CHANGE IN PAYMENT

Taranaki Daily News, 15 April 1935, Page 8

CHANGE IN PAYMENT

RELIEF WORKERS IN COUNTRY. ON SAME SCALE AS HAWERA. From April 29 relief workers resident in districts surrounding Hawera and under the control of the Hawera Unemployment Committee will be paid on the same scale as applies to workers resident in the town, according to advice received on Saturday 5y Mr. J. H. Fletcher, postmaster. It is understood the Unemployment Board’s decision, as communicated to Mr. Fletcher, follows representations recently made by the Hawera Unemployed Workers’ Association. The decision will principally affect workers resident at Ohawe, Normanby and Okaiawa, and will make some difference in payment. ' The association’s criticisms of the differentiation of payment. have been chiefly concerned with the fact that owing to the workers being under the control of the Hawera committee they have been allocated to work in and around Hawera and have be»n faced with transport charges for which they have received no repayment It has been felt by members of the association that the least that could be done was to place the men on the same scale as Hawera, if only to give adequate ■recompense for charges necessarily made .upon the funds of workers in transportation costs. ' •* / Some time ago Mr. W. W. Cousins, then secretary to the association, addressed a petition to the Unemployment Board on behalf of the country workers, and from Mr. C. A. Wilkinson, M.P., by whom the petition was presented, advice was received that local officers had certain rights in the matter. The decision most recently made is therefore an outcome of Mr. Cousins’ representations. WHAKAMARA TENNIS. END OF SEASON PLAY.

Last Saturday the semi-finals and finals of the men and women’s handicap singles ■ were played at the Whakamara Tennis Club; The winners were: Women, Miss E. Caldwell; runner-up, Mrs. le Fleming; men, winner, S. Wrigley; run-ner-up, H. le Fleming. The following are the results:— Women:—First round: Mrs. S. Davies (23) beat N. Langley (20), Mrs. Williams (8) ~ beat Mrs. Dobson (20), 50—38; 'E. Caldwell (12) beat G Gulliver (18), 50 —47; T. Skevington (10) beat P. Barkla (owe 5), 50—48; Mrs. le Fleming (15) beat J. Davies (11), 50—47; W. Scott (scr) beat A. Skevington (6), 50—41. Second round: Mrs. Williams beat Mrs. A. Davies, 50—47; E. Caldwell beat T. Skevington, 50—46; Mrs. le Fleming beat W. Scott, 50—45. Semi-finals: Mrs. le Fleming beat Mrs. William, 50—46; E. Caldwell a bye. Final: E. Caldwell beat Mrs. le Fleming, 50—42. Men:—First round: Alex Davies (8) beat G. Dobson (14), 70—52; Jim Wrigley (11) beat G. Gulliver (20), by default; J. Dobson (owe 8) beat E. Skevington (14), 70—48; M. Davies (24) beat J. Christie (12), by default; J. Williams (16) beat Greenbanks (24), 70—67; S. Wrigley (5) beat B. Skevington (12), •70_47; a. Herbert (25). beat F. Davies (24) 70—67; L. Caldwell (17) beat N. Barkla (16), 71—69; A. Davies (35) beat C. Dobson (2), 71—69; H. le Fleming (4) beat J. Maunder (12), 70—59. Second round: A. Davies beat J. Wrigley, 70 —60; J. Dobson beat W. Davies, 70 —50; S. Wrigley beat J. Williams, 70 —52; L. Caldwell beat A. Herbert, by default; H. le Fleming beat A. Davies, 70—t65. Third round: A. Davies a bye; S. Wrigley beat J. Dobson, 70—59; H. le Eleming beat L. Caldwell, 70—63. Semi-final: H. le Fleming beat A. Davies, 70 —68. Final: S. Wrigley beat H. le Fleming, 70—52.

GENERAL ITEMS. Tokaora Hall Meeting. A small credit balance on the year’s working was reported by the chairman, Mr. H. Wren, to the annual meeting of the Tokaora hall committee last week. A gathering would be held later to raise funds to line the inside of the card room and make other improvements. Officers elected to the committee were Messrs. E. Tippett (chairman), V. H. Mills (secretary), A. Aroa, A. Jennings, J. Joyce, O. McDonald and J. Wright, and to the women’s committee, Mesdames E. Jennings, D. Burrell, L. Atkinson and Miss D. Jennings. The outgoing committee was thanked for its services. Improvement Shown. Further improvement in the condition of Roye Watson Stevens, who was found at Hawera early last Sunday morning with a bullet through his chest, was reported yesterday. Cyclist’s Condition Improved.

The condition of Tasman Banks, who was injured in a motor and cycle smash at Tokaora on the night of April 6, has considerably improved.

Pantomime Rehearsals. Rehearsals for “Aladdin,” the pantomime to be staged by the Hawera Amateur Operatic Society, have been particularly good recently and the prospects for the production are good. Mr. Claude Harrison, in collaboration with Messrs. J. H. Horton and W. S. Gibson, is producing and the date has been set for May 21 and 22. Eltham Methodist Circuit.

The quarterly meeting of the ElthamKaponga circuit of the Methodist Church was held last week, when it was reported that the membership list had been revised. The recommendations were accepted. The balance-sheet showed a satisfactory position Except that the Kaponga section was approximately £4O short in its allocation. It was decided to institute the envelope system at Kaponga. '' The Rev. H. Spencer said that after 12 months’ work in the circuit he was satisfied that the spiritual life of the church was flourishing and the future full of promise. Eltham Crib Winners.

Mr. J. T. Scott and Miss Kyle were the winners of 'a cribbage evening held at Eltham by the Legion of Frontiersmen on Friday.

Eltham Methodist Social. The Eltham Methodist Women’s Missionary Auxiliary held a social evening on Friday, when items were contributed by Mrs. A. Symmans, Mrs. S. Pennington, Mr. L. Haycock, Misses P. Spencer and N. Fake, and Messrs. Anderson and Reynolds. Games and competitions concluded the evening and a cake and sweet stall conducted by Mesdames A. H. Turner and H. Reynolds did good business. Supper was served.