Bull amends Civil Service Acts on education and police superannuation
The Bull bill updates the Civil Service Classification and Superannuation Acts to align education and police superannuation with the public service. It preserves teachers’ separate schema with final salary retirement, transfers Police Provident Fund liabilities to the Public Service Superannuation Fund, and expands government subsidies. It also extends tenure rules to post and telegraph services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Education
Teachers
Public Service
Police Provident Fund
Public Service Superannuation Fund
Police Department
Public Service Superannuation
Police
Weed Infested Seed Sparks Wanganui Meeting
At a Wanganui Agricultural Resolution meeting on October 1 the group condemned government action to withdraw the Agricultural and Produce and Importation Bill. They urged Wanganui and West Coast MPs to press Parliament, protested distribution of seed infested with noxious weeds in the North Island, noting sacks of oats arriving with Californian thistle, including 1500 sacks in Feilding containing 44 percent thistle seeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wanganui
West Coast
North Island
Feilding
South Island
English Arrival Receives Job Offer After Arbitration Court
Palmerston North report notes a recent English arrival helped by the Arbitration Court awards. A Gisborne Salvation Army officer received a sympathetic offer from a local businessman for a billet at a Gisborne restaurant and arranged passage. The Army later found him a suitable position in a local restaurant.
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Palmerston North
England
Arbitration Court
Gisborne
Salvation Army
Lighorne
Shalad
Wreck of the Nennguru at Karamea dismantled
The steamer Nennguru now lies in total wreck on the south spit at Karamea after grounding at Westport and is being dismantled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westport
Nennguru
Karamea
Aeon castaways reach Suva after peril at sea
The Aeon struck a reef near Christmas Island on July 18 and drifted for hours. Eleven days later the Manuka rescued the crew and 500 bags of mails, while the Avon lay wrecked and hopeless. The castaways built eight tents and a hospital for Mrs Patrick's newborn, with supplies improvised from tins and tea.
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Auckland
Suva
Paterick
Manuka
Acon
Christmas Island
Morrisby
Patrick
Woman 19 Defeats Burglar With Bat Then Delivers Him
A nineteen year old American girl proved training beats old methods by striking a burglar under her bed with a baseball bat and taking him to the police. The magistrate, noting the severity of the beating, offered to discharge him if the complainant agreed, which she did.
Fragments on flowers schooling and NZ press ethics
A New Zealand note recalls that most European flowers lack colour and fragrance, then a town teacher’s comic back-block lesson. It also covers 1907 newspaper ad bans in New Zealand, their revenue loss, and a firm silenced by publishers amid a political clash with the press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Zealand
Manawatu Times
Sydney
Commonwealth
Canterbury farm wage dispute heads to national testimonial as fund-race begins
Circular from G W Leadley vice president of the New Zealand Farmers Union says Canterbury labourer dispute has national implications and outlines £1072 10s 8d spent on defence. It notes champions Jones and Eyane and Acland, seeks Dominion Executive approval to award a national testimonial to these gentlemen and asks branches to act before year end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. W. Leadley
New Zealand Farmers’ Union
Farmers of
New Zealand
Canterbury
Conciliation Board
Canterbury Agricultural Labourers’ Industrial Union of Workers
Dominion
Messrs Jones and
Eyane
Acland
Defence Committee
Messrs Jones and Evans
Arbitration Court
J. G. Wilson
Irish girl appointed manager of Dublin gasworks
Miss Ina Richmond, an Irish woman, has been appointed manager of the Magherafedh gasworks in Dublin. She started as a telegraph operator, then studied gas manufacturing and distribution, advancing to her current role.
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Ina Richmond
Magherafedh
Dublin
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Shipping
NEW Zealand Shipping
Royal Mail
London
Monte Video
Teneriffe
Fillmouth
Clayton
Yurakina
Paparoa
Rnapebo
Rimutake
Tongariro
Papanui
Tasail
Fbck Wellingt
Friedlander Bros., Ltd
Bhaw, Savill and Albion Co., Limited
Plymouth
Air Steamera
Weesel
Jone
Bate
Toniot
Wellington
Athenia
Corinthia
Arvano
Delphia
tAlso
Rio de Janiere
Nicoll Bros
NEW Zealand Insurance Company, L
E&1
Wealth Est Colonial Company
Migoll Bros
Agents
Islington
Turnip
Robinson
Ballantynes
Paris
Ballantyne & CO
the Drapers
Christchurch
Henry
Hughes
Hereford Street
Kaye and Carter
Grain and Seed Merchants
Ashburton
Y FE
Marvel
Tancred Street
Building Society
Government
Department
Inmnasto
Sterling
Undertakers
Telephone
Colmana
Thomson and CO
Goxer’s Hotel
Harry Tagmpsor, Toprietor
Waltham
Greenwich
High Street
Petone
Beath & CO. Ltd
G.ins
da’ FF
Burnett Street
Arcade
AZON
Ayer
J. G. Ayer
Qell Are
USA
Aver's
Europe
Carnarvonshire Education Committee
Tapushae-ruru
Saya
Rotorua
Pakeha
Melbourne
Barrett
Choice Delaines & Zephyrs
Glore
Lane
Ceupona
Hurst
Tibet
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