HERE AND THERE

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 631, 6 April 1929, Page 13

HERE AND THERE

Law of Hire-Purchase The New Zealand Law Society conference passed a resolution viewing with grave concern the dangers arising from the provisions regarding the customary hire-purchase agreements in the Chattels Transfer Act, and urged that means be devised to protect the purchasers of chattels to which such provisions apply. Higher Pay for Judges A remit passed by the New Zealand Law Society conference was that the Government be requested to take into earnest consideration the question of increasing the Judges’ salaries and the removal of anomalies at present existing in connection with their pensions. * * * Government Debts The legal conference has passed a resolution condemning the practice of Government trading departments shielding themselves under the name of the King, and urging that the recovery of debt or damages should be placed on the same footing as with private traders. Child Falls Under Car Joy Whitehouse, aged 5, who ran from the footpath at Te Awamutu in front of a motor-car yesterday, fell between the wheels. The car passed over her, coming to a stop within its> own length, and the child was extricated uninjured.—P.A. Woman on Prisons Board It was announced on Thursday by the Minister of Justice, the Hon. T. M. Wilford, that Cabinet has approved the appointment of Mrs. Annie Isobel Fraer, of Christchurch, president of the Women’s National Council of New Zealand, to be a member of the Prisons Board. This is the first time a woman has been appointed. —P.A. * * * Compulsory Stop Signs Additional regulations under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1924, as to the erection of “compulsory stop’’ signs, provide that every local authority may erect any such traffic sign at any place at which, in its opinion, it is desirable that every driver should stop his vehicle, and that the driver may not proceed until it is reasonably apparent that, in doing so, he produces no danger to the vehicle, its occupants, or any other traffic. —PA. Relief for Famine The promise was given by the Prime Minister yesterday to a deputation of churchmen and other association that Cabinet would further consider the request that the Government should afford assistance and relief to famine sufferers in China. Sir Joseph Ward referred to the unemployment problem and added that, although the Government had been doing a great deal toward relieving it, it had got very little thanks and received a lot of misrepresentation. He said he was fully in accord with the principles urged by the deputation.—P.A. * * * Luncheon To Mr. Bush The retiring city engineer, Mr. W. E. Bush, who is leaving for Brisbane, was the guest of the Auckland branch of the New Zealand Institute of Architects at a luncheon at the Domain Tea Kiosk yesterday. Mr. K. Draffin, president, was chairman. Complimentary references to Mr. Bush’s helpful attitude toward city architects were made by Messrs. W. Cumming. J. Park, R. A. Lippincott, R. Abbot and Reginald Ford. The gathering was a happy tribute to Mr. Bush’s popularity with the profession.