LATE NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 14712, 18 September 1918, Page 6

LATE NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

(Pei Press Association), AUCKLAND, this day. The Board of Trade, reporting oh its inquiries m regard to prices of cement, etato that the. increase of the present selling price to 96s per ton does not appear unreasonable, and bears favorable comparisons with the Australia* ! price, about 995. Expediency is the j dluef factor m the mills refraining from overlapping. WELLLING-TON, tins day. Regarding leave to the Main Body men, Sea 1 James Allen says : The leave will be ditty furlough to men of at least three years' service, with good conduct. The arrangements for furlough will bo 1 made at tho front. The men released ■will have 28 days' leave on full pay m. New Zealand, -with a free l-ailway pass for three weeks, after which they will re-embark for active service, unless the Military Service Board orders otherwise m cases submitted for consideration. The number to be granted leave will be limited to &0 per month by reason of shipping- difficulty. It wiil be possible for Military Service Boards to grant leave for men on aotive service for reasons of urgent business. He understood that suoh cases would be included m tho estimate of 50 monthly. j WESTPQRT, this day. I A ballot wasi taken at Millertdn on the question whether to accept 10 per cent, rise or strike for 20 per cent. The issue was njado plain "Yes" or "No." The •Stockton ballot is taking place to-day. The results of tha ballot throughout tho Dominion will be sent to Wellington for count.