DOMINION NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, 19 September 1919, Page 6

DOMINION NEWS.

FRUIT GROWING INDUSTRY. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Nelson, Sept. 16. At a meeting of the Stoke Fruitgrowers' Association, the position of the export trade was discussed, and a resolution adopted declaring that, in view of the indications of a particularly heavy crop 'of apples in the coming season, it is essential that ample provision he made, for export to South American and Home markets on the lines of the Industries Committee's recommendation, failure in this direction meaning a serious loss to orchardists, who for four years have labored under the disadvantage of no export. FALSE DECLARATION. Palmers ton North, Yesterday. In the Police Court to-day a young man, Leslie Robert Broughton, pieaded guilty to a charge of making a false declaration to the registrar of births, deaths, and marriages liy falsely stating, when registering the birtli of a child, that he was married to the child's mother, and was committed for sentence. MAIL CONTRACTS. Wellington, Yesterday. South Island members formed a deputation to Mr. Massey to ask' that when the San Francisco and Vancouver mail steamer contracts are revised a flat rate of freight should be provided, so that, the South Island might share in the trade. Mr. Massey said it was quite impossible to consider the matter this year, but the question would come before Parliament when the money was voted. RIMUTAKA ROADS AND BRIDGES Wellington, Yesterday. The Wairarapa, local bodies asked Mr. Massey and Sir W. Frascr for Government assistance in the rebuilding of bridges and repairs of the road over the Rimutaka Range. Sir W. Fraser said that he had dealt very generously with the road in the Estimates, and they would find ample provision had been made for as much work as could be done in a year. EMBARGO ON HIDES. Wellington, Yesterday. Replying to the protest of the Farmers' Union regarding the constitution of the Board of Trade in connection with the inquiry concerning hides, the Prime Minister says that when he looked into the matter the time available for selecting delegates to the conference was very short, and consequently there was no other course but to send invitations direct. There was no intention whatever of not giving the fullest consideration in every way to the farmers in the matter. Mr. Massey added: '"Your protest ; against the embargo 011 hides being continued will be carefully considered." CHILD LABOR IN WELLINGTON. We 11 ington. Yes I erday. The question of child labor was again before the Education Board to-day, when the truant officer submitted a report showing that :l(i."> children in the city and suburban schools were engaged in various occupations before and after sciiool hours. Some of the boys were obliged to rise as early as three a.m. and work 3W hours weekly for a wage of i2s. Others were working shorter hours, and earning from lis to .'ls. The board resolved to semi copies of the report to the Education Department and Labor Department.