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Evening Star, Issue 22351, 29 May 1936, Page 14

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MAY ZEALAND CENSES. WELLINGTON. .May 20. -Ileum.' in hand ini' lhi- ecu,-.us taken ,ii Alaivh 2! are now "iifiicicmlv Uiipioto to disclose (he total popuuiini lln n recorded. The result" .. i;■ pnn isioual. being Mihiecl i.» ■ ■orreel ion on liie filial cheek, but it is unlikely that amcndinetiiis of a serious nature will he required. The figures, which arc inclusive of Maori--, relate to New Zealand iroper. That is, they do not cover he Dominion's island 'dependencies -namely, the Cook Islands, Niue Island, the Tokelau Island.", and Western Samoa. The total population was 1.573,182. representing an increase of 105,3-13. or 11.7-1 per cent 'mi the 1.920 conisus figures. North Island, 1.017.700; South l"land. 555,710. AL BERTA DEVE LG I’M ENTS. CALC A BY. May 28.—The Douglas Social Credit League has issued a manifesto ehargiiig Mr Aherhari with betraying his social credit principles and also Alberta citizens by the imposition of special taxes. IN DEC E*T ROSTCA RDS. At- Wellington Herbert Cyril Bayne and Norman Charles Eox were charged .to-day with being iiuind in pnsseM-non of indecent document" for sale. Fox, it was "taleu. was the proprietor of the National Sales Company, and Bayne was employed as salesman. Bampidels 'and postcards were the articies complained of. The Magistrate remarked that the fact that quite a number were circulating in Wellington .spoke poorly for the men of the city. Bayne was fined £25 and Fox £SO ami costs, with ho direction that in the event of the fines not being paid the maximum term of imprisonment be imposed. -'-Press Association. DOMINION SOFT GOODS AWARD SOUGHT. Claims lor a Dominion award have been drafted by the softgoods "Oi-tion. of the Warehousemen's Employees’ Union, with a membership of between 3,00 ft and -1,000. A general warehousemen's award, covering the .storemen and packers, which designations apply to approximately seven thousand employees, is also being drafted on similar lines. Press Association . £350 RAH). A jaid was made on the shop window of F. Hedges, jeweller, in New Plymouth's main street, some time before midnight last night, and jewel" of the value of £350 were stolen. The thieves gained ■nl ry to the shop from the adjoining pretnis.es, and stripped the window trays.- Press Assoeial ion.