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Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 139, 29 June 1937, Page 4

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Huntsman Injured While taking part in the Hunt Club meet at Woodlands, Mr W. E. Sargent, married, of the Woodlands soidiers' settlement was thrown heavily on his head at a wir© jupap and received severe concussion. He was conveyed to th3 Opotiki Hospital where he is sligbtly better, but hds condition is still serious. ---Opotiki. Annual Holidays Tlie national executive of the new hederation oi Lahoui' has qircularised tliq various affiliated unions expressing the desire that all unions' whiqh do not qnjoy an annu.al hpliday with pay should inqlude in the holiday clause of all claims' prpvisipn for tfip annual hqliday, It is also urged that organisations^ wliose members do not receive statutqry holidays with pay should inqlude them in their future claims for an award or industrial agreement, Auekland, New Dredge Ordered It was anijounqed yesterday th§t the Wellington Harbpur Bpard had decided to placp an prder with Ferguson Brosf, of Glasgow, for a friestman grab dreclge; with a hppixer capacity of 209 tops, It will bp 104 feet long, 27 feet 6 inches wide and be self-prppqlled, steam driven, >yjth a sipgle screw.— - W ellington. Motor -Van Hits Bank While driving a light van from Opape to Omarumutu, the driver, Ru Toto JLaia bad his attention moipentarily taken from the road by one of his six passengers, and tlip van struck tlie bank, The passengers wero thrown pn to fche road. Mrs Jack Kohi and her son received injuries whigli necessitated their admission to the Opotiki Hospital. The other passengers were puly slightly injured. The two patients m hospital are reported to be progrpss* tbg favpurably.~Opot^, i;