MISCELLANEOUS

Hokitika Guardian, 2 June 1922, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS

AC : i KALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. SUGAR INDUSTRY. • SYDNEY, JUne 2. Mr Pratten, speaking at Gosford, stated that fruit growers and consumers were paying a big price to bolster up. the sugar industry in Queensland. Lveryi m* connected with the industry, growers, mill owners, and labour weio making fat profits. He urged a reasonably low price to absorb the fruit in jams canned fruit, lor internal consumption. \V<IRKKRS' MAXIFESTO. SYDNEY. June 2. Australian workers’ union have issued a manifesto directing that shearer.- refrain from shearing except on the basis of the Queensland terms which the Union demands under its fighting policy. The manifesto states the union considers Justice Powers recentaward is unjust and inequitable. Tt exhausted everv possible means to reach an equitable settlement, but on each •'occasion was vepulsed by both Commonwealth, Arbitration Court and Pastorn list Associations. FOOD STATISTICS. . (Received this day at 9.50 a.m.) j SYDNEY. June 2. j A pamphlet by Mr Hawkins, statist to New South A\ ales Board of I rode, ■ dealing with the national diet, shows the average consumption: in New South ( Wales of the chief descriptions of food , fell in energy, value ner man per day j from 3005 calories in 191 l to an aver-j age of 1790 calories during the three years ended June 1920. The tall due in most part to decrease in the con- j sumntion of moat, which according to . the latest figures is forty per cent, he- . low the pre-war standard, while the! consumption of potatoes has lallen j forty-two per cent. The fall is largely the outcome of high prices during the, war time. Probably a considerable por- I lion of the decrease has been made up j by other foods used in place of those i mentioned. The statist, calls attention! to the deleterious effects rt a re- j striated diet. According bn the j pnnnddet. in 1 DIM Australia consumed i •273 pounds of meat annunllv per head ■ population. By 1917-1 S the average had fallen to 102 pounds, and by 191920 bad gone no again to 173 pounds, j Tbo statist adds that no doubt it has | gone up further recently, owing to the . eheapeniii; of meat but tlie habit of j doiii '■< without it which war time pro- | (lured, dies hard. Although the coil- j sumption of men. diminished enormously during tlie war, Australia is still one of j the great meat eating countries of the I world. ) <; R A ZIE RS’ C<) XV ER KNOT. SYDNEY. June 2. The Graziers' Conference derided against a political alliance with any other cart'' and added that this lie embodied in the constitution. Pro-

gressive party motions were carried in favour ul proportional representation, condemning Govmment for not. reducing Cabinet to eight : also urging Government to repeal the price fixing, forty-eight hours, and basic wage for rural legislation.

THE BASIC WAGE. SYDNEY. June 2

The Attorney-General advised Cabinet that the necessary legislation can he brought forward next session of Parliament, to effect vital changes in tlie arbitration system. It is stated the Board of Trade in the present form will lie abolished. The principal of a universal basic wage will bo altered. The Industrial Court will prescribe the wages for each industry.

Coal owners appealed to the coal tribunal requesting a compulsory conference to deal with the dispute. Raddcloy (the miners president) stated that Commonwealth control of the coal in dustrv continues. Meantime no reduction can take place this year.