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LOCAL AND GENERAL

The standing committeo of the New Zealand Returned Soldiers' Association last night appointed Mr. R. J. F. Aldrich the association's representative on tho special committee which is to deal with eases of anomaly and hardship regard''n'g the payment of war gratuities. The other members of the committee are Colonel .T. J. Esson, C.M.G., Assistant Secretary and Accountant to the Treasury; Colonel'.T. Hutchen, Officer iu 'Charge of War Expenses;

. Tho watersiders. who stopned work on 'tho collier Kannn oh Tuesday, demand, ing sixpence an hour extra on account .of tho'diisty nature of the coal; have resumed work, after being granted an extra, threepence'an hour on the existing rates.

The votes cast by members of th<i tramwaymen's unions on tlie draft agreement referred to them by the recent conference aro being, counted. The result will not be known before the end of this week.

Traffic became blocked in one of the narrowest mid-city streets yesterday owing In a number of largo taxis being held in waiting outside a photographer's premises for some twenty minutes or more whilst a wedding party" submitted itself to a sensitised plate for the benefit of the family album. It is understood that such practices are. to bo interdicted shortly, ears in waiting being made to move on to the nearest parking place until'they are needed again by their joyous passengers.

The question of a general traffic tunnel through Mount' Victoria to serve Hataitai. Kilbirnie, and other eastern suburbs n"aiu cropped up at the meeting of the Hataitai Municipal Electors' Association on Tuesday evening. Keen disappointment was expressed at tho proposal of the Mayor (Mr. J. P. Luke) to construct a new road through the Town Belt from Hospital Road to Kilbirnie, which would, it was said, only filch another area from the belt, and was only postponing the inevitable. At present all general traffic from the city to. Hataitai and Kilbirnie must proceed by w.'ty ot Constable Street or Roseneath, which made tli« cost very heavy and- the journeys ■lon« and arduous. Sooner or later, it was contended.'* tunnel must be eon-fitrucfcd-ouotliei road over tho hill would have few advantages over existing means of access/owing" to the heavy '•radc. A general meeting of all residents east of Mount Victoria is' to be riilldil at an early date to discuss the tunnel question. Reference is made in the annual report of tlie Wellington branch o£ tho Navy Leairuo to tho conference delegates interview with Lord Jellicoo during tho recent visit of H.M.S. New Zealand, tod JeUicoe gave very high praise to. the work of tho' league on behalf, ot seano'wer and Empire, anil exhorted members to "enrrv on." He said- the league should continue.with renewed-vigour its educational work, and should' assist the Government- of the day in carrying out its policy of Imperial naval defence by uniting the people and discouraging any. spirit of parochialism. .Throughout Ins world-tour Lord JeUicoe has never, lost an opportunity of extolling the work ot the Navy League.

The twenty-second annual general meeting of the New Zealand Accountants and Auditors' Association was held in Auckland a few days ago. The president (Mr R. H. A. Potter), in moving • the adoption of the annual report, said- that the membership had been well maintained, numbering 203, against 212 lasfycav. The finances of tl:e association were in a very satisfactory state. The. report, which was adopted, recorded that four promotions from Associate to Fellow were wanted during the year, and- two new members admitted. Income mid expenditure account showed a surplus ot .£43 lIP. 2(1. ,

A: reouest. was recently sent to the 'rime Minister from . representatives of lie bespoke lailorinff trade' that lie wotiW iiuso iucmir? to be made into the price, •harced bv the Dominion woollen mills ior their breeds as contrasted with the nrice paid to farmers, for their wool. The secretary of the Dnriedin Tailors Union (Mr. R. C. Wilson) has received a reply from Mr. Massey intimating that lie has aereed to the request, and that art investigation will be made.

The City Council has decreed that the ■rounds known as Williams Park, at Pay's Bay, are to be closed to the public daily after 8 p.m. Referring .to this decision the Acting-Mayor. (Mr. George Frost), who is also chairman of the Ue<ervos Committee, states that the edict does not apply to. the pavilion ami -rounds in the immediate vicinity. Iho reason for the embargo is the rime of fire in the bush- from those persons, who irtfnlgo in smoking, particularly when moonlight excursions are run to Day's Bay.

At a meeting of Christchurch citizens yesterday it was decided that the City 'Council should be asked to obtain the power to raise a sum of not more than ifi'S.OOO by a special rate on capital value in the city, to erect a war memorialPress Assn.

The Star Boating and Wellington Rowdubs last evening considered a proposal to hold a regatta at Wellington. Mr F H. Galvin, who was in the chair, moved: "That the delegates, of the Wellington and Star Boating clubs bo instructed to arrange for the holding of the usual Wellington regatta at Potono a<- Faster time; and that this meeting pledges itself to give its active support to the furtherance of same." Jtr. D. Godfrey seconded ; the motion, and in doin" ' so said that owing to the lateness "of the season members of the. clubs would need to work hard to make the regatta a success. The motion was carried unanimously.

At the monthly meeting of the Rataitai Municipal Electors'. Association this week a sub-committee appointed to report on the school stated that although there was adequate room to arrange for a fifth standard, o\vj..-> 0 (r. c-niim c'lnu-e i" ."" n>'--o-lete Act of Parliament the Education Board was unable' to" arrange for children attending the fifth standard to bo taught at this school, and that somo fifty children had been forced away to help swell the already overcrowded school's in the surrounding districts. It was further pointed out thai although the Fduo.at on Penartmo.it had been asked about the -middle of last year to exnnililo th" erect inn of an additional class room so that the selwol could be made a main school, so far no lenders had been fli-i-cpled.

In the case Kenny v. Dunedin Corporatlmi. a claim for injures sustained while nlHilii'g from an electric tram, the jury j found for pleinlilT for .0-150. The Chief Justice (Sir Knbert Stout) held that on the- argument it was clear that plaintiff ,-ould riot recover and the jury's finding ias equally consistent with her jumping | off or tier' falling "ft' Hie tram. Judgment accordingly was entered for the J defendants—Press Assn.

An inquest touching the death of Albert Olsen, who was electrocuted whilo laying a telegraph lino on Tinakori Hills, will-bo held at the Courthouse this morning.

The Timaru branch of tho Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants has dee'ded to make a strong protest against tho delay of the Wages Board in giving its decision in regard to the increase in wages asked for by railway men-Press Assn.

The Returned Soldiers' Associat'on has received from tho Comrades of the Great War a- copy of tho following communication from the British Board of Agriculture, which is not without interest in New Zealand:—"l am directed by the Board of Agriculture and fisheries to refer to your letter .... inquiring whether the Government land settlement scheme .... applies to men who have served in oversows contingents, and I am to say that while the selection of applicants for small holdings under comity councils will rest with the councils, the board see no reason why applications from men who have served overseas contingents should not be entertained. I am, however, to point out that councils must in the jirst .nuance meet the requirements of the numerous applicants belonging to their county, be ; fore they can consider the demands ot other applicants for whom they have the same responsibility, in this connection'l a™ to sav that the county councils have still on their books a large nrmber of approved ex-service applicants for whom thev have not yet been able to provide kind. The board arc prepared to consider applications front men vho have served in overseas contingents and have had agricultural experience for their farm settlements."

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Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 130, 26 February 1920, Page 4

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LOCAL AND GENERAL Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 130, 26 February 1920, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 130, 26 February 1920, Page 4

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