DOMINION ITEMS

Greymouth Evening Star, 25 May 1942, Page 4

DOMINION ITEMS

KILLED BY CAR

AUCKLAND, May 24. Struck by a motor-car when alighting from a tram at Point Chevalier on Saturday evening, Edwin James Peters, a ship’s fireman, married, agea 32, suffered serious concussion and died to-night.

BODY IN HARBOUR. DUNEDIN, May 25. The body of Peter McLachlan Allen, single' 68, pensioner, a resident of Port Chalmers, was found in the harbour, near the ferry steps, on Saturday night.

FERTILISER SUPPLIES WELLINGTON, May 24

“Farmers are no doubt anxious to know what fertiliser will be available during the coming season,” said the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Barclay) to-night. “The whole matter is being given earnest consideration by the National Council of Primary Production, and the public will be fully informed as to the allocations to all crops before the present rationing year ends on June 30, 1942. In the meantime, however, I am pleased to give an assurance that essential crops will receive allowances of fertiliser. Farmers therefore can with confidence complete their preparations for the sowing of these crops.”

MINERS’ SATURDAY-WORK AUCKLAND, May 25. “The whole thing is a farce,” said a representative of the mineowners, today, commenting on the action of the miners at Glenafton and other mines in the Huntly district, in failing to appear on Saturday, despite the fact they had agreed to work alternate Saturdays, from May to September, to relieve the coal shortage. “The Government has introduced legislation compelling workers in essential industries to attend work regularly, and here is a glaring instance where the regulations have been deliberately flouted.”

He added that the Macdonald mine was able to work on Saturday, but not to full capacity. He said it is understood that the question of absenteeism would be discussed among other matters at a conference between the Government and representatives of the coalmine owners in Wellington this week.

HINDU TAXI-DRIVER. AUCKLAND, May 25

An application by a Hindu for the transfer to himself of a taxi-cab service license, was granted by the Licensing Authority to-day. At the previous sitting, opposition was shown to the granting of the transfer, and a large amount of evidence was heard.

A recommendation that a proportion of the taxi fleets should consist of small cars to carry one or two passengers, was received by the Licensing Authority from the Transport Commissioner (Mr. Laurenson) on behalf of the Land Transport Advisory Committee. Mr. Laurenson wrote that the tyre position was critical. The recommendation was referred to the Taxi Committee, with power to act.