TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 23 June 1922, Page 4

TELEGRAMS.

[BY TELEQ HAITI —PEE PRESS ASSOCIATION,

EDUCATION DEPART.\I ENT. WELLINGTON, J ll no 21. Tire establishment of a district high school nt Eentherston, wus approved by the Council of Education to-day. A good deal of consideration was given to the recommendation by the Committee that a high mliiiol should he established at iiahluHia. .Mr Hanks regreLted that provision was not being made for the establishment of more rural high schools where teaching ot agriculture would he a leading feature. Air Kirk said that the present system of education gave a bias towards professional avocations. The Hon W. Fleming stated that it was intended to continue the teaching of agriculture at Balclutha. .Mr Howell thought all secondary schools should be turned into high schools.

Mr Chappie agreed with Air Howell that there was a sort of class distinction springing up in the towns. In regard to technical schools and high schools. Air Caughley pointed out that the technical schools had justified themselves, and there was no need tor preserving distinctions in nomenclature between high schools and technical schools.

On the motion of Air Caughley, it was decided that a high school providing an adequate corn sc in agriculture should lie established in fialelutha.

MUTTER AND CHEESE. HIGH PRICES RULING. PALAIERSTON NORTH, June 22. At the meeting of the National Dairy Association to-day, Air Alorton (Chairman of Directors) rend the following cable received from London today:—“Advise factories to make all possible butter for the next five pa iitlis. Prices will rule high. Doth butter and cheese future prospects distinctly good. Rutter now 2His per owt.. cheese 100 s per cut.’’

ALLEGED WRONGFUL DISAHSSAI NELSON, .June 21.

In the action. AV. T. Alnnsiield. formerlv town cleric and borough engineer Blenheim, v. the Blenheim Borough Council, a claim t’looo damages for alleged wrongful dismissal. a non-suit point under the Alimicpal Corporations Act was raised by the defence and upheld by Air Justice Snlmond.

SALVAGE OF HULL AND CARGO

AUCKLAND. June 21

Ten tenders have been received for the salvage of tin 1 \\ iitshire's bull and cargo hv Mr G. CL Alright, of Brisbane, who is undertaking the work as a pirate venture. A FAREWELL. AVEI LINGTON, June 21. There assembled bore to-day a very happy gathering of officers of the Lands Department to sav farewell (o 'the retiring Under-Secretary of Lands. Air T. N. Rrodrick. who is known throughout the Dominion as one of flic most kindly, conscientious, and able officers in the Public Service. The meeting was graced bv the presence of tile Prime .Minister and the .Minister of Lands, nnd three of Air Brndriek's former chiefs also attended—an incident probably unique in the history of such gatherings. Several of the speakers, including Air Rrodrick himself were reminiscent of the early days of New Zealand survey, and of hard but excellent work dollc hv tbof cioneevs of the chain and theodolite. Mr Broderick himself referred to those days and mentioned that he had served In's apprenticeship in file proviniial Government rf Otago under the late lion G. F. Rielirrdsi.ii. That was 18 years ago. Incidentally Air Rrodrick, who has had great experience in connexion wil 1 1 land settlement in Nee Zealand gave it as his opinion, now that !■*• was out of the service, that the present New Zealand land tenure of freehold combined with leasehold was the ideal VTiure I'm- -the country. The leasehold was. h" sai I. :< stepping stone to enable Ihe new settler to tide over the dillieid: |»o iofl in which lie was jicuiiirIng i :ii>11:• I V obtain the freehold of Lis holding. Tile officers of the Depart-' iei-n|, gave Mr Brmliick a very handsome presentation. j

TALM’O TREMORS. ! WELLINGTON June 20. j No further news having been re- ' reived from Taupe. the secretary of the ' Oener.il Pest Office (Mr AV. It. Alums’) . ' made a special enquiry of the Waira-’ kei Post Office at 2.30 this afternoon (iMHoming the situation. Tho postmistress replied "that they had experienced i eulv one slight tremor since !) o'clock 1 yesterday morning. |

tVAGES TO HE REDUCED. PALAIERSTON NORTH, June 21. Protracted negotiations between repi cscntat ivs of the National Dairy Association, acting on behalf of dairy factory shareholders generally, and representatives of the New Zealand Dairy Factory Afanagers’ Association, concerning the ukase of the Taranaki employers to reduce wages of managers by It) per ■•out. in butter factories, and to per cen. in cheese faetoiios, resulted alter a motion had previously been negatived at tlie niiinf.il meeting, in the Managers’ Association agreeing to accept reductions of o per cent, and 7.’ per cent respei lively, pioviding the minimum salary was £220. The National Dairy Association delegates, on this decision being conveyed to tboni, regretted 1 hoy could not depart from the le*; ills o! the original proposal as the hands of the Taranaki delegates were tied up by their Association. Mr Alorton, chairman of the National Dairy Association, said Die executive no doubt would lie prepared to discuss the matter further after they had boon formally notified of tlio terms of the resolution.

JUNIOR TTTGTI. SCHOOLS.

INAUGURATION OF SVSTEAI

WELLINGTON, June 20. Before the Council of Education Afr John Caughley, Director of Education, submitted tho departmental report’ on the development of the new junior high school system'. FT e explained at length the course that haj been adopted ’n inaugurating the junior high school in Auckland, including what was proposed in the direction of reducing the numbers or pupils in classes. He pointed out that the new schools, like most of the new schools being built, would be of a very fmo type. That, he thought

would he admitted by all who knew

what wn R heine done in this direction in oilier countries. Th e salary of the headmaster of the junior high school would bo sufficient to attract applications from the best primary school teachers or secondary and technical school teachers of considerable experience. Phe salaries of assistant teachers would

also lip Midi ns to menu promotion to suitable assistants in schools who might . apply for arul he appointed to tlmpositions. Education Boatds, High School Hoards, and Technical School , Hoards were being circularised with a I view to receiving iiomin itions or sug. I gestions for the establishment of a limi(‘d number of junior high schools hi other areas, including those towns I rum 8000 to 12.000 inhabitants, also in country areas. , Mr T. \\ . AVells mentioned his visit to the I nited States. He spoke of the scrapping of small one-teacher schools, anil the establishment of consolidated schools. Ihe latter schools were doing most excellent work. I'Ol’f/ntV IXSTRTTTOH PAI.MKPSTOX X.. June 22. Mr Brown, Chief Oovernniont Poultry Instructor, was presented at the A. and P. aiiniin.l smoko hast evening with an illuminated address from the Xew Zealand Poultry Association a,s a public recognition of his services, and a. cheque for £IOO suhscrihed to by poultrymen all over the country. CITY Ml HE ST'PPI.Y. WELT TXOTOX, Jnlv 22 The Chairman of the City Municipal Milk Committee’s rejoinder to the company's statement as to the seasons for taking over the milk supply from it in certain portions of the city is that the Company was so far hade ' in its payments that, to allow it further latitude, would have been equivalent to gross neglect. Attempts had been made to obtain payment without success, and when the milk Committee met the directors in conference, they refused to allow their manager to give replies to questions as to the financial position. So far from treating the Company harshly, it was the strongest desire of i tho Committee that it should carry on I its contract uninterruptedly until the whole system was revised on .Tuly oth.