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Otago Witness, Issue 3755, 2 March 1926, Page 51

We draw attention to an explanation published in this issue of how the word “ insolvent ” was wrongly allowed to appear in the description accompany a photograph of the Ngahauranga works of the Wellington Meat Export Company, which appeared in the illustrated pages of the Witness of February IC.

A Wellington Press Association message states that the Government Publicity Office has -eceived a telegram from Zane Grey, who is fishing off tho Bay of Islands, as follows:—“Captain Mitchell landed a black marlin, estimated to weigh 9001 b, breaking his own world’s record This is the largest fish ever landed in the world by rod and line. Zane Grey landed five big fish in one day, creating a new record.” The National Insurance Company, the head office of which is in Dunedin, has purchased for £34,000 the Fletcher Building in Custom House quay, Wellington. The two sections on either side of the building are owned by Messrs Wright, Stephenson, and Co., also of Dunedin. The company ha 6 also bought a valuable property in the principal street of Adelaide Betty, the Canlerbuiy 14-footer, which won the Sanders Memorial Cup on Otago Harbour last week, is on view in No. 6 Court at the Exhibition, her builder and otvner (Mr G. G. Andrews) having generously consented to grant this privilege to a largo circle of boating admirers. All those interested will, therefore, ‘b* given an opportunity to see Betty’s build at close quarters and study the placing of the ribs and other points that have been the cause of argument with a section of Lyttelton boating men in connection with the craft. Mr Andrews informed an Otago Drily Times reporter yesterday that he could have sold Betty several times during the past two days, but he has no intention of disposing of his favourite at tho present the craft. Mr Andrew's could have sold Betty several times during the past few days, but he has no intention tc June. This boat represented Otaga in the Sanders Cup contest sailed on Wellington Harbour early in February, 1924. She was built to the order of Mr F. B. Francis, who disposed of the boat to a Wellington yachtsman before the close of the contest.

The prevention of harbour pollution will be discussed at the forthcoming Harbour Boards’ Conference, when the Otago Board will bring forward a remit urging tho proper control of the discharge of offensive matter into the harbour. When reporting on the remits the chairman instanced that a quantity of dead rabbits had been dumped near the Heads, and had drifted back on the Spit The board did not want a petition of the pollution Mr T. Anderson said that crude oil wastage had been discharged from ships in the lower harbour, and the pleasure and other boats had hcen severely troubled During the past three weeks complaints had been prevalent. The Chairman said that the Wellington Board had taken action in the matter. The boards knew that the Government had a stack data from all parts of the world in connection with the discharge by boats using crude oil The question would have to be settled soon. Captain M‘Donald said that Mr Anderson should have reported the pollution of the lower harbour to the harbourmaster. He added that the prevention of pollution was a national matter.—The Chairman: “Yes, and thfc Government is quite alive to it.”

All work was suspended on the shipping in port for an hour on Friday afternoon owing to a dispute between the waterside workers and the shipping, companies over the question of working on Saturday afternoon. Under the new Dominion waterside workers’ award an increase >n the rate of pay has been made, conditional on the men working on Saturday afternoons when called upon. Tho men are also to receive back pay equivalent to the increaso stipulated in the now award. All the men engaged in working tho oversea steamers Tainui and Trevarrack, and the Union Company’s steamers Waipahi and Opihi, ceased operations shortly after 1 p.m., and held a mooting to discuss tho questions in dispute.

Five small boats wero shipped by the steamer Waipahi from Dunedin on Friday for northern ports. The Auckland Sanderi Cup challenger, Avalon, lying snugly in a strong orate, and the Wellington challenger Peggy, with no covering, wero placed on board in the afternoon. The other boats shipped wore the three Takapunn 12ft 6in class Tio, Sport, and Myrth Those boats, which were brought from Auckland to oompeto in the Cornwell Cup contest, are being returned to the Takapuna Boating Club.