NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Taihape Daily Times, 16 January 1919, Page 5

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

RAILWAY M EN'S GRIEVANCES. WEARY OF WAITING. WELLINGTON January 15. Mr. McArley, general secretary of the New Zealand Locomotive Engineers, Firemens’ and Cleaners’ Association, says the Executive Council will not discuss advances with the Minister any further, and, unless ho is prepared to say within a short time what he is going to do, members will make .the next move. ‘The Minister has had since the year 1913 to consider a petition sent him by the Railway Committee, and if he refuses an extension on that time members arc not prepared to grant it. They will possibly give him as many hours to fix their troubles as he has been allowed in years,”MR. MERRIES EXPLAINS. A QUESTION FOR PARLIAMENT. WELLINGTON, this day. Mr. Homes, in reply to the locomotive men’s latest, admitted not having written officially to ‘ the association, but said be had made so many Statements in the House and in railway deputations to the effect he would meet the societies next month, that he thought they knety the position. The usual custom in dealing with matters of wages and working conditions in the railway service was to go into the schedule and come to an agreement if possible when the House met. The schedule would go before the Railway Committee of the House, and if any persons thought they had not been fairly treated in the proposed schedule they could apply to the committee aud state their case. After the schedule left the committee it would come before the House, and it would bo for the House to say whether it was 1o be adopted or not. Wages were to be fixed by a. schedule to t the Act, and they could not be amended without the sanction of Parliament. He was now tyriting officially to Mr. McArly.

ATTEMPTED SUICIDE. WOMAN CUTS HER THROAT. HAMILTON, January 15. Alice Mildred Yaag, a married woman, aged 42 years, was found in her home at Pcachgrove Road, with her throat cut. Her husband was away from home working. Two children, who had been playing in a paddock, found on returning to the house their mother lying on the floor with her throat cut and a razor beside her. The children informed some 'neighbours,' who took the injured woman to the hospital, where it was found that the windpipe had not been severed. Mrs. Yaag is progressing satisfactorily. NEW ZEALAND TEACHERS' INSITTUTE. WHAT TEACHERS DESIRE. WELLINGTON, this day. The 1 * Teachers’ Institute adopted a report on the requirements of school buildings and furniture, demanding an area of five acres for the former, and up to 25 in country districts, to provide playgrounds, gardens, and paddocks for children's horses and teachers’ cows. Other resolutions were passed asking for an increase in pensions of teachers’ widows, long’ leave after 20 years’ service, on Tull or half pay, and improvement of teachers’ residences. The following officers were elected: President, C. R. Munro; vice-presi-dents, A. Erskine, W. Phillips; treasurer, J. E. Purchase; non-official members of executive, Miss Goad (Wellington), Messrs Newton (Thames). Me-. Ilroy (Taranaki)), Webb (Wellington), Evans (Christchurch), Blake (Wellington).

A CHILD DROWNED. GISBORNE, -this day. Oscar Edward Dobbs, aged 12 years, was drowned at Tolago Bay. GISBORNE OIL WORKS. GISBORNE, this day. The property of the Gisborne Oil Company has been purchased by Messrs. J. Clark and W. D. Lysnar. who intend to carry on prospecting for oil