VARIOUS DOMINION HEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 15 March 1921, Page 3

VARIOUS DOMINION HEMS.

TELEGRAMS.

(PEE PE ESS ASSOCIATION.—OOP"EiGin WAII!OA-WAIKOIvOPU RAILWAY. AVAIROA, March 10. Al 10 o’clock to-day the Maori construction gangs linked up all the sections on the AVairoa-AVaikokopu line between Tuhara and Nnhaka, a distance of twelve miles. With the exception of two bridges and some culverts, it is now ready for platelaying. Probably the gangs will now go on to other sections. Air Armstrong, C.K., and the Public AVorks staff deserve every credit for the expedition shown and ( also the Maori gangs on the line and construction work.

A COMING MEETING. * WELLINGTON, March 14 Considerable interest is manifested • in Wednesday’s meeting of the Waters siders when the proposals for a settle--1 mont oi the difficulty on the water- • front will be submitted. The position appears to be that the employers decline to give way on the matter of an increase of a penny per hour bonus on the current rate of pay, and are anxious to hold the men to the Arbitration Court’s finding. They also insist on " the assurance that in future work will i proceed without interruptions. ) .. ' FIRMS REDUCING STAFFS.

> WELLINGTON, March 14 ‘ Owing to financgil pressure many • large firms ifto reducing their staffs. Already a good many men are out of employment. THEFTS OK BENZINE. AUCKLAND, March LI An extensive series of thefts of benzine from A. S. Paterson and Co., Ltd’s oil bond store was revealed in the Police j Court during the hearing of chargesi against four men. The amount involved is over £295, the value of 221 tins. | .John 13 rum I Donovan, James Archer, Edward Clark, and George Porter were charged with having stolen 28 tins of benzine, valued at £2B 9s on March 8. Donovan, C lark and Archer wore also j charged with theft of 88 tins valued at j £B2 Us (id on January 19, and Donovan j between December and January, 1(50 ( tins, valued at £129 19s. There were five chrages. Clark and Archer were employed by firms as storemen. Accused pleaded» guilty and were committed for sentence. DUNEDIN WOOL SALES. DUNEDIN, March 15 i At the wool sale there was the usual I attendance of buyers. Bidding was life-j loss no lo lunch. Certain buyers evidently wanted only a limited fpiantity. 1 The first firm sold only two'lots out of a large number offered and then withdrew. I 1 The next catalogue (Wright and : 1 Stephenson; was carried through, about ; 20 per cent being sold. Better quality ! farmers crossbreds brought 5d to (id. j*Hogget wools were preferred. Odd hog- !l get lots hi ought up to 7cl. The great t hulk of memos from Central Otago ’I

, were passed in. t Very few station lisilf-bred clips were j on offer. To lunch the highest hid lin this class was 10 ; ‘d, at which it j passed. s j First grade necks and light pieces were lower hy ‘id compared with January. With the exception of fifty-sixes ! and sixties which in some cases realised ! up to January, bids, competition was j lifeless. For scourers pieces, prices j were from 2d to 3d lower. ! Taking tin l sale as a whole to lunch, prices appeared to be about 3d less lor , coarse and bd less for fine wools, compared with the last Dunedin sales. ! CASK WITH DHAW.Y. I | TE TCTITTI, March lb. ! Notice of discontinuance lias been served on defendants in the case in which Peter Mora, Clerk to the Waihomo County, claimed C-1,000 damages from the proprietor of the King County “Chronicle” (Mr J. E. Uamill) for a leader comment regarding the purchase by Morn of a County farm. The withdrawal of the action by plaintiff is unconditional.