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Gisborne Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1807, 13 July 1906, Page 1

“ New Zealand is always doing something desirable and sensational,” romarks tho British Australasian in reference to tho recent oil-boring developments reported at Taranaki. Tho writer adds :—“ There is no moro lucrative and easily-workod sourco of mineral wealth and none more in demand iu the Antipodes. The well is yielding a barrel of oil a minute, which is quite good enough for a beginning. Whether tne Government owns this source of wealth, or whether it has fallen into tho hands of some Maori Gilead Beck, our correspondent does not say. But wo hope more wells will be tapped in the near future, and that oil in abundanco will be addod to tlio Other natural resources of ‘ Tho Long White Cloud.’ ” At a meeting cf tho Auckland Board of Education Mr George George (dircotor o( technical odueation) eppiisd for authority for tlie preparation cf plane for o now technical co'lego, Mr Goorgo sa : d that tbo survey of a site for a new building had been made, and tbo matter was now sufficiently developed for the '.Board to authorise preparation of plane, They might got a portion of tho bui'ding completed by next Murch st a coat of about four or five thousand pounds. Tho oboirmau said that he thought they might acton tho course suggested, for plans would havo to bo approved by both the Board and Department before any woik was douo, Tho Board decided to accede to tbo director's application for preparation of plans.

~ .is respect to tbs quo-tion of iespretoral grading of teaohers raised by Mr Pcaeocko at the last meeting of the Auckland Board of Education, (lie inspectors, in council, considered the motion submitted, and at a meeting of tbs Board yesterday the following rcsolutior.3 passed by thorn woro forwarded for consideration. The inspectors think it advisable that the grading of the Board's icaofcors he ptiotod iu full, and that the document Iso com muniealed to all teacbcru for their information. They further recommend that the Board should take oxport advice as to tho legal responsibilities whioh the pub lieation of any inspectoral grading of teachers may involve. They recommend that tho subdivisions under oacb grade for the several recognised classes of positions be three instead of six. Tho Chief Inspector added that the existing grading was eullieiently complete to sllord tho Board such gercral guidance or advice in dealing with appointments and promotion as tbs inspectors could cilar. O i the motion of the chairman, it was agreed to defer the matter until next meeting, in order that the suggested legal advice might bo tekon.