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Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2959, 23 December 1916, Page 9

"> \ f At the'meeting of tho.North Canter-bury-Executive'of:: the Farij\ers' ; to : the - question .of .tha .interference with ;c rthß-farhiingoriduStry. by ihe of race .days: icame up,;for .discussion.: ®Ir. Ensor,:iiidealing with the question • ' oF organißingi-lahour foi'l: OTomiction, • r said - they:'must, divert'; useless :labour and-be was going -••••to- that: racing- should be-cut -- i. down afld sthe-'labcnir now utib'sed.in ■ connection-jtherewith. .-The 'Old. Coun- :. . . try ; was. getting short of food, and was. - commandeering- ■ -wool,- meat, ■ . wheat, - ■ •-•cte.,- and.-we, ,as a producing country,, i could he|p by .keeping-the food supplies going.-. He had-no-resolution to mdve, -but -thoughts(that the -.question- should be discussed with the Christ/church De-:, fanee Cofnmittse.- -Ho .then morfd:— "That the racing arid trotting- cluDB- be, ; ••; -.requested to rcduce tho number of race -meetings' in-order: that,more, men will. ■-: be- available p .it>. ; jnereasa'-..the produce . ■: tion of food and'clothing-for those who ■ are fighting.'.'-Mf; Gardner, seoonded •••: •-< the : motion* f - -pns'went. to ' thisraces one.-ooTjld not- realise, that a war . -.-was-on. . -jt iras-.a good thing .that the -■ been brought,- forward by > a lacing-man. -The &ty Council should keep; its ambitious scheines. in •; hand,--..and-.it that such ;large ■ ' ■^6taffs.;wero-being I .kept-running.trains, ■■■ '.-etc:- Mr.-;JWes.-yeiy.hM-rtily support:. ■ Ed- the motion,- and glad it W. brought forward-by a racing man. The - races' dislocated-'tihe . farming. ..industry- ■ ■■■■ And- brought in :somel6,(K)o.or. 20;000 men,, taking-- them , away.- \froni their work. - The motion jvas carried.•• • ' Dr. Pickerillj di'reotor of ibs.-.Otago -- •' Dental School,, wrote.to the. University .■• ■•Council this week callipi; attention- to the- Press notice relative to' the pro- ... ~ ,'posal. by. Aupkland -University, : .Qollege . Council .to start, a dental oourse in. 'Auckland.'.'He trusty that the council would do their utmost to frustrate such' \ a. proposal;. in ..view' of the.difficulties , . existing'at present .in obtaining suffiI . cient student.s 'fdr .the '-Otago~ school; ■ The,, Senate, of course,-; cimid refuse to - recognise the school, but he feargd thafe ; ■ there might be. more behind, the pro? posal 1 than "vvas apparent, j arid .®- Senate'might find it difficult to refuse. The''Otago school 7 --had suffered enor- ' . mous'ly: in' the past tho Government' interference in; -the shape'of--amcnchnents'io tlio Act,' and -.illowing- ' .' 6tudente to" "dodge," -and he sincerely ■ "'•'hoped''that nothing 'of 1 , the:.sort :WOijJd.: '■ v b£.pEsrinitted ; in the"future; ..:>The'Chan-, '• -cfeliprsaid-that quito recently'the:A-uck-^ - land College-had asked the- sanction .of ' 1 .tho Senate for tho founding of tho .be- " "gi'uhiiigs of.-aii .engineoring .but lji 'CiriterbiMV'. College 1 -vhM'iv: ; - 1 - agaiiistithe- .of; :.anather' ,eri- : ; • ' r gmeering scliopl,; and--,- their, protest-had' '•■'o. been upheld-byithe Sena,te. ..The eame-'-thing- should, apply to dentistry,' and he. " -uie council ought to join .'• with.: the. ,: faculty" in, the, protest and ■ , -refer the letter- and the 'protest to .-the five members.pf-the,senate xwming from. ■V Dunedini This, was.agreed. ,to.. , ,