DOMINION ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 27 November 1923, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS

[nv tu,i.ctt.uut —ct:it ft*. ess assoc. it ; ox . J A BASIC WAGE. WELLINGTON. November 20 I lie question of a basic. 1 wage was I’ai-cd in the A I'Eit I a lion Court to-day by ,i. Kc'atl, in connection with the general lahoitreis dispute, lie stie-sed Hie eimlention that Ike cost of living figures did not tube into adequate consideration the rentals paid hy workers. The basic; Mage Mas too low and unions Mine determined to bring the matter be tore the Court, with the request that the Court might see its way clear to lie dress the gi ievanee. ■Justice Krazor said lie did not think

it much use whipping a dead horse. So tar as rent and the en.-l of living, were concerned, the Com l had had the best statistical evidence and had worked on C’at. After the cud of this year theie would not. be a -i\ monthly adjustment, bill that Mould not. prevent the Court making adjustments as they had done in the past in accordance uilh the cost of living. PASSENGER DISAPPEARS WELLINGTON. November 27. V-hen the Alnrnma w. - being examin■9 to tie.., tiled it a | etlicyi i; > the s!. this morning il was discovered that a sale am t asslonger. Alary Ellen Alorau. aged B 0 years, of Wellington, was missing Atoran was returning from a visit to .Australia for her health and v.r- ui ibe eom])any of tier two sisters, all occupying the same cabin. Tbe srewarde-s took her in Lea at 0.15 this morning, when the three of them Mon- fn'ly

diesseil standing at the alky-wav porthole. which was I lie Inst lime she w.c seer alive. The Mararoa. which entered I he Heads an - after the Marnmn, 'v posted sighting a Hunting body, a •jinrter of a mile oil' the shore in the t b i.iity at Karaka Ray, which i- hall way dawn the harbour. The polin' are searching lor the b >’lv. dairy control board. MR, COBBITS POSITION. TE AVv AM ITU Nov. 27. in connection v.ith the Dairy ( ;'-t----ts-oi Bunt d election. Mr Cold:.' ha-: rei tired legal advice that, there is mi power to compel the Minister to issue the roll. The Act makes no such proVision and a: tla- Minister can give <-r v. ith-lmld. This. Mr Col,he contend--, virtually t>laccs the Minister in a po.-i----ti- to elect any Board by h;- f.i----voi.i-s. This serious condition was am '- |,- not contemplated by I’nrlia nu-n.. The present- or future political party shmdd lint possess tlu-sc wide pov-.0-s as thev put the Board under the mm-t„-nl control of wl.atcvcr Governiuon! i* holding office. HICK SON MISSION. CHRISTCBUIICI!, Kor. 27. The opening of the Hickson Mission was marked hv striking scenes in the Ciitiicdral where a. stream of ambulances and cars cniv.-y.-d paiicnts trnni 8 a.m. onwards. Alter tli- laying on hands the patients wore carried out just before noon to the huge marquees in the Cathedral grounds, which are t,,r the feeding of the country patient*. Big crowds watched the scene Ml, Til was enacted in hot and sunny Avoallicr.