TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION.

Evening Post, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 20, 23 July 1909, Page 8

TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION.

The half-yearly report of the Typographical Union indicates that the printing trade has not been brisk during the last six months. The amount expended under the unemployed allowances — £60 Bs— is the highest sfnee 1899, when £110 was paid away. Receipts from all sources amount to £241 13s 3d for the half year, and expenditure £262 12s 2d. A credit balance of £152 4s 9d is noted for 'the half yearly period ending 31st December last. The finances show a shrinkage of about £170. The fact that a credit of £1128 9s 3d is being carried forward, and that the excess of assets over liabilities reaches a sum of £1173 3s lid, show*, that the union's finances are in a satisfactory s-tate. The meeting is recommended to increase to £10 the preliminary vote of £3 made by the board to the ' unemployed relief fund. A set of amendments to the union rules in connection with the working of a mortality fund will be brought down. After entrances and withdrawals, there are 373 names on the books of the union.

Mr. Henry R. Elder, of Waikanae, has been nominated by members of the Waikanae School Committee as a candidate for election to the Education Board for the Manawatu-Hutt ward, in place of Major T. W. M'Donald, resigned. Mr. Elder was educated in England, at Uppingham, under the celebrated headmaster, Mr. Thring, and at Cambridge University. He is now resident at Waikunae, where he has taken a warm interest in school matters. He has been chairman of the committee, and is still a member. Officers of the German steamer Walkure, from New JTork, this morning, were lruch astonished when they found that they had to pass a reading and writing teat in order to ascertain whether or not they were "desirable immigrants" within the meaning of the Act. Astonishment gave place to amusement when the matter was put to them by the Customs. 'J bey could not refrain from stating that such regulations were not imposed upon Germans in any other part of the world with which they were acquainted. Without undergoing the reading and writing tests the officers would pot have been allowed to land however. Putting thiough a ship with a crew of mixed nationalities is a fairly big undertaking for the Customs officers. It is not at all uncommon for men of seven or eight different nationalities to be examined on the one ship. Even on the Walkure there is a Finnish carpenter who had to pass in Russian ; and 22 Chinese who are not allowed to land at all, except on payment of £100 poll tax. Tn the Magistrate's Court to-day, three persons — Robt. Hadley Craig, Lily Annie Dumble, and Harry Leonard lres.s — were lined ss, with costs (7s), for failing to register births of children. Breaches of bylaws cases were heard in I the S.M. Court to-day. John Lane, for having offensive rubbish on his premises at the corner of Grant and Park loads, vas fined 20=, with costs 7&. Waller Edward Mills was ordered to pay costs (£1 18s) for attempting to evade payment of a tramear fare. William Wilson was fined 10s, with costs £1 Bs, for building without a permit, and was ordered to pay rusts 7s for building with wood in a brick area. The postal authorities advise that the Wimmera, which left Sydney on Wednesday last for Auckland, has on board an English and Australian mail for Wellington, which is due here by the Auckland express on Monday afternoon next. Captam C. M' Arthur, managing director of the Alaoriland Steamship Company, will leave for Sydney by the Manuka this evening. Mr. Norman Kirkcaldie will also go across by the same vessel. The Rev. Dr. Nisbet, of First Church, Dunedin, and Mrs. Nisbet, wii 1 leave Wellington for Sydney by the Manuka this evening, and will remain in Australia for eight or nine works. After resting in Sydney, they will go on to Brisbane, where they will he the guests of Mr. R. Philp. ex-Premier of the State. Early next year Dr. Nisbet will leave New Zealand on a visit to England. The following senior pc«_ce transfers are announced — Constable Gordon, from Karori to Wellington ; Constable M'Anerin, from Tliorndon to Karori : Constable Thompson, from Picton to Thorndon ; Constable King, from Havelock to Picton : Constable O'Grady, from Hastings to Havelock. About 275 people are leaving for Sydney by the Manuka this afternoon — 120 being in the saloon, and 155 in the steerage. Included in the latter we twelve