GENERAL TELEGRAMS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 119, 17 June 1909, Page 2

GENERAL TELEGRAMS

WEST LAX I) XKWS. By Telegraph,—Press Association, Ilokilika, last Night. 'At tin' Wcstlaiid Land Hoard's moot mg to-dny, spi-iinl reference was made to the retirement of Mr, (i. 8. Kourrtti, Chief Commissioner »( Crown Lands. All ihf memta's of the Board paid high tribute to the zeal and unfailing I'ourlKy and also to his servicei i» fostering settlement. Since his assumption of office settlement in Westlaud had made enormous strides, and the (.'round work had lwen laid for further extension. It was stated that Mr. Uoberts was retiring not because he feels his' health is not riVbust enough to do full justice to his work. In acknowledging the vote, Mr. Robert* spokchigldy of the class of settlers on the West Coast and made pointed reference to the vast mineral resources. At some future, time, ffiese'resourees would vet prove the salvation of Xow Zealand. At the close of the proceedings, the neiw Commissioner (Mr, 0, H. M. McClure). formerly district surveyor in Canterbury, was introduced and heartily welcomed.

BIBLE REALTXG IX SCHOOLS, Christchureli, Last Night The request of a deputation of ministers which waited on the Kdiication Board at its last meeting that I lie Bible be read during school hours for half an hour each week, came up for discussion at the Board's meeting this morning. The following motion was carried: "That the Board express its sympathy with those who desire that religious' education should he given to the children of Canterbury, hut does not think it desirable that five hours each day now I given to other subjects should he curtnil- [ i'd, especially as those schools and schoolmasters where religions teaching was given would be handicapped in the race ■with other schools in the subjects of t'ne ordinary syllabus." LEGAL, FIRM IX TROUBLE. i Dtmedvn, Wednesday. A motion by the Otago Lain- Socle!y calling «n a linn of city solicitors to s-limv cause why they should not be struck off the roll consequent on reflections made on Mr. Hutcheson, S.M., fit W.iikminiti recently, is to he argued heforc Mr. Justice Williams on Monday.

I PATENT RAILWAY BRAKE. Wellington, Wednenday. A trial was made this, morning o-,i ft sneeial (ruin between Wellington and the Unit of the Christie patent safety railway brake attachment. The trial was very siiwi'ssful. the applinm'C s'atis.fyfii>J all requirements and fulfilliii" all the claims of the inventor, Mr. N". K, Christie. of Inverenrjjill. The inv.-nlur pm-viili'-s mean- fn r indleatiiiK a; once to Hie driver of a train whether the brakes are <i|ier:\tive m inoperative ami also mean- (if coimmnticittion bv telephone between the tlill'ereut carriage* and the driver in ease of accident.

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