LOCAL AND GENERAL

Evening Star, Issue 17323, 10 April 1920, Page 10

LOCAL AND GENERAL

’ Mr Wl ’>Sbt (chairman) presided at the monthly meeting of the Macandrew Road school Committee. The roll number was reported as 622, and the average attendance 579 the head master stating that t.iis, was lover than usual on account of sickness. Ihe head master reported that the senior scholars and teachers had visited the Roslyn Woollen Mills, and were delighted with this example of local m , u stry. Messrs Hose and Glendining donated two prizes'for the best accounts of the visit, and these were won by Evelvn Davis and Isabel Scarfe. Final an were made in •’connection with the visit to the school of the members of the Education Board. A letter ot thanks tor her services was drawn up to be sent to Miss Hastings, who has refsigned to get married, and Miss Allen was appointed in her place. A ba/iHi-r was held by the Waikouaiti Methodist Church communitv on Wednesday with good financial 'results. The stalls were disposed of as follow Drapery, Mesdames Hunt and Aiteheson: produce, Messrs Hurndell and Shnnd ; , lollies. Misses Fry and Fo rgoson; flower Uy- 7 Misse-s Smith: tea- voorit*, Mrs Flannery and Miss B. Williamson ; shooting gallery, Mr Jas. Townsend. Mr Fox had charge of a hat trimming competition. a

W. M'Lean occupied the chair at the last meeting of the Maori Hill Lodge, No. 86. Invitations were received from the Ruth Rcbeknh Lodge, to a. euchre party, and from Unity Lodge to a church parade at S?t. Peter’s. P.G.M. Bro. A. 11. Valentine, who had recently returned from an official torn- through New Zealand, gave an account of his experiences.

. Li Christchurch yesterday tic Conciliation Council reached the following agreement in the iron and dispute : -.Hours of work, 44 per week. Wages : 2s per hour for moulders. Is lid for machine moulders, and,2s for journeymen coremakcrs. plus a bonus of 3d per hour. Apprentices’ wages ; First year. 20s: second. 265: third. 325: fourth.‘4os; fifth, 555; with 5a extra for tho last two years where the apprentice lias gained Grade 1., the certificate of the City and Guilds of Lend on Institute, or the equivalent certineats of the Canterbury College. Overtime to be time and a-half for the ijrst. t-hr-ae hours, and double time thoreaUr-r. A cnucpssuu bv the employers is computation of overtime on the flat rate plus bonus. The award will operate from Anvil 16. and the term will be fixed by the Com-t.