TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 16 February 1923, Page 4

TELEGRAMS.

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Mark linn-, :i settler, aged fortynine was killed at Moeroa vestei'day through his horse jumping over a high cliff. Barr was apparently killed instantly. Ilis skull was hadly fractured. lie leaves a widow and two grown up sons QFINNAT SAI..MON OX .MARKET. \V KbIJNGTOX. February 11. The Marine Department announces that it intends to make an effort to catch and market c|uinnat salmon from now to the end of April. A close season will he observed, from the end of April to the end of September, when the Department will again take fish for the market. Facilities a>o also being afforded to fishermen to take and sell salmon.

WOOL VADIKS BA SIKH. WANG A NTT. February N. The second wool sale of the season was commenced this evening with a catalogue of 20,000 hales. There was a good honeh of buyers, and about 7500 bales were disposed of. On tbo whole the wool offered was not up to the standard of that submitted at the previous sale, and in many ease's was distinctly inferior. As a result. there was a slight easing in some deserip(ions. PAYMENT OF OVF.RTI MK. ATT.’K I.A.N I) February If. Mr Justice I lerdman is hearing a test, ease in which Albert Madigan, a coil] foreman claimed Cob lbs fid alleged to be due as overtime from the New Zealand Shipping Company, in an endeavour to establish the claim ir, members of the Waterside Foremen and Timekeepers' Inion to amounts undnr to that claimed by .Madigan, iotalling probably about £1001). It was held that the company had committed a breach of tile Arbitration Court award. The defence admitted Unit £bb lbs (id was Madigan's overtime a trews for nine months, but claimed that Madigan was not a coal foreman, and that under Section Cl of the Arbitration Act. over three mouths’ arrears could not he claimed: that .Madigan. having been paid Cfi 0s oil weekly, being llis .'id per week above the award minimum wage, the difference should be taken into e uisidemtion in arriving at the overtime due. Ilis Honour indicated lie was satisfied that .Mi-digan was a coal foreman. Tile ease was adjourned to allow counsel to confer.

a Glut n/miAi. banks. WANG AM I. February HI. Mr \V I 1 ’ehon president -.f the Fanners' 1 n ■*.•!!. u'e li'-n d "-ending Alt Willord's Agrw'iltural Hanking Fell said, that he was glad to see that the I ii'craf I’arty realised the importance ot the siojcct. and he hoped to have their sympatuetic support when the I'uion promoted its Dill. .Mr Unison said that something must lie done at mice about the extraordinary measure passed by the Government last session. If an enemy of the primal y p'oducr. anxious to deal a blow at the farmers led prepared it. he coni.l not have made • more complete job of it. ife eoudemud especially Clause li of the Rural (hedits Act. which imposes on members ot a Rural Credits Association joint and several liabilities for the full amount of all the Association's debts. The results created grave risks for anyone lending money to any producer. He had consulted the solicitors of the Farmers' Union on the point, and they had advised him that if the object of this legislation were known to landing institiitions throughout tho "Dominion. there would he an immediate demand for adequate protection against it in connection with future loans. He liof.ed that the Government would put the matter right at once, as it was very serious for producers.

'ror.L GATE NEAT? WELLINGTON. WETJ JNGTON. February I I. There are the makings of si very pretty quarrel in the proposal of the Mutt County Council to establish a toll gate on the road leading to the niuehfreqnented seaside suburbs of Day’s Hay and Muritai. The council wants to widen and improve the road, at a Cost of £32,000. and the gate is to provide the income for this expenditure . The Minister of Public Works (the Hon. ,J. G. Coates) has assented on the ground that it is one of the few eases in which the proposal appears ,justified . Strong opposition has developed, and threats have been made to destroy the gate if erected. This recalls the attempt. of many years ago to erect a toll gate on the Hutt road. Tt was twice set up. and each time pulled down, and thrown into the harbour. The Automobile Association is strongly opposed to it. both on the ground that it would not pay hecaitSe motorists would not use the road, and because the Minister had expressed himself against toll gates. Mr S. Wilson, president of the Motor Traders' Association supports the view that it would not pay, and also resents the proposal because of the principle involved being applicable to tbe whole of ‘the Dominion. Motorists hove agreed to pay a tyre tax for road construction. and have been paying for some months, so that it is a breach of faith to allow toll gates as well.