DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 27 September 1923, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

[by TELEGRAM —PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.] .MARINE COOKS. WELLINGTON, Sept. 20. An application for a Dominion award was filed to-day cm behalf of the New Zealand Federated Marine Cooks and Stewards’ Union, tl»e main points of difference from the present award being in regard to wages, overtime payments, and payment for work clone oil Sundays and holidays. The piesent award expires at the end of this month. At proem a clay's work is of ton hours, hut the new demands are for an eight hours’ day Imth at sea and in port, the overtime demands being for pav at the rate ot 3s per bout as compared with 2s under the* present award. Prior to the making of the present award, consideration was given for work done in tile event ot a boat leaving port at any time oil a Sunday or holiday, but the present rule is that an extra clays' sea pay is not given unless the boat sails helnre •> p.m. The union is now asking that a return should la* made to the old conditions ami that extra pay cliould he given irrespective of the time of sailing. Hours of work at sea. as proposed, are bebetwcn 5 a.m. and 7 p.m. for scullery men. (5.39 to 8 p.m. for other galley hands, and stewards on passenger boats and seven lo seven for stewards cm cargo boats. The port hours ol work sug gested vary according to the nature of the trade engaged in. Passenger or cargo and the ports called at, terminal or intermediate. The increase in wages asked for average between £1 and .95 per month. DAIRY BILL. RA H I .VITA. Sept. 27. A meeting of about one hundred farmers representing the whole* of tlu* Dairy Companies operating in Eketahinic, YYooilvilic mid Daliintmi districts rcsoliitioned unqualified support to the Dairy Bill and urged suppliers tn vote in favour. DANNEVIRKK. Sept. 27. A representative meeting of Southern Hawke’s Bay farmers last evening recolveil to do all in their power to support the Dairy Control Bill. Y.M.C.A. PALMERSTON N.. Sept. 27. The National Convent inn of the Y.M.C.A. was continued. Greetings lo ministers ol the* Methodist denomination were conveyed hv Rev Rugby Piatt. A telegram was reeeived irom Rev. Coinrii* (.Moderator of tlu* Presbyterian Assembly), conveying heartiest greetings. The session was devoted to diseiissing committee reoerts. POSTAL CHANGES. YYEI.I LNGTON, Sent. 27. Th<* Secretary of the Post and I olegraph Department announces the promotion «( R. D. Kelly (Chief Postmaster at Auckland) to the position ol Chief Inspector, rendered vacant by the retirement of .1. Laurenson. Mr. Kelli is being replaced by \Y. *). (chief clerk in the Secretary's office). ’I he re-

organisation ot positions in the General Post Olliee includes the abolition of the chief clerkship.

Another appointment announced is that of J. C. Mi'Creu Chiel Postmaster at Dunedin) to Chief Postmaster at Wellington, in the pine col' 11. D. Or,icntt wlio recently retired. OPDFELUUYSHIP. DUNEDIN, September 27. Tho half-yearly meeting ot the Manchester Unity. Otago District, lengthilv discussed a motion that the time lias arrived when Otago district should amalgamate with tin* New Zealand bram-li.; also am amendment that no decision la* made* until all aveiic.es of information arc* investigated, with the object of determining it the integrity of Otago district could he maintained inviolate. Both were lost. \ SYD CASE. ( HRISTCHURCH. Sept. 27. Thomas Jamieson, aged 42. "as remanded t*i Ashburton at 11 o’clock tomorrow for a preliminary hearing ol tlu* llronioie murder charge. Accused "ho is palpably nil idiot, was looking childishly through the liars of the window at tli c . police station, while the charge was read.