DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 29 August 1924, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

[llY TEI.KG It A PII —t-l-'U MESS ASSOCIATION. DAIRY CONTROL. FRF.IOIITS AND GRADINC OF CREAM. WEI. 1.1 NT :7'()X. Aug. 2s "I in- New Zealand Dairy Prodiue Control lioaril Imd under consideration the question of railway Ir'-ights and appointed a stib-coinmii ti e to keep in touch with lhe .Minister ami tie I )e----part.meii- eomnn-ri ia l agents until finality is reached. The Minister of .\grieuit are wroti that it was not advisable to make tingrading ol cream compulsory pre sent, as the matt--'- had not In-en -given SuHici'-nt pllldi'ltv. The ( null'll! lieai't h-.-at lily -upported mmpnl'ni'.v gtadiug. and leels that it should be put into operation as soon a- possible. Tin Bi.anl appointed Mr F. W. ((ranger as Inspector and Supervisor of shipping. Mr Granger is at present manager ol the West Coast Rel ri-p-rat i if; toy ol Fa tea. MAYOR AND ENGINEER DISAGREE; BLEND ELM. August 28. j \t last night'.- meeting i ! the Bleu- ; lieim Boron dt t onm-d. t e,- rexiguaI the euginei r. Air 11. Al. \\ . j Birhe.rdxun. was unexp-eetedly reeeiv- j -d. following on a lengthy discussion, ! in whi- !i it v-a- -Intel the t-roithle j ares - through a dissent ion between the i engineer and the Mayor. A sub-nan- , mil tee was appeiut'-.l in roqm-xt M r j Richard-on to defer lit- resignation till j tin- sewerage n-licme wa- completed. j RAILWAY BOARD'S FINDINGS. j NOT FNANLMOI'S. '• Cl I R IST (T 1 FR( 11. August 2d. | It is stated that the | : im ipal points ( in the finding if the -ferial R-iard set j up for the pll|-| ose of cen-sideriug the j claims ef the amalgamated S-a iety ol | Rail'-' ay Servants are : j Wages -No alteration in the ] resent j hourly rate. T lie night rates which ex- j i.-t at present, being time and a quar-J ter between 10 p.ni. and li a.m.. are to j be abolislied. Tilis apt fie' | riueipally , to the italiie hram'li. j I loafs. Ii i' t ei-olllmended t bat a i ballot of the workshops men be taken j on ihe I allow iug aiternat-ives : (a I A j lortv-i igltt hours week w ith the pre- - sent wime, or tie A .orty-toiir hottt j week with wages reduced arc riling tel the overtime rates to he paid to workshops employees after eight and threequarter or eight hours work, or a day respectively. A forty-eight hours week is to remain for till other branches as at pre-ent. The men employed ill the tfjt Hie branch are to work a ten hour day before being entitled to overtime at the rate and a halt. It is understood the bindings ot the Board are not unanimous and that .Messrs Hunter and AL-uk have sulsmitted a minority report. Til EI-’T OK CLOTHING. CIIRISTCTU RCH. Aug- 20. When Alaln-I AleOreg'or. tiged ,‘«l. a was charged witli tiiel't of elotliiug this moruiug. tin- police stated the accused was umloubtedlv a drug addict and had evidently stolen in order to buy cocaine. Sentence was postponed. THE T’FSSOCIx EIRE. DCXEDIN. \mr. 2!'. The latest advice as to tin- Faimerslon tti'sork tire is that between live hundred and one thousand --ln-cp bav*been destroyed, while live thousand acres of tus-oek land has been bailly ,hilling, -it. Till-re i~ also a ernisiderable loss in fencing. SPATE MINERS FINED. GREYAIOFTH. Aug. 2d. Arising out of t!ie stoppage at the State Mines on June 11 when, following a dispute over a miner whose lamp was stopped the other men left work, one hundred workers to-day were pro. reeded against by the Inspector of Awards for taking part in an unlawful strike. Thev pleaded guilty, stating that the taetl-ss attitude of an umlerviowor was. responsible. It was mentioned there was a long standing grievance owing to the unsuitability of the lamps, which should be electric instead of merely oil. A heavy penalty was not pressed for and each defendant was eonyjeted nnd