TEACHERS' INSTITUTE

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3124, 30 June 1917, Page 10

TEACHERS' INSTITUTE

The Wellington Branch of the jSw Zealand Educational institute .met Inst iiHit in the Norninl School. Mr. 1. H. Ballachey presidetl, and there was tu good attendance of meiubers. On tho motion of Mr. Foster n motion el condolence was passed with the relatives of Sergeant Dempsey and Private ilatlueson, recently ldlletl in action. •\n invitation whs -received from the Society for the Protection of Women ami Children to attend a discussion on Iho odiication of gifts nt the Town Eall on .Tulv i. 3fr. W- l-nsler was deputed an the'representative of the inetituto at the meeting:. , s[t. H. A. Parlciuson moved: , "That this branch of tho Educational Institute accrfrd its hearty support to tho movement for . reducing tho hours for the sale of alcoholic liquors. In his remarks tho mover expressed tho opinion that the institute should not be the last to joinin the movement. Different sections of the people supported it from different motives. To li'.i section did tho proposal appeul more closely than to teachers. They wo directly concerned with the welfare of the children, ami it was acknowledged tli.it children formed the most valuable of the assets ot tho State It vas absolutely necessary in tho interest of tho Stutc that they should attain the highest possible standard of education, since in a few years they, would every one become citizens. The child, too,"had an individual right to a iuir r.-em!-oir' in life, aud ft fair chance to make the best of himself in competition with his fellows. Owing to the operations ot the trade, hundreds, even thousands of tho State's future citizens liait their opportunities of development cut off, because they had to leave school to «o to work to support the homes that the liquor trade had impoverished. Thereby the State 'and the individual alike S \lv J C Webb seconded the motion. In* every school and in all standards there were pupils who..as the result of tho impoverishment of the parents, were not in'a condition to get the full benefits of education. . . After brief discussion, in which Messrs. Hopkirk, Foster, and Erskine took part, the motion was canied. A .paper on "The Application of Index Numbers of Prices to tho Settlement of Wa»es," supplied by a member, -was read by Jfr. W. H. Gould. 'A hearty vote of thnrjss was passed to the member for the paper, to vthieh it ■was decided to givo the widest possible publicity. '

At 11 o'clock this morning JTessrß.. George Thomas and Co. -will hold an auction sale of the larm implements and household furniture of STi-. G. Peel;, jun.. Epum llamlct. Lower Hutt,. Further particulars are advertised. T . jressrs. De Peliohet, M'Lcod and 00., UA., Hastings, will hold a clearing sale of the stock on the '■Pourercre' , and "Te llami; fri- ■Estate" on July 6. Ou "Pourercre" there arc 13,768 sheep and 982 cattle, and .■ill "Tc Maniiiri" 3900 sheep and-221 cattle. Further particulars arc advertised.

Two stock sales will be held at Otaki on Wednesday next, by "Messrs. Abmham and Williams, Ltd., and Messrs Dalgctj aud Co., Ltd. Particulars of both sales are advertised. A special sale of 2800 sheen will bo held nt Alfredton on July 5 by Messrs. Wright Slophcnson and Co., and'MeSEre. Dslgity and Co., Ltd. Further entries lire solicited. N 'I, Loan »«d Mercantile Agency Co. will hold a, stock sale at Levin on 'luosday I "Scssrs. Dalgcty and Co., U'u wilt hold a'stock sale nt Levin on Tuesday next. Tlie enlries arc advertiPcd. Messrs. Uery and Co., Allen Street have 2 °MW "jlurlcyfWnakßii, lias instructed the N.Z- Loan and Mercantile Agcnoy Co. to auction his flock of 190 sheep, 3 cow. and horses, furniture, etc. The salo will he ßmSjl farms V'tho North and South T'lanfls arc advovlisod lor sale b S JTbebi-s. IT H Cook and Co., 24 Groy. Street. . T-iiid Bwculators -will find in this i69uo •\rU-r« Kiircourt and Co.'s advertisement RivVnir'TiiTtiditlnrs oC desirable farm proliertics for sale.