APPEAL WON

New Zealand Herald, Volume 81, Issue 24970, 12 August 1944, Page 6

APPEAL WON

CENSORSHIP CASE CONVICTION QUASHED FULL COURT DECISION (0.C.) WELLINGTON, Friday New Zealand's censorship was the subject of a judgment by the Full Court in Wellington today and was also discussed in Parliament. The Full Court by a majority of two to one upheld the appeal of Robert H. Milieus, editor of the Manawatu Daily Times, Palmerston North, against his conviction for a breach of the Censorship Publicity Regulations. The case was hoard by the Chief Justice, Sir Michael Myers, Mr Justice Johnston and Mr Justice Northcroft. The conviction of Billons was quashed. Judges Johnston and Northcrott found in Billens' favour, but the Chief Justice considered there had been a breach of the regulations and that the appeal shuiild be dismissed. A full report of the case appears on page 8. LABOUR FOR FARMS TEMPORARY SIIORTAG E MORE MEN FROM FORCES (p. A.) WELLI NO TON, Friday In a statement today the Minister of Industrial Manpower, Mr Me Lagan, surveyed the position regarding the release of men from the armed iorces for farm work, and announced new measures being taken to release additional experienced labour. The Minister said applications for j labour from farmers were still being received in fairly large numbers. Owing to the neglect of the farmers to apply when requested to do so a temporary shortage seemed inevitable. Regarding other steps now being taken to provide farm labour the .Minister said the War Cabinet had approved of the transfer from the Army to the essential industry group for farm work of any experienced farm workers who were at present in New Zealand on lurlongh from the Pacific, and who could reasonably be released by the Army. On request, the question of their release would be given urgent consideration. Negotiations were also under way to obtain the release of farm workers from tlie Air Force within New Zealand. With these additional measures the tcm]>orary shortage of labour should be overtaken at an early date.

ROTORUA VACANCIES 55 MKN STILL REQUIRED (0.C.) ROTORUA, Friday About 55 experienced dairy farm hands could be placed at once in the Rotorua and Bay of Plenty area and a number of applications for labour were coming in every day, said Mr .J. McGlone, district manpower officer in Rotorua, today. The member for Rotorua in the House of Representatives, Mr G. F. Sim, had asked in the House on Tuesday what steps the Minister of Manpower! Mr McLagan, proposed to take to make available to the farmers the necessary labour required by them to arrest the" fall in primary production. Mr McGlone said that in the last two months his bureau had placed 125 men. The applicants for work, the majority of whom were experienced, were of good type, and the only comments from the employers regarding them had been favourable.

EARTHQUAKE RISK GOVERNMENT'S INTENTIONS USE OF WAR DAMAGE FUND (S.R.) WELLINGTON. Friday A bill was in preparation to provide for coverage of war damage and earthquake risk, stated the Minister of Finance, Mr Nash, when speaking on the Imprest Supply Bill in the House of Representatives today. He was replying to Mr W. -J. Poison (Opposition— Stratford), who asked what reinsurance the Government had planned against disaster from earthquake. The Minister said there was about £5,000,000 in the War Damage Fund and that would not be sufficient to cover tlie country against any disaster of any magnitude. Probably the insurance premium which had been reduced to one shilling per cent should have been kept larger, but it was a case of determining what the people would pay. He did not think the Government had anv reinsurance cover at the moment. Tlie Government's proposal was that the fund should cover all earthquake risk. If in the event of a disaster there was not sufficient in the fund, continued Mr Nash, the Government would have to meet the position out of the revenue and reserves of the country and rebuild the fund later. If, as was hoped, there was no earthquake, a large fund should be built upon the present basis. ATTEMPTED BRIBERY APPROACH TO WITNESS (P A.) WELLINGTON, Friday A merchant, James Young, aged 50. was found guilty by a jury in the Supreme Court today of attempting to dissuade Frederick Charles Danby by bribe from giving evidence in a criminal case against himself. On two further charges of attempting to obstruct the course of justice the accused was found not guilty. He was remanded until Monday for sentence. On the application of counsel for the accused, the third trial of Young and his son, Stanley Desmond Young, for alleged offences under the Distillation Act, on which juries disagreed at the first two trials, was postponed until the next session of the Court in October. BURIED UNDER COAL MINER ESCAPES LIGHTLY (0.C.) GREY MOUTH, Friday While at his work at the Burke's Creek colliery, Reeflon, Mr Uric Bierwirth, aged 22, single, a miner, was buried under a fall of coal. Although his fellow-workers could locate only his finger tips in the first instance, he was quickly dug out and taken to the Reefton Hospital suffering from severe shock and bruises. Mr August Rosonowski, of Reefton, while assisting in tlio rescue work, was struck by a further fall of coal, but was able to proceed to his home after receiving first-aid treatment. ELDERLY WIDOW HURT When she fell at her home yesterday Mrs .Fane Sparks, aged 88, a widow, of I K) Queen Street, Northcote, suffered a fracture of the right "hip. She was admitted to the Auckland Hospital and her condition last night was serious. HORSE TRANSPORT CASE (0.C.) HAMILTON, Friday A plea of guilty was entered by William Reginald Taylor, of Morningside (Mr King) , when he was charged before Mr S. L. Paterson, S.M., in Hamilton today with using petrol for the carriage of a racehorse for more than 30 miles. A traffic inspector, Mr A. 10. Hodgson, said that he stopped defendant driving a motor-car with a trailer at Ohinewai in the early morning. The inspector added that he learned afterward that defendant had actually travelled from Auckland to Te Awamutu. Mr King said the grazing at Morningside was unsuitable, and Taylor had arranged with a Te Awaniutu trainer to take the horse for n rest. The horse was not actually travelling for racing purposes. Defendant was fined £5,