GENERAL TELEGRAMS
WELLINGTON GAS COMPANY. By Telegraph.—Press' Association. Wellington, January 27. The Gas Company's report shows a slight increase in consumption over last year. The profit and loss account to December 31, 1909, i.,' as follows: Manufacture and distribution of gas, repairs, etc., £02,341; written off plant, '£171(5; dividend paid August, 1909, £7047; balance, £22,640; total, £95,745. Balance from 1908, £18,308 (less dividend paid February 1, 1909, £0332) t £12,030, sales of gas, products and fittings, £83,709. No further call will be necessary during the current year. An interim dividend of 5 per cent, was paid in August, and a further 5 per cent, is now recommended. REDUCING HOURS OF LABOR. Dunedin, January 27. The Amalgamated Carpenter.-,' and Joiners arc appealing to the Conciliation Council to reduce the hours of labor per diem so as to give employment to more tradesmen than at, present, and so minimise unemployment. They also ask the granting of time off during working hours to allow apprentices to attend technical schools or approved classes'.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 300, 28 January 1910, Page 8
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169GENERAL TELEGRAMS Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 300, 28 January 1910, Page 8
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