DOMINION NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, 10 June 1919, Page 5

DOMINION NEWS.

PROTEST BY NIAGARA'S PASSENGERS. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Auckland, La<t Night. Passengers from Vancouver for Australia by the Niagara, who are detained in Auckland, have notified the Union Company that unless despatched to their destination by Tuesday evening they will take further action with a view to forcing the company to keep to their contract.

HYDRO-ELECTRIC SCHEME FOR

OTAGO.

Wellington, June 9. A deputation from the local bodies of Otago waited on Sir William Fraser regarding the suggested hydro-electric scheme to bring water by a 'tunnel from Lake Hawea to Lake Wanaha, and there generate 90,000 horse-power at a cost of £404,000.

The Minister, replying, pointed to the enormous difficulties of the scheme regarding both money and men. Even when all the soldiers returned it was doubtful if the man power of the Dominion would ba greater than before the war. The work might possibly cost a million and a half before it was completed. Cabinet were all keen on the matter, and he would have a survey made.

GISBORNE HARBOR.

Gisborne, June 9. The conference of local bodies to discuss the harbor question decided to recommend the Harbor Board that an outer harbor is necessary to meet the demands of the district, and that measures be taken to obtain the necessary legislation; that, the matter being of extreme urgency, the Minister of Marine bo asked to ascertain the name of the most eminent marine engineer who could come from Home or elsewhere to advise the board, and what assistance would the Government recommend Parliament voting for what was believed to be a Dominion work. The financial estimates placed before the conference were ba&'ed on an expenditure of a million pounds.

DEVELOPING WAIKAREMOANA,

Napier, Last Night. The Hawke's Bay County Council today decided to call a conference of local bodies to initiate a scheme under the local Power Boards Act to develop Waikaremoana. The chairman was authorised to obtain an engineer's report as to the cost of developing 180,000 to 200,000 horse power from the lake.

THE GOOD ROADS MOVEMENT. Dunedin, Last Night. In reply to a deputation from the Otago Motor Club regarding the good roads movement, Sir William Eraser said that the question was a very tig one, and woxild have to be discussed by the Government as a matter of policy. They were faced with conditions which did not exist fifteen years ago and a remedy would have to be provided.

SCHOOL INSPECTOR HONORED. Timaru, Last Night. James Gibson Gow, M.A., who has been inspector of schools in South Canterbury for thirty-three years and retires shortly, was entertained at luncheon on Saturday in the Bay Pavilion by a big gathering of teachers, exmembers and chairmen of the late South Canterbury Education Board. Mombers of the Canterbury board were also present. Mr. Gow was presented with a gold Watch and address from the teachers expressive of their high personal esteem and appreciation of his ability, conscientiousness, earnestness, zeal, and sound learning brought to bear in the discharge of his duties. A number of old members of the board and head teachers spoke in eulogy of the inspector's work, and letters were read from absent former teachers, now inspectors or holding higher positions. In reply, Mr. Gow thanked the boards and teachers for the support given him, and recalled the hospitality of country teachers in the old days when they had to accommodate him. Referring to present-day conditions, he said it was scandal that a teacher should have 80 to 90 pnpils in a class. Such a state of things should not be allowed to continue. Teachers were worked out bodily and mentally. Their work should be reduced and salaries raised to induce people of the right stamp to enter the noblest of professions, J