DOMINION ITEMS

Greymouth Evening Star, 8 December 1939, Page 2

DOMINION ITEMS

(PER PBESS ASSOCIATION.] CYCLE WORKERS’ DISPUTE. WELLINGTON, December 7. No agreement was reached on the major questions of hours and wages when the Dominion cycle workers’ dispute came before a conciliation council in Wellington this week, and these were referred to the Arbitration Court for decision. PRIZE PROCEEDINGS. WELLINGTON, December 7. A declaration that circumstances exist justifying the issue of a notice enabling the Supreme Court of New Zealand to exercise its jurisdiction in prize proceedings is contained in a. proclamation published in to-night’s Gazette. The Attorney-General (Mr. Mason) is appointed the officer of the Crown to conduct prize proceedings. CLERICAL WORKERS’ DISPUTE. WELLINGTON, December 6. When conciliation in the Dominion (except Canterbury) clerical workers’ dispute concluded to-day, agreement was practically in sight on all main issues. The workers’ assessors proposed an increase of 2/6 a week in the wages of seniors, and the provisions of the old award on points which had not been agreed’ to at the hearing. The sitting was adjourned, no date being fixed, to enable both sides to consult their principals on the offer.

Under the offer senior rates for males become £5/12/G a week, and for females £3/7/6.

CAR-CONVERTERS SENTENCED WELLINGTON, December £.'

Neville Hugh Coughey and Jack Harrison, both 21. staled to “be residents of Auckland, were each sentenced to six months’ imprisonment on each of four charges of car conversion, the terms to' be concurrent. It was stated that they took a car in Auckland, and abandoned it, with damage to the extent of £75. Al Tauranga they took another, and a third at Gisborne. They came ' to Wellington, abandoning the car in the Ngahauranga Gorge. They quitted Wellington a few days later, relinquishing a fourth car in favour of a fifth. They were arrested at Foxton.

NAVY LEAGUE CEREMONY WELLINGTON, December 7

The symbolical meaning of the flag of the British Commonwealth of Nations, and the value of thd Navy to the Commonwealth at all times, and particularly at present, were referred to by Lord Galway at the Kilbirnie school, to-day, when he presented a Navy League flag to: 159 pupils of the school, in recognition of their enrolment as junior members- of the League during the present year. Heavy rain necessitated the function being held indoors, instead of outside as was planned. There was a representative gathering of citizens to witness the ceremony.

His Excellency was accompanied by Lady Galway, who was presented with a. bouquet by the baby of the school, and the youngest member of the League, Joy Hobman. The guests included the Minister of Defence and Mrs. representatives of the Navy and ex-naval men. the Air Force, and the Education Board.