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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLV, Issue 276, 26 October 1925, Page 6

“It takes 25,000 casks of oil to make a whaling trip pay,” said an officer of the whaler Sir James Cla k Ross. “Last year we took out 000 casks from the Ross Sea, and hope to do better this year.”

Mr Allan Gardiner, general secretary of the Y.M.C.A., accompanied by senior boy members, left for I ohangina this morning. On arrival at the bovs’ summer camp site the party were to "form themselves into a working boo and prepare the camp in readiness tor the next gathering to be held there.

“The weather conditions are possibly Nature’s way of protesting against the action of the ratepayers in turning down the water loans, said the deputy-Mayor (Cr. Graham) when speaking at the opening for the season of the Manawatu Bowling, Croquet and Tennis Club on Saturday.

Regulations have boon gazetted prescribing the form in which trades union officials shall supply the Government Statistician with particulars of unemployment in their respective trades, as well as with data relating to loss of work through strikes, lock-outs, sickness, etc.

A suggestion that the name “Poverty Pay” should he changed was made by a questioner at the National candidate’s meeting at Gisborne The candidate (Mr G. Smith) replied that the name was no disgrace; the district was known as not being poverty stricken. Mr Wilson, Reform candidate for Auckland Central: Whenever 1 wanted a job I would go to the emp oyc s, put mv qualifications before them, and trust to them to give me work Nov 1 think you electors of Auckland Cui tral would make model employers. A voice 1 You’re sacked! (Great laughter.) “What do you think ol dimming lights?” was a question put by Mr I'. K Hunt, S.M., to a motorist who was giving evidence in the Police Court at Auckland last week. The motorist implied that he thought it was a foolish idea. The magistrate: So do J. 1 know of five or six cases where people would have been alivo to-day if headlights had been full on. “This Court has never reduced the basic wage because it was alleged that an industry was not in a paying way, said Mr Justice Frazer in the Arbitration Court at Dunedin during the hearing of the cheese and butter factory workers’ dispute. This remark was the result of a statement made by a witness, who said he was of opinion that the present wages were not high enough and that the industry was prosperous enough to stand the increased wages and reduction of working hours asked for. Some light was thrown by Mr J. S. Dickson in an address at Epsom, Auckland, last week upon details of the scheme of the Railway Department for improvement of the railway workshops system in Auckland. The Minister had, he said, secured an area of about 100 acres outside the city, and intended to erect on it the largest workshops in the Dominion, thoroughly up-to-date. The expenditure under the scheme was to be about £1,500,000, which would be spread over three years.

Labour Day holiday reminds ono that a new suit case will come in handy for a short trip away. Collinson and Cunninghame aro selling strong fibre cases mode with metal frame, eight vulcanised corners and two English locks, at very moderate prices—22in 11s 6d, 24in 12s 6d, 26in 13s 6d. Seo tho window display.—Advt.

The receipts for the two days of the Hawke’s Bay Show totalled £1335, the society’s record of last year being increased by £275. Before the advent of the pakeha the Maori population was about 200,000 or more. The transition was so rapid that the Maoris fell to about 40,000 in number. Since then there has been a decided increase in the population, greater per 1000 in some districts than the European population. This information was furnished by the Rev. A. J. Seamer to the New Plymouth Rotary Club (says the Taranaki Herald).

A little boy, Leslie Driver, aged one year and seven months, residing near the Paekakariki station, was found close to the railway line last evening suffering from injuries to the head, presumably having been knocked down by a train. The child was taken to the Wellington Hospital by the district nurse, and was admitted to that institution in a serious condition.

“There is a factor which we should guard well against in this court, and that is delay in hearing cases,” said Mr J. W. Poynton, S.M., in refusing to grant an adjournment by the court in a certain case at Stratford (relates the Taranaki News). The magistrate went on to refer to the very great dangers of delay, and pointed out that delays and adjournments favoured a rich litigant but adversely affected a poor man seeking justice. “Away back at the time of the signing of Magna Charta the principle was laid dow r n that justice should not be defeated or delayed,” said Mr Poynton. He held that courts should prevent delays and should take no steps to encourage lengthy adjournments. The application was refused.