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Evening Post, Volume CI, Issue 82, 7 April 1921, Page 8

The continuation of tlie payment of 9s as a bonus to council employees was again mentioned at the last meeting of the Woolston Borough Council, says the Chris'tchurch Press. Councillor L. Hart, in accordance with notice, moved: — "That the minute on the minute-book authorising the payment of the 9s bonus b» rescinded, and that the council's em ployees be brought into line with the awards of the Arbitration Court." He said that the council could not afford to pay the extra 6s a week. It had an income of approximately J3SOOO a year, and the 9s bonus was running the council into a lot of money. If outside firms could not afford to pay the 9s, how was the council to do it? Most of the houses in the borough were owned by working men, and they should not pay out in rates for a bonus to the council employees which other workers were not receiving. The Mayor said that he conM not allow the motion to be brought up time after time. He would not allow further discussion, and the motion lapsed.

The slackness in the boot trade in Dunedin still continues, says the Star, many of t!#> factory workers being only partially employed. • The warehouses, too, Me having a quiet time. None .of the-rn are taking on hands; some have temporarily reducod their staffs. But it is gratifying to learn from the local labour office that there is no indication ill Dunedin of a wave of general unemployment. Mr. Browett says that there are Ya-cancies for shipwright*, coachpainters, fitters, blacksmiths, and some other artisans, and that labourers are not calling for work. It is understood that there is no longer a shortage of coal miners.

Messrs. Vino and Wilson will sell furniture to-morrow morning at No. 17, Hopper-street, and in the afternoon pianos, furniture, etc, in thoir rooms, Dominion-avenue,