DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 17 June 1927, Page 4

DOMINION ITEMS.

(By Telegraph — Per Rrcvs Association.)

DAIRY FACTORY MANAGERS. PALMERSTON X.. Jline Hi. Ai the annual mooting of New Zealand Dairy Factory -Managers’ Association, tlie annual report recorded satisfactory financial position and {-revival of interest in Auckland district, also an advance, in quality of hutter and cheese. Officers elected were: President. C. Woods, of Taranaki.

Provincial Executive: !•• Petersen 'Auckland). K. Hall ■ ManawSltu), A. Inglis (Tnranawi). W. Delaliunty (Hawke's Bay). I!. Foss (Bush District . •). -Middleton .South island). -J. Brasli t Wairarapn); Secretary. A. F. Nielson. A remit from Taranaki urging monthly instead of fortnightly holidays was discussed and it was decided to request factories to view sympathetically the hardship in this connection inflicted on managers under the award.

SCARLET JCfSVJSRWELLINGTON. Jane Id. The Weliingfog provincial district is experiencing an undue incidence, of a mild type- of scarlet- fever. Tiie latest figures for Xew Zealand give a Total or Oi ua'-.ur-. including one death. Of these esrsoa nine were in ihe Waii-ganui-ilorowhemia. district, fifteen in the TVairarapa-Easl Coast. thirteen in Wellington Central, and the rest in the other ten districts. The Health Depnrtme.nl is taking all precautions and lias issued instructions to head-masters of schools and parents.

TB FA XT TEACHERS. EDIT ATI OX BOARD'S POWERS AUCKLAND. June 15. Power to. wield the ‘dug stick” over truant teachers is wanted by the Auckland Education Board, ft. is considered that the present legislation does not give the hoard enough authority to ileal with teachers a- they deserve. 'lf a teacher wilfully absents himself from duty, the hoard i- justified in punishing him hy censure and hy loss of salary: further, in the event of a repetition cl' the offence. oven dismissal might he justified.” This was the opinion of the Crown Daw Office, given at. the request uf the Auckland hoard, which wanted n definition of its power over truants.

The chairman (.Mr A. Burns) said that at present teachers might take holidays without the hoard having the power to dismiss them. All the hoard could do was ccn.sure them and penalise them hy the 10.-s of salary. "We are not sure whether we are iustifuM in dismissing.teachers for the third or fourth offence.” said Mr It. Hoc. oiit'injiig the ease under review. The chairman said ih.iv. a woman teacher had been granted an extra day’s holiday following the Christmas holidays, and subsequently refused an extra day. Despite 1 hi-, .she extended her holiday. It was against all law and order that teachers should he allowed to do that sort of thing. Mr W. T. f-a in t'l iel I : Iho question should lie referred m the Minister. The suggestion was adopted.

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WELLINGTON. .1 inn* 15. The registration of inot>r-i ehic.les in the Dominion up to flic end of May totalled 100.071). The rogi.st.rfir reports details of tile registration to the Minister for Internal Affairs (the Ho,a. Mr Bollard as follows: .. North Island—Gars (j'fi.fO! : (.rucks etc. 1(1.181 : cycles . 10.705; tola! |i>> _ 057. .South 1.-laud —C a.rs *1 !.?*{).!; trucks ere. 728.8; cycles M.BO 5: total 03.422.

R.5..-V. CttiXFKREX’C'E. TT J'.Ll.TNf!'| ON. June 15. Tlie R..X.A. Conference carried thi following remits after a little- discus -sion :—( I) asking for statement Iron the Minister ot Lands, as to the passbdity of tlio Discharged Soldiers Settlement- Act being re-opened fin housing purposes at an carte date: (2) re-affirming tiie policy of the Association for a stibdivisi in of suitable areas of Crown lands when the present leases are terminated and protesting against the proposal by farmers Miat preference to returned soldiers at the land ballots he removed ; (3) that when n soldier is unable, to pay both principal and interest lint can pay interest. lie may at the discretion of tlie Land Board be allowed the usual rebate oil the interest. Special recommendations were adopted regarding Xgaroma anil Knilicre soldier settlements. ft. was l'ceomnienili-il that South African veterans he given the same privileges under the Discharged Soldiers’ Settlement Act as tTie returned soldier from the Great War.

It was resolved as regards housing that as repayments are made they he earmarked for loans for housing to soldiers who did not avail themselves of the privileges when the. scheme was in force. The Government was urged to make provision for disabled, returned soldiers bv providing work ns lift attendants. night-watchmen or messengers in Government Departments

OTAKI HOSPITAL DISPUTE. AYELLTXGTOX. .Time 16. The Health Department proposes to settle the long-standing dispute over the Otaki Hospital, by recommending the Palmerston Hospital Hoard to put it in a state of repair and use it for

minor cases. Mr Field. ALP., considers the compromise will he acceptable, especially as the Palmerston Hospital is overcrowded, while beds are vacant at Otaki He added that a report is current that the Sanatorium was to be closed, as it is now considered Otaki is not a suitable place. Recen - lv a large amount of money was expended on the additions. SOLICITOR, IN TROUBLE. GISBORNE. Time 16. Vn application on the motion o? Mr W Nolan, on behalf of the Gisborne Law Society, for an order calling on John Nation Bullard to show cause uln he should not ho struck off the roll was granted bv AH Justice OsHer in the Supreme Court. The date and place of hearing were fixed for AA ellington on Friday, June 2-lth.

COMPENSATION FOR WIDOW. WELLINGTON. Juno 16. \t the Arbitration Court Avill Gradley Colledge, widow, claimed £604 lOfc from William Beveridge, licensee of tire Occidental hotel, on account of the death of her husband, a lwtol worker, ns ilio result of mi rw eidout ocourri.ii" allegedly in tho course of his employment., hernia being caused by lifting a barrel of beer. The Court awarded full amount claimed.