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Hokitika Guardian, 27 September 1921, Page 4

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I IJV TKM'.G I'.Al’lI —PKll IMIF.SS ASSOCIATION] FROPOSED MOTOR BILL. l)UEl)IN. September 26. The Motor Club annual meeting protested against the Motor llill proposal to impose a heavy tax and annual legistration and instead mumim-iuletf tyre tax. GOl.n PRODUCERS petition. THAMES. September 2t>. The gold producers have decided to petition Parliament for compensation Ini' tlieir loss Oil gold sales during the war It is stated that- gold bad to be sold to the Hank of New Zealand at C l per ounce of which 1/6 war tax and threepence per ounce insurance was paid This gold was sold in Guidon np t „ £0 r,/- and the current price was L7/17 -. THE LABOUR PARTY. WELLINGTON, September 26. Confusion was caused as a result of lilt* ropnrtnl derision of tbo X.itMjn** Executive of the New Zealand Labour I'mt v in regard to the <|iiestion of unemployment and immigration and the Labour vacancy on the Arbitration Court vacancy. It is explained that this was considered to be a matter for the trades unions and industrial bodies te discuss and to declare tlieir own p"lic\ \- the Labour Party is political, it m 110 direct voice in elding representativos oh tlio Arliiti iitnm C ouit. The national secretary of the Labour Party. Mr Moses Ayrton, states that the policy of the party regarding unemployment is clearly slated in its platform, namely, the right to work, and full maintenance if such provision is not made.

Mr P. Eraser. M.P.. stated to-il ..v (lint immigration and unemployment bad always been subject- lor the Labour Pally to deal with. During last, session, stall'd Mr I laser, he put ■' question to the Prime Minister on the matter of unemployment, and only yesterday. with the endorsement of the Parliamentary Labour Party, lie mid introduced to the House a Hill dealing with the matter

UNION S.S. COMPANY'S FI EFT. WELLINGTON. Sent. 22. With the addition of the Manuka, which arrived recently from Sydney, l lie f nil m Siemn Ship Go., now have seven steamers representing a total gross tonnage of 17,9811. laid tip in Wellington harbour. Included are two in-ter-rolnnial passenger -learners, the Moeraki and tie- Manuka. The latter i- temporarily laid cp ‘ill nest mrnlh. wilt'll it is expected Die will re-ruler tile Sydney-Wellington service. The i steamers laid up me as f. Hows: ! Manuka 1731 lons. Moeraki ! 12! t-m . | Kaikorai 3097 tuns. Kiltawa 1:117 tons. : |’oheriia 11.7 A ten-. Kovhei 702 to'"'. i.l • i.| 110-.imniid .?1 1'■ n . Co live la .t----inined vessels are ear" - *-*rel ■‘e •. I REFORM PARTY. WE LI IN G TON, Sept. 2:i A uncling .0 the Reform members of the House pi-env disen-sed the wei k of ibe - ess ii iii with Sir Francis lb 11 (Ael i n g-Prime Minister) and H’e lion I), ||. Guthrie I Acting-I.eiider of the 1 louse). Tiie ollicial report stales Hint Sir Eiaiieis Hell gave all outline til the matters which had been under the Golf riimenl's eoiisideia i ion during Mr Massey's iibseliee, and also gave some details of the proposals to be si mitted u> the House in the current session. Several members expressed appreeiat iihi of the manner in which liic Govei iiiueiil. and especially Sir 'lit is I’rll. bad conducted the •oimiry’s affairs during Mr Massey's nb-en o. and the ability shown by the Arlingi'riiiie Minister m dealing with the

important matters that bad arisen during that period. A motion of appreciation of Sir lYnneis Bell's work was carried by acclamation. Mr Gill-brie ~xplained the position be found himself in. and asked I lie hearty eo-operation of the party in carrying on till Mr Massey's return, lie went fully into the ein iini-taiiros necessitating the recent railway < et. the meeting regarding the ~xpla!iaiion a- satisfactory. Mr Guthrie . iitlinrd tli" business to come under the imim'dial,. attention of Parliament, and said the I'l'eparat ion of legislation was so well advanced that there would be no dillietilly in 10-eping I'ariiameiit fully occupied. COURT ()!■' APPEAL. WELLINGTON, Sept. L\i. The Court of Appeal continued tlimorning the hearing of argument in the case of Jackson and Co. Ltd., v. thi' Co-operative Freezing Co. of South ('nnterhiirq. Ltd.

Mr Gray, K.( '., in continual ion of bis argument for the plaintiH' company i,la into im’d that the defendant company bad waived its right to delivery of iln* timber in January, 1921, and that siie.li a waiving need not !e in writing in any ease. He contended that there was sullieiciil memorandum in writing in {he minutes of the defendant. company.

At, the conclusion of Mr Gray's nrgu. monf. for the plaintiff company. Mr Donnelly addressed the Court, inaiulaining* that there was not sufficient evidence in writing of any variation in the contract between (lie parties. After Mr Myers had replied. (ho Court- reserved its decision.