TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 5 October 1918, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

[per press association. —copyright.] C2 RESER VIST'S. WELLINGTON, Oct. 2.

Thp t'2 lie-examination. Board is at present sitting in Wellington, where it has to deal with, some 400 First Division men who were originally classed 02, and who have since been summoned for re-examination. A substantial proportion of the men coining before the Board are being classed fit A or Cl, and posted to future drafts for the training camps. The C'2 Board is not dealing with Second Division men at all, and no instruction lias been given for the reexamination of married men classed 02. It is possible that Second Division reservists will be classed for re-exami-nation at some later stage of the war. but probably they will lie left alone. They will not be re-examined unless tile war exiends into the year 1920. The Board will continue its itinerary in the South Island after leaving Wellington next week, and it will be in the South Island until the end of November.

THE FEILDING PROTEST.

WELLINGTON, This Day The appointment of an indispensable exempted reservist from the head office of the Justice Department to Clerk of Court at Feilding was referred to by Hon. Wilford. He disclaimed knowledge of the appointment and said the matter was one which the Public Service Commissioners were responsible lor. The Public Service Commissioner explains that the military status question is entirely a matter for the Justice Department and Military Service Board. The appointment had been made by the Commissioner in the usual way, taking into account seniority and general fitness in making tho appointments and promotions. It would not be fair for] the Commissioner to consider whether a j man was eligible for service or not.

ALLEGED IMP El? SON A 'HON, WELLINGTON. Oct. 4th. At the Magistrate’* Court to-day, Jns. I,uke Raglan, a member of tlie Seamen’s Union, was charged with impersonating under the name of William Grant, at the Willis Street polling booth yesterday. Ho was remanded till Wednesday next, bail being fixed at £SO and one security of £SO or two of £25 each.

COMPANY PROFITS. WELLINGTON, This Day. Labour leaders declare if sought the foundation of the present high cost of living is discoverable in the balance sheets of mnnv New Zealand companies. Montoith, Secretary of the Storeman's Union states the last balance sheet of one of the largest wholesale grocery firms in Wellington furnishes startling figures. In 1916, the firm had ajiaid up capital of £250,000 sterling, lhe company paid an ordinary dividend ol seven per cent, and also a special bonus of forty per cent, making to total payment £136,000; In 1918 this company again paid seven per cent, on the whole capital of £380,000 and had six thousand more in reserve of undivided profits, than when it gave a forty per cent bonus. Another general mercantile firm made 35 to 37 per cent, profit last year. Many employers of these linns received less than 05s weekly.