TELEGRAMS

Hokitika Guardian, 1 July 1921, Page 4

TELEGRAMS

VARIOUS DOMINION ITEMS. [bv TEUEGIIArn—vEB PRESS ASSOCIATION 1 PRICE OF SUGAR. CHRISTCHURCH, June 30 , There is no likelihood of a drop in the price of sugar for some months declared Mr McDonald. Chairman «.f the Board of Trade to-day. Mr McDonald said that the Board of Trade was now negotiating with the , Colonial Sugar Company relative to the Supply of sugar when Hr’ pres "it extended contract expires. Mr McDonald added that there is no intention at present to prohibit the importation of foreign sugar if the merchants are dissatisfied either with the control or the price of Cie controlled product, They are at perfect liberty to go elsewhere lor their sugar. Tlie matter of the relatively lowiv quotations for Java sugar was mention, ed. “The merchants may, have received these quotations,” said Mr McDonald, “but they have not got the prif’s and the supply in the one spot. ’ UNREASONAB LE RV- LAW. TTMARU, June 30. Mr Mosley S.M.. gave his deeisi ,u to-dav in a test case under the Boro igi: By-law that fixes the speed limit over all the street inter-sections at L'i: miles per hour. The witnesses for tip* defence were unanimous that rimr miles is itself a source of danger and 'he borough traffic inspector agreed that the Magistrate had himself tested four cars at four miles on the high speed and not one got across. Two si« t across on the second gear, but the sliced wu.< so slow as to impede traffic. He de* clared that the by-law wn,s unreasonable. Therefore it was invalid and His Worship dismissed the information. Nine similar charges were then withdrawn. ‘TRESPASSERS CHARGKD. TIMARU, Jure 30 Fm trespassing on a bird sanctuary with a gun one defendant was lined £2. Another was fined £6, as he had been warned the day before. A third case was dismissed as tec defendant had been careful ..bout the boundary, but mistook it. PUT!INK GAS-WORKS LOCK-OUT. WELLINGTON. June 30. Tip, Petone Gas Works dispute was discussed at a meeting of the representatives of industrial organisations of the Dominion, held at the Trades Hall yesterday. The following resolution was passed: That this meeting of representatives of organised workers are of opinion that the lVtone gas workers should he financially supported by the organised workers of New Zealand, and that the financial support given be equivalent to the rate earned by the stokers prior to the lock-out. This meeting further agrees that the unions represented will do all that is possibly to obtain the finance necessary to pay the men the weekly wage agreed to. A further resolution was carried:— This meeting of representatives of industrial organisations strongly condemns the action of the majority of the Petone Borough Councillors, in refusing to recognise Flie Wellington Gas Workers’ Union in a settlement of the present dispute. This meeting views the present lock-out of the Petone gas stokers as a challenge to the right of bargaining, and an attempt by a majority of the Petone Borough Council to impose arbitrary conditions of labour on the men.