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Greymouth Evening Star, 22 December 1936, Page 2

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1 AUCKLAND, December 22. 1 Co slow tactics were in force at the freezing works at Westfield and South1 down, today, as the result of a stopwork meeting of protest by 500 era- ■ ployees. yesterday. No negotiations • have yet been entered into. It was I stated to-day that the companies are I waiting for the men to take the next . step. The fat lamb season is almost , at its peak, and already work is in ar- , rears. WELLINGTON, December 22. , Hon. J. A. Lee said, to-day. that ’ there would be no difficulty for any . local body in securing a reasonable extension of time for depositing the

* plan necessitated by the housing surjj vey regulations. Some local bodies n were concerned lest they should be unable to complete the survey before e the end of January, but it was not in- . tended to operate the regulations ,j haishly, but merely to use them to ensure the survey being undertaken r with reasonable expedition. The . statement was made at the request of Mr Hurley, Secretary of the Municipal r Association. i I WELLINGTON. December 22. Commission of £3OO, the full amount . claimed, was awarded by the Chief t Justice in the case of Campbell. Craig , and Co., brokers, of Auckland, against s 11. N. Maunder. Ltd., engineers, of Wellington. The amount was outstandt ing commission on money found for . defendants, to incorporate a company . known as Zip Heaters, Ltd. WELLINGTON, December 22. ; The Wheat Cost Investigation ComI mitteo’s report, the Hon. D. G. Sullivan said, to-day, indicates an inevitable advance in wheat prices, and a slight inciea.se in bread prices, during the coming year. It is confidently expected, however, that neither wheat nor bread prices will rise to the figure at which they stood on a number of occasions during the past two decades. Mr Sullivan hopes to be in a position to announce the prices of milling and poultry wheat, as well as the new price for bread, during the next few* weeks." WELLINGTON. December 22. T he Committee of Inquiry concerning taxi-cabs and carriers has concluded its work, and has disbanded. The report is being typed, and will 1 l.e submitted early in the New Year. The recommendations, said Mr 1 Semple, in a. statement made to-day, | are of a far-reaching nature, aiming at the complete reorganisation of 1 these two important branches of the transport system. ]