IN OTHER CENTRES.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 36, 6 November 1907, Page 4

IN OTHER CENTRES.

; AUCKLAND. I (FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS.) . . 1 November 5. ' .^' la| ]garei branch of the Auckland iMueational institute lias passed the following resolution'.regarding'tho 'School'Jour-n?'-7~ , *> "liilc appreciating tho action 1 or the Department in publishing the School i Journal, this, branch institute suggests that ; provision bo made for separate sets' of . lessons for Standards I' and 11, on ac- . count of the difficulty experienced in Stan- ' , rcl .V" undertaking the'work of - Part » • "no for the insertion, in the,; paper parts .ol definite .courses of ,lessons ~iu civic instruction and history, a health courso, geo- ; graplY,. and perhaps an interesting''' serial story. _ This resolution'' will'' come up', as a remit for discussion at the-annual meting of tho New Zealand VEducation<il Insti- ■ tuto in January next. Sharks. With tho summer weather experienced lately, sharks are already becoming numerous in tho Auckland Harbour.' On Sunday last a party.who were enjoying, a.big; haul of kahuwai off Hobson Bay-!were surprised at the appearanco of a largo shark, wh'.-jn took one of tho fish as well as as the line. A shark's line .was immediately put out, with tho result that the ferocious fish was hooked, and after .a great, struggle . was harpooned and captured. It riieasured 12ft'.. Wd is now fertilising the 'orchard of 0110 of the fishorman. There is a proposal hefore the ratepayers of Parnell to raise, a loan for the erection of swimming baths, and this shark • story is likely to cause an affirmative vote. National Endowments. Mr. W.,R. Bloomfield lias pointetd out to the Hospital Board that provision for hospital and charitable aid is being entirely omitted from the scheme of national endowments formulated by the Government. He Stated that the late Premier had promised to provide for this important work; but tlyi present proposals only embraced-.Education and Old Age Pensions. - It was a severe strain 011 tho ratepayers to- rcquire them to furnish the, wholo of the-funds'required for hospital, arid charitable' aid administration, and it was strange to-see the late Premier's proposals so suddenly ■ dropped. The matter in his opinion was of considerable importance, and should bo inquired ■ ,into. He moved that the chairman (at present in Wellington) be asked-to-wait on the Minister and bring before him the omission referred to. ■ The motion was carried. - A Curt Note. Tho Parnell'Borough Council, which to a large extent'was/responsible if or tho recent discussion ori'hospital'expenditure, had not-, up till the 28th of last' month,' paid any of its proportion due to' the Hospital and Charitable Aid Board-for tho year 1907-3, although seven ' months of the year had elapsed, and last night the Council received a curt note from the Secretary notifying that unless two instalments were : paid'within seven' days legal proceedings would' be instituted for tho recovery of the same. Tho Mayor (Mr. G. W. Bosley) made haste to explain- to tho somewhat alarmed Councillors that £72 had already been paid- in, and that :they .would be .'asked to sanction later in the'' evening , tho > payment of; a further £200- to the Board' to satisfy their domands. Mr;-Caleb Wood suggested that in sending' a cliequo along.they should ask tho Board.-to bo as ■ economical as possible ■with their expenditure. . . \ Costloy Home. :. ! In the midst- of all this talk about extravagance and oxtra burden on.local bodies there is an over-growing demand' upon the Board for moro expenditure. It now 'appears that tho Costley 'Homo; Auckland's equivalent to the Wellington Ohir.o Home,->reqiiire's. funds to' be "ifx'lifei'ideff' pSr'it. ' ,; tt , l»6J 3 9ißn&gdP t.complains of inadequate! accornmoclStitiir for the male staffs He.say'S J tliftt ott.6«gjierS^fts4iaro to be' 'piif'tip; Sir -Vi 1 tfiira anil fOUr atthe oncl 'of tho laundry ---.building'.- Becausu -or the , disc'blnfbrts- experienced,' j rtho'' l l : men - will not remain;':on-the staff> longer! than they- are • obliged to, or only; till---such..time.! asi.they. obtain other employment. It has been decided that tho Board shall visit tho.-;Home' •to determine .what, accommodation shall bp provided, ''.'"- ' i A Disinfeotor Wanted. - A steam disinfcctof 'is- an absoluto necessity in \'Aucl:land,. according to Dr. Purdy, because this is a port, and it ■is necessary.' to have ,tho disinfector. before Auckland can comply with the international, .quarantine ■, regulations. "At -the . time of the; recent , ■ scaro," says the Health Officer,. "..I got Mr. Jlyers (the Mayor of Aucldand) to cable 10 the Agent-General for information regarding ' a disinfector, but I tliink.'the" reason' the" city did not get one is that, tlio population , is not. large enough to justify it.". Ho went . 011 to say,: that it. some of .the smaller sur- . : rounding districts" joined ','wit'h the' city it' would help in that direction...He knew some- : •thing of disinfectors, for at Port' Said the Health Department had ha!d to. strip every , ono of 33,000 pilgrims coming, from Mecca ' and put each man's clothes'. through the. ; steam disiiifector. ," . ' '

DUNEDIN,

■ - - November 5. , Private advice has been received that Dr. Dirmir, who graduated at- Otago University,' and is now a well-knownWest'Australian praetitioiir, lies in a: precarious condition at Perth, having been unconscious for nine days as a result- of an accident.' He was riding in a cab, which collided with a tramcary and the doctor was thrown on his head on the, track.

Destroying Rabbits. Bisulphide of carbon is proving vory efficacious in the south as a rabbit eradicator. The demand has assumed largo proportions in the Clutha district. There, appears to be no doubt that this method of destroying rabbits is successful.

HASTINGS,

November 5. Still another auctioneer is starting,business in Hastings. A gentleman from Christchurch, who carried on a well-known auctioneering business in the southern city, has decided to settle in Hastings after a tour of inspection of the North Island. A Petition. The Mayor, solicitors, and Justices, are sending two petitions to tho Minister for Justice, praying that-Mr. D. Banks, clerk of the Court, bo not removed from hero. Messrs. •A. 1. D. Fraser and A. Dillon, M.H.R.'s, are also being telegraphed to, asking them to support the petition. . . Sewage System. A special meeting of tho Hastings Boroush Council'was held last cvoning'in tho Borough Cliambors for tho purpose of discussing the reports on the borough sowago' system submitted by Messrs. Rochfort and Rogers. It was dccided to discuss tho matter in Committee, and the following resolution was carried: —That'the 'Council ask tho Health Department if they will 'send an engineer to Hastings and advise the :i Council as to tb« advisability of adopting 'cither of tho reports submitted to them." '

.eador of the Opposition. Mr. Massey has boon hero-on partly pnliical business. He loft- for Wellington this lorning.