BEAUTIFYING SCHOOL GROUNDS

Dominion, Volume 21, Issue 127, 27 February 1928, Page 6

BEAUTIFYING SCHOOL GROUNDS

CONFERENCE WITH INSTRUCTORS Inspectors of the Education Department recently had a conference with the agricultural instructors under the Wellington Education Board, when it was decided to do everything possible in the direction of beautifying school grounds. The instructors are to prepare a list of schools with forestry plots and the establishment of further plots is to be promoted meanwhile. It was agreed that the establishment of field clubs be encouraged, but that tho Education Department be recommended to approve of the supervision of the clubs solely by the board’s instructors in agriculture. A recommendation was made to tho Wellington Education Board that the necessary laying out and fencing,of garden plots be carried out as expeditiously as possible after receipt of tho inspectors’ or instructors’ recommendations. It was decided that the Wellinirlon district provide an exhibit for the Wellington Winter Show, and that the instructors so arrange their itineraries as to enable them to be present in Wellington at the time for the purpose of arranging and displaying the exhibits received from schools.

DAIRY PRODUCE SALES

A FAVOURABLE SEASON. Dominion Special Service. Auckland, February 25. The opinion that this season has been one of the most favourable for many years for f.o.b. sales is advanced by Mr. W. Goodfellow, in his inonthlv circular to dairy suppliers. Unless all the powerful inutiple shops’ companies now Great Britain decide io run tlie market down in order to stock up, said Mr. Goodfellow, ho expects to see present London prices maintained, find probably advanced during April, when the February make from New Zealand will be going into consumption. Canadian buying has practically ceased, but Australia is expected to do some business in butter before Juno 15, when flic duty will be increased from 2d. to 6d. per lb. The cheese market for New Zealand in London remains very satisfactory. During tlie month, says Mr. Goodfellow, buyers were reported to be offering up to 8 3-Sd. f.0.b., for January, February, and March makes.