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Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXIII, Issue 9122, 15 April 1908, Page 5

The following officers of the Agricultural Department have been notified that they will be retired on superannuation Ton June 30:—Stock Inspectors Moore, Blenheim ; Fullerton, Ashburton; Raymond, Bluff; A. Mills, Wellington; J. E. Thomson, Dunedin; Rabbit Agent McKellar, Invercargill; G. Ross, Dairy Inspector, Palmerston North. Mr Skerrott, K. 0., has given the following opinion;—“l am asked to advise whether the Labour Department -is right in contending that under Section 14 of the Factories Act Amednment Act,; 1907, every person employed in any capacity in a factory must be employed weekly,, and at a weekly wage. I am informed that it was the avowed intention of ttho Minister, when he introduced the Bill into the Legislature, to provide by this section that all such employments shonld be weekly employments. I am of opinion, however, that, notwithstanding the intention of the Minister in introducing the recent legislation, the law will not construe Section 14 as providing that every employment of a person in a factory should bo a weekly employment, but will construe Section 14 merely as fixing the minimum rate of wage payable to every person employed in a factorv. ”

The campaign against pony racing lias been joined by the Christchurch Press, which in the course of an editorial article states:—“There can ba no arguing that pony racing as generally carried on by proprietary clubs encourages good sport; it esistssimply for the encouragement of gambling, and is made possible for this purpose in Mew Zealand by the Gaming Act of last year, which, while permitting bookmakers to ply their callings at meetings to which totalisator permits Were granted, placed absolutely no restriction on their frequenting any unlicensed race meeting that* was held. Given a sufficiently profitable ‘gate,’ there is nothing to stop pony racing, with all its attendant evils, being carried on every half-holiday in the year, and wo earnestly trust that the committee of the Canterbury A. and P. Association, who have been invited to lease the Show Grounds for the purpose of pony racing, will not be induced by the financial necessities of the Association to give this mongrel sport the desired encouragement. “

“A splendid opportunity has arisen for the opponents of Bellamy’s to rake advantage of the destruction of Parliamentary Buildings to urge that the institution be not renewed when the now buildings are constructed” (says the Stratford Star). ‘‘lf tho members of Parliament wish to entertain themselves or their friends, the Empire City has ample accommodation without taxing the country to keep up an ornamental institution such as Bellamy’s. The cost of new Parliamentary buidlings will he great enough for absolutely necessary conveniences, and the present has provided an opening that the advocates of economy should not bo slow to take advantage of.” A painful accident occurred at Martou to-day just as the mail coaches were leaving Davenport’s corner for the station. Mr Dugald Thompson’s little boy, aged 10, was standing near one of the coaches to say good-bye to his sister, when another coach came along and knocked the lad over. His head was pinned under the back wheel of

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