NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 824, 24 May 1910, Page 4

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

IBy TeleeraDh.-Prcaa ABsoclatlon.l — ♦ :— EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE. GRADING OF TEACHERS DISCUSSED. Dargaville, May 23. At a largely-attended meeting of the Northern Wairoa braucJi of the New Zealand Educational institute to-day the grading of teachers was discussed. It was considered that grading should bo under three heads, marks being allotted ns follow Efficiency (to include personality, organisation, and environment), 70 marks; educational attainments, 15 marks; sernco, 15 marks, a half mark for each year of service. It was further considered that to make tho grading system satisfactory all positions under tho board should bo filled by transfer, this making promotion automatic. Correspondence from tho Auckland Institute regarding representation of branches on the Central Executive was discussed. It was eventually decided that the interests °t counhy branches wero best served by. adhering to tho present system of election. CHARGE OF BREAKING A&D ENTERING. . . _ Auckland, Hay 23. irederwk Kearney, the man .capfcnral by Air. Mains, at his residence at muera, on Saturday night, appeared ia wrart Oris morning to arnswer achate of breaking and entering and theft. Ife ja alleged to have stolen a gold walriw. worth ,£l2, a gold chain worth .£B, a roll! bracelet worth. ,£6, and a gold Tins worth <£2. Although i>ot asked to he entered his plea of."not groUs/Taml ■ was remanded for eight days, OBITUARY. Reefton, May 23. The deajth ia announced of two old pioneers of the Coast, Messrs. A. Brown and T. If. Lee, the former our earliest mine manager, and the latter the earliest! stockbroker in Reefton. WITNESS IN TROUBLE. T i-L Auckland, May 23. iv Magistrate's Court to-day, ia the course of an action to recover £51 daniages for injuries resulting from a collision between a tramcar and a mam Mr. Kettle, S.M., directed proceedings to be taken for perjury against a witness named Edwin It. _ Crawford, wio stated he was in the vicinity and saur the collision. Other witnesses asserted that Crawford arrived on the scene after the accident, and Crawford ultimately admitted this was tho truth. AN UNREGISTERED NURSE. Dunedin, May 23. Annie Dnrston was to-day fined .£5 lot a breach of the Midwives' Act by * tiding without being registered. The case arose out of the inquest on the girl M'Coll, who Hied after prematurely giving birth to twins at defendant's house; LYTTELTON HARBOUR BOARa Christchurch, May 23. At a meeting of the City Council fax night it was decided to promote a Bill altering the constitution of the Lyttelton Harbour Board, so that members might be elected according to the municipal franchise. It was decided to ask the Government to fix a day for Empire Day. LABOURERS AND COUNCIL. Christchurch, May 23. The trouble between the Christchurch' City Council and tho Labourers' Union re tho grievances of some of the council's workmen was again discussed, and it was decided to receive a' deputation consisting of Mr. T. E. Taylor, Af P., and tho men affected at next meeting.