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Hokitika Guardian, 27 January 1922, Page 4

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got out to the edge of the clearing he was surprised to find the hoy was not behind him. Although not more than a quarter of an hour had elapsed, he went back and shouted, but could obtain no icsponse. WAIKOKOPU HA 11. WAY. GISBORNE, Jan. 24. Work on the Wairoa-Waikokopu railway line is progressing well. There are at present over 300 men engaged, the majority of whom are concentrated on the heavy work about Nubaka. Bails and sleepers are arriving at >\ aikokbpu. Plate-laying is to be commenced at the Wairoa end as soon as the rails can be landed there. Landing is being delayed owing to the Wairoa river bar being blocked. It is expected that the formation work will be finished about July. THE PAR K CASE. WELLINGTON EDUCATION BOARD’S ATTITUDE. WELLINGTON, Jan. 25 Miss Park’s case was discussed again by the Wellington Education Board today. Ten members were present, and a: spoke. They agreed with the action oi the Board’s committee ‘in entirely exonerating Miss Park from allegations of disloyalty, and many tributes were paid to her work as a teacher.

A resolution was passed advising Miss Park, in her personal interest, to attend the public enquiry ordered by the Minister of Education, but waiving the question of the legality of such enquiry.

The diairmap (Mr Forsyth), at the conclusion of the meeting, asked the committee which sat at the first enquiry to attend at the second enquiry. Me said they might he unwelcome guests, but they had a right to he •here. They should have the Board’s solicitor to advise them. Jt was resolved that the committee should attend.

A SUPREME COURT TEST CASE. WELLINGTON, Jan. 25 Miss Park’s solicitor (Mr ('. 11. Taylor) states that proceedings are being taken in the Supreme Court to test the legality of the Minister of Education’s holding a second enquiry into the case; and also to test the power of the Minister in respect to the claim that lie lias the ligliL to cancel public school teachers’ certificates.

DROWNED. INVERCARGILL, Jan. 25 A young man named Walter Wright, was diuwned in the Wyndhain River this morning. He was assisting his employer, Mr J. B. Taylor, to cart stakes. The horse ran back throwing the dray into the river, which was deep at the spot. Taylor’s little son was in the dray but was thrown clear by his father. The two men went down with the dray. Taylor managed to reach the hank, but Wright was not seen again. Probably he was pinned under the dray. Two of the horses were drowned. The police are dragging for Wright’s body.

NURSERYMEN’S CONFERENCE. CHRISTCHURCH, Jan 26. The Nurserymen’s Conference carried a resolution that the Government lie urged! tot take the necessary power to deal with garden ‘posts on the same lines as with orchard pests; that when prices sire being fixed this should he done as far as possible by those who are growing and handling the different

lines under review; that the Division of Horticulture ho asked to furnish annually a return of all trees, plants,, and bulbs imported, with the countries of origin and values/ The remit dealing with fire-blight was discussed in committee, and a resolution was carried that this conference urges the Government to take prompt measures to deal with hawthorn in an effective manner for the control of firehlight.

SECTARIAN QUESTION. WRIGHT AND HIS CHARGES. WELLINGTON, Jan 25. In the House of Representatives today, Mr R. A. Wright (Wellington Suburbs) withdrew a statement he had made some days ago that men had been dismissed from the Public Service on account of their religious convictions. "In committee of the House °n the I.3th insit.” said Mr Wright, ‘‘l made that statement upon information which had been supplied to me, and the accuracy of which I had not reason to doubt. Rut when that accuracy was questioned by thfV Prime Minister and some honourable members T proceeded to mnl.-e further inquiry. As a result, T have found that the information, in reliance on which I spoke in the House was in- i

FIVE DAYS IN’ THE BUSH. j MISSING BOY FOUND. j GISBORNE, Jan. LG. 1 Much relief was expressed at the news that reached town this afternoon of the safety of the lad John Clare, missing at Matawi since Friday. During the past few days the settlers made splendid efforts on the lad’s behalf. In spite of the wet stormy weather settlers rode in from the surrounding districts, some coming long disauces. The search was conducted in a thoroughly systematic planner, the searchers being sent out through the bush about a chain apart. Not only settlers from all round but the mill-hands at the sawmills joined willingly in the search gin fact it was stated there was hardly a man in the neighbourhood who had not joined in the quest. Several of the seat cliers lost themselves in the bush last night, but hit out to civilisation this morning. The lad, who was barefooted and without a shirt, was found , under a log not much the worse for his exposure, though his legs and feet were swollen. He was right in the heart of the bush, and naturally somewhat exhausted. It seems that the boy hvas not left at a particular spot in the bush as was first reported, but that ] he was following Mr Richardson home after the pig had been killed. It was not more than ten chains from the edge , of the bush, and for some distance in ( there is a fairly defined walking track. ■ Mr Richardson told them that when lie ,