DOMINION NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, 27 June 1918, Page 7

DOMINION NEWS.

■«» 1 WOMEN'S imitations. Dunedin, Juile 26. Replying to a deputation from various , women's organisations, the Hon. T. M. . Wilford said that he could assist in i establishing women patrols, but he did . not believe in women magistrates, wo j r men justices, or women on juries. He , would not alter his decision on that r point. He did not believe in women on , juries at all; the prejudices of men were ( of the mind, and could be overcome, but . tho prejudices of women were of thtf . heart, and therefore impregnable. \ MODERATE SALVAGE CHARGES ' URGED. Wellington, June 26. Giving judgment to-day for £9900 in' ' a case brought by the New Zealand | owners of the coastal steamer Tainui '• for salvage of a steamer on the west 1 coast of the North Island, Sir* R. Stout, 1 Chief Justice, sitting in vice-admiralty i jurisdiction, spoke of the encouragement of vessels to perform transit services for New Zealand. He said that if for the performance of salvage services large sums are to be paid to local steamers, overseas shipowners may welt • feel chary of sending vessels to New Zealand for transport purposes, or if they do send them they would charge heavy freights. The result of that will be very injurious to every producer in the country and it would be better j for tbe country as a whole if it were possible to make salvage services rea- ! sonable in order to encourage foreign i shipowners to send their vessels to this , country at this time of scarcity of transport services. TERMS OF WOOL PURCHASE. Hastings, June 26. The president of the Hawkes Bay branch of the Farmers' Union (Mr. H. H. Campbell) has sent the following | telegram to Mr. Macdonald (Minister of Agriculture): "Re Imperial purchase of New Zealand wool: As president I wish to protest against Mr. Lysnar's action in trying to delay or in any way alter the terras of the Imperial Government's commandeering of New Zealand wool for the forthcoming year. Practically every grower here is quite satisfied with the present basis of commandeering. Mr. Lyßnar is acting without this union's authority." Interviewed, Mr. Campbell said that wool growers had- been well treated by the Imperial Government, and it would be extremely unpatriotic to try to bleed them for the last possible penny the wool may be worth. MILITARY SERVICE BOARD. Wellington, June 26. At the sitting of the Second Military Service Board it was announced that the whole question of the freezing industry I is being inquired into. The National Efficiency Board has secured a great deal of information on the question. It has been decided that the whole freezing industry shall be left in charge of the Wellington Board, which will hear all appeals for exemption in future. The board proposes to deal with all freezing companies' cases during the first week in -September.