DOMINION NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, 5 April 1920, Page 5

DOMINION NEWS.

A SERIOUS CHARGE. By Telejraph.—Press Association. Wellington, April 3. E. H. Wilmot, Surveyor-Gei>«ral, was charged at the Magistrate's Court toi day with indecent exposure. He has been remanded on bail of £75", and a surety of a similar amountENGINEERS' DISPUTE. fehristchurch, April 3. The Conciliation- Council in the engineers' dispute has agreed that workers when employed in freezing chambers should l)o paid 3d an hour extra; •that any worker required to work in any compartment or confined to tmj space where the temperature exceeds 110 degrees Fahr. should be paid double rates, and that overtime be paid at tlie rate of time and a-half for the first three hours and double time thereafter on a flat rato of 2s 3d, and'that all'apprentices be granted an increase' of 5s per week over the wages laid down in the oil award. Provision was made for eleven special holidays in the year.

THE WHEAT POSITION, Wellington, April 3; The Prime Minister, in the course of a statement on the wheat position today, said opinions had been expressed which were certain to cause uneasiness and might lead possibly to panic buying. He was glad to be able to say that, going by statistics supplied by the Board of Trade, the outlook appears to be satisfactory. The estimated requirements for food' purposes for one year were 0,000,000 bushels,- foV seed 500,000 bushels, for fowl 'feed 750,000 bushels, total 7,250,000.' Against that tlie New Zealand estimated yield was 4,000,000 bushels, balance of Australian purchase 2,000,000, carrv over on February 29, 750,000 bushels, total 7,650,000. The New Zealand estimated yield was based on an acreage of 140,000 and an average of 35 bushels'.

EGG-LAYING COMPETITION.

Christchurcli, April 3. In the New Zealand Utility Poultry Club's Egg-laying Competition, which concluded this week, the light breed hen contest resulted:—E. G. Terry (OhaUune) White Leghorns, 15ii0 eggs, 1; James Robertson (Milton) White Leghorns, 1401 eggs, 2. The heavy breeds contest resulted:—T. Conway (Kirwee), Black Orpington, 1270 eggs, 1; T. Dowthwaite (Auckland) Silver W.vandottcs, u(jo e „„ Bj 2 ; Hon. C. H. Izard (Wellington), Black Orpingtons, 1117 eggs, 3. The duck contest resulted:—W. T. Green (Shirley), Indian runners, 1400 eggs, 1; J. Donald, (Masterton), Indian runners, 1323 ej&s, 2; R. M. Copland (Auckland), Indian runners, 1203 eggs, 3. L. Wadham (Masterton) won the single duck contest. J. Donald (Masterton) won the heavy breeds single hen contest, and the Waitoitoi Ptud Farm (Masterton) won the experimental house test.