DOMINION NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, 22 August 1919, Page 5

DOMINION NEWS.

PROMOTING TEACHING. ' -| By Telegraph.-Prees AMotiJttlon."! ' WeUington, lart Skktfi Speaking of the suggestion milt Ural competition for TOttnf MOM *"«ould be promoted in NeW mmLm Hanan, Minister for Eduoatiol»ri<3d]i beheted It was a most up't*dite «a progressive movement for eMMrufi industry among boys and girbt HtTl imparting knowledge of rtiatjj methods of production from fee Mfl, B iiad noted (he development df ikt *p-f& in the United States with frtei intmS The Minister added: I realiM fab fjg importance of the proposal to Mmdtt the agrioultural club attttm fnto iB country, and I have caused to be ptMt on the draft supplementary for consideration of Cabinet, an JbkitUM vote for the encouragement of *JrioUi tural instruction and home «MtomU| If this money becomes availaMo ft tr)] assist in the initiation of a scheme that' believe will prove of vuy gnat **!» t< the Dominion." • . : EXPIRY OP MORTGAGES QUEStTOJfc Wellington, Last JffMt. •: A deputation from the Welitagtoi Chamber of Commerce and SodMtr qj Accountants watted on Sir FraßoH B« to make certain proposals regard&g Yl tho Mortgages Extension Act, « M commended by the Chamber of Coiff merce. «>v Sir FrMncis. Bell said the dato I August 31st had been Axed for the *£ Piry of the Act. For certain rtdaAtJ before that time, the Expiring jS3 Continuance Act would come into iintrt] lion and extend it for a year, and ann that year the Government would MB* ceed to legislate. His idea W-fj extend the whole operation of thej&fl until December 31, 1920, bat alt martsages would not fall due the sata* dt« Practically every mortgage which hvi been iu«forco in 1914 had expire** and teen renewed. Tnere were a attain number of ihem in which the mortdtgott' refused to grant an extension far A further term, but the number waa insignificant. Apart from that, the did* mg scale proposal had been carefully «*,* sidered by himself, and be thought If Jltey would consider it fully they wouH Pnd it woild be unjust in operation, iW wme cases the mortgages ought not tot be extended to the date fixed by tho A<»V Ho knew of no better method thu to" extend the operation of the Act for a' considerable period. This would Bean/* ibe mortgages would remain current nn-?j til December, 1920, unless the Suftua*** Court gave power to call up the pr*»fi-' pal. He could not give an answer at* once to the provision for chargißK *1 renal rate of interest, but in nSSIm to a question, Sir Francis Bell said Inr thought he could agree to charging pfi a penal rato under certain circumstance^ ASSISTING SOLDIER "FARMERS. ''"3 Christchurch, Last Night, j The question of provMing finance tu' assist returned soldiers on the land WM discussed by a meoting of landowner* Jit) Wairewo County, Little River. Tbi* ■hairman said the present Gorerntneni allowance of £2500 was very*often noS quite suillcieni for a man to purchase <»' farm with, and ho thought that" IP vnrious individuals would guarantee: •iums according to their means it would! lie very considerable help towardsJ putting men on tho land. The idea*: .vas generally npproved, and it waa flol i-ided that tho ratepayers be invitfd. to] pay two years' rates in three ioittK ments for tho purpose of providing'] finance for putting returned soldiers. ooj. the land, The revenue from rate* ]m£: year was £3OOO, and if the prop«wO» carried £00(10 will be available to ua>t''i soldier farmers. ~J~, i BURGLARIES BY BOYS. ' "* Christchurch, Lant Night. Christchurch residents have b»rj.rcatly pevturbed for several week* favf \ i.wing to a scries of biirglariei, the ra;*<* : occuring on Monday. Thu; nftetnobu,, 'he police arrested seven boys, rangbuv from 13% to 15 years, and prehnwpj against them eighteen charges of break | :ng and entering. The boy? will uajtep their appearance iu the Magistrate'*! Court to-morrow. .; WOMEN MEMBERS TO PARLTAMBHT/. Christchurch, Last Night Mr. McCombs, M.P., has informed WB National Council of Women that IM»\! bis intention to reintroduce his Laghffi lature Amendment Bill next MSfiloß give women the right to be el'eetooVtoi either House of Parliament. -j VARIOUS ITEMS 1 Wellington, I*st Nlfti. j ' The railway working Recount revenue and expenditure from April Ht' to July, 19Ui respectively, £1,757 6W »£& £1,101,853 The figures for the oonrM ponding period of last year *W»| £ 1,550,090 and £979,482. • ' '(. An Order-in-Council prohibit* the lm»' nortation of saccharin of foreign mnuf lacture. '"'' -A The importation of The Call, the ohmhM cf International Socialism, publiskad flm London, ig prohibited. . *|j