LATE NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 14590, 27 April 1918, Page 6

LATE NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

(Per Press Association.)

AUCKLAND, this day. Mr Massey has wired to the Chairman i>f the Board of Education, Mr Garland: "Htiv© just seen the report of a meeting regarding Mayo. Please wire me wnether you voted m favor, of a motion to retain his services." Mr Garland replied: "Was absent from the meeting, addressing- . primary schools re Anzac Day. Much /distressed at what happened. Am giving notice of motion, to rescind the minute for the purpose of moving a resolution to dismiss Mayo." Mayo was recently fined for ,a disloyal utterance.

• WELLINGTONi this day. TJie Jlagistrate, Mr McCarthy, gave judgment to-day m- a case m Tvhicn a man was charged with failure to render personal service under the Defence Act, 1909. He had been called up tinder the Military Service Act, 1916, because he was a mem,ber of ifche expeditionary force, and had been given indefinite leave, and that being so no officer of the leTritorial Force could call on him to train aa a. territorial; fun>hexy s q l s emminatijon proved him unfit for service it followed that he was physically unfit for training as a territorial. The information was dismissed. A Labor deputation waited on Mr Massey, Minißter for Labor m regard to aajessors' fees and travelling aflovances m oonneotion with industrial disputes, and explained that exception was taken to the proposed regixlation, which jiwouid practically restrict the unions' selection, of aaaessom to expei-ts obtainable within the> district wherein a ddapute.aTose. Mr Maissey said that some settlements had been at comparatively high cost. Ilhe proposed regulation provided that fees and travelling allowances should be only for the time necessary for travelling and work within/ the district concerned m the dispute, tut consideration would be given to obtain authority to permit the engagement of outside assessors by certifying m writing that it was necessary to the objection-, 'the obligation being placed on tho Cammis^ sioner to notify. Mr Massey said he would consult the Secretary of the Labor /