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(PEK PRESS ASSOCIATION.—COPYRIGHT.. PHARMACY EXAMINATIONS. AUCKLAND, Sept. 21. Professor Thomas, chairman of the University Council, stated in reply to the Retail Chemists’ Association, that members of the New Zealand Plm-rinacy Hoard had informed him that they were not in favour of the centralisation of pharmacy examinations in Wellington.
THE MAMARI. DUNEDIN, September 24. The Mamari, which with 455 immigrants for different parts of New Zealand anchored in stream at Pt. Chalmers at 11.30 this morning and was immediately visited hv the Health, Customs and Immigration officers. All passengers were found to be in good health, which was enjoyed throughout the trip. The death of a. female passenger/luring •the voyage is reported. The name is Mr S. T. Greenwood who with her husband, were bound for Auckland.- She died on September 11 and had been in ill health some time. A habv girl w,as born on the voyage and christened Mamari Isabella.
LOCO MEN. WELLINGTON, Sept. 23. Something like a deadlock has been reached in the dispute between the Railway Department and the locomotive branch of the service (the * EngL neers, Firemen and Cleaners’ Association). ,
After the railway strike in May last, special tribunals were set up to consider the claims of the railwaymen. The members of the Traffic branch— the Amalgamated Society of Railway servants—and the clerical, 'branch—the Railway Officers’ Institute—accepted the recommendations of,the . tribunals that dealt with their -cases, ■ but the loco, branch has not accepted.. ~A ballot of the members of the branch. . .re,suited in a large . majority voting '.gainst, tlie acceptance of the terms proposed by .the'tribunal* n Since then.. the executive of the E.F.C.A., lias conferred with the: Minister of Railways, but no settlement has been reached, and it is reported now that the loco- men are threatening another stoppage. The chief point in dispute relates to hours of work. The loco, men are demanding forty-four hours’ week. This was not a part of their original. claim., and the Department is not . prepared to make the concession which would have, to be extended to other, branches of , the Railway service and to other Government Departments. The point lias been discussed with the Minister of Railways (Mr Massey), but no settlement has been reached. '’'
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Hokitika Guardian, 25 September 1920, Page 1
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