DOMINION NEWS

Grey River Argus, 23 April 1937, Page 3

DOMINION NEWS

(Per Press Association.) AUCKLAND, April 22. The Queen Street properties occupied by Samuel Vaile and Sons, land auctioneers and agents, also Leroy, tent manufacturer, with a total frontage of 06 .feet, and depth of about 130 feet, backing on Mills Lane, has been purchased by the Bank of Hew South Wales, for demolition and erection ot an eight or nine storey building, with ground! floor, designed as. one of the niosj modern banking chambers n the Dominion. The price was not di. dos. ed. but is understood to be about £l5OO per foot, involving close on ;C 1 (10,000.

AUCKLAND. April 21. A subscription list has been opened at the Town Hall by the Mayor of Auckland (Mr Ernest Davis), on behalf of the King George V. National Memorial Fund. The list is inaugurated by a number of substantial contributions, totalling £3071. which were the result of a personal canvass by the Mayor, covering a period of two days. These contributions include £lOOO from the Auckland Savings Bank and £5OO from the Auckland Racing Chib. BLENHEIM, April 21. Believed to be Blenheim’s oldest hospital, and certainly one of the oldest dwellings in the district, a sevenroomed wooden house in Maxwell road, owned and occupied by Air William Ramsay, was extensively damaged by fire shortly before mid-day to-day. Nearly 80 years of age, timber in the main portion of the building was as dry as tindtr. When Air Ramsay left the house about a quarter of an hour before, everything was in order and there was no fire burning in the stove. Air Ramsay had a number of valuable belongings in the building and there was no insurance. WELLINGTON, April 22. Arbitration Court awards in a few industries include Anzac Day among the holidays which, if they fall 011 Sunday; must be observed the following day. The Labour Department has obtained an opinion that where this is so, such industry must observe a full holiday on Alonday, with full pay. If they work overtime, it must be paid at the rate provided in the award. WELLINGTON, April 21. IWhat the Commissioner (Air Al. F. Reardon) called one of the most difficult cases heard in Conciliation Council concluded to-day, when the major questions in the New Zealand'chemists’ dispute were referred to the Arbitration Court. The employers offered without prejudice the following increased rates on the original oiler: Registered assistants £5 12s 6d; qualified assistants £5 2s 6d; unqualified assistants £-1 10s 6d; secoud-y.ear improvers £3 10s; first year £3; with a fortnight’s annual, holiday. This was not acceptable to the workDLTNEDIN. April 22. After a delay since Tuesday, the Karepo sails for the Bluff to-night, a new crew being engaged from Wellington. The former crew were passengers north by train to-day. WELLINGTON April 22. Alagistrate Alosley to-day, mad e an order admitting to probnt-on for three months, two youthful motor-cyclists, charged with dangerous riding on the Hutt Road with a special condition that they report to the probation officer once a week for four consecutive weeks, at such hour and date as fixed by him for the purpose of being taught road courtesy, and generally how to drive, having regard to the safety of the public, by such officer as might bo appointed by lhe Wellington Cjiity Cottnc.il, or by the Transport Department. i L t| He warned one of the defendants that a breach of the conditions of probation would render them liable to three months’ hard labour. AUCKLAND KETCH’S VOYAGE. AUCKLAND, April 22. A 45-foot keteluiigged yacht, the. “Soubrette,” sailed to-day with the owner, G. Alills I’aliner and a crew of three, for Lord Howe Island and the Queensland coast. They expect to be awav three months.