TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 14 June 1921, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

VARIOUS DOMINION ITEMS. . . ■ -<Wr»[PER PRESS ASSOCIATION .--OOPYSIGHT.j BUTCHERS DISPUTE. AUCKLAND, June 11. Eight butchers at the City Abattoirs paid on piecework, refused to cut beef carcases a certain way and are now idle. The Union .Secretary states they are looking .to the Labour Department to take action for a lockout. Meantime meat is being supplied from the freezer. The dispute was in reference to instructions to use a saw instead of both saw and chopper. 11.5. A. DUNEDIN, June 13. Tlie following office bearers were elected by the R.S.A. Conference:— President, General Bussell-; Vice President, D. S. Smith (Wellington); Executive—Long, Andrews (Auckland), Batten, Johnson, Harper, Fair (Wellington), Lcadley, Inglis (Canterbury), Colonel McDonald, Forbes (Otago). Tim Gisborne representative is yet to be appointed. The next conference will b > held in Wellington. EXPORT APPLE TRADE . NELSON, June 10. At a .meeting of fruit-growers yesterday, Mr A .Gilbert ex-president of the Nelson Provincial Fruit-growers’ Council, took an optimistic view of the future of Nelson’s fruit industry. He commented on the highly satisfactory prices received for Nelson apples in England, and went on to say that tho industry was looking particularly bright at the present time. He pointed out that Nelson provided a big portion of the apple requirements of Otago and Canterbury, almost the whole of those for the West Coast and Wellington, and a considerable part of Auckland’s. In addition it found praetcally the whole of the apples for export. Having restarted export and weathered leau years Nelson growers had more confidence and the necessary wherewithal to lime and manure and put their orchards in a thorough state of cultivation. This would result in the production of a still greater percentage of high grade, exportable fruit. Nelson growers, said Mr Gilbert in conclusion, were looking to the future of the industry with every confidence.

DROP IN CHEESE VALUES. DUNEDIN, Juno 10. A cablegram has been received locally, dated London, June Btli, stating that the c-heese market has collapsed, and New Zealand shipments are being offered at 110 s per cwt. This represents a drop of between 20s and 30s within the past few weeks, but it was only what has been expected here since the news came that new season Canadian cheese has been sold to arrive in London in the neighbourhood of 80s. EXPORT OF OATS. DUNEDIN, June 10. The recent fall in freights, which it is hoped will prove to be only one step in a series should labour conditions permit, has permttod e. resumpton of the export of oat's to London after an interval of many years. Quite a fair quantity is being shipped, but farmers’ response to the stimulation of the demand caused by Home buying orders was to put their price up to an amount about equal to the reduction in freight. The London market has been inclined to ease slightly, and local quotations are now slightly above Txmdon parity so that no further business for export is passing. The margin however >s notgreat and concessions on either side would load tc a renewal of a long dor- . mant trade.

SOUTHLAND LOWED BOARD. INVERCARGILL, Juno 13. The Southland Tower Board’s negotiations with the Government have resulted in the Cabinet agreeing to grant £25,000 per month for June,. July and August beyond which no moneys can b« found. The board in the meantime are to press on negotiations tor the completion of the loan, which is to carry out the Monowai Hydro-electric scheme. The Government also approved of the modification of the original plans, by which a section of the scheme will he carried out first at the approximate cost of £700,000. At a meeting to-day Hie hoard decided upon this course provided a loan can he raised m London and that the Minister will undertake to amend the Act enabling the Board to remit the rates on property oustido the reticulated area.

N.Z. ARTILLERY. REORGANTSATTON SCHEME. WELLINGTON, June 9. It is announced that under the Defence reorganisation scheme the whole of the New Zealand Territorial Artillery units will he organised into one regiment, and designated the New Zealand Coast Artillery Companies, formerly known ns Garrison Artillery, will he designated a.s Batteries. All units will he numbered. There will he twenty batteries of New Zealand Artillery, divided into Field, Heavy, and Coast Artillery, for the Northern, Central and Southern Commands. Regulations constituting three new niilitarv districts—Northern Command, or Auckland district; Central Command, or Wellington district; and Southern Command, combining the old Canterbury and Otago districts—are gazetted.