DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 11 April 1930, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

PUBLIC LIBRARIES

TRAINING OF STUDENTS

By telegraph—Dm Dre.i* Assta iauuu j

AVELLINGTON, April 8

One of the latest acts of Air .James Ncrrie, public librarian, late of Auckland, is the; institution of a series ol\ classes lor college boys and girls at the- library, with the object of training school children in I lie use of the public nir a ry.

lo know how to attain certain knowledge in the least space of time is one of the chief things in life. To that end the classes will be shown at the library how books lire classified at first into big sections, or divisions, and then i.n lo .smaller sub-seutions, until one used to the system, is able to go almost straight to the volume required, and so turn up the required reference. The first class was one from Rongotai College, win h visited the library to-day. Other colleges will be taken in location.

REPORT CONTRADICTEO.

NAPIER, April 8

The chairman of the Napier Harbour, Air A. K. J nil, states that the report in a. Press Association message' from 1 1 ere yesterday, alleging that he has decided to forsake harbpur politics to become official organiser of the United Party, is absolutely- untrue. No such suggestion has oven been made to him or is likely to be made.

Afr .lull asks that the same publicity 'shall be given to this denial as was given to the statements telegraphed from Napier by the .Piers Association.

MUSICIANS* AAV A ED.

NEW CLAIMS CONSIDERED

AVKLLINGTON, -April 8

A Council of Conciliation meeting; was held to-day to consider claims for a new award made by the Association of Musicians 5 . The proceedings vore taken in committee and considerable progress was made in arranging matters of minor importance. A difficulty, however, was exiperi-enc-r-d by tlie parties in connection with fixing the scope over which the Union shall operate. The union requested that- it shall cover the whole of the Dominion, while the employers contended that the clause in the present award was sufficient, inasmuch as ti e principal businesses carried on in the , : jues of Wellington. Auckland, Christchurch and Dunedin. If this difficulty ,-an be overcome, there.is a, reasonable prospect. 11l at the majority of the -important clauses will be agreed .upon.