DOMINION NEWS.

Grey River Argus, 27 June 1925, Page 6

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power board str . t ;s \ RATE. IXVEM ARGIL). June Ihe Southland Electric Power i.'le to cover a | Obs on its ”l"r:-.:ions estimated at ZilotpoOO, i- b> be collected by t h c loca-Übotues. ■>' meeting t ,| t |, e loc:1| bod> r( _ p|e - in..lives, exception was taken to >b A deputation was appointed I" wait on tip. Board. A lesolution protecting against ds provismn in the Act allowing tl.e l>i‘aid to make other bodies collect its rates was also passed. ( I.ViI’E.YSA riox FOR AIA IDENT WELLINGTON, June 28. Hie Vrbitraticn Court to-day was occupied hearing a compensation Cliarjes ~Etlu in Lang for a lyoken wrist, had eonipeusatic-n order ed at a rate of 58 per cent. Albeit Edwards, a watersider who was struck with a heavv weigh: end lost •he sight of his left eye claimed com. pciisation. Judgment was given for defendants, the Court stating plaintiff had failed to prove his ease. P AX|> T. APPEAL BOARD ELECTION WELLINGTON, .lune 26. In accardamee with the regulations under the Post, and Telegraph Department Act 1918, the. term of office of two members of the Post and Telegraph Board of Appeal elected by the officers of the service recentlv expired, and an election was held on Wednesday for the purpose of electing successors. The election resulted in Mr. R. B. Reynolds (Wellington), a sitting members, being return ed unopposed, as postal representative, and in VV. H. G. Brown (Napier) being elected as Telegraph representative by a mojority of 325 over the sitting Telegraph member Mr. R. H. Brown (Auckland. The fugures in connection with the Telegraph ballot are as follow.:— Brown VV. G. H. (Napier) 2008; R. H. Brown (Auckland 1.683; informal 19; majority for VV. H. G Brown, 325.