TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 19 September 1922, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

[nv teleorai’U —eer press association] i i CHALLENGE MTTHDRAWX. BLENHEIM, September 19. Marlborough Rugby Union yesterday decided to withdraw its challenge to Nelson for the Sedilun Shield. OFFERS TO SERVE. BLENHEIM, .September 19. Up to ten o'clock to-day, seven officers and 127 of other ranks had voluutootoil for service in the East., in addition to fifteen officers already voliinte-'r-ed for active service wherever required BLACKBALL AIINEBS FINED. GR EA'.MOUTI 1. September 19. .Magistrate Alelilrum gave his reserved decision to-dav ill a case in which numerous Blackball miners were proiceded .-gainst hy the Labour Department for icfusing to observe the proviso n in an award that Ihe lull eight hours be worked <>n Bay Fiidays and back Saturdays, the miners contending that the award was imposed to I lie recognised district custom. All Alelilrum convicted the defendants in a test inse, imposing a (inn oi £1 with costs, declaring an award over-rules any custom inconsistent with the terms of the award. The pmper place to got tbe custom recuognised was the Conciliation Council or Arbitration Court. Tiic Court was bomiml hy the award anil could not go into the merits of the t ustom. Leave to appeal was granted. AYATERSIDE DISPUTE. WELLINGTON, September 19. In the waterside labour dispute J. Roberts to-ilav continued the presentation of the M’utersiders Federation ease to the Arbitration Court. He submitted figures showing relation which Labour bore to the value of some of the commodities handled. In regard to butter, the watersider was paid .02 of a penny per pound for his labour, ot one fiftieth of a penny per pound. Labour received 2s ltd per toil for handling coal. He also gave the cost of handling meat, cheese etc., anil maintained that the cost of handling commodities on the waterfront, was infinitesmall compared with the value of the commodities handled. He admit le that the wutersiders did not conic before the Court from choice. They believed in adjusting disputes by negotiation. He .maintained the intention of 1. C. and A. Act was that every effort should he made to adjust disputes before referring them to the Court. Since 1910 there had been 2389 accidents on the waterfront’. Out of that number sixteen had been fatal and 2-13 aei-ideiits had necessitated men being off work from 3 to 12 months. There hail been live fatal accidents during the past, venr, all ol which could he attributed to faulty gear or plant. BANKRUPT’S AFFAIRS. AUCKLAND. Sept. Id.

At a meeting of creditors of A. 1 ‘red Reruns, Commission Agent, the bank nipt said his liabilities arose through the liquidation of Devons and Jtitnr Ltd., and Whnnagrei Freezing Winks ami tlie impossibility .doing anv 1 nsiness during the war. The - liedulc showed £5875 owing to unsecured creditors and £21.005 to secured nvditnrs. The value of securities £12.201 'cave g a further liability of CB,BOI making He total liabilities C 1.1075. tlie assets l.cu.g given as nil. DORSET ARRIVED. AUCKLAND. Sept. 10

The Dorset arrived about midiiiM.i with 285 passengers. including 258 immigrants, either nominated or under the Overseas Settlement scheme. All were provided for before arrival. Auckland takes 155. Wellington (57, the remainder being distributed in oHier uarls. They are described as a line healthy lot.