DOMINION NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, 7 June 1919, Page 6

DOMINION NEWS.

DANNEVIRKK DOG TRIALS. By Telegraph —Press Association. Uamievirke. June (>. At the North Island Dog Trial ehaih-piom-hip at Weber the championship ;hort head and yarding event resulted:— 1). G. Grant's 'General Manvell (Tikokino). 58 points, 1; C. W. Davis' Toss (Taradale), 5.3 point,. -2: W. M. McKilwraith's Help (Hasrings), .31 points, 3; J. R. Corriga»'s Tarn (Hawera). ,33 points, 4; A. Bellamy'a Tipperavy (Hastings), .32 points, ii. The hunlaway event !ias yet to be finished. FRUIT-GROWERS' CONFERENCE. Dmiedm, June (!. At the annual meeting of the Ota>»'i Provincial Conference of Fruitgrowers' Association. Mr. Shclton, general manager, stated that there would be no general ecnferen.ee this year, partly in the interests of economy. Several" important matters needed to develop further before being ripe for consideration by the conference The resolutions of the Otago conference and other provincial eonforen&i would, therefore. simply go before the federation board of seven directors. Mr. Shelton added that the federation's actions had saved growers many thousands of pounds lately. particularly in toe matter of spraying material. The on-hard tax started on the expectation that it would reach £2500 yearly; as a matter of fact, it had not exceeded £BOO, but those who had not paid could not possibly escape, and 10 percent, on the arrears war being collected. AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION CONFERENCE. Wellington, June 0. At the Agricultural Education Conference the question of capitation was discussed and generally considered satisfactory. The Director of Education said the matter had been under consideration for some time. Personally, he dislikeil the capitation sthenic, and thought the time had arrived for the substitution of a scheme by which lump sums would lie paid to education boards for the payment of the salaries of instructors, wli'cli would mean a grading scheme. Swell officers did not favor the department taking over the control and appointment of officers. With regard to material, he favored the department distributing on requisition. A resolution was carried to the effect that it was desirable that a scale of salaries should be drawn up by the department and the money required paid to the education boards.

RAILWAY FOR EAST COAST. Gisborne, .rune fi. Mr. Chenl, chri'rman of the Auckland Railway Leaciie, addressed a public meeting at Gishorno on railway problem o . The following resolutions were passed: "That this mnotiiirr pledges itself to support the Auckland Railway League in its endeavors to fret through railway communication between Auckland and Gisbomc. upon ll»o distinct understanding that the Auckland League '.rives its unanimous tun-tort to the immediate construction of (lie \n ;v or-Gi shorn c portion of the route:" "that this meetin" would urce upon the Government to take immediate and energetic action to initiate a vigorous construction policy so as to link u?> the Auckland ami Hawke's Bay districts with the Gisbornc district, and so open up and develor the most important undeveloped portion of New Zealand.

TOURING THE ISLANDS. Wellington. June G. Lord Liverpool leaves by the Moan* to-day for the Island trip. At Tiaro-tonp-a he will nick up the Tutanekai. which has e-co nhe-d, -id will visit Mangnia. Ma"ke. Alio. Mnav. AifJt.aki. and Nine. After that he will 70 to Vavau and Tvtila. and thei... r.n Sflmoa and Fiji. re'de-* Lord n T, d I.adv Liverpool, the nartv com-icf.* of 1 !eutenants Garland »"'l MMton. Dr. Co"W>-<. Dr. and Mrs. romarp. Mr. D'vnp. ollk'ial reporter, and Mr. Tavlor. official photographer and c'neuui expert. Arrangements have been mail" with the Government for Mr Dh-on to supply reports of the trip to the press. NOXIOUS WEEDS. ' Wellington, June .". Oivin? evidence hefr.ye Hie Pai-Pamen-tary Industries Committee to-dav. Dr. Re7kes stated that : t wnn pvtrpmely difficult to administer the Noxious Weedv Act and he did not know that it would, as framed nt present, ever be cne.-posfullv .administered. A»Vcd if he. had any proposal wardm" le"/' r -MioTi Dr. Reakes «n;d be nrooo-ed to net the co-operation of the local bodies of various centre-. The members of the local hod : es were elected by the neople nf the district affected by the existence of noxious weeds. The chairman otat"d that, (kerp were IWO.nno acre= affected by blackberry in the Tnranaki province alone. Dr. Reakpa said ; t, was largely a question of labor. The war had aecoutua ted that. He was now en sacred in drifting a Bill dp,al;"T with impure -eed. A \.\v:\e staff of the department was engaged regularly testing samples of seed. BEQUEST FOR OTAOO UNIVERSITY. Dunedin. -Tune !>. A deputation from the University Council wailed on the Hon. J. A. Han all and asked for a grant of £-10.000 for necessary extensions to meat the immediate wantw of students, principally medical, the accommodation bping overcrowded, last, year there were (i-H' students, and this year will start with 000.

The Minister, in 0 sympathetic reply, asked if it was possible to cut the amount, down.

The Chancellor replied that, n.ll the claims were ahsolutely e-i.-ential to meet tli" needs of students now hern. The Minister sn ; d he. wind i;et ■a, report from (lie Director-Opnerp.l. He could see the position called for immediate, notion. The money at the disposal of the Education Department did not meet a.ll requirements. In this caf.e he did not want to lmn<r the matter up and would like to do something immediately.