NEW ZEALAND NEWS

Taranaki Daily News, 20 November 1937, Page 1

NEW ZEALAND NEWS

Progrcss With Estirnates. Estimates amounting to over £8,000,000 were passed in the House of Representatives yesterday. Holidays and Bonus. Arrangements for a bonus and for the Christmas and New Year holidays for relief workers are announced. Koad Fatalities. Road fatalities in the past fourteen months have decreased by 30 in comparison with the preceding 14 months. Radio Beacons. The Government steamer Matai has returned to Auckland after inspecting possible northern sites for radio beacons. Court Position Acceptcd. Mr. W. J. Hunter, Christchurch, has accepted the position of judge of the second Arbitration Court offered him by the Government. Racc Meetings To-day. Hace meetings will be held to-day at Te Hapa, where the Waikato Racing Club will open its meeting, and at Levin and Invercargill. At Next Election. The Government's intentions regarding the use of radio at the next election were discussed in the House of Represeiitatives yesterday. ProMem of Abortion. Prominent church leaders at Auckland have joined in presenting an appeal to the Government with suggestions for d ealing with the problem of abortion in New Zealand. Pharmacy Plan. Detailed proposals for the reorganisation of the pharmacy industry have been completed by the Bureau of Industry and approved by the Minister of Industries and Commerce. Hurricd Legislation. Comment on hurried legislation was made in the Legislative Council when the Council was asked to pass the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Amendment Bill, amending an Act passed only two days before. Payment of Annuity. Whether a man who left an annuity to "my wife" intended that she should receive the money even though they were divorced between the making of the will and his death was argued in the Supreme Court at Wellington. Watersiders Cnticised. Alleging that' the work of watersiders in New Zealand was very poor and that costs had therefore risen extraordinarily, the manager of a shipping company said the shipping companies had decided to delay their building programmes.