a particularly mean cjisa of false pretences e-ainfi before Mr. Bartholomew, S,M., tlits morning, when a yiriuig man named Wiiiianj Gwynlio was ■ charged that, by representing that ho worked in tho "Daily ffimes"' Office, he- obtain* cd "board to the value of .£4,, . Ho Was i'urtimr -charged with obtaining 10s, from the landlord by saying lie was s member of tho Alha-mbra FwitbaH 'Ci'ttb. Accused Wont out; every marlii.i'ig, pr'<» tei-iding he was going to work, . 'Hie Magistrate, sent accused to ga.oj for five- tveck-B. tRADE BEGIPROCftY. Ayclijafld, May 22, , ! Tiro Farmers 1 tmion Conference, af-tep hearing Mr. J3eddo<2. tire. CanaeTiau Tra-tle "Gtjnwnissioncr, carried a resolution drawing tlic at-re'ntion of the Gov-EiMS-men-t to the •ckwaMlity -fff ciico.ur*agirig trading recipf ofiity ivith Canada-. A remark by Mr. Becldoe that what; they wartted was .p.rc.fo.ro)itial tratlo Witiiiii tho Empiro elicited loud aj>Blausij. ASKED tO BE MOMSUItEd, New Fism.oiith, May Tho ca.s© (5-f SiiHs and Sparrow'; iLt<:i-.-j against Sa-iiderson and Brilco, mi act-ifl-n for moH.ey a'-lo.gcd to h<s fjuo an a .gua-rautfle in coiw r. ottion with the Aifra. li»airy Omvparty, coiichidcd in tho Snpronlo fiitU't t.Q*day, CoiMiscl for .pkiutifl's said that evjetonco ■had Iwon lii-o-u-ght forwa-rd .of wJiich ho. ' ! had Hot been aware, awf iio tberofere applied to bo nonsmted. This Was dona, I costs being allowed.

UNLAWFUL LIQtMR SALES, Auckland, May 22,, Chaxfes James M&t&i.lfc, who. was cteijed with illogaWy sei'fi.iig tttue to .a constable.) vras fo-duy sofitimeed to two mouths' iirrfirisoiimoirt \vMi hard liilwir.' 3>avid Hugh M"lteMj*ot't., .charged "ivttlt, selling liquor without a liconsa, was FOBGER TO BE bETAtNEP, Auckland, May 22. At tho Supreme- Court k-diiy, Jfciv burl Water iVl'Ci'oa Bull appeAred f.o : r sni!teiKi<j on iliyeft charts -.it' I'ecgery, and wAs tH'vJcrfid Ui bo detained .for -3, period nat cxecE'ding twelve nwlitlis for wtfosTnativc traatnwat, BRIEF ME(*TIQ«, . Asta'ton, &faj '%% At the Magistsrnte's Court Wo .me'.a were owh lined 20s. snd. casts, for jilayiiHj "tvvn-ti:])" uh it I'ltUvfo road at, i'anv ik'ld, ■Quiiejaa, }% 22. At the giij»R'!ii!?. Court. Chiistflphtr Rohinsosi, oil ji charge of ■■earn* ii» for sttilunco. tic vras admi-tlcd ift jsftiha.ticiu for cifihtetm inaiitlis..