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Hokitika Guardian, 21 July 1921, Page 3

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GIRL FOOTBALLERS

\\ ELLINGTON, July 21

The Auckland Rugby League have declined the request to allow the Parnell Girls’ I'luli to |>la.v in Carlow Park under tin* League auspices, despite the statement that no objection could lie taken to the game as played under modified rules. The Club had a membership of (55, in charge of throe matrons, two of whom were trained nurses.

SCHOOL STATIONERY. WELLINGTON, July 'T\

The Primary School Committee’s Association carried a motion approving ot the concentration of orders for school stationery, and have recommended tin* executive to call tenders for six months’ supplies. The conditions arc that all committees be enabled to purchase at uniform rail's. 'The Clmtiman staled that there were sixty committees, and at an average of forty pounds per annum the contract would mean two thousand to three thousand yearly.

GALE AT HANMER

11A N.M Eli SPRINGS, July IS

A terrific north-west gale struck here mi Saturday afternoon. Stacks, roots of sheds, trees, etc., were blown off in various places. The,gale was followed by a downpour ol rain.

NEW POLITICAL PARTY

PLATFORM OUTLINED

WELLINGTON, July W

The Progressive and .Moderate Labour Party is at present limiting its activities to forming district councils in different centres. In this it claims to have been entirely successful. Pevmanuit offices have been opened in Wellington, Auckland, and Dunedin, and shortly an office "ill he opened in Christchurch.

The following is the skeleton form of the programme to lie elaborated hv speakers at public meetings to he held in August:—

(1) Elective executive; (2) reform ol Upper House; (3) State hank, with sole right of issue ; (4) free education, from primary school to university; (o) free and standardised school books; (!>) midday meals at small cost: general superannuation scheme for sill, irrespective of income; (8) increased pensions l„ widows, blind, and incapacitated ; (9) closer co-operation between employer and worker; (19) payments by results; (11) increased production ; (12) strikes and lockouts made illegal; (RJ> compulsory arbitration for all industrial disputes: (It) development ol bydrool,. trie power lor all industrial and other purposes; (15) State aid f°> \oiing industries; (1(1) State medical service; (.17) State nurses; (18) free maternity homes; (19) comprehensive housing scheme for workers; (20) comprehensive scheme of-land settlement ; (21) efficient railway and roads policy ; (22) agricultural colleges; (23) - classified immigration policy; (24) reform of t ~il Service.