TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 31 August 1921, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

'MV TKI.I’G It A I'll —PKK PRESS ASSOCIATION] PORTABLE SCHOLS. WELLINGTON, Aug. 30. i An important new departure, inI ! tended to meet, temporarily, during the i financial stringency, the serious difficulty of overcrowding schools in certain large areas was outlined by the Minister for Education (Hon 0. J. Parr). He intends to ask for a Government grant of funds to enable Educa- I tion Board to erect, 20 portable schools | to he put up in districts where there is ' overcrowding. These will accommodate * , 1.50 to 200 children and the largest, will cost £ISOO. By this moans Mr Parr | hopes to secure the same aeommodation for £8720, if provided, as brick schools which would cost £52,299. When the financial position improves the temporary buildings can bo taken down and permanent structures erected. WOOLEN WORKERS Wellington. August 20. 1 Application was made to the Arbitration Court by the Otago Woollen mill* employees for a Dominion award for employees in the industry. The employers cited in the first instanc' 1 were the Otago millets but the Court agreed to hoar evidence and treat the case as for a Dominion award. Mr A. S. Cookson. appeared for the mi'l owners and Mr Breen, secretary of ; the Otago Union for the applicants, i The claims of the union embrace a 1 comprehensive readjustment of pay ; and working conditions in the iivl** i try generally. Tliov include a 45bour week,.with provision that workers may arrange with the employer .- so that no Saturday ■ work he done. : Wages claimed are:- Female of four j i years’ service 50s; males I> 8d an hour; i skilled hands, such as sorters, scourers. | hand loom weavers, Spinners, chain i minders, assistant carders and combers. \

pivssers and turners 2s; in addition to the above a bonus of 3;]d an hour; - girl workers from 20s in flic first year i to 50s in the fifth year; youths, from Cl at 14 years to !> fid an hour at r 23 years. Piecework log to be rev is- ’ - and 35 per cent to be added to present s rates. Overtime time and a half for > the first three hours and double tiicie- - after. Payment of wages to be made > fou seven statutory holidays I RELIEF MONEY EXHAUSTED. WELLINGTON, Aug. 31 The Mayor announces the City Oouni cil will be compelled to diseont iiiue re- ■' lief work for unemployed, owing hi the exhaust ion of funds available for t,lui f ; purpose. About 150 nil'll will be a fleet- . ed. SALE OF SUGAR. WELLINGTON, Aug. 31 A gazette extraordinary issued last night notified it shall not be lawful tor any person, linn or company to offer for • sale sugar retitn-d outside id New Zealand unless each separate package in which such sugar is delivered to purchaser bears the word "sugar” preceded by the name of the country in which the sugar contained in the package was i elineil. The object js to prevent, foreign refined sugar being sold as New Zealand refilled. BRICKLAYERS’ CLAIM. WELLINGTON, Aug. 30. The Wellington Bricklayers’ Union claims' for a new award was heard by the Arbitration Court to-dnv. The pi in c ipal points were the request for a 40hour week and 3s per hour. An agree- | ment was reached certain mire points. The Court reserved its decision, pending the hearing of the Christchurch bricklayers’ case. - AN AWARD DISPUTE. DUNEDIN. Aug. 3! The New Zealand Workers Union will j sue the Mine Workers for a breach ol ; the award in working the men at Ida j Yalle.v in wot places for S hours instead ] of (i hours without consideration therefor. This grievance is of many months’ ( standing. ACQUITTED OF MANSLAUGHTER. GISBORNE. August 30. ' At the Supreme Court liefore Afr. Justice Reed. Norman McFarlane Fulton, charged with manslaughter resulting in the death of Eugene Doherty through living run down by a •motorcar driven by Fulton, was acquitted after two hours retirement. A CORRECTION. WELLINGTON, Aim Oil August 2flt!i a Press Association cable appeared unch’i* the heading oi Melbourne, mentioning incidentally Dr Gilrulli who had been relieved from duty following the recent trouble-; i' l the Northern Territory, had entered a claim for compensation against tb" 1 oral Government. This informatir" was copied from a Sydney paper, but Dr Gilrutli’s solicitors have written denying that lie was relieved, and askm • for correction. The Association ! ;>*' express its regret that the information as published was misleading. _iiiMa.ni m, mil i ■mi