TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 22 February 1921, Page 4

TELEGRAMS.

VARIOUS DOMINION ITEMS.

[by TELEGRAPHS —PER PRESS ASSOCIATION] A WIDOW’S CLAIM. < AUCKLAND, Feb. 21 In the case of Florence Gertrude Leaf berg, a widow, claiming £SOO compensation for the death of her husband, John Leafberg, master of the scow Ka.hu, the question was one of owners liability under the Workers’ Coinpensation Act. Justice Frazer said the deceased was substantially employed to do certain manual labour in addition to tlie duties of master mariner, which brought him within the definition of worker. Judgment was given for the full claim. A SUDDEN DEATH. TIMARU, Dec. 21. Hugh Oswald Murray Christie, aged 13, a stock inspector, died suddenly at Fairlio Court to-day. ARBITRATION COURT AWARDS AUCKLAND, February 21 Forty-six amendments to awards, granting the November bonus, • have been filed by the Arbitration Court, which has been filed by the Arbitration Court, which has adhered to tlic Wellington pronouncement of 3s, for adult males, Is 6d for adult females, and Is for females under 21 and apprentices. In the case of hairdressers and employees, the court awarded 11s. bonus bring the total bonus up to 15s. An explanatory memorandum states that as this Union did not apply for or receive the May 1920 bonus, the Court , granted the total amount of acciimu- ; kited bonuses, namely 15s.

In granting the 3s. bonus to theatre employees, the Court states, “The Court, in its memorandum to the award made on November Bth., 1921, indicated it had included bonuses to date, and hearing of the present application, it

was alleged the workers covered by this award were entitled to receive a larger additional bonus then 3s weekly, on the ground that they had not received the former bonuses, and therefore should not have the amount of the present November bonus reduced. The Court, while of opinion that no reduction should he made in respect of overpayment of past bonuses in eases where one or more of such bonuses wen- pot. applied for or paid., draws a clear line of demarcation between such eases and those in which workers by agreement' with employers, without application to tlie Court, have received an amount equal to, or greater than the bonuses that wore overpaid,”

R.S.A. CONFERENCE. BUS!NESS CONCLUDED. WELLINGTON, Feb 21. The Executive Conference of the New Zealand Returned Soldiers’ Associations concluded to-day. A sub-committee was deputed to enquire into a complaint by the General Secretary (Lieut.-Col. Row) that T.B. patients who wished to insure had been refused a policy by the Government Life Insurance Department. Thomas Long, delegate for Auckland, and acting-secretary of Auckland R.S.A., tendered his resignation as a member of the Executive, in view of what had happened concerning pencolleague, E. F. Andrews, resigned, sions the previous evening, when his Long’s resignation was accepted. The Conference approved of the principle of proportional representation ,on which the election of delegates would be carried out this year. It was decided to increase the number of delegates for each district from four to five.

| BOOKMAKING PROSECUTION. WELLINGTON, Feb. 21. James Patterson, was tried on a charge of bookinaking to-day. After four hours’ retirement, the jury announced inability to agree upon a verdict. The Chief. Justice: “Are you agreed that you cannot agree?” The foreman: “Yes.” His Honor: “I am very sorry for the sake of the jury system this has happened. However, that is not my duty.” A new trial was ordered for Friday. SLY GROG FINES. AUCKLAND, Feb. 21. Fines of £SO each, for sly grog selling were imposed by Mr Poynton, at the Police Court on Thomas Clark, who sold a bottle of whisky to a constable on the street on Sunday; and Adam Davis, who sold beer to a constable in a house. The constable stated accused said he usually was receiving about, 12 dozen every Saturday. They were generally sold by breakfast next morning.

TUJLLER. GORGE RAILWAY. WELLINGTON, February 12. The Prime Minister stated to-day that as a result of his visit to the Roller Gorge, coalfield, he was convinced that the Westport-Inangahua railway lim> should life completed, thus giving access to the coal. The lino would actually touch some of the seams of coal of unusualy good quality It was estimated the quantity was about 70,000,000 tons. FOUND HANGING. WELLINGTON, Feb. r 2. D. L. Hutcheson, employed in the binding department of the treasury, was found hanging in one of the rooms of the department. He was nv-tried man of 60. There is no family. THE COMING SESSION. WELLINGTON, Fob. 22 The coming session is expected to last ten days. Besides finance, urgent business will be taken, if any is presented. Hon W. F. Massey has to leave by the middle of April, and hopes to return in time for the session to start at the end of September.