LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2182, 22 June 1914, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

,'ltio It i win a, bringing a siiifili English {via Hu?.:) and Australian, mail, arrived at Auckland from Sydney yesterday, m tittle to connect 'with (he Maifi Tn.mk express for AYolHngtoM. The soutbera portion of tha mail \fill atriva at i.12 o'clock thia afternoon. Mmta* of tire Public Service Appeal Board will leave for Auckland by to* morrow night's train. Air. A. D, Thornspa, assistant Public Service Commissioner, accompanies the board, The Auckland sittings will probably com" liicnce an Thursday. s , In the lejwri, oi' the Meeting of teachers iii Saturday's issue, Mr. A. Erskiive, president of the New Zealand Teachers* Institute, was made to say that whilst 63 per eeiit. of oificers in the First. Division of the railway service received salaries of £300 a year aid over, 29 per cent, of t-ho niiimJiers of tiio teaching' profession received CL'SO a year and over. It is obvious, of course, that the comparison aads by Sir. Erskiive was villi regard to salaries of £200 a year and over in each cast!. The strenuous ndturo at the life of a Prime Minister was referred to by Mr. Mnssey at the Social ieiuU'red to Ijiniself and XlVs, Masiey at Mangere on Friday evoniilg (says the Auckland "iforaM"), Luring the two previous wights, he stud, lie had been at i'alnior»t«n and' To Knifi respectively, and late night eiigagoiuoHis bad resulted in his <:A!-aiiii«c only a limited amount of rest. He referred to Ids old days ,at Mange-re, and he said: "T then had more sleep mid Jess work and worry . than now, I do not complain by any means, : but these are- Ibtrthongbts that strike r.io as I look ruiurd and see so many old faces. 5 ' The- following letter has been addressed to tile Mayor and City Councillors "GciiUejnn.i,—At a reeoat rteoi> ifig of year council yon.. gave to tiio N.Z.. National Schools' fie-feiice league to held a Mfietiiip! on the Basin. Reserve an Juno 28, The League re-: ;-.r>lve:l to advertise the fneetiu.g on the city tramears in the following terms 'Schools in danger! Peaplo's (iemonsfcraiioi'i; Basisi jjfflas've., at S i-);m.. j New Opera House at 5.13 p.m., Sundny, Jnite 28.' T!:e adv-ei iismg ngeiit was 'refused permission i<;'> pla.eo tile aci'vertvieiueni. on the cars., avul, cn ijiiuiyy, oar League found that the ebjcetiffln 'was not to the <v&i'ding of the advertisanient, but to- the fact fliat tiio suhjejt; to be discussed at iho ir.eetiup: was <;f a controversial ehataciev, . In the lianio of reason, jiisticei tolerance, and comimni seflss, as well. as of all the members- o.F ' our Xatioiial Defence Leag;'t;.it?&. t'lvioiighout the DoniiltioJi. .t.lie executive most etnphaticnlly protests against- thus gross infrinpenien.t of onr rights? as. On behalf of the executive, Hugh Mackenzie, lion secretary." The following tenders lor leases of railway bo'tik»ta.l).s hate hee-fl accepted by the Depnrtnir.nt :• -AiicUmul, F. Asliii; Frankton Jmiction.;-A. Iremonaer; Morrinsville, TsS Aro'.m, Paeroa, Hsiotiia., .Tajimartmui,. Books and Papers, .Ltd,; Ohakunc, W. S. Jliteheli; Taihnpe. Slation, Fei'Ming, Ilaoks and Papers, Ltd.; PalmcH'Ston. W. 1). Owen; Levin, j'. W. T.hoinsi.sonTborndon, D. A, Kberlet; Lamhton. liooks Sttd Papsrs, Ltd.: Lower liii.it, George liird; Carterton, llastert.nn. Woedvillfi, Bannevirky, Taknpait, Books and Papers, Ltd,; Waipukiirau, I). A.m:,and.; | jln sting."!, ,B. Prnit; Napier, New" Ply-. motifCh, .Stratford, Beolss aiid Pagers.!: Ltd.; Ilav-'era, Cole and Donnelly: Arai.:n,ho. Books ami Papers, Ltd.; Wairganui, N. W. Smith; I'ort, So!seii» .Lytv.'Uon, A.shbuVfoii. Oamatu, Milton, Gore,. Books ;illd Papi'rs, Ltd.; Pictan, Alice. Riley; Clu'istcbivf.clii. Sirupsait- iihd Wuhamst Timaru, H. L. Betts: Dun* efli.il and Balftlutha,, W. Alloc; Invercargi'il, A. Cyedcles; Cireyni<j(iihj Books alid Papers, Ltd. In addition to tiio rmrtarks credited to him at the meeting of Wellington teachers held un Friday evening, it. may be mentioned that .Mr, F, 1,. Combs, of Mai.n iceviile V.'est, made a vigorous defence of country and their elaims and disabilities. During the present; week the Mayor of f.ower Jhitt. (Air. If, lialdwiii) and the Director of the Pe'-nne Teelinical School <-Mi> >1- Lynskey) will confer on the; e.f es'taLlisiiing ft branch ox the Pate-no Teehnioal School at Huit. Jlettmp the request of a deputation Whieb waited ttpott it o.n oyeiiiiig, the Enstbeiu inv Jiorminh C'<ouncii has decided te rifii an. additional lato boat <jij Satnrdny cvenu!;-',s. The following arrangcsiienl has been decided upon:— Cwnmc-ncing on June 27, an extra boat )viil be dis:pateliecl eacii iSatui'day evenriiig" froni the city at. 0/20 p.m.,' wiiicii will leave itflii?. Bay <an tiio return jonr-' ney at, 10 p.m.. and Day's Bay at, Ifi. 10 p.m. The present 10.15 p-.m. boat front the ®% or Saturday wMI he displaced by a boat leaving til© city at 11.15 p.®.;, for which am ijdclitio'tia! o'h4i;ge of gj. per hrciei will be made. In asking for this cfj'ncessioit, Mr. \V. Perry, oil behalf of the di'piila.tion, said that there, was a urowing feeling Jji the bay that there should be an extra !ale. boat etiee a wfcek. Be s.t"j ! 'e'S : s']sd : fite expedieneod by residents in attending entertai.unr.eiHs in flic city.) It was the opinion of the deputa- ! tion that, the niost- suitable night- j frvr sueli a. Ja'Cts Jjont, as was' desired would ■] bo Saturday ntgiit-Hane at: about 'balfv!. pasi, fl- and. tlie other at a quarter past' 11, The boat at bili'-pais 9 would he j for ike indies and those iv!n, were sliofc ping. Mr Wilkef. Mr 3. P. Krlly, r, !K l 1 Mr, J. AV. neeua.n s'upp'-n'efi the npp-fi-cat.iai;. The. cosineil acceded to the refiuest, s'lbiect to any adjustment, that th enmnnger .might d?em necessary.