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Are shearers really - indispensable 1 ! This was a question which cropped up at the sitting, of .the First Military,■■Ser-y. vio« Board to-day, after the Chairman (Mr. D. G. A. Cooper, S.M.) had intimated that it would,reserve its decision;:-■ in regard to two shearers' appeals. Captain Walker remarked that in the light of: new events he would, suggest. that „.. before the two cases were finail(y dealt wi-hh tihe board should consider the -odvisableness of reviewing the whole of the sine die shearers' cases. He refer- .- red to the recent motion passed by the.V Sheepowners' Association' to the effect .y that'it was not necessary to exempt all,' single shearers. If afyer investigation "- the board decided it was not necessary to exempt shearers, it would release hundreds of men in the First Division. The Chairman stated that all sine die cases would have to come up for reconsideration. Mr. D.. M'Laren said that | while the pastoralists' might have passed the motion quoted, the farmers in some districts had complained that they could not get their sheep shorn in time. The Chairman: "Steps/will have to be taken-;., to see that all fthe boards• bring up ! their, sine die cases shortly." •■ ... "It is estimated," said a delegate to - the National Beekeepers' Association's Conference to-day, " that 2500 people ;.; are engaged in in New. Zea- .; land." ." •' . ."'■"■ Motor-wagons for Immediate Delivery. —Bessemer Motor-chassis, to carry_ from ; I'to 4 tons. Most popular and. simple. > We have ■ learned by experience tha*! Bessemer wagons are ' dependable, i" ;' you will tell' us the weight and naturo,., of your hauls, and the character of your, roads, we will be. pleased to place, our;; knowledge and experience at your CM-; posal. Write' to Motor-wagon Head-' quarters, 111-113, • Lambton-quay, ;for, motors to fit your business. J.E.-Fitz-gerald, Wellington, New Zealand Agent.r -Advt. ' " ''.■•■■;. ' :■; •THE EVENING POST. IMPORTANT 'JO ADVERTISERS. . OWING to the earlier departure ci the' Wairnrapa. train under the fflevii Railnjay Timetable, it is imperative that oil Advertisements be at the Office a fuli''--j hour earlia: than formerly. . ::. / BLUNDELI/BROS., LTD.;;:

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Evening Post, Volume XCIII, Issue 136, 8 June 1917, Page 8

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Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 Evening Post, Volume XCIII, Issue 136, 8 June 1917, Page 8

Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 Evening Post, Volume XCIII, Issue 136, 8 June 1917, Page 8

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