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DOMINION NEWS.

MINESWEEPERS' PAY. By 'falegrajA.—Prean Aseseiaii&ii Wellington, Oan. 23,

The firemen and seamen on the Tutanekai who joined the vessel last week at the rat« 3 of"pay offered, which are higher than those paid in coastal services, refused to sail as they considered the pay msufiieient for the nature of the work—minesweeping No settlement iij in sight.

fttOPORTIONAL VOTING. Christchurch, Jan. 26. The City Council had another long discussion last night regarding proportional representation. A deputation favorable to this system of election waited on the council Subsequently a motion to confirm a resolution rescinding proportional representation was carried hy 10 votes to 7- The meeting closed at 1.35 a.m.

BAYLEY'S STATEMENTS Wanganui, Jan 28. The committee appointed to inquire into certain statements made by Mr. Bayley, prohibition lecturer at Palmerston North, find they were made on information supplied "to him by a returned officer, which he believed to be true- At the same time the committee feel that Mr Bayley committed a grave error of judgment. In a letter to the committee Mr Bayley expresses says the responsibility for spreading the incident Dcyond Palmerston must rest on other 'shoulders.

DTTCRTING PASSENGER SHIPS. Wellington, Jan. 23. Numbers Jf vessels which were to nave gone to England via America have "been diverted to the Suez route and many would-be 'passengers who had actually booked now find no berths available.

The Acting-Prime Minister stated that the Government has no control over the ships They are in the hands of the Shipping Controller. The ship? have been diverted in order to pick up troops that come from Mesopotamia It is necessary that the troops should be removed before the hot season common. The." Minister admitted that littl" distinctions might have been draw:: where there were a few first-class and second-class berths available for New Zealand passenger?.' but he had nothing to do with that. "The question of compensation," said the Minister, "is quite outside our jurisdiction."

POLICE GRIEVANCES, Wellington, Last night The Minister for Justice intends settin" up a comniitt.ee to enquire into certain matters affecting the police including pay and general conditions. The personnel of the committee will be announced in a few davs. The question ot including <t magistrate is being con sidered. With regard to the suggested eicht-hou' - shift fVv uniformed men. the Minister has decided by wav of exncriment to put the scheme into force in Wellington ritv ns earlv as possible. •Tf the experiment is successful it will be iimdfl general. <

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Taranaki Daily News, 29 January 1919, Page 2

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DOMINION NEWS. Taranaki Daily News, 29 January 1919, Page 2

DOMINION NEWS. Taranaki Daily News, 29 January 1919, Page 2

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