INTERPROVINCIAL.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 12586, 17 October 1911, Page 5

INTERPROVINCIAL.

( Per Vreee Association ),,

, : AUCKLAND, this. day. A new society, to be* known as the "United Clerks, .of Ancklandi" has been registered, witl^ a merribersliip of about 100, and they will at . the-, next sitting of the Arbitration Court apply for an aw-ard, including the .'Whole of the clerks employed m the city, t in all about 1500. tSharemarket business :. . May Queen, 2s 3d; Waiotahi, 3s 3d; Haiiraki Reefs (con.), Is sd; Golden Cross, Is Id; Waihi, 68s -3d, 68s- Grand Junction, 35s ,6d, 35s 3d.; Auckland Gas, ' 68s 3d ; New Zealand Portland Cement, 32s 6d.

, ..■ WE(LLIN.GTO^ T 5 this day. The adjourned annual meeting of the Wellington Provincial Industrial Association, was held last night. The secretary reported the" final surplus from the recejit exhibition to; be £1464 7s lOd. A sum 6f £100 was A'oted to the secretaay, Mr H. Allen, and £100 to l>e dividied- betweeu the three Commissionels, Messi-s T.; Ballinger, L. U. Parti'idge, and E. Bullj for their services. The t total bonuses com© to £238 17s. lit wan decided to place £1200 m the bank for twelve months on fixed, deposit at 4 per' cent 1 . \ '" ; '

In 'the Appeal Court, m. the case Ilex v. EMman;'an appeal from a declaration that- prisoner was an habitual criminal, the Court held that the declaration must stand. ■ ■ .■'.■;.

'. DUNEDIX, this day. A - sitting of ' the Tramway Appeal Board was held yesterday to consider an 'appeal : by John Fitzpatrick, conductor oil" the city electric ' trams, against his dismissal. Fitzpatrick was dismissed on September 1 ; for an unsatisfactory record I'^1 '^ especially on the ground that he had made a serious charge, without the slightest foundation, against Inspector Golden, and that he made contradictory statements to the manager (Mr Alexander). The Board 'was composed of Mr H. Y. Widdowson, S.M. (chairman), Cr J. J. Mallow (representing the Tramways Department), and Mr W. Belcher (representing the Tramways Union). The facts Avere that one morning two girls overrode' the distance for which they had paid, and this was discovered by the inspector when he had boarded the car: In his report Fitzpatrick accused Golden of making a false statement when he said that one girl paid by means of a concession ticket. It. was also admitted that appellant made contradictory statements to the manager over the matter. Fitzpatrick had been twice previously dismissed, once for drunkenness and oh the second occasion for breaking a promise to abstain from, liquor. Appellant said he considered Golden had ,on it previous occasion done his' best to get him dismissed. He contended the punishment was too severe. The Board reserved its decision..