VARIOUS DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 29 June 1921, Page 4

VARIOUS DOMINION ITEMS.

J .^KURAPn' —PER PRESS ASSOCIATION] REPORTS of royal COMMISSIONS. WELLINGTON, June 27. The reports of the Kauri Gum Industry and Thompson-Hotop Commissions have been received by the Government, who are awaiting their submission to the Governor-General,. before the contents can be made public. The reports of the Hospitals and Totalisator Permits Commissions have not yet. been received. They are duo at the end of the month. As each Commission’s report lias first to be foiwarded to the Governor-General, it is probable that some time will elapse before the recommendations are made known. earl haig. MESSAGE TO OLD COMRADES. WELLINGTON, June 27. Mr H. J - Knight, a representative of the New Zealand Returned Soldiers' i Association at the Empire Conference ! uf ex-service men held in Cape town. returned to the Dominion by N the UiI maron. Mr Knight stated Unit he reI nnuned behind after the Conference to | accompany the Earl and Countess Haig I and other oversea delegates on a tour ] of the Union, with the object ol secur- ! hm unity among the ex-service men. | There were five separate organisations of \ returned soliliey-s recognised by the Ln- ! ion Government. From the point of view i (1 f unity the tour was a success, and 1 a Union Conference is to be held this j month. Air Knight brought message j frejm Earl Haig conveying heartiest ; greetings to all oldcomrades. He hopes jto visit them soon. Air Knight says i Lady Haig is also anxious to visit New l Zealand. 1 j DISTRESS IN AUCKLAND. AUCKLAND June 27. : The present winter season has | brought to many families in Auckland ’ hardship and distress, such as they have j not known for many years past. The ■ city’s socftil workers have had an in- | creasing number of visitors seeking j help. Among them aTo women . who i have had nothing to givs their children I to cat for a week, save bread and thin istew; old age pensioners, feeble with ! infirmity, wearing brown paper in their i boots instead of soles; widows with I families of five or six little ones, and j nothing but a small pension to meet all , their want*. These are all actual cases j vouched for bv workers "bo are striv- | j n g valiantly to carry < u their good j work against odds. These and other ! stories of distress were borne out by ! flic relieving officer of the Charitable j \; r ] goard. who stated that the Board . was at present aiding 200 families, all ! of them in dire need.

training colleges CHRISTCHURCH, June 23. Mr ,! Caughley, Director-General of Education is visiting Christchurch in connexion with the propsed new Trainin” College. He leaves to-nnuTow for Dunedin, where he will inspect the Twining College, returning mi Friday or Saturday, and proceeding direct to Wellington, and subsequently visiting Auckland. The Training Colleges in Auckland, Christchurch, and Dunedin arc greatly over-crowded, and after All Caughley has completed his inspection a meeting of a committee of expel ts will 1)0 held to discuss the future policy, in regard to the Colleges. WORKERS EDUCATION AL association. CHRISTCHURCH. June 28. .Mr 11. Bebdiaw. B. A., has been appointed full-time AY.E.A. tutor on t,be West Const, with headquarters at Greymouth. lie gained high qualifications as a student at Canterbury College and ; professorial testimonial states that be is likely to bo a very successful tutor. He is now agricultural instructor to the ITawera Technical High School. Tie matriculated in 1903 at the age of 15. and obtained first place in the Dominion in English. Tie went through the early stages of his teaching career in Christchurch, and was appointed act-ing-agricultural instructor for the Western District. In 1918 he went into camp and in 1919 lie was assistant master at the Ashburton High School. As a student .of economics, he has written a valuable thesis on dairy farming in New Zealand. TRAINING OF TEACHERS. WELLINGTON, dune 28. Mr Caughley, Director of Education, is at presemt visiLing the principal training college centres ol Hu Dominion ,\t present lie L in Dunedin. I. 'ter he u..i rour the ,\i rtii L-laud. !t is | riu- , !,,d quest is in regard to tin- proh’Me oat.-,ul of experienced teachers Loin the colleges within Lt. next yeni or two. Mr I’a it. Minister of Education, said to-du , Unit j.i'.u ti, ally the whale success of education and of contemplated reforms depended on Ihe teachers. !l was essential to get the right men and women for the work. He had asked .Mr Caughley to make a special enquiry as to the physical appearance and health of the trainees, of whim there now are nearly 1000. This was practically double the number of any previous year. Hie Minister added that in view of suggestions the medical examination bad been somewhat changed. Instead of Education Board doctors in the service of the Department would deal with these exams. The Minister said the Diroctor also would make enquiries into the suggestions of some headmasters that young teachers emerge from the colleges with excellent ideals and ample instruction in the theory ol pedagogy, but who are not sufficient ly strong in the practical side of the work.

AT A TER NTT Y QUESTION. WELLINGTON dime 28. Hon. parr. Minister of Health stated that the Cabinet has finally approved ! of a grant of £1950 towards (lie cost !j this year of buildings erected at the Karitane Harris Hospital, Dunedin, in ) connection with Blanket Society movement.