TELEGRAMS

Hokitika Guardian, 8 August 1922, Page 4

TELEGRAMS

BY TELEGRAPH PRESS ASSN., COPYRIGHT. TRAMWAYS DISPUTE. WELLINGTON, Aug 4. After :ui interval of over a week the tramwaytnen’s dispute was further • heard before the Conciliation Commissioner. With the exception of the wages question, parties appear to have reached an amicable understanding on most points in the dispute. Previous to the council going into committee ,Mr Morton, City Engineer, said that two meetings had been held by the parties since they last met before the Commissioner, and practically all matters had been settled. There were only one or two very slight things that remained to be dealt with, apart from the big question of wages, which must he fixed either by the City Council or by the Court. That was the position, unless the members of the union could sec their way to agree to what the council hail suggested. The meeting was then held in committee, and was later adjourned. ,

BAKERS’ AWARD. WELLINGTON, Aug. 4. When the Arbitration Court resumed to-day, reference was made to the dispute between the Wellington Bakers’ .Union and the employers, the parties having met in conference. Mr Grenfell, for the employers, indicated that an agreement had been arrived at in conference between the parties on matters such as wages, hours, overtime and working conditions in automatic bakeries, wholly contentious subjects. Mr Justice T raser intimated that the Court would hear the application for a Dominion award to-morrow.

DUTY ON BOOTS AND SHOES. WELLINGTON, Aug. 3. “We are told it is to give industries a start,” said Mr Malcolm iff expressing disapproval ol the protective duties on hoots and shoes. “I would like to know how long we have been paying this protection. It is becoming a scandal that poor people should he mulcted in this way, not for the benefit of the employee, hut for the employers, so that they can carry on and secure the monoplv they enjoy. It is in the interests of the majority of the people that it should he removed.”

RECREATION GROUNDS. CHARGES FOR ADMISSION. WELLINGTON. Aug. 3. A proposal that local bodies should he free to make their own charges for the use of recreation grounds, was discussed at to-day’s meeting of the Muncipal Association of New Zealand. A remit on the question came from Waimnte. Some dll.ant''-, considered that the i barge should he greater than one shilling, but not more than two shillings. Mr 11. S. W. King (Devonport): Is this not introducing the principle ol making profits from Municipal re-

Mr O. N .('. Rragnell (Mnsterton) remarked that the recent match between the All Plucks and Wairarapa would have boon played at Mostortnn had there been power to make a greater charge lor admission than one shilling. The match was taken to Carter ton and a. profit of £3OO was made, whereas if the game had taken place at Mnsterton the profit would have been between I'soo and £OOO. It was decided to ask the Government to fix the minimum charge which might he made at one shilling, and to see whether authority could not be given to charge admission to honchos.

SLY GROGER FINED £SO. INVERCARGILL, Aug. 4. At the Police Court, John Ragan, a taxi driver, was fined £SO for sty grog selling. 'The defendant’s method was to keep the liquor in his taxi, and sell it from there at a £1 a bottle. The police stated that at the house where the liquor was supplied from several girls and youfig men had slaved as married couples on .Saturday and Sunday.

EMPIRE EXHIBITION. WELLINGTON, Aug 4. New Zealand representation at the British Empire Exhibition to he held in 1924 was discussed this morning at a conference of representatives of Dominion trade, commerce, primary, secondary and other industries. The conference was convened by the Minister of Industries and Commerce, the Hon L. P. Lee.

The Ministert briefly opened the meeting, which was then addressed at length by Major Belcher, head of the Exhibition Mission now touring New Zealand, on the question of 'he organisafion of the New Zealand exhibition and on the part New Zealand should take in tho exhibition. At the conclusion of this iddress the meeting formed itself into a general committee to discuss detail'.

SLAUGHTER STRIKERS. CHRISTCHURCH, Aug. 7. Eleven men charged with taking part in an illegal strike of slaughtcrmen in North Canterbury works were each lined £5. The twelfth was fined 82.

APPEAL COURT. WELLINGTON, August 7. The Court of Appeal gave judgment this morning in the Inspector of Awards v. FnbifiW (July 7) holding it has no jurisdiction to deal with the matter. Justice Salmond in the course of his judgment said the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act did not contemplate the Court of Appeal giving an opinion in the case stated bv the Arbitration Court on the case stated by the Magistrate. The Court therefore came to the conclusion that it was unable to answer the question put to it by Justice Fraser.

CLAIM FOR DAMAGES. CHRISTCHURCH, Aug 7. Judgment was given by Justice Adams for Banks Peninsula Power Board with C 337 8s Id damages, in the action for specific performances to compel the Aft,iron Borough Council to complete the contract for the sale of the Borough’s power plant to the Board. Costs were allowed on a claim for £I,OOO. I

QUESTION OF EXTRACTING LAMB KIDNEYS. WELLINGTON, Aug. 4. The New Zealand Meat Producers’ Board has issued a statement that in a report to the hoard the manager has drawn attention to the practice which many freezing works have of taking out the kidneys of lambs and also a great part of the kidney fat. The board has gone into the matter very fully and is unanimously of opinion that this practice is not in the interests of producers and is a great economic loss to the Dominion. Irt the course of their investigations the board has ascertained that there were 3,951,287 lambs killed for export this season up to July 15th. After quoting the figures the board says it is very apparent that the freezing coinpanie s arc not making any profit ont of this practice. It is certainly veiy costly to the producer or exporter. This year alone, based on killing to July 15th the loss amounts to 703,527 killed. The North Island estimated the loss of value at Brl per head, or £23,450 on 2.535,905 lambs killed. 'The South Island estimated tho loss of value at 3,239,432 lambs killed, a total loss of £139,078. The hoard has now notified all freezing companies that kidneys and kidney fat must he left in lambs slaughtered for export.

BOXING COUNCIL. AUCKLAND, Aug 2

A conference of the New Zealand Boxing Council resolved that amateur boxers, shall, when required, by an Association to do so, sign an agreement when they agree to any engagement, that in amateur bouts there shall ‘he two judges, and a referee, and the referee must he outside the ring". Tn professional bouts the place for the referee shall lie optional with the promoting body. A committee was appoointed to consider a scheme to require referees to quality for positons. Resolved that all officials of Asociations affiliated to the N.Z. Boxing Council bo debarred from acting as trainers and seconds to a principal in any boxing contest and that resident professional purses he limited to £2OO, including expenses.

A proposal to fix the division of the purse in professional bouts was discussed, but no resolution was carried.