TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 18 March 1921, Page 4

TELEGRAMS.

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ARBITRATION COURT,

j NO AWARD IN BOOT TRADE.

DUNEDIN, March 17

The New Zealand Federation of hoot trades dispute, and application for Dominion award was recently heard in Auckland. The Arbitration Court has been unable to fix new rates of wages. In referring the matter back to the parties for a conference, the Court filed a memorandum which says, in the absence of any suggested scheme of classification it has found it impossible to arrive at a conclusion without doing injustice to employers, or highly skilled workers owing to the high basic wage fixed for all workers. Employers must suffer through paying that rate to less skilled workers and if a low , basic fate were fixed for all workers, highly skilled workers would not receive fair treatment. The memorandum adds that in view of the pressure of competition from outside New Zealand, it appears to b ( > highly desirable that it serious attempt be made to stabilise conditions on a scientific, equitable basis, and suggests ns a basis for discussion at the conference the study of j the classification of the boot mnnn- ; factoring industry prepared l>,v the I Efficiency Board in 1917. The Court | IS prepared to receive the report of j parties at Christchurch on April sth.

KAURI GUiM INDUSTRY

SITTINGS OF THE COMMISSION

AUCKLAND, March M. In opening the proceedings of the

fvniiri (ium Commission, Mr Crevillo, j Crown Lands Commissioner, said the ; exports from the industry totalled £20,j (WO,OOO. This was a conservative esi timate, as much valuable fj;um remaincd in the ground. Practically nothing I was put hack into the industry or into I the land that produced that value.

; ODDFELLOW-SHIP. j WELI.IXGTOX. March 10. ill 1 ’ liii’iinin] session of tin 1 Independent Order of Oddfellows, Xew Zealand I opened to-diiy, idelnuotos Peine; present I Irom all 'ports of tlie Dominion. Prior

to opening tin 1 (Jmlid Lodge, represent;i tiros wore accorded a welcome by the Mayor, who referred in complimentary terms to the work of the order, brother R. INbb. (', iandimister, Gisborne, prosidcred. It was reported that the term inst expired disclosed marked progress, financially and numerically, the memJ hers hip standing at about 8000 and asI sets totalled £'117,000. The actuarial I urplu totals £07.000, Numbers of

Ill ’U lodyers had (icon opened. Amolljr matters to come liclorc the conference lire i|iK\stions of increasing sick honofils, setlino nil :i system of Dominion oh.outisafion and further extending mortuary insurance. The medical (jue s . 1 f ion aNo will receive consideration.

rir:N of the tidies. WEEETXOTOX, March IT,, ft is pcrlinps sienificant of the prcv''ill lip; conditions that such poods as '■'■'"ls and shoes carpels and rues. EnirI■ s ! 1 mockery, .Japanese silks, salt, wirencLline, and similar poods arc hemp nil l, red al auction. Apparently the im-

jiort 'is of those Hoods have. for some r'‘iiyoii or other, failed to take possession,, a tid tliey are therefore heino sold on account of whom it may concern. 1 1 is also a novelty to seem mutton carcases sold at, auction. This is one way of foreinp; down the prices, and it may he having a detrimental effect on the retailers. The butchers have made some reductions in the prices of meat. hii( they do not in any way correspond "ith the la,ll in the prices of fat stock. ! he Prices 1 nvestlcation Tribunal is negotiating with the butchers to reduce

liriVi's. instead of prosecuting some of them. CKI-KRItATIONS IN WKI.Id NO TON. WELLINGTON. .March 17. St Patrick’s Day was celebrated by a Iflrixe procession which consisted of jauntino cars filled with veterans, brass bands, school children, decorated lorries with symbolic tableau. Tn the atnietie sports there was good eompetitioii, which resulted in a successful gathering.

ttic National ’Concert held in the Town Hall (his evening, a resolution was passed by a mass if.voting condemning the British Government's padicy ol fright!illness in Ireland and recording sympathy with the Irish nation in its struggle for self-government and expressing the hope that the people would soon he I roe to work out

their own destiny among free nations. That a copy of the resolution be cabled to tlie Secretary of State for .Colonies t-'l r Cliurcliill).

ANOTHER WIN FOR KEENAN. AUCKLAND, March 17 <l. Keenan defeated H. Dwyer in a professional boxing match for a purse of £2:10. The fight, which went the (nil To rounds, was fast and exciting. Keenan got the verdict on points.