LEAVE MAY BE CANCELLED

Taranaki Daily News, 17 February 1931, Page 10

LEAVE MAY BE CANCELLED

GOVT. DEPARTMENT AFFECTED.

PROTESTS AGAINST SALARY OUT.

In addition to cuts in wages, it is understood that at least one Government department is taking a further drastic measure, presumably for reasons of economy. Annual leave for this year has beeu cancelled, except in special circumstances, when the permanent head of the department may .grant special leave. The Government’s proposals have not been received altogether kindly in Hawera, and at a meeting of protest over the week-end civil servants carried the following resolutions: — ,• (a) “That this mass meeting of Hawera civil servants emphatically protests against the proposed 10-per cent, reduction in their salaries and wages, thus reducing thousands of members below the standard, paid to relief workers. With the first reduction of 17 per cent, in 1922 the cost of living was 42 per cent, above the pre-war level, and now that the cost of living is 62 per cent, above, we consider a 10 per cent, reduction unwarranted, drastic and unreasonable. We cannot accept the Prime Minister’s assurance that the cost of living will be reduced in comparison.” (b) “That this meeting emphatically disagrees with the handing-over by the Government of a social institution to private management free from political control, and. would like to know why such action should be taken with the railways any more than with' the Post and Telegraph and Police Departments.” REFUGEES IN PATEA. ARRIVAL OF SMALL PARTY. i . A small party jof refugees arrived unheralded in Patea on Saturday afternoon, after the Patea Earthquake Relief Committee had been assured that no refugees l would be allocated to Patea. The Mayor (Mr. F. Ramsbottom) took two to his home. Apparently the violent shake experienced, on Friday has dispelled some of the tranquillity previously prevailing at the Palmerston camp, and a number decided to leave for towns more remote from the stricken area. ■ .... —« ' PERSONAL AND GENERAL. J? Mr. and Mrs. Thompson have left for Gisborne, via Wellington. Miss Eva Bond is spending a holiday in Wellington. Mr. H. White, Auckland, was a recent visitor to Patea. Miss H. Papps is spending a holiday in Auckland. An excellent example was set to donors to the relief fund when 21 men and three boys in the Patea freezing works fellmongery contributed £2B ss. EARTHQUAKE RELIEF FUND. SUBSCRIPTIONS AT HAWERA.

Th© Mayor of Hawera, Mr. E. A. Pacey, acknowledges the following donations to the earthquake relief fund:— Previously acknowledged 1164 10 6

MANAIA RELIEF SUBSCRIPTIONS.

MORE THAN ACKNOWLEDGED

A total of '£237 13s. had been collected by the Manaia relief committee up till Saturday last. Acknowledgements are as follow:—

County Council Office.—Previously acknovJedged £66 ss. 6d., Mrs. Sproull 10s., Tarua Ngatau £l, Waimate .West County Council £5O. Otakeho Store.—Previously acknowledged £? 165., Mrs. A. Clarke* £l, Mrs. S. White £1 Is., Otakeho Ladies’ Hockey Club £2O, A. S. Burns £l. Kaupokonui Main Store. —D. M. Bashford £5 55., E. Pritchard £5 55., Warren and Son £l, E. Wills ,£l, H. Proudfoot £l. <

Kaupokonui Factory, Skeet Road.— Mr. and. Mrs. J. J. Textor £1 Is., Mr. and Mrs. L. Corbett £2 2s.

Waiokura Factory.—Tamanui 2s. 6d., N. G. Mellow 55., L. Beeber £l, J. E. Hodgetts 10s., Mr. and Mrs. O. T. Parry £5 ss. \

Sutherland Road Factory.—E. Gopperth £l, A. F. Ross £l, Mrs. F. McPhillips 10s. 6d., J. A. Young £l, W. Bourke £2, S. French 10s., H. Laverey £l. ‘ Oeo (Factory List. —Mr. and Mrs. C. Jones £2, Mr. and Mrs. C. Haynes £l, Mrs. M. Saywell £1 Is., M. J. Saywell £l, Mr. and Mrs. W. Franks £2, D. Zimmermann £l, T. J. Mitchell 55., J. Riittiman £l, Mr. and Mrs. G. Stone £l, H. Jones 55., Mrs. Atkins £l, L. R. Hughes 10s., Theo. E vans £l, Leo Harrop 10s.

Joll’s Factory, Otakeho. —Previously acknowledged £6 3s. 6d., F. Schweiters 55., H. Baylis £l. Bank of New Zealand, Manaia.— Previously acknowledged £ll 25., Mr. W. J. Pearson £l, Mrs. W. E. Bourke 10s., Mr. and Mrs. C. Hunger £2 25., Mr. J. J. Meldon £1 Is.

■ Kaupokonui Store, Manaia.—Previously acknowledged £l, K. and B. Cassidy £l, Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Christie £5.

Mrs. T. W. Armitage’s List, Manaia. —Seldum Inn £l, Bruce Miller 55., M. Miller as.

Mr. A. G. Bennett’s List, Manaia.— Previously acknowledged, £2 25., T. M, Hair £l.

Bank of Australasia, Manaia.—James Hackett £l,

Town Board Office, Manaia.—Previously acknowledged £4, Rev. R. and Mrs. Miller £2, W. J. Cryer £3 3s.

Third Company Girl Glides .£ s. d. 1 0 0 Mr. and Mrs. J. Thrush. o 0 0 Wm. Thompson ; .... 5 0 0 K.J.B. . Awatuna Ladies’ Hall Com-, 25 0 0 mittee ... 5 5 0 Awatuna Branch, W.D.F.U. w 2 2 0 Red Cross collection at races 35 1 4 Band Concert .... 17 16 0 G. W. Williams • 5 0 0 Whareroa card party 5 0 0 ’i “ Total .-.'£1267 14 10