New Zealand

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 87, 8 September 1914, Page 8

New Zealand

MORE MEN WANTED. I'OR THE ARTILLERY BRIGADE.

Wellington, Last Night,

In consequence of the Government's decision to send more guns with the main expeditionary force, a few more men are required. Intending recruits should apply direct to the Adjutant, Wellington Field Artillery Brigade, Awapuni Camp, Palinerston North. The qualifications necessary are that the applicant must have had some experience in gunnery, or he a good horseman or signaller. A WAR-TAX URGED. Invei'cargiil, Last Night. At a meeting of the council of the Southland League, a motion by All'. John -McQueen, a pnoanment member of tne Farmers' Union, was carried, urging the Government to levy a. witr-tax on land, and 'income, and iby raising duty through tlie Customs on luxuries, Mr. Mc(,hu'en mentioned tfliat it waa not desiraole that the public wores should be starved, and that already that was happening with loaius to settlers.

'TONGAFOiIUTU

(Fi>cm a Correspondent.) A patriotic dance and pumble auction will be held m the Tongapomtu jiall en Friday, when donations of any disc"iption will be heartily accepted. At .the annual meeting of the Okau Dairy Company, lleld on 'the 3rd inwt, the shareholder agrewl to give one half per cent, oil the output of butter towards the patri'itie fund as lpng as the war continues: Independent of this there was a subscription lwt opened on Friday, and there, haa been collected close on £2O.

Mr. L J. Rattenbury, who now has the list, will 'be pleaded to receive anv donations towards it.

IvAU I'OKUA ITI'Sl T l'S CO.YTKIBI'TiON

The Kaupokonui Dairy Company, at its annual meeLing, adopted, after* considerable discussion, aresohition deciding to pay a levy equal to % per cent, on its output toward; the war fund »cf long as the war la-.is, or until Mich 'time as the Government Should levy a war-tax. The tone of the discussion was patriotic. Most of those present stated that they had supported the fund, and were prepared to still do ■so. but several of the ,-haTeholder.s considered that the proposal did not provine a fair and equitable .basis of contribution. Several members favored the Government (striking a war levy, whilst Others favored: making 'the levy on the basis of share capital. Ultimately the re-iolutK n as a.bove was adopted, .ami a further rcnohttion was carried, on the proposal of "dry" snaveholdens-. that it be a recommendation to "dry" shareholders to donate 3 per cent, interest on I heir sluire capital to tile fund. Some of the big suppliers J*.> promised to donate an amount equal to that which their tenants would hare to pay whilst one man stated thai, he would pay his tenant's portion.

Tin; i\c»- .l'lymou'tli I'atrioiic Fund "oh- stand* at - £J4i)l ,»s Id. i\t iv laeetjiig of 'tJio Plymouth Patriotic Committee. ywtonlar it was dtvidi'd t<t donate li'.] to Llic ' Hdict' Fund. °

GERMAN IX STATE EMPLOY. J

AX EXPLANATION. Wellington, Last Night. Some discontent is reported to Jiave existed in the mechanicians' branch of the Telegraph Department in Wellington lately, owing to the re-engagement of a German who was recently dismissed on account of his not being a naturalised British subject. On making enquiries at headquarters, a reporter was informed that tli eemployee in question is an expert in a special branch of work. He was engaged for this purpose nearly seven years ago, and, after a certain ; length of time, he applied for naturalist- f tion, but as his residence in the Dominion was tlum a little short of five years, the necessary period which must elapse before letters of naturalisation can be issued, the application was not granted. iThe U.cnnan neglected to renew his request, and consequently, when the war ■broke out, he could not claim to bo a British subject. The regulations of the Department provide that a foreigner who is not naturalised cannot be permanently employed, and accordingly several Germans in the service!, including this man, were paid off. After the outbreak of hostilities the man about whom ths present trouble has arisen was reemployed temporarily the Commissioners doubtless recognising the' Values of his I-lpficialisod knowledge, as he is a firstclass mechanician arid carries out a bighli -moderni.W type of work. He is at present .pursuing his craft in a place apart from the general works, and his .engagement is "by the . day."