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Colonist, Volume LVII, Issue 14165, 16 August 1916, Page 3

A c-<H-vespondent of a southern paper writes:—A farmer not a hundred miles from La-uder, Otago, offered Ms wheat ' cheque of a hundred acres'of wheat to his rabbiter for his rabbit cheque, but the offer was'refused with scorn. The albove is not fiction, but an absolute fact. Trappers have beer; making £40 a month, 10-jd a pair on the fence being the handsome remuueiatiofß Addressing the Auckland Provincial Employers' "" Association, Mr E. A. Craig declared that for many years labour conditions had been more greatly j improved perhaps in New Zeaknd than in any otucr country. Hours had bet>«' I reduced to a minimum, v»tges inoretesed I almost to a maxinmm, find employers ■had loyally abided, often, to their cost, iby awards which were not infrequently treated as mere stepping-ptones to-fur-ther gains by hvbour organi^tions. He asked if, loolring back.' it could be honestly'said that those improved conditions' had lod to increased efficiency Jon tlu> workers' part, to any -speedily up or in ,auv desire to show that the \ worker looked upon his employers' busi- | ness as his own Imsiness, and rot merely as a disngrtKwble, ir nec-essrry, acu'ompaniment" to the regular leceipt or his w.'ZLies. Employers bad no personal , feelin<.!; in the matter, mid all recognised ! that the great bulk of the.-nothers* were • honest aiul willing, but that was n.u quite to the ptjint. "Dki they do as : much as they could, or as mucV as their I employers- had a right to expect 3 Owing to bolter organisation, more training, and greater ;-pei-d nt working, the output of the -skilletl workers in the I United 'States was Lneater by r-0 per i cent, (reckone-l by the hour 1 than the j standard nvefege * in England or New j.Z"ala.nd and Au&tralia. For Chronic Chest Complaints, Woods' Great PepDermint Cnre.

Lodgments will be made as fcffows: — 25 per cent, deposit to accompany application; 25 per cent., 2nd October, 1916; 25 per cent, Ist December, 19J6; 25 per cent,, Ist February, 1917. The Minister of Finance.reserves the right to accept the whole or any part of amount applied for, qv to decline any application. Should the total applied for exceed the amount of £8,000,000, the Minister of Finance .reserves'.the right to accept such excess or any partthereef. .The Controller and Audited General will make the allotment, if such., is necessary. In case of acceptance of part only of amount applied for, the surpfus of the amount paid as Qepzsit will be appropriated towards the payment of subsequent instalments. '.^lnterest will not 6e paid in-respect of amounts which are'not accepted. In case of-default in-payment of-any instalment at its due date, the deposit and.-instarments prevoushf paid will be liable to forfeiture. * Brteim receipts will-be issued for lodgments and must be retained' and presented in exchange far War Bends when ready for issue. Bonds payable to Bearer, with .Coupons-attached, will be issued after the full subscription has-Be°n paidin denominations of £50, £100, £508,.£1,000, or such higher denominations-as may be arranged anri'wfi! b» repayable at par in New Zealand at.-date of maturity* 3 The Bonds are Government securities in which trustees are authorised to -inves* trust f»mds An annual sinking fund is provided for the repayment of the Loan. * " APPLICATIONS will close on 21st August, 1916, but the-'Minister of Finance reserves the right to close at a prior date, or to extend the period. _ .„ „. . „., ! : JOSEPH CEORtSE'WARD,' Treasury, Wellmgton, Ma. _ ■ Waster of Fin MEe . otli August,, .1916. -. v :'-".-. • . . ■•■■'..-..