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Evening Post, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 89, 17 April 1911, Page 6

During the approaching game-fjhooting season tne killing of the- native pigeon, pukeko, teal, and grey duck will be permitted. Mr. Dawson, Acting-Under-Secretary for Public Instruction in New South Wales, who is well known as a thoroughgoing advocate of play spaces for children, and an ardent boliever in the gospel of physical well-being, had something to say recently concerning school attendance. Reference was made by a deputation of teachers to the question of holidays and school attendance, and Mr. Dawson remarked that while he believed thoroughly in the necessity for regular attendance, he had no admiration for the child whose regularity was sometimes chronicled in the press. "I sometimes read of instances," he said, "where a child has attended school for eight or even ten years without missing a single day. To keep a child out of the sunshine is one of the penalties we pay for civilisation, but to keep him cooped for ten years without a break is a sin against humanity." The Act-ing-Under-Secretary added that he did not mean that he favoured irregularity, but that he had no admiration for re-cord-breaking attendances. A' selection of articles of historic interest from the collontion being made by the Early Colonists' Committee is on view at the Christ church Museum at present (stales the Christchurch Press). There are two wooden communion cups, brought to New Zealand by the Rev. James Buller, which have not been used since 1854 ; a copy of The Press (printed on satin), containing an account of thu marriage of the Prince of Wales (the late King Edward VII.); a copy of tho National Anthem as sung on the occasion of the visit of the Duke of EUinburgh to Christchurch in 1868, a noteworthy fact being that the final verss differs from the concluding verse in the original version, in that it refers to the attacks made on the Duke's life; a portrait o£ Sir William Heathcote, from whom the river Heathcote takes its name ; three autograph letters— one written by John Robert Godley, one by EdAvard Gibbon Wakefield, and one by Lady Lyttelton j the seal of tho Canterbury Education Board, in use prior to the abolition of the provinces ; a picture of Akaroa in the early days, copied v from the original in tho possession of Mr. T. Whelch ; and a steel -yard, brought to Canterbury in 1840 by Mr. Ebenezer Hay. and used at Pigeon Bay for forty years to weigh grass seed and other produce. It is intended to increase the collection of these interesting relics of early Canterbury from time to time. The traffic on the Wellington tramways during the holidays has been small, chiefly, of course, on account of the unsettled state of the weather. On the other hand, the passenger traffic on the trains has been exceptionally heavy, as already ' stated, and to-day was no exception. Outside- the suburban traffic, which was unusually heavy and was increased by many hundreds who were disappointed in not being able to go to Picton, tho largest number of passengers were booked to the Tauherenikau and Feilding races. Three cinematograph films, depicting New Zealand life and scenery, were shown privately for the first time at a picture palace at Victoria laet month, ' when Sir William Hall-Jones, Mr. Wray Palliser, Mr. R. C. Cameron, and other officials at the New Zealand Government Office were present (writes The Post's London correspondent). The films w«re taken under arrangement with the Government, and it is expected they will be used this summer at the New Zealand court at t^ie Crystal Palace, and afterwards may be circulated to various cinematograph shows. The first film represented life on a sheep station, the second was a trip to tho West Coast Sounds, taking in Mitre Peak, Milford Sound, Mount Pembroke, Bowen Falls, aaid Stirling Falls, and tha third included Rotorua, Wairakei, Maori scenes, hot springs, Waimangu, the Huka Palls, and tho Arateatea rapids. The pictures were exceedingly good, and during the three-quarters of an hour which they occupied, one's interest was well maintained. From the professional point of view one set of films was better than the others, and ,as a certain standard of excellence- iB required by the. managers of picture palaces, the doubt was expressed whether all these would bo acceptable for show purposes. At the same time, they form a new and novel means of advertising the Dominion, and now that the Government has made a start in this direction, it would be advisable to go still further, and put an up-to-date se-rics of New Zealand films on the British market. Picture palaces are all the rage, and a Now Zealand film or two in the programme of some of the London cinematograph shows could not fail to interest the audience. It is essential, however, that the pictures be of the best production. If the Government decided to embark upon this method of advertising the Dominion, pictures should also bo taken showing street life in the principal cities. Akaroa is a progressive- little borough. After providing for an excellent system of > water supply and drainage the borough council has undertaken a hydroelectric scheme for the lighting oi the town. It involved the raising of a loan of £5000, but the money was forthcoming quickly, and no time was lost in beginning the work. Already the intake has been constructed on tho Balguerie stream, some 360 ft above sea level, and the piping to the reservoir on L'Aube Hill, more than half a mile away, has been completed. The stream which, has been tapped is one of the kind common to the district, flowing over a rocky bed through a deep ravine." The pipe-line to the reservoir runs through picturesque but very rough country, and the construction of this portion of the work was by no means easy, the trench which carries the pipes having been sunk fifteen feet in some places, while in others the steep hill-side appears to have grudged even a precarious footing to the pipes. From tho reservoir of reinforced concrete the water will rush clown at high pressure to the tur-bine-house, nearly 300 ft below, to sup- J ply power to the turbines which are to drive the dynamos. Provided no accident occurs, the plant will be installed by the middle of May, and early in June, Akaroa will bs enjoying the bene- I fit of electric lighting.^ Already a number of houses have been prepared for the reception of the new illuminant, and it is anticipated that the use of electric light will be general. The scheme will provide for the .installation of fifty street lamps and the lighting of tho principal wharf, the lighting of all the dwelling-places in the borough, and the provision of power for the industries at present carried on in the town and for domestic purposes. You actually save money by checking your baggago through us. A* small feo for cartage at either end is all you pay. For th?t we collect, check, and deliver tho baggage. Enquire. N.Z. Express Co., Ltd. — Advt. It must bo gratifying to the councillors and tho general public to find tho financial position of tho city, as stated by tho Mayor to be in such a satisfactory position. Tho result of tho year's working avo none tho lea? satisfactory because a year ago Wellington expected hard times. Tho increased prosperity means an increased circulation of money, and with wintor coming on ladies will be on tho look out for, smart, new costumes. Such costumes may bo found in the Mantlo Department at C. Smith's, Ltd., Cuba-street;. Special lino rough Navy Serge Costumes, Norfolk styles, coat lined, stripe lining', skirt well cut, 50s; Ladies' Smart Tweed Costumes, Norfolk styles, in grey, fawn, green, brown mixtures, 63a. — Advt.