DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 22 July 1929, Page 5

DOMINION ITEMS.

■ RELIEF FUND MONEY. By Telegraph, Per Press Association.] WANGANUI, July 22. Referring to a statement in a press telegram from Westport in the morning papers to the effect that the Central Relief Committee had put its money into the general fund so'.that it may be put out at interest, Mr H. E. Holland, M.P., said it was deplorable that the’ machinery of the Press Association should be used to propagate an erroneous idea and one that could not but hare the effect or interrupting Svith the work of raising relief funds. It was wholly untrue to sav that the purpose of the general fund was to put the money put at interest. The Prime Minister, in reply to a question from Mr Holland, had made it clear that while the money in the fund would earn interest, the principal would be at call and would not be tied up in any way.

RELIEF FUND. HAWERA, July 22. £1,263 was 'forwarded to the Central Earthquake Relief Fund from Hawera this morning, £825 being fr«*n the Mayor’s appeal and £437 from the “ Star ” subscription list. GOVERNOR-GENERAL. REEPTON, July 22. The Governor-General and- Lady Alice Fergusson arrived last evening and left this morning via Maruia for Murchison i EARTHQUAKE SHOOKS. REEFTON, July '22. Two shocks of earthquake 'were telt today at 6.25 and 10.12, the latter' being prolonged a'nd heavy. A COLLISION. WELLINGTON, Jn]y 22. A collision between a motor car and cycle on the Hutt Road last night resulted in 0. E. Warr, aged 17, the rider of the cycle receiving a double' fracture of the left leg and wounds on the foot. The car driver who was injured to some extent was arrested, aftor he came out of the* hospital, on a charge of driving while intoxicated.

• MOTORIST CHARGED; *ji: • ;' »*•,; As a.. sequel to ;a’- ppMthe : Hutt Road last Reid was charged tonTay a state of Jntqxicatipii- ‘he- negligently drove a car on the Hutt ;Road, causing bodily injuries to Warr. “Defendant was remanded for a week, Counsel for defendant absolutely denying intoxication. Warr has a leg broken in three, places. He is stated to be inv proving, but his future condition is uncertain.'’ r\ ' > >

WATERSIDE DISPUTE. ) EMPLOYER S CASE. (Received this day at 12.25. p.ra.) WELLINGTON, July 22V‘ The case for .the employers in the Avaterside AA’brkers dispute' was p# before, the Arbitration Court to-day by S. G. Smith. ;• He said they ly askiiig that the existing award should be renewed and claimed that no increase iyas: justified in the basic or general ciirgo rate of Avage, standing at 2s 4d hour, as since 1914 watersiders had received gradual increases from Is 3d to 2s 4d for ordinary time, 2s to 3s fid ordinary overtime and. 2s to 4s 8d for special overtime. If the Avatersiders proposals of 2d an hour for main ports, 4d an hour >for smaller ports, and fid an hour for Bluff were granted, the cost to shipowners would be £122,616 per year, increased by the extra cost imposed on other parties to the aAvard, numbering some 260. Taking into consideration the hours worked, Mr Smith maintained .the, watersiders were better off than general labourers.