DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 25 September 1930, Page 5

DOMINION ITEMS.

SEAMEN TO BE DEPORTED

(By Telegraph—Per Press Association.)

WELLINGTON, September 23

Two young German seamen, Karl Wildenauer and Karl Otto Ruucliler, were charged at- the Magistrate’s Court, with having deserted from the motor ship Balaklava at Wellington on September 3, and having landed in New Zealand, being prohibited immigrants. The Collector of Customs said the men required permits before being allowed to land in the Dominion. As soon as their ship left New (Zealand water, they became prohibited immigrants. The Balaklava sailed from Lyttelton on September 5, and tlie object of tlie charge under the Immigration Restriction Act. was to have the men sent out of New Zealand. Accused pleaded guilty through an interpreter. On the charges of desertion they were convicted and discharged. An order for deportation was made. They will remain in custody until the Shell Company, the charterers of the Balaklava, can make arrangements to send them away. COUNTY CLERK CHARGED. NET-SON, September 24. Gilbert Owen Ellis, ex-Coll mg wood County Council - clerk, who was brought back from Perth, was., charged this morning with the theft of £lO the property of the County' Council, and was remanded for a week. Other charge's are pending 1 . WESTERN MAORI ELECTION.' " WELLINGTON, September 25. Nominations of candidates for the Western Maori bye-election, which will take place on October Bth, closed at noon yesterday. They are as follows: Pei Te Hurunui Jones (Young Maori Party), Auckland Faanii Tokoura Ratana (Ratana Party) Ratana. Wanganui. Taite-Te Tonio (Reform Party) Halcomble.

It is nil cl erst od that two other aspirants for the election telegraphed to the Returning Officer announcing their intention of going to the poll, but as the nominations did not come to hand at the prescribed time they were excluded.

ARBITRATION COURT OPINION

DUNEDIN, September 25

The Arbitration Court to-day gave its opinion on the question of the working of the Harbour Board’s two new electric cranes. Watersiders have held up the use of these, contending they should be worked by their union members, whereas the Board decided to employ its permanent hands. Mr Justice Frazer stated, that haying regard to the construction, intricacy and potential danger of mechanic electric cranes, the Board tvas entitled to decide whether it would employ casual waterside workers or its permanent hands to drive them, and if it.elected to do the latter these workers were exempt from the. award of provisions. DAMAGES AWARDED. NAPIER, September 23,.

lh the Magistrate’s Court this morning .John Shirley, a farmer, obtained judgment for £lßl against John Me- ; Hardy, a farmer, for damage done as the result of a fire spreading from one property to haystacks on an adjoining property. SUN NEWSPAPER. AUCKLAND, Sept, 25. As n result of the recent purchase of assets of the Auckland “Sun” by New Zealand Newspapers, Ltd., certain erroneous rumours are in circulation. The real' facts are that the plant, buildings and such business of the tSuu newspaper, Auckland as it is proved ■■ impossible .to transfer have, been-purchased. The transaction is. , confined to Auckland "solt*v, and New Zealand Newspapers Company’s papers in Christchurch (Times and Star) are in no wav involved or concerned in the deal, nor is the ’ Christchurch paper of Sun Newspaper Ltd. EMPLOYERS DEPUTATION. WELLINGTON, September 25. The employers of New Zealand are unanimous that the real solution of the present financial and industrial depression is in the readjustment of wages in order to meet the general fall of prices in the world’s markets and these views were placed before the ActingPrime Minister (Mr 1C A. Ransom) and the Minister of Labour (Mr "W. A. Veitcb) by a large deputation representing the primary and secondary industries and financial interest of the Dominion to-day. It was contended the wage as fixed by the Arbitration Court did not correspond to the present day prices for primary products,, which wore the source of the country’s wealth, and that it was only by the reduction of wages that employers would be able to meet the new situation.

The deputation reaffirmed the principle of compulsory conciliation and arbitration but desired that the Arbitration Court should be again given the power it had in 1821 to amend any award by general order.

Mr Ransom pointed out that the Government had to consider-all Motions of the community hut he wm Id place their representations before Cabinet.