DOMINION NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, 2 September 1919, Page 2

DOMINION NEWS.

RAID ON WATERSEDERS' ROOMS. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Dunedin, Yesterday. The wharf workers' rooms were raided on Saturday by the police, and those discovered were formally charged this morning with being found in a common gaming house. On the application of the counsel for the defence, all were remanded till Friday, September 12.

SCHOOL COMMITTEES' ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE.

Wellington, Last Night.

A conference of rcpresentativevs of School Committees' Associations was opened to-day. Mr. Nash, M.P., presided. The chairman considered that education had been starved, and moved a motion urging the Government to increase the annual grant to at least £3,000,000. The motion was carried. It was decided that a Federation of School Committees' Associations be formed.

, Among the resolutions carried was one recommending that an additional capitation allowance of 2s should be made by the Department. The Government was urged to supply all primary school books and requisites free, and that no concession or subsidies be granted to private schools.

ARREARS OF MAINTENANCE. Wellington, Last Night. The ruling given by Mr. E. Page, S.M,, regarding the recovery of arrears in respect to maintenance orders may bring relief to the troubled minds of many who have found it necessary to invoke the assistance of the Magistrate's Court to obtain from unwilling breadwinners the wherewithal to purchase the necessities of life. The question was brought up by Mr. G. Q. Watson, who appeared for the wife of a .man who had been charged with falling into arrears to the extent of £4, but who had at the last moment paid that amount into court, and thereby cleared himself. As far as that information was concerned, Mr. Watson's 'point was that, according to a previous ruling, defendant could be charged only in respect of arrears up to the date of fourteen days prior to the issue of the Bummons, whereas he submitted that under the Act any person defaulting for any period of fourteen days was liable to a fine of £SO or six months' imprisonment. In the ease ,n point, defendant was actually still £3 in arrears, and the only course open to the wife was to take out a further summons for that amount. Mr. Page agreed with the contention, and said it would be in order for counsel to specify the arrears up to date and the Court would have jurisdiction to deal with the matter in full. He did not consider it would be necessary to Lave the informations amended, for defendants would be liable to a penalty if they defatted tat fowtew ditj%