NEWS AND NOTES.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 2203, 16 November 1920, Page 4

NEWS AND NOTES.

Pressing Cor on order again.-t a judgment debtor at the Magistrate’s Court at Auckland, a solicitor remarked: “You have no young children, I understand?" The reply came promptly: “Only six, ranging from two to twelve years.’’ Questioned as to whether lie was a prohibitionist, the man replied: “1 have done some of my best business deals over Hie bar," to which Mr •). W. Poynlon, S.M., added the comment : “The deals have not done you much good, or you would not be here." No order was, however, made, as the man’s earnings wore only €4 per week'.

The National Conference of Labour organisations completed its conference in AYcllington this week. A Post reporter was officially informed that the.conference had arrived at a decision by which it was Imped that the workers of New Zealand would be grouped into one association, which would “provide facilities for a belter system of industrial organisation for the wage-earners of the Dominion." The decisions of the conference, together with a report of the proceedings, will be submitted to the organisations represented at the conference, in order to give the workers generally an opportunity of discussing and approving (or otherwise) the conclusions reached.

During the session just closed public Bills which received Royal assent totalled 105, and those dropped or otherwise disposed of numbered 3S. No private Bills were passed. A total of 347 petitions were presented, of which 230 were from Europeans and 138 from Maoris. Forty-two divisions look place in the House, and 80 in committee, The House sal on 92 days for 058 hours and 53 minutes, 579 hours 4 minutes being before midnight, and 79 hours 49 minutes being after .midnight, or a daily average of 7 hours ten minutes. Seven hundred and thirty .quest ions were asked of Ministers, 305 papers were laid on the table, and 400 reports from select committees were presented.