AUCTION SALES

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 190, 7 May 1919, Page 10

AUCTION SALES

! .■■■ " J fc ; —— -' J •• ->K)KTHOOMINQ JPIXTUKES,- * ' j i, to-day; ■ S Bo'uliott Street, Wellington (2nd day), i, , 10.30 a.m.—Furniture ealo (A. L. Wihon j | and. Co.). . . ..., fj4 BO Gatfaga,' Lambton Qqayr Wellington, • ;., 11 a.iji.—Sale < of-motor cars (8.. Q. Naj ; than and 000. ' .' j '$8 Brougham Street, Wellington, 1 p.m.— i Furniture enlo (Harcourt and Co.). ! fFarland's Picture Theatro, Levin, I.JO p.m. j [ —I/and sale (palgety and Co., and k Wright., Stephonßon and Co.). ! 095 iianititori'CJimy,'' Wellington,' £.30 I. [ . Sale-, of ' suburban 1 - 1 property- {Harcourt I■■ ' ■/! | lambton: Quay, -Wellington; .''8.39 -p.m.— j -Bale of-Building sections (A. E-Wilson j and Co., >nd, Lorijjmore and : .<Jo.). j , .. TO-HORROW. - : ' j • ! EoTfle' Bazaar;- I'almerston North, 9 a.m.— ! Sale' of -thoroughbrcda (Abraham and i , . 'Williams)... . , . j © Hobson -Street, Wellington, 10. a.m.— j Furniture sala'{B. : and ,C 0.).j FKIBAV. ' i fiWillia-Sti^eV-Wellington, 10 a.m.r-Furni- ! tore sale (B. Johnson and Oo.). . Browning Street, Napier, 11' a.m.—Sale of assets of Powell Wood Process Co, (WilI i liams. and Kettls). | I/ambton "Quay, Wellington, 1' a'.m.-Salo of | Japanese mats (A. li. Wilson and Co.). ; Eketahuna Yards, 11.30 a.m.—Stock sale l (Wairara-pa Farmers').i . Blair Stroet, Wellington, 11.30 a.m.-rSal- ! vage sale (Thompson Bros., Ltd). ! Bell Block. New Plymouth, 12.30 p.m.—Sale | of pedigree cattle (Ntwtown King), j ffohnsonville Yards, 1 • p.m.—Stock' '. sale i: (Abraham ai)d Williams).' 1 j 167 Lambton Quay, 1.30 p.m.- Sale of uuj claimed cargo (B. Johnston and- Co.). j. QUARTERS; [DEMAND FOR IMPROVEMENT | DEPUTATION TO MR; HERRIES | ' . Demands for better accommodation for i Bheareis at farms and stations at which i ~they are employed wero made by,a dopui tation represouting! the Agricultural and ! , Pastoral,, "Workers! 'Union...which ..'muted • yon. the. Acting.Minister of. Labour : 'tho '. p'Hoi). wi"H. Herries) yesterday..-'The d'ei /-jputation" "tfas° !■ introduced' "by Mr. B. j iSemple, M.P. ■ j, j Mr; A;-' Coot, president of the "conferJ • eneeof'thenmions which has been sit-'' I - ting in Wellington, spoke of the living | .quarters provided for shearers, and he ; '.mentioned a number of cases In which' -• j'.lt appoared that the quarters were very i #>ad indeed. He declared that his orgami' sation had become, "sick and tired" 'of | - coming to ; the -Minister pleading forsomeI thing.to be done for shearers. :Tho con- [ ditions werp a, disgraco; ( ;and -in : the in- | terests. of humanity something Should 1» i' done. • '. . i ■ .Mr.'Kat'eiie,' who:had been .an. epidomio I worker among the Natives in the.Hivwke's, Bay. district,.suid'that the sickness..had' ; first of all appeared among Maoris' who ; Lad been in shearing sheds, and'hy them • ; spread into the pas. It had'occurred among Maori Shearers before. there]'wits'a ; ..case in.the pas. . ! Mr.: J." Townsend, .Wanganui, .spolco ot ! the .need for.more. adeqiiate ..legislation j to govern tie providing of accommodation I for shearers. ..Tho present legislation was : obsolete,, and. the .inspection, was faulty. He spoke also of bad conditions in, shear* i ers'quarters, mentioning even'worse cases than those cited by Mr. C00k,.. "It -is j iiardly a ,fair thing," he said,' "for us to Sj come here year after year cap in hand j'- to ask you to do something, for us. And it h well that you'; should know that wo ! have communications from the people we ! represent saying that if something'is; rot '■ ' done they will take the matter into' their [ own hands.".':' ' 'I' j ;; Mr. C. \B.;;Baldwiir : also !. used somo hard woixls about the dangers 1 attending : shearers'.'iii lease "of '-' -sickhess i - breaking out among' theni' in' such' quar- ! ters as were commonly provided' for them. | He accused the Government''of-not having ' .courage enough,.to ; the 'law"into operation, and he-invited tho Minister, it ho had not courage • td ; do something, to ! ■ get,out-and make way;;for someone : olse. | Similar', complaints,, couclied lin- .strong I : language, .were, .made by Mr. Jl. .Temple- ; ton, Mr.' A. M'ijeod, Mr. A. J. Mddulemas, : and Mr. C. Grayndler.. The request finiilI ly made by Mr. Grayndler was that the : Government should' take .over' as ii Gov- !' ernment measure the $ill onco introduced I on this matter-by Mr. -WA.. Veifch, ; M.P., and that the administration "of the j 'Aot'should be left-to the A'.P.iTJ.,';in con-junction-with'-the Labour department. ! Mr. P. Praserjind-'JIf. ! ported the demands of the deputation. 1 • The'Ministef said that it seemed'to'liim ! that tho deputations on the subject' apI proached the Government at the times : when Mr. MiisSey, for, whom he was only ; fccting as Minister of Labour, was away, ' A voice: Mr. Massev is never here. Mr.. Herries. said tliat- from iha point i of view. of, : the ,men. the f Act ,did':not" go ! : #ar enough.;-,;,The..Act.requirsd,only: that i 'the. oirner, should provide'■--a- oertnin : amount of lair" space". •He said.',tha.t if.Jtr. | Mnssey promised to suppbrt, Mr. -.Veitch's : Bill he _ would no doubt ,dp so, l A voice.: I'll bjt you- a-new'.-hat ho i 'doesn't. ' " ~ ~t. t i Mr. Herries said that.in.the war period no contentions legis]ationL.coiild ,be,intro- | -duced, but the way ti was now'- clear. A voice i Will you" support' Mr. Vcitch's s Bill?!''' -'!''' ' -. Mr. si>id seen t tlie ;Bill;-; Biit 'he wpul'd' :; say "tli'at the ! present' Act did' not go far enbu'gh'. Ho | was not'Minister,6f Labour."Jiut' Ke would i .put these matter? before'Mr/Massejr, and | 6b would : certainly urgo "Mr. Masse.v to | • make amendments'in the existing la,w. | : ' ; HAWKE'S BAY MEAT ■ ■ 'A ! , OUTWARD : SPACE. .AERANGED. ' Somo fe)v. days ;ai;o a,.deputation from i the'.Hawke'ff Bajr.Farmers'' Uiiion 'made 1 an appeal to «b'e\Hdn, 'D.' H. 'Guthrie j for a'moro''generous. allocation'of cold I space in outward:ships, to the Hawke's i Bay district on account of the droughty : conditions suffered this season' bv the [ .producers there. The Minister has been ! advised by the Overseas Shipping Com* ! mittee that space for 17,000 freight caroasses will bo allocated to the district in I ( the Baranga, now. on the coast.