DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 23 May 1924, Page 1

DOMINION ITEMS.

[tlY TELr.«HAI’H —I 1 Kit I’UKSS ASSOCIATION. GRADING OF CREAM. PALMERSTON N. May 22. A meeting of the members of Mana-watu-Wcit Coast Dairy Factory Association was addressed hy .Mr Smith (Government Dairy Instructor) who outlined a proposal for grading cream supplies to factories. The lecturer states that thirty-two factories in Auckland district had adopted grading, and Manawatu was going along in the old groove. It was resolved that the following resolutions he consideied at the annual meeting of the A--’ ciatioii :—That the Government be ii-ked to consider the appointment of furl lief farm instructors, the meeting unanimously affirming this u> be necessary ; that the adoption of the system of grading' rroatn bv considered ; that factories refuse to accept cream or milk which has been rejected by other factories. „n account of its poor quality.

N.Z.E.A. CONFERENCE. LOCAL BATING PROPOSED. WELLINGTON, May 21. The conferenuco of the New Zealand Educational Institute discussed tins morning, the question of lot al rating for additional incidental school expenses. A long report on the subject was presented on lieiudl ol the Auckland brain bof the N.Z.E.A. 'Hie n-pori stated thai the growing interest in schools which the public was now -bowing, particularly itt the matter of environment, had led many districts to raise money locally, lor the [impose of enlarging schools concerned \ot ibe prim-ipl-- win wrong, being itiioolly opposed to the Isdllcutiou Aci which proposed making public schools

absolutely free, so far as upkeep was concerned. The report therefore eoni ended (lint fluids required for those should he raised by moans other than those at present employed. The purpose of local rating was to luiiii.-li an idtenative I i local begging, and to free ■ehools from tin- responsibility of raising funds, and to place the entire expense of cdiu alien where it belonged namely, ever the whole of the people, and -o relieve those on whom the burden now tel. The machinery suggcsled iva- that at present existing: viz., city, borough, or enmity councils for the collection oi the funds required. At tlio annual meeting, or ai a spoial general me,-ting called for the purpose. the school ceinniillee would oslii::,u. i lie amount required for additional incidental expenses, ami having obtained the sanction the householders. would polity the local luting anthorit v.

The repiri was adopted alter some discussion by II to 2i>. X point was made in the report that the raising of funds would be optional with the districts.

COUNCILLORS AND LATE MEETINGS. WELLINGTON. May 22. One of the. matters brought before the Ibitne Minister to-day by a City Council depiii'itinn. was that provision should he made for motor ears to take councillors home after :i late meeting of ihe Comedl. lin Mayor said that the AuditnrGeiierr.l had refused to sanction the further use of motor is. by allow ing

j rhm to be made against ibe City Conned. which bad at j.icsciit. mutters of moment- io consider and the only alternative to late sittings Wits to have iwo meetings instead of one. Mr .Massey said that the matter could la- remedied by legislation, but mi amendment to the law would crop UPThe Mayor said lie saw the dilliculty bill there cntllil be restriction.-. Mr Massey said that lie would place this and other matters before Cabinet. DKNTAI I CONFER KNCF.. WELLINGTON. May 22. At the Dental Conference to-day the report and balance sheet were discussed and adopted. Mr Claude If. .Moses (Anekbiiidl was unanimously elected President, mid Mr A. Dickens (Invercargill) viee-Mesident. The Association'- headquarters will be located in Wellington dining tlie present year. The Executive Council ollieers were elected as follows: Chairman. Dr. K. (. Mo tetb: honorary secretary. Maui ice K. i leiinision : honorary treasurer. D. MeCoim. A recommendation was made to the Executive that the next conference lie at Auckland.

TRADE WITH JAVA. DUNEDIN. May 22,

\ meeting of leannfactnrers and the Chamber of Commerce to consider ti-iide possibilities with Java, a committed was set tip to co-operate with [he F.xi'mt Committee of the Chamber with a view to approaching linns to secure their support in sending out a representative to the Last, mid to a]pcoaching tlie Government for a subsidy.

MUSICAL EDUCATION. WELLINGTON. May 22. A deputation from the Professional Musicians' Conference waited on Mr Pur,. Minister of Education, to-day. and laid before him the skeleton of a [{ill ) melding for the registration of music teachers and their incorporation into a Dominion organisation. Mr Parr promised to father the Rill in the House as an Education measure and commended the desire of the promoters to improve their standard of musical education in the Dominion.