DOMINION NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 13 September 1940, Page 7

DOMINION NEWS

N.Z. I’IUSONISHS CONDITION’S

(Per Press Association —Copyright)

WELLING lON, Sep. 12

Amendments to- the Prisons’ liegu lutiouS contained in tonight’s Gazettti prescribe for the routine medical ex animation of every prisoner on reception.

They confirm the practice of prisoners being permitted, at the discretion of tlie controlling officers, to have their own shaving outats, and authorise prisoners to ..shave daily if they so desire, /isits are liberalised, and under the a nr regulations, / prisoners are to be permitted to write a letter a day nstoad of one per week as previously. Prisoners are also to be permitted to wear their own private clothes after working hours. The amending regulations also regularise certain improvements to the lations scale, which lias been in operation for some time past ,and in addition prescribe for the issuance of fresh fruit.

HONEY CONTROL

WELLINGTON, Sep. 12

The present personnel of members of the Honey Control Board, will act as members of the Board for the du- . ation of the war under the regulations Gazetted to-night. The Board was originally set up to control the. export of all honey from Nesv /ealatid, but this function has now been taken over by the Internal .Marketing Bivision, but the Board lias been retained in an advisory capacity ana is a valuable link between the producers and the Department. In the ordinary course ot cvints, each producer member of the Board tetires every two years, so that an election would be required cacti year to 1 eplace the retiring member. CLAIM AGAINST COUNCIL. WAIHI; Sep. 12. Whether Tive men who. have been employed by the Wailii Borough Council under Scheme No. 13 on building. stone walls, are entitled to be paid wages at the rates provided under the New Zealand StoneMasons’ Award, was the point Mi Freeman, S.M., was called upon to decide in the Wailii Magistrate’s Court, when proceedings were taken against the Council to recover more than £IOO, as the balance between the amounts paid to the men and L hat payable under the Stone Masons’ Award. There was also a claim from the Council for a penalty of £5 in respect to each man, for an alleged breach of the Northern Industrial District Borough Council's award, in that the Council failed to pay employees on work fixed by such award. Decision was reserved.

COAL MINE TROUBLE

WELLINGTON, Sep. 12

111 reference- to the trouble in the MacDonald mine, in the Waikato District, the Minister of Mines (Hon p. C. Webb) said that the Government was taking a very serious view of these stoppages. The importance of the coal supply must be apparent, i.o everybody, and no matter who was to blame, the management m the men, work, must be continued and the dispute dealt with in keeping with the conditions of the agreement.

Mr C. L. Hunter has been sent to Auckland to convey the Government’s attitude to both management and the men. -He will specially emphasise the serious view the Goeminent has taken of the matter. KING’S BIRTHDAY. W ELLINGTON, Sep. 12. The King’s Birthday will this year oe observed on November 25th • according to the King’s Birthday Emergency Regulations. 1940, Amendment No: 1, which is published with tonight’s “Gazette. ’ The regulations also provide that it is to he observed as a Statutory holiday.

A FARLE

WELLINGTON, September 13.

Passed by the censor, a cablegram was received in Wellington to-night from Sydney, which stated that a radio broadcast from Rome reported that a rebellion in Wellington was preventing the embarkation of troops for overseas. When Rt. Hon. p. Fraser was asked to comment, for the purpose of a refutation by the Australian shortwave radio to Europe, lie said that the people would be highly amused wjien they learned of this fantastic nonsense. ObviousIv this lie was too ridiculous to warrant serious notice from him, or mv other responsible source. The whole-hearted devotion of all tlu*ieopie of New Zealand to the British cause .and their determination to -'ssist to the utmost of their power the successful prosecution of trm war against Hitler and Mmsmbni needed no reiteration on his part. TRENTHAM COMMANDER WELLINGTON. Sentomber 10. Lieutenant-Colonel E K. Turnbull, bas been appointed Ofbcor-Commam?-ricode Units at Trentham Mo'"',:sation f'nnin. according to a “Ga--efto” notice t'o-nicdit. Ho renlnees Lieutenant-Colonel L. fl. Jar' l '"no. u-ho Ims resumed coni'"•Mid of the Taranaki Regiment for intensive training.