TELEGRAMS

Hokitika Guardian, 22 May 1919, Page 3

TELEGRAMS

I pel; pukbs association.—copyright.’ COST OF BUILDING. WELLINGTON, May 21. Giving evidence before the Industries Committee, Mr. R. W. Demontalk, architect, said there was no doubt that houses could be erected in permanent materials at no greater cost than the present rates for building in wood, provided sufficient capital was found to deal with this enterprise on a fair scale. He suggested that the use of such materials, instead of timber would assist in the conservation of timber supplies.

LABOUR UNION. WELLINGTON, This Day. At the recent conference held a Wtellijngtoix between folio representa tives of the Miners Federation an Transport Workers Federation, a bas: of an agreement was adopted whereb these two industrial departments wi come together in an industrial organist tion constitution subject to the approx al of the different organisations eon jioeted with both federations,

MINERS HOUSING. WELLINGTON, This Day I Reference was made hv the Ministo of Mines in an address to tlie Towi Planning Conference to-day, to tin housing conditions in West Coast min ing centres, and an indication was givei •that remedial measures would have tc be undertaken. He said an exhaustivi report lie bad received points out tlial much of the industrial unrest and dissatisfaction of the miners may he attributed to the sordidness of tlieir housing condition and monotony of their home

life. The question of providing adequate housing with due regard to tlie social condition must be promptly faced, and answered. The problem to be solved in the mining Industry was part of the problem of housing and town planning generally and the result of the present conference deliberations should lie of material assistance in arriving at a solution. Hon. J. T. Paul said good housing would prove an invaluable factor in ending industrial unrest.

MILITARY DEFAULTERS. LIST OF 2,600 NAMES. WELLINGTON, This Day. A Gazette has been issued with a list of military defaulters under the Act of 1918. It contains about 2,600 names. It is notified that the men whose names appear are deprived of civil rights for ten years from December 10th, 1918. Anyone out ef New Zealand on that date is prohibited from returning to the Dominion. Defaulters are also prohibited for ten years from changing their names. The penalty for a breach of any of these conditions is twelve months imprisonment. An appeal may be made to a Magistrate on the ground that the namp has been inserted }n the list, by orror, THE DEFENCE MINISTER. CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. Sir James Allen stated a list- of defaulters to be deprived of their civil rights would be published shortly. Those classed as genuine religious objectors would not be on the list. No decision was come to in regard to when tlie men not on the list would be released fpqm gao], The soldiers’ gratuity had not been decided. He denied the rumours that it would be a shilling a. day, as he was waiting for further information, particularly from Canada, before moving in the matter.