DOMINION NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, 13 June 1918, Page 5

DOMINION NEWS.

BRJCE OF POTATOES. By Telegraph.—Press Association. " Wellington, Last Night- ' There has been a considerable advanc*in the price of potatoes during the pa#t few days, and supplies held are reported to be very small. For early deliverie4 there has been an advance of £2 5s per ton in the past few days, and for later delivery, say, up to August, an advanpe of a3 much as £3 ss. WATERSIDE ACCIDENTS CQMMJ& 1 ' SION. iDvtnedin, Last Night. At the Commission of Inquiry into accidents on the water fronts, Alexander Miller, waterside worker, considered the system of fumigating a ship waa a, bit risky., The man in charge should under- 1 stand the chemistry of the acids used. Henry Horaby thought the landing for supporting the ends <of hatches shook be wider than they generally were The lighting on that wharf was insufficient and the deck lighting on Home in some cases, was useless- Proventa; guys would be an additional factor sof safety m ships. The working ggtij should be examined when-ihey -iiftjji port. Frederick Holdeo said;, sufficient j was not taken when men were ■worK®g in taijj£3 and bilges- ; Robert Pryde gave evidence regarding Jradly-fitting hatches and defectiM filings, Other evidence was jjiven as e» {M danger of accidents in *4ocs& Wtanffi' men having to stand on stages, and "to accidents to men engaged i a briMcmdL' through defective valvss,