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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Dec 08, 1909
Page
1
The New Zealand Employers' Federation committee complains to the Premier about haste in passing Shipping and Seamen, Shops and Offices, Factories, Coal Mines and Mining Act Amendments. They urge circulation and full consideration, warning the measures demand careful review or postponement to next session.
A Wellington Liberal party caucus lasting over two hours agreed on procedure for the Land Bill. The Premier said all members except Luke and Hore attended, with others accounted for. Parliament may finish by December 22, otherwise meet early next year to complete business.
Princess Waldemar, famed for her wit and diplomacy in Russia France and Britain, dies at Colombo after husband Prince Waldemar and three sons return from India. She belonged to the House of Orleans and was born January 13 1865. The couple had four sons and a daughter.
A fire at 3 am gutted a newly erected factory in Greymouth owned by the Fresh Food and Sea Company. Machinery damage will halt operations for weeks. No cause given. Manager and two workers had cleaned up the night before. Cream to be sent to a neighbor factory for repairs. Insurance stands at £1600 with Atlas.
In Auckland on December 7 Justice Edwards reviewed a money lending case involving Court solicitors. He said no new practice would be created and would consider costs. He did not intend to prejudice the defendants’ character, though the conduct of solicitors was examined. The judge weighed whether a Supreme Court action was justified with less than £50 at stake.
In Dunedin on December 7 the New Zealand Athletic Union executive endorsed holding the annual conference with the championships on March 16 and 17 at Greymouth. It urged future conferences be moved to a more central location earlier in the year so new rules can apply in the current season. The League of Wheelmen agreed with minor changes and the executive urged immediate adoption pending the next conference.
George Davies, suit specialist, promises cash only savings on tailor made suits. He touts own materials, warehouse, and staff with no debt burden, offering a full money back guarantee and two free booklets on saving money and customer opinions. Call in at the Ashburton Branch for patterns and selection.
New Zealand income tax distribution shows 932 companies led with £8,783,921 total taxable income and £4,186,666 to the exchequer. 1,988 traders and business firms paid £87,176 tax. 1849 professionals paid £12,726. Salaried earners reported varied bands with totals up to £1,280,643 in high brackets.
Professor Flamm of Charlottenburg visited English yards with students and said shipbuilding in England and Germany shows low spirits with empty slips and reduced hours. He noted warship orders totaling 223,950 tons, compares British and German outputs over three years, and said foreign navies increasingly order in England for cheaper prices and better work. He praised British workers as skilled and well trained, and warned German yards may need to modernize plant as wages rise.
The Waitara freezing works owners expect a 40 percent increase in output this season and have prepared accordingly. Mr G P Donnelly has installed steam driven milking machines for Maori dairy herds at Waiohiki to treat 200 cows.
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