LOCAL AND GENERAL

Greymouth Evening Star, 18 May 1938, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The Liverpool and. James mines will both bo working to-morrow. In an interview with a Wellington “Post” reporter, Mr. Hugh Hamilton. Chairman of Directors of the Vacuum Oil Co.. Proprietary. Ltd., explained that the nature and division of shares were such that the effect was that, the Taranaki Company, outside of the taking up of 200 A shares, was not called upon to provide any capital until there had been an expenditure of .£250,000. represented by B shares. The purpose of the Vacuum Company and the Californian Texas Investments Ltd., in putting up £250.000 between them, was to provide the capital necessary to test the position. The holders of B shares did not have the right to participate in the profits of the New Zealand Petroleum Company. Ltd., or to take part in any general me et i n g.—Press Ass n.

At the Conciliation Council, to-day, in the Wellington laundry workers’ dispute. Mr Nisbet, employers’ advocate, stressed that a laundry was a public utility. The Government had some very laudable ideas, among them being the creation of greater leisure, but that leisure surely should apply not only to tho worker, but to his wife. If the cost of laundry work was going to be forced up out of all reason, it: simply means the work would be thrown back on the housewife, and she would not be enjoying the leisure she was entitled to. He thought they had to maintain the balance between fair treatment of employees in the laundry industry, and undue restrictions on a public utility. —Press Assn.

Tho advisability of appointing industrial Magistrates lo relievo the Arbitration Courts, in matters of minor importance, is being considered by tho Minister of Labour, who stated. to-day, he was thinking seriously of recommending such a step to the Government. Ho indicated that if Magistrates were appointed, they would have to be properly qualified mon. Auckland would receive the first consideration, in. view of the pressure of work there. He considered that, industrial Magistrates, would, by relieving the Court of these minor matters, be able to give interpretations of the awards much more expeditiously than was possible at present. — Press Assn.

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For the first time in New Zealand Rugby history, a sole selector will this season choose the All Blacks. It. is considered that a few will quibble with the man chosen for the job, but it must be remembered that he is a man of sound judgment and has the necessary qualifications, having years of experience in picking teams from schoolboys to All Blacks. Just as the selector is all-important for Rugby success, the selection of a whisky makes all the difference to the results secured. Dewar’s Imperial Whisky cannot be beaten for quality. Ail wise selectors choose Dewar’s Imperial. Griffen and Smith, Ltd., Distributors, Greymouth, Hokitika and Westport.—Advt.

As the result of scalds received when he fell into a copper full of hot water, on Monday, the death occurred at the Grey Hospital, yesterday, of Campbell Charles Alphonsus O’Donnell, the two and a-half years old son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles O’Donnell, of Kilgour Road. An inquest will be held next Monday.

“It is a most lopsided appointment, and I feel it is not just.” This was the criticism levelled at the National Sports Council, at a meeting of the Canterbury Football Association, last evening, when the Chairman (Mr. J. E. Jones), drew attention to the statement that there were four Rugby representattives and no Soccer representatives on the Council. Mr. Jones added lie thought (hat the Council should be a true representation of all sports. It was decided to write to the Now Zealand Council asking it. to get. in touch with the Minister of Internal Affairs (Mr. Parry), concerning'representation on the Council. —Press Assn.

The need for commodious premises for Government departments ’with which the general public largely has business was emphasised by the Minister for Pensions (Hon. W. E. Parry) in replying io a deputation at Wellington yesterday. “There is no doubt.” Mr Fraser said, “that there has been overcrowding in the past in many of the Government offices where large numbers of the public have business daily. 1 found this overcrowding to be notable in more offices of the Pensions Department than I care now to remember. Gradually we are giving pensions registrars muchneeded new offices, and when, new’ offices cannot be obtained certainly extra space is being provided for the staff and the public." Il was the Government’s policy to house Jis departments properly.—Press Assn.

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No stalking parties were allowed to enter the wapiti country during this season because of the Government deer-culling parties occupying the area. “It is a matter for regret.” says the Southland Acclimatisation Society in its annual report, “that a number of parties who intended coming south for wapiti stalking had to be turned away. Representations were made to the Department during the year for local control of this area, but no consideration would be given to stalkers, whether local or overseas. The Southland wapiti herd is the only one of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere and to-day is producing heads which rank among the world’s best and will attract sportsmen from all parts. The council will continue to press the Government for the right to control this, area in the interests of stalkers. No reports are to hand as to the numbers taken by the Government killers. Government deerkilling parties are at present operating on the moose herd and conseouently no stalking parlies have been out. this season. No reports are to hand as to the number killed.”

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