The splendid farm at Ahikouka, near Grcytown, which was presented by Mr A. P. Whatman to the returned soldiers, has been cut up into areas ranging from 42 to 50 acres. A fine residence has been erected on each section. The rent (state 3 the Masterton correspondent of the Wellington Post) has been fixed at £2 10s per acre, and the farms are being leased to soldiers for five years, with a right of renewal. A new award has been filed by the Arbitration Court in connection with the South Canterbury timber yards, sawmills, and coal yards employees' dispute. The award deals at considerafole length with the hours of overtime, holidays, and wages of all workers, and embodies the recommendations of the- Conciliation Council, and will operate from March 1, 1919, to March 1, 192 L
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Otago Witness, Issue 3398, 30 April 1919, Page 23
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