DOMINION NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, 8 May 1918, Page 5

DOMINION NEWS.

ALLEGED BREACH OF BANKRUPTCY ACT. By Telegraph—Press Association. Auckland, Monday. At the Police Court to-day George Hart, a mattrass maker, pleaded not guilty li< charges of breaches of the Bankruptcy Act and was committed for trial The charges were that being a bankrupt, he disposed of, other than in the ordinary way of business, a quantity of ticking that he had not paid for and that he did not disclose to the assignee all his prop6rty and how he had disposed of any part thereof, except such as had been disposed of in the ordinary business way He was also charged with contracting debts without reasonable expectation of paying them, and with failing to keep proper books of account. AUCKLAND TRAMWAYS DISPUTE. Auckland, Monday. The Labor Dispute- Committee, under the presidency of the Hon G. Fowles sat to-day in connection with the tramway dispute. The .men's representatives suggested that the chairman should have- a casting vote, as provided by the Act, but Mr. Walklate, for the company, objected. Neither side would deviate from the position and no progress was made towards a settlement. The committee adjourned until to-morrow morning, when the chairman will submit suggestions, with a view to effecting a settlement. AUCKLAND TRAMWAYS DISPUTE. Auckland, Last Night. The dispute between the Auckland Tramways Company and employees was further considered by the Labor Dispute Committee to-day. Suggestions by the chairman for a settlement were considered, with two adjournments, after which the chairman (lion. Fowlds) announced that his proposals had not been acceptable, and the committee now proposed to report to the Minister of Labor, with alternative! proposals, as provided by the Act. The Minister, on receipt of the proposals, will cause them io be advertised, and afterwards the Registrar of Industrial Unions will take a secret ballot of members of the union on the question of whether or not a strike shall take place, HUNTLY MINERS' GRIEVANCES. Auckland, Last Night. The Hunllv miners will hold a stopwork meeting io-morrow to consider their grievances. First, tho explosive upMplied is said (o be very weak; second, the new sa-fety gate« in the cages ordered by Mr. Reed, Chief Inspector of Alines, are said to be so slow and awkward in operation that the men lose much time, and therefore an equivalent amount of money. A SHOWMAN FINED. Auckland, Last Night. At the Police Court to-day, Cecil Barrip, a travelling picture showman, was fined :l'lo on two informations for issuing tickets not stamped, indicating that the Amusement Tax had been paid. Tho police said defendant, when showing at a suburban township, issued ordinary Is 5d tickets, and just before tho interval he distributed amongst the audience war | tax tickets, which he -tried to collect as the audience left the building. The | tickets dropped on the floor and were I picked up and sold again.