NEWS OF THE DAY

Evening Post, Volume CIV, Issue 73, 23 September 1927, Page 6

NEWS OF THE DAY

"Tho Wholo Trutli." An important point regarding ponsioim wim montionod at tbo Potono Court, whon v married woman, for whom Mr. 0. Findlny appeared, was prosecuted .for ranking a falso statement us to her income Tho Registrar of Pensions (Mr. T. P. Oilfoddor), who appeared for tho .Dopartmont, statod that it was junt na much of nu olToneo uot to discloso income or property wliero required as to answer questions wrongly. In tho lattor cuso stateincuts could bo checked and verified, but in tho formor inatanco this could not ulwayn Ijo done. Numerals in Cablegrams. The Wellington Chaml)or of Commerco recently took up with tho Postal "Department tho question of tho issue of a circular indicating what lonns wore regarded its numerals in cheaprjitc ruble) mossagoi«, such circular to bo distributed amongst private box-holdors iind others. A reply from tho Department, road at a mealing of tho council of tho Wellington Chmnbor hold this week, slulod Hint tho Department was at present in communication with othor administrations with a view (o having passed without question several words which nio now regarded as numerals. When finality is reached in those negotiations, tho question of issuing tho inl'ormution in the form of a circular would bo considered. Tho Socrotary of tho Pos OBlco added that, if tho Department's request was agreed to by Iho other telegraph administrations, tho difficulties of traders would bo coiisldorably lessoned. It was decided by tho council to send ft letter to tho fiooretnry of tho Post Oflleu thanking him for his reply, and for the efforts that tho Dopnrlmont is malting to meet tho difllc ill ties being experienced by triulcrß in this mutter. Indian Fig-Iron. Tho Gnzct.l.o issued last uvonlng contnina a notification of tho (locieion to lovy, on nnd nflnr Ist January, ][>28, dumping duty upon pig-iron producod or manufactured in India wbornvor tho ncliml soiling price to im importer in Now Zealand is less than tho curront domestic voluo determined In accordunco with the Customs Act. Tho dumping duty will be mi amount nqual to tho difference between such current domostle value nnd tho actual soiling price. Tho Minister of Customs rosorvoH the right to itnposo tho dumping duty immediately if mich action is in hin opinion required in tho public in. to i'os I. Instead of a Stamp. Koi'oronoo was made (ho other dny to an almnnco of stamps from tho nlot nmchinos nk tho Christchurcli Post Olllce, says tho "Bun." A correspondout, "Sapper," has written iv on tho subject to dosoribo how ho overcomos a difficulty whon thmo 1h no stamp available. "I simply gut nut my old wartime Miousowifo' and 'dnrn' a ponny on tho top right hand ?>° n! Ornm °1' , lll° onvolopo- Tho limt Olnco <!on« not refiwo rovonuo and 1 approciato the fact thai, many ottoi-H I Imvo posted iv thin way hay« sufforod no delay, and always roach thulr dnstination proporlv stamped. Why should a man go for a roulo march for a.po, Htnmp whon tho Postal Department Is out to norve tho public in every way? Ah an illnstratioii, this letter hns been darned" Noodle marks in tho ouvolopo showed Hint n penny had boon flxod on with oross-slitcheH, but tho coin had boou removed and a stamp substituted, Tho Milkman's Hours. It wan pointed out at a mooting of tho Nearby Dwry farmers' Association yesterday that tho Shops and Ofllcos Amendment Act, which provldod that no assistant should bo employed in connoctlou with the businosti of any shop boforo 4 a.m. in tho enso of butchers and Imkors, and 7 a.m. hi any other cane, contained the proviso, "nothing in this section shall apply to milkmon." Tho chairman (Mr. .1. Purchuso) said that this gavo tbo City Council's employees pormissiou to dejivor at any hour of tho morning, whereas previously it whs an offonco to start boforo •1 v.m. Tho City Council had an unfair advantage, because it was ablo to start delivery beforo tho nearby farmer had milked his cows. So long ns tho Oity Council had two hours' start tho nearby farmorn woro "up against it." If tho proposed Jogislation became operative, thoro was nothing loft but for tho fnrmors to establish a milk dnpofc on the name linos us tho City Council. Mr. 11.I 1. Kottlownll said that evidently tho City Council had boon breaking tho bylaw in tho past, though it; was tho only body enjoying so much legislation. It was decided to wait on tho Prime Minister and place tho position boforo him.