COUNTY COUNCILS.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16258, 8 July 1918, Page 5

COUNTY COUNCILS.

PAPARUA.

The Paparna County Council met on day, when.there wore present:—Cns. Leslie (in the . oh»ir), Pateraon, Henley, Shipley, . Morgan, Langaale-Huntt W. G. Sandrey, and - . P. P. Ryan. An apology for abseaoe was .v':s received from Cr. A. Freeman. •V The Springs County. Council wrote with: reference to the email birdnuiaanbe, ing that the prurohaßft price of heeds be creased from Gd to 9d per dozen. The cil was not at all in favour of - the price, being of the opinion.;'that:-', 'the fanning community ehbuld have enough ide» ' y? of eelf-intercet to take every advantage of the free distribution of poisoned grain. \ opinion was expressed that if the grain were * .*»¥ used intelligently during the present period -; of hard frost, tie email birds would bo mo : V I reduced thai their activities would not be folt, 25be question of the proper upkeep.af the' - f Shand's Track Cemetery; was discussed i at considerable length, and it was eventually ds» , < cided'to attempt to raise some local iiitezesi : in the matter. It was left to Mr Eyan to. arrange for a meeting to be held at Broad-' field to dinrawt cemetery affairs. Several residents wrote, stating that tltfr had disposed of the unregistered dog x whion I was on their premises . at : the time of the ranger's visit, and it was decided to tak» steps to Compel registration ol these, doge. • Accounts passed for payment included the second instalment of the Hoepital and; Charitable Aid Board levy of £355 6s,

Dealing with, the question ofthe smaller oountfy schools, in a circular • to school committees, in the Wairarapa ' district, Mr A. W. Hogg, of ton, says:—"Tho position<\.of a ' good ' many -of the smaller schools in. ,'tho country is unsatisfactory, anddemands | attention. The qualification ofyoung teachers who pass their examinations, and spend a year or two in the Train? ing College, cannot be challenged. Bote the newly certificated teacher requires years of experience to gainthe prestige' • of a strong teacher, and only strong teachers • should have charge; of; the small or weaker schools in the coon try. Instead of that the weak schools are a temporary, training ground _ for weak teachers. Strong teachers will not look at them. Salaries of £110 or £120, are not good, enough. Strong teachers 'will not sacrifice good companionships and - J the comforts _of town or city, ufe/. to go into isolated ' places among strangers to earn a livelihood.' ''Besides ' < this, to supply only weak, or.inexperw enced teachers for the families pfvpio-. neers who are fighting privations for, the benefit of tho country, is ' not *he' way to inspire contentment' and • 'Pro-' ' mote production." , ;