LOCAL AND GENERAL

Grey River Argus, 17 May 1938, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Two statutory first offenders, founc. after hours on licensed premises, were each fined ss, with costs, in the Magistrate’s Court at Greymouth yesterday.

Attention is drawn to Harley and Co’s, auction advertisement for the sale next Wednesday, of a large line | of good and useful furniture, etc., which will be sacrified under the hammer. —Advt. I

Mr. W. J. McKay, of Greymouth, has secured the contract for che extension of the Karoro airport, at a price of approximately £19,000.. The contractor has commenced assembling I plant on the job, which will necessitate considerable dredging. '

Best Quality Writing Pads 6d, 9d, 1/-, 1/3 to 2/6 each; Envelopes in all sizes, well gummed, best quality paper from 3d, 4d, 6d, Bd, 9d, 1/- to 2/6 a packet; Note Books Id, 2d, 3d, 4d, 6d to 2/- each; Time and Wages Books in all the new rulings to suit ’ all industries from 1/- each; Account Books in all sizes and rulings to suit all requirements from 1/-. Best qual- ; ity goods only at B. Dixon’s Ltd.,' Tainui Street. —Advt. j A conference has been arranged between the West Coast Miner’s Unions and the West Coast Coal Owners and will commence in Westport on Wed-, nesday May 25. A combined meeting i of the miner’s delegates from the Grey and Buller districts will be held in Westport on May 24. | The West Coast Health District is shortly to be divided into two separate areas, one inspector having headquarters at Hokitika, whilst another inspector, will, as in the past, continue to reside in Greymouth. Mr. T. E. Schou, who has been stationed in Grpymouth for the p>st five years has been transferred to Christchurch, and his place at Greymouth will be taken by Mr. J. Linford, of Welling- j ton, who arrived yesterday. Mr. Schou will leave for Christchurch next month. Mr. Kirk, of Wellington, who has been appointed to Hokitika, will take up his duties next month. I I For the Draughtsmen: Drawing ( Boards, complete with T. Squares and Set Squares, 16/6; T. Squares, all ' sizes and qualities, 2/3, 3/6, 4/6, 6/-, 1 , 7/6 to 21/- each; Set Squares, 1/- to ■ 4/6 set; Mathematical Sets, made by Thorntons, London, 7/6,10/6 15/-, 17/6, X/-, 25/-, 32/6, 40/-, 45/-, 50/-, 60/to £B/10/- a set; Parallel Rulers 7/6 I to 55/-; Scale Rules 4/6, 5/4, 6/6 to 1 10/6 each; Drawing Papers, ‘ 6d, 9d, ] 1/- and 2/- sheet; Tracing Cloth in ■ all widths at B. Dixon’s Ltd., Tainui I Street.—Advt. (

In the Magistrate’s Court at Greymouth yesterday, before Mr. Raymond Ferner, S.M., Douglas Leslie Foster Lynam was charged that, on' April 13, he drove a motor-car over I the Cobden bridge railway crossing, when the line was not clear. De-' fendant pleaded guilty. Senior-Ser-geant E. Quayle said that a collision with the rail-car was narrowly avert-, ed. Defendant said that he did not see the rail-car until he had practic-I ally reached the line. He was fined j 10s with 10s costs. W. Warwick was, fined 10s with costs, for riding a motor-cycle without _a license. It was admitted that defendant had a license to drive a car, but not a motor [ cycle. A separate license is requir-j ed.

The Arbitration Court at Greymouth yesterday made an award operative as between the Runanga District Coal Mi 9 Employees’ Industrial Union , of Workers and twentytwo co-operative coal mining parties. At the Conciliation Council ■ proceedings on Tuesday last, a. complete agreement was reached, and this fact was announced to the Court yesterday by Mr A. McLagan, the employees’ advocate, who also stated that it was not likely, under the circumstances, that the employers would be represented. The only question that was in dispute was paid holidays, and that had now been .fixed, up on the lines of the Coal Mines Association’s Agreement. !

It shall be the duty of the employer' to provide a clock in good working order at each dredge and alluvial claim, such clock to be placed in a conspicious place visible to workers, I was one of the clauses in an indusL trial dispute which came before the' Arbitration Court at Greymouth yesterday, and it prompted His Honour. Mr Justice O’Regan, to remark that no doubt this would be complied with. It was not to be expected that a company would put up a “lame” clock, he said. Mr D. I. MacDonald, (who appeared for the employers): “That is what they asked us. Mr F. L. Turley (the employees’ advocate): “It is quite a common thing for a company to put up a clock that won’t go,, so that the'employees cannot see the time, —quite a common thing.”