GENERAL TELEGRAMS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 102, 27 May 1909, Page 2

GENERAL TELEGRAMS

ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Wellington, Last Night. The arrival* in New Zealand during April last wcr< k "2*172, and departures 401,3. In April, 1008, llgures were: Arrivals, UU22; departures, 3313. i lIELIUJOI* INSTRUCTION IX SCHOOLS. 1 Christciiurch, Last Night. A deputation representing the Christchurch Ministers' Association waited on the Board of Education to-day, »url asketl that school committees be given power, if they chose to exercise it, to lix the hours of teaching on one day of the week at four hours and a half, in ordw to enable half an hour of religious instruction to be given. It was stated that 1-74 schools had adopted what was known as the Nelson system, an increase of 04 upon the previous year. "Tile .Board decided to consider the request at its next meeting. Duuedin, taut Night.

A deputation waited on the Board of Education asking that half an hour be girt* none day per iweck for undenominational religions instruction. The deputation received a kindly hearing and the Board decided to,- discuss the question at next meeting. The system m vogue in Nelson was warmlv eulogised.

ATHLETICS. Wangunui, Last Night. At the annual meeting of the Wanganni Caledonian Society to-night it decided not to affiliate with the New Zealand Athletic Union. Wanganui, Later. At the conclusion of the Cnlcdonian Society meeting, tlw Taranaki and Feilding delegates of the New Zealand Athletic Union met and pledged their respective centres to uphold the Union in any penalties it might impose on thu Wanganui Caledonian Society.

CABINET APPROITxIATIONS, | . Wellington, Last Night. 1 Cabinet to-day passed the following | appropriations: Purchase sleepers, i .CIG2S; Stratford-Ongarue railway,, i £11.101); Beefton-fnangahua railway, €1500; Coal Creek railway extension, £5000; Midland railway, Otira end. formation, £1000: Midland railway, £3000; C'atlins • Waimahaka railway/ £-150!); IWversdahe-fi'wJtzer railway l , £1000; OrFpuki-Waiau railway, £1800; Kawakawa • (Irahamstown 'railway, £4500; Heleusville north railway. £0282; Horailway. £482; "WestportInangahua railway, £1,)00; CanterburyMarlborough railway, £2.10. ' \

Teliders were accepted for tHPfcroction of a courthouse at 'Fairlie ( £.100), post ollicc at Wakefield (£800), additions to Kapier post oflice j £800) Wymtham post ollice (£1000), and Lincoln police station ( £700). Tenders are being invited for the following works:—fieneral post oflic.;, Wellington; courthouse, Gisliorne; police station, Shannon.

corusisn. lnvercargill, Last N'iglit. The Soiitlilaud Connsing Club's meeting -was opened to_-day in the best of weather. The sport was good generally find the number of kills was not uudulv large, though tlie fact that a number of tile hares suffered from sore feet made die kills heavier than Hiev should otherwise have been. The first and second rounds of the Trial Stake were got Oil' and dogs left in are:-,T. Jonet J (Dunedin) On Cuard; fi. Olennie's (Inwreargill) Yellowstone-. W. Mapletoft's (Tnvercargill) Czarina: C. Deegan's (lnvercargill) First round: Baird and Raggs (Qncenstownl Vice-president; \ ream's (Lawrence) Soiverv: A. Fearn's tr-WTenei; 1 Ki.'ip.e; Vop/.'s [lnveroarf! 1 v «' Signal; F. Jiiddles' fOaniar,:) ; (Tloddnii il'usli) Treland's tilorv.

XOISTII ISI.ANI) RAILWAYS. Auckland, Last Niglit. At a largely-attended conference of representatives of various railway league, in the province todav. riMiliilions Here uiianinioiislv jiassed nrgiii" Ihe (loverniuejit- to jinu-ccd \yith tJie constVuciiou of the Kast Coast Kailway and extension of the North Auckland Main Trunk line. TIIK DOMKSTK' SKIiVAN T tJI'KSTION Auckland, Last Ni^ht. Speaking u t a of vfio trades and Lahjir Council Mr. A. Kisser said l)e understood thai next ses>ion a strong ellort would he made to induce the .Ww Zenlaiul (iovernniejit t<i briii<»: out domestic servu its to New Zealand from the M4>ther Country. He advised the Council to pro- 1 (est against this. Let wealthy if they wanted luxuries, pay for them., lie did not see why the country should, j He moved that a strong protest he made] a Hai'lst further assistance I towards hringinn out domestic servants | to New Zealand. The motion was sec-| onded and carried.

NO LlQl'Oi; AT M'XHDIX MACES. Duni'ilin, W eilni'.silay. I lie laicri Ijici'usinir foiiiniittoo iuivin?: lici'iili'il not fo jssui' eoinlitiiiniij lict'nsis' f»r tin. present, next week's nt Wiiijtalui will l mvi . (o | K . he'll WltllOWt till' Mill- of lii|Ulll'. J''iihis school hooks. Auckland, Wednesday. Al tinj,' of tin- KiliM'iition Iliiard ii letter wns ri'ml stating flint as tlio lloard had not complied with the conditions issued in October and iii<l not propose to close, it would not ho possible to pay (he (internment grant for free .school books this year. The chairman i said that I lie «:rant .was insufficient mi the first place to cover books required and that the Hoard had delayed action pending an enquiry. Xnw they -were I'vidcntly not to receive the grant at all. tfiu'li action, he said, did not tend lo increase confidence in the bona fides of the tiovcrnnient. The JJoard would not suffer, bnt pa mils and children would. The Department'* communication was formally acknowledged. j