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Hokitika Guardian, 18 June 1926, Page 3

PRICE OF POTATOES. DUNEDIN, June 16. The ruling price for potatoes on the Dunedin market is about £7 10s per ton. The price will not fall below that level, as potatoes are not in oversupply in the Dominion. Prices are firming. New season’s potatoes are coming forward slowly. They are of good quality, and there is an absence of blight and powdery scab. Further shipments are to be made to Australia. NO SETTLEMENT REACHED. (Received this day at 12.25 p.m.) SYDNEY. June 1?. The trouble which arose over the settlement of the forty-four hours’ dispute at Holders’ Motor Body Works is still unsettled, about 80 members of the Conchmnkers’ Union being idle. The trouble has now spread to the Fliizacksrleys Works where 60 men refused to work upon some bodies that .-'■'"'had previously been under construction at Holders.

AUSTRALIAN REPRESENTATIVES. MELBOURNE, June 18. The Australian delegation to the League of Nations Assembly at Geneva. will be Mr Latham, Federal At-torney-General, who leads the delegation; Mr Cook, the High Commissioner; Mr Manning, Member of the House of Representatives and Sir Arthur Rickard. A woman’s delegation has also to he chosen. Mr Latham afterwards joins Mr Bruce in London. Ho will, if necessary, act as second representative to the Imperial Conference.

QUEENSLAND MINISTRY. BRISBANE, June 18. At a meeting of the Government Party, all the members of the Ministry wens re-elected to the present portfolios. It was decided- to create a tenth potrfolio for the Minister of Labour and Industry. At present other Ministers pool their salaries in order to provide tho salary for the tenth Minister. The party, is considering a proposal to- increase snjnpies for Ministers nml members.