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Evening Post, Volume LXXXIV, Issue 74, 24 September 1912, Page 6

A commeßDom.ent was madfl y/Mterday at Petone with the extposiv.e flfld{tionß which are to be mado to jjie l'ptono Woollen MjUs. 'f|j^p additions conmet in the erection of two lavg3 buildings composed of hvms. and Bteel at tho frpnt and roar qf tj w millß. Messrs. Pampbell and Baurke are the contrac|ors. "I don't believe in reformative treatment under die Prisons Act," observed Mr. H. W. Bishop at the Christchurch Police Court on Saturday, jn dealing with the case of a youtji 1 charged with various thefts} "Mere >c no real at' tempt ma,de to provide pueblo 'means fqr refprrmitiorj. The systpm is at the present time an absolute farce." Before leaving Johnsonville, whei-e he has been assistant railway station mastter for a considerable time, to pecufty a similar position hi aijothpr part of New Zealand,' Mr. C. Donovan wps presented by members pf the local tennis club and railway staff wif,h a Ravelling rug and ft case of pipes. Complimentary speeches were mada by Mews. p. t. Atoore And A, .?. May. II f aat season there whb poino slight Wpuble in cricket cirißles regarding (Satprday players taking part m the Wednesday r cpmpet.itions. fri Jaßt night's annual meeting of tfee U«j.on Cripfefc Olub (Wed^BadfiJ) the delegates to (,)jp spsoPlatjqn wprp recpmmeiijiedto endßavpur fa SBpijirfi Bpme i)V)a>ncation ' of the rule respecting ]L)»e eligibility of Saturday players to play in tlje Wcdnescjay cpmpetituonp. The pqsitiqn of secretary to the Auck. land Tramways Unbn has yet to be filled, sayß the Herald. A ballot was taken on S.atqrdfty lipqn tljp Wstion whether the salary o{ the present Bec[eteiy (Mr! A. fosppr) should be raided by £1 per week, and resulted in the proposal being Jpqt by a majority pf 32 Votes. There wap, a Very heavy polling. Before 1-he union decided to take the \>&llotit had called for apphca},iqns{or the position, and about sixty were received. These applications are still in the jianda of the uhlon executive, and will bp open, ed to-night. A tew of the most lively apphcarits will b,e pelpcted for submission to the union at a later date, and from them, presumably, the socretary will be appointed. When he takes office he will reeeivp *}4 per Considerable interest is being taken locally in the announcement that the Union Steam Stun Company has chartered t)ie Federal and Shire steamer Deypn to load coal at Newcastle' for New Zealand ports. The Devon is a tyg steamer qi 6QDO tons odd—^^puj, the size of the Aparima, which vesßel was Jn porf, pnly a short time back. The charter is considered most unusual, and it is probable that the Devon- wjll bo tho largpst bpat that has ever brought coal from Newcastle to New Zealand. The Devon should Ije capable of carrying about 70Q0 tons, of coal, and as she has hpen engaged for two trips* 6"c6 "c Bhould relieve^ to some extent, the difficulty which, it is reported, is being experienced throughout New EealanU in filling larft« ' orders. As far as the smaller orders are ppneerned, there ib no pi ( onounce4 shorjiage of coai in Wellington at the present time. The case of Rqb,eft Hogg, charged with failing to render personal service by attending a Territorial camp, came before Mr. W. G. Riddell. S.M., at "the MagJßf-rnte'B Poqrt to-day. Mr, p, J, O'Regan appeared for defendant and Mr. Ostler for the poliop, The. conclusion that Hogg's counsel asked tho Court to cqme tb' was that there w'aß absqlutely no authority under the Act to punish K.