Arbitration Court Fines Multiple Employers Over Underpaid Wages
Wellington August 26. Wilter Gunder hotelkeeper fined £2 for underpaying a porter. Percy Sanderson porter fined 10s. Numerous other breaches cited: Begg Brothers £5, J Young £2, hotel proprietors £2, carter £5, apprentice notice failures, non union entrants fined, and breaches of carpenters and cooks and waiters awards. Several cases involve underage workers and excessive hours.
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Per Press Association
Wellington
Arbitration Court
Wilter Gunder
Percy Sanderson
W. A. Kennedy
Begg Broa
J. Young
Henry Dudley
W. Mudgway
Carter
LeCren
Labour Department
T. A. Laws
Meyer and Illingworth
Carpenters
B. Sleeh
Cocks’ and Waiters
BE. Titchings
Bade
Bros
H. Crump
Kh. M. Wakelin
Peter T. Carnie
W. H. Philip
B. Innes Ad
EB. Nortom and Co
J.C. Brown
A Pearce
Percival Bayford
Euphemia Smith
F Ri Dakin
Gannaway and Co
Te Ie
Xed
Local Bodies Loans Amendment Bill Introduced in House
The Government introduced the Local Bodies Loans Amendment Bill in the House of Representatives on Tuesday evening. It allows local authorities to raise guaranteed loans from the public under Part I, with every loan backed by a sinking fund to be managed by the Public Trustee and annual subsidies toward the fund.
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House of Representatives
Focal
Dr Morse's Indian Root Pills Sell as Household Remedy
An advertisement extols Dr Morse's Indian Root Pills as a corrective for blood disorders stomach and kidney ailments. It claims nine of ten illnesses stem from these causes and praises the pills as suitable for all ages from infancy to elderly. Mrs Sweeney of Oamaru endorses them as best for digestion and general welfare.
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Sweeney
Oamaru
Morse
Time-keeping in Maori contracts and bird plume trade scandal
Maori witness explains time-keeping is unknown in Maori contracting and the headwork of a 'hass' governs payouts. Meanwhile UK and Australian cables reveal 90,000 birds of paradise and lyre birds plucked for hats in London. An Australia England order for robin skins shows cross state feather trade. Victoria and New South Wales protect lyre birds but tails are sold in Melbourne and Sydney, undermining protection. Federal action may be sought to curb this destruction.
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Kotoma
Hass
Pakeha
Age
London
Australia
England
Victoria
New South Wales
Melbourne
Sydney
New Zealand School Stats for 1907 Record Decline and Growth
The year 1907 saw 1963 open schools in New Zealand, 42 more than 1906, with 76 closures including 14 in Auckland and 14 in Marlborough. Total attendance fell by 1932 to 120,026, while 3937 teachers served nationwide. Auckland led districts with 33,174 weekly attendance, followed by North Canterbury and Otago, and Maori mixed-race pupils numbered 3088 in 462 schools, against 417 Europeans in 71 Native schools.
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New Zealand
Auckland
Marlborough
Hawke's Bay
Southland
North Canterbury
Otago
South Canterbury
Dominion
Civil Service Superannuation Interim Report June 1908
An interim Public Service Superannuation Board report to the Legislative Council shows 7028 contributors by June 30 1908 and 63 retired officials, with annual contributions totaling £55000 and £6444 in total annual allowances. The largest pension reaches £889 4d and the smallest £12 9s 6d.
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Public Service Superannuation Board
Legislative Council
A. M. Smith
Consolidated Fund
Chamberlain's Gough Remedy Praised by NZ Reader
Mra T Burton of Epsom NZ reports Chamberlain's Gough Remedy shortens colds and cures coughs and croup in its family. She notes her Auckland tram conductor husband uses it at first symptoms with lesser attacks and it has never failed with children. For sale by chemists and storekeepers. Also mentions JA Abbey coupon exchange and Tin returns.
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Mra T. Burton
Albert Road
Epsom
N.Z
Chamberlain
Gough
Auckland
Sterilisation Proposal Stirs Debate in Mental Hospital Report
In Parliament a report from Auckland Mental Hospital surgeon Dr Beattie advocates sterilising certain inmates. He cites a case of a married under twenty woman whose father killed himself and whose relatives include former patients, arguing sterilisation could prevent future harm despite humanitarian concerns. He urges medical officials to push for a policy to curb hereditary insanity.
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Dominion
Beattie
Auckland
Tauranga
Lead Arsenate as Codlin Moth Spray Alternative
Government fruit experts favor lead arsenate over Paris green for codlin moth and chewing insects due to foliage safety. The article details home made preparation methods using acetate or nitrate of lead with arsenate of soda, yielding a white precipitate that suspends in water for spraying.
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Paris Green
University of California
Bordeaux Mixture Formula From New Zealand Government Expert
Historical text details a Bordeaux mixture procedure with Bluestone lime and water measurements. It describes preparing stock solutions by slaking lime, diluting blue vitriol in water, and combining solutions to yield Bordeaux mixtures in 40 and 10 gallon batches, including variations for 4-5-50 and 4-3-40 formulas.
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New Zealand
Bordeaux
New Fruit Emerges in London From Blackberry Logan Cross
A novel berry called the Low Junior Berry debuts in London after crossing native blackberry with Logan berry. The fruit is deep black and about lin to lin long with splendid flavor. It won an award of merit and is seen as promising for the future.
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London
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