NEW ZEALAND SOLDIERS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17687, 26 July 1919, Page 10

NEW ZEALAND SOLDIERS

60,000 MEN RETURNED. THE CASUALTY LEST. (Peb United Puess Association.) WELLINGTON, July 25. A return received by the Minister of Defence shows that at tho end of May 56,787 New Zealand soldiers had returned to tho dominion, and that 3266 moro rotnrncd during Juno, making a total of 60,053. Of these tho number gazetted out or discharged was 51,578; returned to duty, 1603; awaiting discharge, 3048; awaiting return to duty, 61; under treatment in hospital, 997; in convalescent homes, 301; under treatment as out-patients, 2054. A summary of the Now Zealand war casualties to July 14 gives tho following information:— Officers wounded 1,662 Officers died ... 742 Other ranks wounded _ ... 38,346 Other ranks died_ ... „ ... 15,409 Other ranks missing ... 1 Grand total 56,160 AUCKLAND JOURNALISTS «»■ POINTS OF THE NEW AWARD. . : (Pan United Pbess Association.) WELLINGTON, July 25. Tho Auckland journalists' award also provides that thero shall bo a 48-hour week of : logular employment. . The time-book is to bo signed (as far as .possible) daily by members of tho staff. No reporter on a morning paper engaged up to midnight shall bo called on for duty next day beforo 2 p.m., except in oases of special emergency. ■' Parliamentary reporters aro to receive allowances of £3 per week. ' A month's notice of the termination of any engagement is specified. A schedulo has'been drawn up "of how tho staffs aro to bo classified. A staff of 3.0 men must include four senior reporters, four "generals," and' two juniors, while tho cadets must not exceed two. A staff of ,14 must include six seniors, five "generals," and three juniors. Subeditors shall como within tho scope of the award, and sliall be paid not less than the amount fixed for tho senior reporters. Any writers engaged exclusively in charge of sporting and athletic nows shall bo paid a salary of not less than that of a senior reporter, and any assistant according to his experience and qualificationa All duties are to bo allotted by tho employer to suit the convenience of his office.