DOMINION NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 27 August 1937, Page 6

DOMINION NEWS

COMEENSATKW CLAIM (Per Press Association —Copyright}

WELLINGTON, August 26

■ Holding that 'the plaintiff was entitled to the benefits of earnings un-Mer-a share-milking • contract,* as well as' a sawmill 1 hand, Judge O’Regan gave"' judgment'for £230 Is 6d, with costs ten guineas, in favour of William Curtain against Charles Leslie Grant, of Rockville, Nelson industrial district, in a cliam for compensation Tor injury at a mill.

N.Z. BASKETBALL TOURNEY

WELLINGTON, August 27

A special train leaves Wellington on Sunday afternoon conveying to Auckland players and officials for the New Zealand basketball tournament, in which twenty-four teams from all parts of the Dominion will compete. VisTtois will return a. week later by another 'special train, which is expected to have four hundred passengers.

COMPETITION AWARDS

WELLINGTON, August 26,

The contest for the ' original song composition in Wellington Competitions, was won by Madame BottsVincent (Wellington). Herbert N Hullett (Onehunga) was second and Miss Alice Wilson (Dunedin) wa;s third.-

WELLINGTON POLICE STATION

WELLINGTON. August 26

Cabinet has approved a grant reported to involve nearly £3O(JO~Toi' alterations Icfthe Central Police Station, Wellington, according to information received by Mr G. H. Chapman, M-P., from the Minister in charge of the Police Department (Horn P. Fra,sei'). The new .arrangement will abolish the present cubicles in the single men’s quarters, and 1 will give 40 men separate rooms.

MOTOR UNION CONFERENCE

WANGANUI, August 26

The North Island Motoi Union Conference opened this morning. The delegates ivere • accorded a civic welcomo by the Mayor (Mr W. J. Rogers). I)r E- -E7 Porritt is presiding, in fhe absence of the President (Mr O’Callaghan), who is in Australia. ' ?! I?:-,; - ,That the National (Road ..Safety Council should. be-an executive, and not an advisory body, was a motion carried at the conference. A committee was appointed to go into tnc matter.

DARGAyiLLE JTATE HOUSES

WELLINGTON, August 26,

Cabinet has approved the acquisition of land at Dargavijie for the irrst installment of dwellings there, under the Government scheme. The Parliamentary Secretary for 'Housing (Mr 'J, A. Lee) said, last night that this' land ‘ would be sufficient' for 14 houses. A further small area has also beeh acquired at Wakari, near Dunedin, in conjunction with other Dunedin sites already obtained for State housing.

PORT CHARGES RAISED

WELLINGTON, August 26.

Because of rising costs 5 the Wellington Harbour Board decided last night to increase its charges b'y £22,000, representing ( a rise of iper cent. Strong exception to the new tariff was taken by members representing country interests, and an amendment wuamovecl to defer a decision until the results of the year’s working wete known. This, however, was defeated by six votes to four •' >

WORK-RESUMES

CHRISTCHURCH, August 27

All work was resumed, under normali conditions at Lyttelton to-day. - The watersiders engaged on the Taupata met and decided to resume under the existing conditions. ; *•"

STRIKE POSITION

CHRISTCHURCH, August 25. The wages issue is not the only one involved in the strike of carpenters on the Government housing contract 1 in Auckland, according to a statement | made to-day by Dir E. C. Sutcliffe, secretary of the Canterbury Amalga- | mated Society of, Carpenters and j Joiners. One additional reason for I the trouble is that outside carpenters do not get paid for certain- .holidays; He said: “The. union did not accept the employers’, offer of ,2/8 an hour, but that'offer had a condition attached which made it impossible of acceptance. The condition was that the union agree for a further term to the old award with the only alteration in the wages clause. The principal reason for the union’s refusal arose from the amendment to the Factories’ Act. One effect of this to the. factories law' was to give to the best protected section of the trade—joiners—and to carpenters working in a registered factory payment for eight statutory holidays vearly. The outside carpenter, who does not get even full ordinary time in, naturally resents the favour of paid holidays'being given to his fellow’ tradesman while .lie is excluded and loses a large amount of time through weather conditions..