MINERS’ DISPUTE

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 85, 1 July 1927, Page 12

MINERS’ DISPUTE

The dispute at Pukemiro over men working in wet places has been settled by an amicable arrangement with the miners, and work is proceeding as usual. RAILWAY ANOMALIES Freight is alwaj's a bugbear to the average business man, as so much depends on that item. A peculiar ano.maly was discovered at Huntly by a • film” man who desired to send one to Christchurch from Huntly. Taking it to the railway station he was promptly told the charge was 27s 6d. The film personage, after recovering from the shock, tried the postal method at 9s 6d at express rates. As the train departed for Wellington, carrying the precious film away with it (in a mail bag), the sender was noticed scratching his head, and wondering, like our friend John, Whaffor! HOTEL LICENCE GRANTED A majority of the Ohinemuri Licensing Committee yesterday decided to grant the application made by Thomas Anderson for a publican's licence for the Morrinsville Hotel, which is situated on the boundary of the Ohinemuri electorate. Considerable opposition was raised to the granting of the licence. In making the decision known the chairman, Mr. F. W. Platts, sen., said: “The committee regards this as a straight-out application, and as there is no other competing applicant for a licence, in the opinion of the committee the question of preference for the applicant does not arise. The committee is conscious of the difficulty of interpreting many of the provisions of the Licensing Amendment Act, 1910, relating to district restoration of licences and it hopes that these difficulties will be solved by authoritative decision or be removed by legislation.* A majority of the committee has decided to grant the application subject to the applicant giving an assurance that the building and grounds be completed within one month from date.” WAIMARINO A. AND P. SOCIETY The position of the Waimarino A. and P. Association revealed by the balance sheet presented at the annual meeting was not highly satisfactory. Expenditure exceedd receipts by £124 6s Bd. Receipts were £7O less than last year and £96 more was paid out in prize money, but this included £4O from the previous year. The followins officers were elected: —President, Mr. A. B. Harris: vice-presidents, Messrs. J. R. Hunter, J. Winks and A. W. Ash well: treasurer, Mr. W. Harris; committee, Messrs. V. Houghton, J. Slattery, E. L. Salmon, D. G. Thompson, C. B. Solly, L. J. Vile, F. W. Brown, W. E. Gundy, D. F. Scarrow, J. Handley, G. G. Burgess, E. A. Voelkerling, G. Ball, I’. E. Mann, H. Jenkins. A. G. Laloii Fred McNie, T. E. McLean, L>. McLean and F. McNie. KNOCKED DOWN BY CYCLIST While Mr. L. Johnston and his son were walking along Manukau Road. Pukekohe, last night they were knocked down by a motor-cyclist. Mr, Johnston received cuts on his head and body ancl was rendered unconscious.