°gg PK ati y TprrftAipl wjio w^s automatically drufteel into thp fp'rce fipm the yqhmteers. Septiqn Si pf'thp Act referred only to those who had to register under Part 6. It had obviously no reference to those automatically drafted into the Territorials from the volunteers. Ten Bhillings wrs the maximum finp % commanding officer cqum "in/Up|, glider rule 203 of the regulations for failure to attend parade. This penalty was, in counsel's om'nfon, thp qnjy one that could be inflictpd. if defendant was liable to % any penalty at all. His Worship eaid he would reserve his decision to look into the point raised by Mr. Q'Regan. Apprenticeship^ and indentures were the subject fqr a short discussion at the Arbitration Court to-day. ' The letter* press machinists asked for legal indentures instead of the Court's apprenticeship clause. "Do you know thp legal difference between the two?" thp President (Mr. Justice Sim) as,ked of the union representative (Mr. A. Rosaer). Mr. Rosser said he did. "Well, explain it.' l "There is practically 'np lpgafdifference at present."' Thftt is so," agreed liib Honour.' "The 'p'nly difference is that the Arbitration "C6urt has no power under legal indentures, and parents have to sue through the Magistrate's Court. 11 "But if a threat made two years ago were 'to be"' carried but," laid Mr. Rosser, "the whole arbitration system wbu)d be, swppt away. Wh at would happen to 4?P renl/ ' ccc then?" "The Legislature would look to that," replied hii Honour. .'You mtj^ asjume ihat the draftsman of the repealing Act would have &£, least; some fienge." "1 have l^rd yoH« Honour'p stiuctni'ps on the Legislature," retorted Mr. Rosser. £W*B>Ufeqr IRM«l RM« w»b» B»i»te»w»Mr. Rosser, they will do right—or the assistance of the drafteman \yhp framed these (Jemgndj." Hi| Honour added : "Apparently you are afraid of the arbitration system being swept away during the befct sjx ypars." Mr. Rq^er replied pnfy he would *pg very 1 eoryy 'to seb tKe system gwppt'ftway, but fee taught i( ntimw to call atientfan fa Ui.o platter. There are very few of the lega,l indentures wortii the faper they aw wrjf-ten pn," said Mr. fecoit, pmplQyprs' assesßpr. "M^ryta Sinclairii" scolds The ?o«t because ha has nqt noticod'ony editorial comment pn the resiilt ot tlie enquiry into 'th/e conduct p} t^e, ci{,y reser^ee, and l f e Wm<4 »n explanafafin. '; Are we to podejude," he aske, '• frllftfe ifc is becausfl jihfi cn\ei actor lmPP enß tP « 6 the one and only Robert Fletcher inllead of the red-tie Robert Semple? If the jatt'er had been rash enough to, have forcp4 on tl 10 councfl the," business known as phe reserves entimry, in» ybiving th ifWft^Hr* °f neftlil y * slo0 ' tq fiay nothing of the annoyance and expense to some pf the principals concerned, t|i^ commept would h&va been vigorous and fr^a. Sqhie political preliminaries leading up to the, enquiry need not be discussed here j enough to say that there is a principle at the ba-ck of the bußinegs ' thttt goes farther than a mere enquiry into the management of the 'reserves, ana in' this connection the city is t<) b.e congratulated on tho findings of the committee. Por any councillor to listen tQtHp tittle-tattle of employees i sWws that he has but a poor conpeptiqn qf the fitness of things, and to give encouragement to an "employeeto miestion the orders of the respdiisible head of that department because of an alleged grieyanep. |s digging perilously near tha foundations ujibn which all good government is ba^eH. I an\ of opinion" that in the employ of Oity Gouncil, as elsewhere, uhould an employee haye a grfeyanpe, thpit is a ep,nstitutional remedy, W& in the caso under review the emplqyee was 111-advised to proceed in any .other way, thajj is, usturning he ha'a any grievance' 'a* all, which the entity fai|e(i to disclose." „At the mqugst B n tha bqdy of William Roberts, lately a seaman on the s.s. Qpa^a, Ijeld beToip 1 \}\\ M'^kuc this mormnjj, a vapdicj, was ictunied of •xound drowned. te was no ©vi. detico to show how. dec&sod had cot iuto L Vhe >nto^ °