DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 23 December 1924, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

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EAI.SE PRETENCES. AUCKLAND, December 23. (leorge Brewer, 17, charged with Icing idle, disorderly and with no visible means of support, aicording to a statement by police, admitted having negotiated with motor car dealers lor the purchase of a car. One dealer drove the accused around in the car lor three days, supplying him with meals. Ife eventually arranged with another dealer to purchase a car for C-1« 73 (laying his father would pay h.v cheque. A few hours later the dealer received a telephone message from a man, allegedly a hank manager, that payment for the ear would he made. The dealer’s auspicious were aroused and the accused found a detective waiting for him when he arrived. 'I he accused s father lived at Wanganui. He was admitted to probation in the South some time ago on a charge of false pretences. .Magistrate Poyiitnn remanded the accused for sentence, saying it tin* hoy spent Christmas in gaol lie might realise what lie was leading for. ARBITRATION COURT. AUCKLAND. December ‘2d. The Arbitration Court delivered its decision on the application by the Amalgamated Engineering l uion to have Armstrong, Whitworth and Company, contractors for Arnpuni dam. added to the parties to the Engineering award The effect of the older made hv the Court is to make the award rate of wages binding on the Company, while leaving it free to contract with its workers in regard to other matters, subject only to the conditions agreed upon being not less favourable to the workers than those now observed. The Court is prepared to mako similar orders in regard to any other awards to which the Company may he'omc automatically a party by the operation of Section M> CD of the Industrial Conciliation Arbitration Act. 1903. Similar orders have been made relatin'’' to the boilermakers award, carpenters and joiners award and saddlers and run trai tors labourers award.