DOMINION NEWS

Grey River Argus, 19 October 1934, Page 7

DOMINION NEWS

(Per Press Association.) WELLINGTON, October 18. The total number of building subsidy applications approved up to October 13, is 1446, to the value of 1£951,000. Insistence On the support of New Zealand industries was most marked in effect. There will be 1270 New Zealand-made baths, 1228 New Zealand-made basins, 324 electric ranges and 317 gas stoves. These represent lines which in previous schemes insistence on New Zealand goods had not been made. The Unemployment Board handed for publication a statement disclaiming the general charges of discourtesy on the part of officials dealing with applicants for relief. It specifically refers to the case of a minister, who representing the inter-

church committee of his district, visited one of the principal bureaux to request more courteous treatment

of applicants. The minister was invited to listen to the conversations bef( re proceeding, and did for a quarter of an hour, returning to I'.he '.dice -nd saying that he would not waste his own time or the time of the Board’s officer in discussing the subject he was delegated (to investigate. ft appeared that he had been present at one of the discussions which were not infrequent, when a good deal of abuse is levelled against the officer who was only doing his duty and doing iit courteously. CIIRIXTUIIURCU. October 18. Described by the Chief Detective as ‘G/no of the worst shoplifters we h.ive hxd for years, ’’ Alice Aland Reeve, 39, married, was this morning sentenced by Magistrate Mosley to three months in gaol on 16 charges of theft of goods from various shops, nf a total value of £4B. The police said the woman, when arrested, had the stolen goods m a basket, and was wearing a fur coat valued at £l9. twhich turned out 1“ Im‘ stolen from another shop. Accused had 'admitted 39 di.st inet eases <d* shoplifting over two year». AUCKLAND, October IS.

The Harbour Board decided to make a 5 per cent restoration in wages to all workers paid on an hourly basis whose wages wore reduced 10 per cent in 1931. The restoration, which will be made retrospectively as from October 1. Hhe beginning of the board’s financial year, will involve an additional expenditure of £2300 annually. The restoration was carried unanimous ly, on the motion of the chairman (Mr T. B. Clay), .following the receipt of a letter from the Auckland and Suburban Local Bodies’ Labourers Un'ion, remained the board of its promise to consider the question of partial restoration of the 10 pdr cent reduction n't the end of its financial year.

RANGITOTO MURDERSR. TK KUITL October 18. There have been no further developments i'n the search for 'the missing Maori, in connection with the Rangitoto tragexly. The search by the police and settlers is made more difficult because the heavy rains of the past few days have made the bush sodden. Inspector Lopdell, officer-in-charge of the Hamilton police, states that there will be no ‘.relaxation in Ihe starch, and additional police are being sent from Auckland, All the roads leading to the scene a! the tragedy are being carefully watched. There are no roads on .the eastern side, onlv dense bush. DUNEDIN, October 13. A decomp’osed body beJiieved, to be that of Mrs Christina Smith, reported missing from Cromwell since August 17, was found in tne Molyneux River between Clyde and Alexandra.