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SNEWS AND NOTES.
PFine weather, apart from showers on
the south coast, is forecast for today. The
maximum shade temperature at the Perth
Observatory yesterday was 75deg.
Compulsory Voting.
The Chief Electoral Officer (Mr. H. B.
Hayles) said yesterday that he wished
to impress upon the electors of the
Leedervlle electorate that voting at the
Legislative by-election on Saturday next
would be compulsory. The hours of
voting would be from 8 am. to 8 p.m.
Transport of Superphosphate.
Superphosphate carried by the Rail
way Department during the week ended
April 2 amounted to 21,091 tons, it was
stated yesterday. For the corresponding
week last year 19,344 tons were carried
For the present season up to April 2.
162,908 tons have been carried by the de
partment, compared with 147.239 tons for
the same period last year.
No Election for 30 Years.
Thirty years have passed since an elec
tion was held to fill a vacancy on the
Peppermint Grove Road Board, so far as
records show. However, a contest is at
last imminent, for four nominations have
been received for three seats. Unless one
of the candidates withdraws before elec
tion day (April 23), the long spell of free
dom from ballots will be broken. The
board was created in 1895.
Forty-hour Week.
A conference of union delegates will be
held at the Perth Trades Hall on May 9
in connection with the move for a 40-hour
week. At a meeting of the State execu
tive of the Australian Labour Party last
night a letter was received from a union
protesting against the independent action
of individual unions or groups of unioa s
to obtain the 40-hour week, thereby
affecting the interests of other organisa
tions. Representations were made also by
the metropolitan council of the party ask
ing the executive to convene a confer
ence of representatives of all unions to
determine a common line of action. The
meeting appointed a committee of five
to consider reconmmendations for the pur
pose of the proposed conference.
Bated Arbitration.
A striking illustration of the delay in
Arbitration Court business caused by con
gestion of the Court list was afforded by
a case heard yesterday morning. Apply
ing for an interpretation of a clause 'n
the transport workers' award relating to
payment for time worked beyond the
dailyspread of 12 hours, Mr. O. E. Nilsson,
representing the union, said that his
application was filed 15 months ago. Since
then the bus driver whose payment was
questioned had left his employment and
his former employer was no longer in bust
ness. He asked for an interpretation of
the clause, however, to prevent its wrong
application in other branches of the i-
dustry. Later in the sitting the Timber
Workers' Union proceeded with an appli
cation that had been filed in May, 1937.
A -Department's Birthday.
Friday next will be the 20th anniver
sary of the founding of the Repatriation
Department in this State. A special issue
of the "Commonwealth Government Gaz
ette" on April 6, 1918, announced the
appointment of the following members of
the State Repatriation Board of Western
Australia:-Messrs. Walter W. Garner
(chairman), Robert S. Black, Alexander
McCallum, Alexander J. McNeil, Alex
ander J. Monger, Arthur H. Priestley and
Arthur J. Wright. The first meeting of
the board was held on April 10, 1918, and
was attended by the Deputy-Controller
(Lient.-Colonel Tilney) and Mr. Oving
ton (representing the Minister for Re
patriation in this State). At the outset
the department occupied offices in the old
Police Court Buildings, adjoining the
Treasury Buildings in Barrack-street
One of its first acts was to advertise for
positions, mostly in light work, for 83 un
employed returned soldiers.
Swimming Carnivals.
A keen south-west breeze and low
water temperatures yesterday made the
Crawley Baths a rather unattractive
rendezvous, and many people were as
tonished to find hundreds of metropoli
tan schoolchildren in possession of the
baths, which were devoted to the an
nual State schools' swimming carnival.
The. curious asked why children's swim
ming carnivals should be held so late
In the season. When an inquiry was
made at the Education Department an,
official stated that swimming classes
were conducted for State schoolchildren
from December 1 to the end of March
The final classes for the season were
held last week. It was customary to
hold the carnivals at the end of the
swimming season, when the children
had obtained the maximum benefit of
the imnstruction, and when they, were
more competent than at any other time
todemonstrate their ability. Children
fram central schools held their carni
val yesterday; pupils of a number of other
metropolitan schools would hold their
carnitval tomorrow. The carnivals were
conducted by the State Schools' Ama
tour Snorts Association, and not by the
Educaton Department The associa
tion made all the arrangements.
Botinest Boat Srvice.
Particulars of the augmented boat ser
vice to Rottnest sland during the Easter
holiday period were announced yester
day by the managing-secretary of the
Rottnest Board of Control (Mr. J. B.
Starke). The Zephyr will make two
trips to the Island on Thursday, April
14, leaving Perth at 10 a.m. and 7 p.m.
and Fremantle at 11.15 am. and 8.15
p.m., respectively. The vessel will re
turn from the island immediately after
passengers and luggage have been landed.
The Emerald will make a special trip
to Rottnest on the same day, leaving
Perth at 2.30 p.m. and Fremantle at
8.50 p.m. From Good Friday to the
following Wednesday, Inclusive, the
Zephyr will leave Perth for Rottest
at 10 am. daily, calling at Fremantle
one hour and 15 minutes later. On
Easter Monday the Zephyr will make
two trips from Rottnest to the main
land. At 4 p?. she will take passeng
ers and luggage to Fremantle only, and
at 7 pam will leave for Fremantle and
Perth On the same day the Emer
aId will call at Rottnest at 5.15 pm.
to pick up .passengers for the return
journey. The Zephyr's~ concluding trips
for the summer season will be made on
Saturday, April 30, leaving Perth at 130
p.m. and Fremantle at 2.45 pm, and
on Sunday and Monday, May 1 and 2,
leaving Perth at 10 am. tnd Fremantle
at 11.15. Special excursion fares for
day return trips will operate on Sun
days, Good Friday, Easter Saturday and
Labour Day. Winter rentals for the
Board of Control's premises at Rottnest
will apply from April 30.
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