Dominion News

Greymouth Evening Star, 24 June 1950, Page 3

Dominion News

Rise For Post Office Sta/f “The Arbitration’ Court’s recent interim wage order will, in general, apply to all post office employees,” said the Director-General of the Post arid Telegraph Department (Mr P. N. Cryer) .—(P. A.) -Elderly Cyclist Killed A man aged 82 was killed when his bicycle and a car collided on the junction of Evaris street and Wai-iti road, Timaru, about 3.15 o’clock yesterday afternoon. He was George Frederick Benge, a retired builder, of Wanganui. The driver of the car was David Alexander Robertson, a farmer, of Rosewill, Timaru. Mr Benge was on holiday.—(P.A.)

Arbor Day A Gazette notice states that Arbor Day will be observed this year on August 2, “and, in view of the national importance of tree planting, local bodies throughout New Zealand are requested to organise suitable celebrations on that date.” The notice also states that,- because of local climatic conditions in any district, that date can be varied.— (P.A.). Uncustomed Goods Found 1

For being in possession of uncustomed goods, Andrew Burns Raeside, a salesman,, was fined £25 and costs at Auckland yesterday. The goods, which were recovered by the police and customs officials, were hidden under the stage of a suburban theatre. They included 207 strings of pearls, 568 cameos, and a quantity of jewellery, pens, and pencils. It was stated that because a Customs search was expected his employer instructed him tb hide ‘ the goods. Raeside admitted he knew the goods were uncustomed. The Magistrate (Mr J. H.- Luxford, S.M.) said it seemed Raeside had acted foolishly for his principal.—(P.A.) New Zealand’s London Staff

Mr D. A. Carty, District Commissioner of Apprenticeship, and Mr R. A. Krebs, Investigating Officer, both of the Department of Labour and Employment, Wellington, will go to London soon on secondment to the immigration branch of the High Commissioner’s Office. Messrs Carty and Krebs will replace two officers who are returning to New Zealand on completion of their secondment. This was announced last evening by the Minister of Immigration (Mr W. Sullivan). Two other officers of the department, Messrs L. I. Phillips (Wellington) and. A. Munro (Dunedin) will leave at the same time. They will be additions to the London staff, which is now required to handle an increasing volume of work following the Government’s decision to expand the immigration scheme.— (P.A.)

Fire Services Council When appointed, the Chief Fire ’Officer to the New* Zealand Fire Services Council will be worse off financially than either of the metropolitan fire chiefs in Auckland or Wellington. Although he will receive about £lOO a year more than the Auckland and Wellington fire, brigade superintendents, they also have the benefit of a free house, a car, lighting and firing. No provision for housing is made for the proposed appointee. Stating this at a meeting of the Wellington Fire Board yesterday, the chairman (Mr S. S. Dean) said the council had approached the Public Service Commission with a request that the advertised salary of £ll5O to £1250 be increased. The commission, he said, was unable to increase the amount as it did not have the necessary power. “The salary offered is not sufficient to attract the man who is required in the Dominion,” said Mr Dean. He said to date six applications had been received from New Zealand, two from South Africa, and one from Australia. No applications had been received from Britain, where, according to press cablegrams, there had been criticism of the salary offered. —(P.A.)