DOMINION NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, 16 August 1919, Page 8

DOMINION NEWS.

THE MEAT INDUSTRY. By Telegraph.—Press'.Association. Wellington, August 14. Lack of refrigerated shipping is the cause, in the opinion of Sir Joseph Ward, of the unsatisfactory state of the meat market. ■ Sir Joseph told a reporter that, the suggestion to send experts to Britain to investigate, the whole matter met with his approval. Anything. that could he done to relieve the situation should be done, but the whole difficulty was in regard to shipping. The Government had tried all in its power to obtain extra ships to relieve the congestion, and had succeeded in getting certain increases from time to time. ASSISTING SUPERANNUATED RAILWAYMEN. Christchurch, August 14. A meeting of the Superannuated Raildaymen's Association adopted the report of a committee appointed to draw up' a letter to members of Parliament, the New 2ealand trades' councils, and railway unions. The report appealed for assistance and the endorsing of the following resolutions and bringing them under the notice of the Premier, Cabinet, and press: (1) That the superannuated men be represented on the Railway Superannuation Board; (2) that superannuated men participate in the 3s per day war bonus to the extent of onesixtieth for every year's srvice. * CLAIM FOR WAGES. Wellington, August 14. Application was made to the magistrate to-day to have the Hon. G. W. Russell joined as defendant in two civil cases brought by employees of the Marble Bar Company for wages lost during the four weeks"the bar was closed by order of the Minister during the epidemis .In an affidavit, the secretary of the company stated that the company was willing and anxious to keep the premises open, but the Minister ordered" its closing. The company had been advised that the Minister had no authority to order the closing and that his action was unlawful, consequently he, and not the company, was responsible for any losses incurred. The application was granted. THE WARSHIP. NEW ZEALAND. Wellington, Last Night. The Hon. G. W. Russell stated to-day that the NeW Zealand would arrive in Wellington on August 20 and remain here until August 31, when she will leave "for Lyttelton, remaining there until September 12. She then goes to Picton, returning to Wellington on September 14 and staying until September 17. She will arrive at Auckland on September 19, remaining until October 1, when she takes her final departure from the Dominion. NEW ZEALAND'S POPULATION. Wellington, Last Night. The arrivals in New Zealand during July exceeded the departures by 770. Thesp figures do not include the members of the expeditionary force. The estimated population of New Zealand on June 30 last, exclusive of Maoris and residents of island dependencies, was 1.139.014. The addition of the Maoris and natives of the islands brings the total to 1,201,587.