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IA! MIGRANTS ARRIVE. AUCKLAND. March 30. The Tainui arrived this morning will 0.50 immigrants, including niiieteci English public school hoys. To-nigb 185 immigrants left by the Alain Trim’ express for southern destinations. To-morrow morning, the Suffolk nr rives with another hatch of 111)5 immigrants. including -13 domestics. One third of the immigrants on b iti vessels are chihl.’en. WATER FRONT DISPUTES. NO OVERTIME AT LYTTELTON. CHRISCH UIiCH. Marc h 39. Following tin* practice oT the last few Saturdays, the watersiders at Lvltelton refused to work otertime on Salunlav afternoon.
Although the men are divided to some extent on the question of working overtime at nights, they are statei to he fairly unanimous in their determination to take a holiday on Saturilav afternoons.
(TIRSITCHURCH AIAYORALTY. CHRISTCHURCH. Alnr.-h 30,
Afrs AlcCoinls has sent the following letter to the Secretary of the Labour Representation Committee: ‘‘l understand that my name-has been submitted to the L.U.C. for the selection ballot in connection with the mayoral contest. I wish to thank those members of tilt* Party who have been responsible. I regret I cannot accept nomination, atllmugh I am strongly in favour of women taking their full share in public life.” A NELSON DIFFICULTY NELSON. March 30.
A rather extraordinary attitude has been taken up by the Highways Board in connexion with metal for the AYangamoa road. Some months ago the Council had about 1000 yards of metal broken, which was stored on private property, there being nowhere else to put it. The Council expended all the money it had available in preparing the metal, and now has no funds available to place it on the road. The Board however, refuses to recognise any expenditure on the metal as it is stored on private property, in spite of the fact that the Council lias a signed declaration from the property owners concerned that the metal is the property of the Council, and can he shifted at any time. The result is that, the road is rapidly getting into a had condition while at the same time there are 1000 yards of metal available which the Board will not- subsidise the cost of breaking because it is now on private property,
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Hokitika Guardian, 31 March 1925, Page 2
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372DOMINION ITEMS Hokitika Guardian, 31 March 1925, Page 2
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