DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 30 March 1925, Page 4

DOMINION ITEMS.

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MOTOR TRANSPORT.

REG ULATIONS GAZETTED

WELLINGTON, March 27.

The Government has issued an Or-[ler-iu-Council prescribing conditions for the classification, speed, weight, load, and licensing of heavy motor vehicles, as well as classification of roads. The classes and license fees will be; —Maximum load exceeding 2 toils, but not more than 2.) tons, £6 per annum ; 2.1 to 6 tons, CO ; ft to 6.1 tons, tl2; fi.V to 1 tons, .CIO; 4 to 4.1 tons, c*2o; 11 to 5 tons, C 24; sto 5} tons, C2S ; 0.l to 6 tons, £62; 0 to 0.1- tons, c;’t; - ci to 7 tons, CIO; 7 to i,l tons, C ld; 71 to* 8 tons, £3O; 8 to SI- tons, £55 ; s.l to 0 tons. £OO ; 9 to 0.1 tons, £63; 01 to 10 tons, £73. The weight of trailers is limited to: Two-wheeled, 4 tons; four-wheeled, 6 tons ; six-wheeled, 0 tons. The speed limits for lorries are: —Two to 2] tons, 20 miles an hour; 2.1 to 3Jr tons, 18; 31 to 5 tons, 1(5; 3 to 7 tons, 14; 7 to 10 tons, 12.

pnails may be classified as follows: — First-class, for use bv any motor lorry ; second-class, for use by lorries of not more than 8 tons; third-class, for use of lorries not more than 4 tons ; fourth-class, for use of lorries not more than 2.1 tons. X PAY COMET. WELLINGTON. March 27. Ti, e Central Astronomical Bureau, Copenhagen, announces the discovery of a new comet on .March 24 at 2d hours 23 minutes. The comet was <>r the eleventh magnitude and was discovered at Rargodorf. its position on discovery was right ascension Ith Inn 4f!s. decreasing two minutes per day; declination 1 degree 44 minutes, north, increasing Amin per day. The comet is close to the star Beta Yirgims treThe Astronomical Bureau at C openlrmeu also announces the discovery of new comet on March 21 at 21 hours 33 minutes. The comet was ot the eighth magniliicle. Its position on discovery was right ascension Dili '-dm 475, "decreasing 18 seconds per day; dcciinaticm 20 cleg 16 min south, increasing loin per day. The comet is nearly ball' way from Alpha A lrgmis to Theta Centaurus. Observers are invited to report their observations of the comet to the Now Zealand Astronomical Society, Wellington. IXV EI’CA IIGI El, SKAT. 'INVERCARGILL, .March 27. .Mr S. M’C. .M’Donald, a well-known hootniiiker of this city, will stand in the Reform interest tor the Invercaugill seat at the elections. He is likely to have the support also of the Prohibition vote. saay.mii.es DISPUTE. RIVAL UNIONS. AYELLIXGTOX. March 26. The unusual position ol two union secretaries opposing each other was seen in the Arbitration ( ourt today. when the Court was asked to convert recommendations made by a conciliation council in the sawmills dispute into nil award.

M.r .1. Reed represented the Wellington Timber Yards and Sawmills Union, •mil Mr K. Turley objected on beliall of the North Wellington Timber Yards and Sawmills Industrial Union of Workers. He said his body was duly registered as covering the whole of the territory outside a 20-mile radius of Wellington. This being so, no other union had a right to make an award or speak on behalf of men outside the 23-mile radius. The Court, must, recognise his union's right to control workers in that district. There were a thousand men mil side Wellington, and the AVellington

Union gale three men I’l"" 1 "" 11 .' to control their own affairs. They were not satisfied with the proposed award. Me knew there bad been much opposition to the new union, both by the union and the employers. They bad a right to object.

Mr Reed said that Hie Wellington Union’s right to cover the whole district had never been questioned. The men had refused to join the union, and no union could be expected to consult unit-unionists. It was only alter all honourable agreement bad been arrived at Unit this now union was hurriedly formed. The Court reserved its decision. SAFE STOLEN. AUCKLAND, Alarch 28. Burglars broke into the theatre Royal. Kingslancl. last night, and removed a safe to the railway line, 600 yard.- away, whc'ii it was blown open. It contained only a few valueless pajo is. having been out of use for some time. A] VNSLAUGIITER CHARGE. STRATUM?D. Alarch 2,8. The inquest cm Thomas Heildriek concluded this al'leriinon. the Coroner, Mr Almvlem. S.AI.. finding that defeased met his death by being knocked down by u motor car and that evidence showed, in his opinion, the driver of the car to be John Thomas Atari in. who was guilty of manslaughter under iho Crimes Act.