LOCAL AND GENERAL

Waikato Times, Volume 125, Issue 20986, 13 December 1939, Page 8

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Call Sustained A call to the Rev. H. J. Lilburn, of Hamilton East, from St. James’ Church was sustained by the Auckland Presbytery yesterday and ordered to be forwarded to the Waikato Presbytery. Health Stamp Campaign Postmen in Hamilton commenced their annual health stamp campaign yesterday. They will call on the householders in the course of their rounds and will have a small supply of the stamps available. In the event of a person requiring a large number of stamps postmen will undertake to procure and deliver them. Season’s Felicitations At the monthly meeting of the Central Waikato Electric Power Board today the season’s greetings were extended, by the members to the chairman, Mr T. Hinton, who reciprocated and thanked the members for their co-operaiion during the year and for the service they had given the consumers. Greetings were also extended to the staff. A Difficult Year The difficult nature of the past year s problems in the investment market was emphasised by Mr P. O. Savage, retiring chairman of the Auckland Stock Exchange, at the annual meeting yesterday. In addition to the threats of war, subsequently realised, increasing fear of Government interference with private enterprise, he stated, had made the brokers’ task more arduous. Closed To Visitors The Arapuni Power Station and environs, which were closed to visitors on the outbreak of the war, will remain closed over the holiday

period. Persons contemplating sightseeing trips to this locality during the vacations are advised that inspection of the works will not be permitted. The main road over the Arapuni Dam to Te Awamutu is open for traffic, however. Citrus Crops Purchase With reference to the purchase of the lemon crop by the Government, Mr J. A. Lambden, Auckland representative on the Citrus Advisory Committee states that the price had not been fixed by agreement but on a basis fixed by the Government. Although it had been stated that the figure represented the costs of production, Mr Lambden said this was decided by the Department of Agriculture and was two shillings below the estimate put forward by the citrus growers. Physical Welfare Instruction Three additional area instructors are to be appointed to the physical welfare and recreation branch of the Department of Internal Affairs. The headquarters of the new appointees will be Auckland, Christchurch and Dunedin. The Minister of Internal Affairs, the Hon. W. E. Parry, stated that, following the successful initiation of appointments in the Waikato, Wellington and Southland, a man and a woman would be appointed to each area. Australia’s Exports It is estimated that Australia’s exports, including gold produced for the current financial year ending on June 30 next, will be worth about £155,000,000. Exports for 1938-39 were valued at £136,400,000.

Workers Allege Victimisation Complaining that one of their number had been victimised, tobacco workers in the factory of Godfrey Phillips (New Zealand), Limited, Tory Street, Wellington, where about 200 are employed, refrained from work yesterday afternoon. Mr T. J. L. Tucker, secretary of the Wellington Tobacco Workers’ Union, said the workers believed that the dismissal of an employee on Thursday was victimisation. The hold-up lasted from 1 p.m. until 5 p.m. During the afternoon Mr Tucker met a representative of the employers with a liaison officer of the Labour Department, Mr C. L. Hunter, and the secretary of the Federation of Labour, Mr F. D. Cornwell. It was decided that the workers should resume work pending the decision of a disputes committee which is to meet at 10 a.m. on Thursday.

Non-Unionist Employed A penalty for employing a nonunionist was sought by the Inspector of Awards in the Magistrate’s Court, Palmerston North, defendant being Frank Lawrence Jones, a hairdresser. The breach was admitted. It was explained that Jones employed an elderly man to help him on Friday nights and Saturdays. When told that the man would have to join the union he advised his employee to do so and understood that the man had joined up, although he had not paid his fees. That, however, could not be said to be Jones’ fault and the union had its civil remedy. The Inspector of Awards'Stated that the employee in question had at one time been a branch secretary of a union and should know that until he paid his entrance fee he was not a member. A penalty of 10s was imposed. Radio Physics Studentships Candidates who have been granted “studentships” at the Auckland and Canterbury University Colleges for a specialised course of study in radio physics next year have been announced by the Postmaster-General, the Hon. F. Jones. The students are:—Auckland: A. D. Gifkins, B. N. Harden, D. Mac Gill, lan Shaw, C. Vincent; Canterbury: H. M. Kimberley, R. Q. Packard, A. S. Ross, S. E. Slatter, R. S. Unwin. The selections were made on the recommendation of the radio development advisory committee under the recently-issued Post and Telegraph studentship regulations. A few “studentships” at the Auckland and Canterbury University Colleges are still available for allocation to students possessing at least six subjects of the degree of Bachelor of Science, including physics and mathematics. The grants range in value from £155 to £255, according to qualifications, and at the end of the year’s specialised study the students are required to offer their services to the State for at least three years.

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