TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 15 January 1923, Page 4

TELEGRAMS.

[by TEI.KGI’APH —PER press association]

CHATHAM ] HANDS. Christchurch. j.m ia. Tlio party of Chatham t-land .school children visiting Christchurch "ill be given a trip to Dunedin. the week after next. 'l'lio trip was arranged by the Ministers of Defence and Eduention the fares will l>e paid by the .Minister of Education and Nfitive M inister. UMBORNK HARBOUR WOliKd GIS BORNE, Jan. Id Notifications were officially made yesterday of the authority of the Go-vernor-Coneral and the Executive Council to the raising of a loan of C I .000.0110 under the Einanee Act. 1919 for th(> Gisborne Marhonr Board works. AY A TEH SI HE AYORKERS. A CCK 1.. A NT). Jan. Id The annual conference of the New Zealand Waterside Workers’ federation was continued at Auckland, Air I. (Hover presiding. The delegates present are:—Messrs 0. Mcßrine, M. Saunders, C. Xoakes, ( . AA heeler i Auckland), I!. MeErlain (Gisborne). J Williams (Napier). K. Hill (New I’lvmnuih). AY. J. Rogers fAVangamu). J. Johnson, AY. Trim (AA’eilington), W Craig (Tirnaru), X. Campbell (Dunedin and Port Chalmers), A. Robertson (Bluff ). C. Eraser (Creymouth). A. A. Kirk by (AYostport). A number of other unions will he represented during tin' course of flu* next, feu davs. There is a fairly lengthy order paper concerning a variety of matters connected with waterside labour and the present and future position of industrial matters as affecting waterside workers.

The President delivered his annual report concerning the work ol the past year, and touched upon a number of important industrial matters. He gave a general review of labour in New Zealand and oilier countries. The report was adopted. The secretary < -Mr .1. Roberts), in his annual report, dealt with the business of the federation, and then presented the annual balance-sheet-, which after discussion, was unanimously adopted.

AY A ITO.AIO SEAT PETITION. TE KITH. Jan. 13 Despite the telegraphed contradiction, Afr AA’. T. Jennings lodged a petition at Pi.lo to-day, praying lor a scrutiny of all the votes east in the AA'ailomo electorate, and for the voiding of the election. Mr Jennings refuses to state the grounds of the petition, hut it is understood that: it arises out .of the Magisterial re-count, at which, it is supposed, till the votes made by declaration, numbering some 70 odd. were rejected.