A MEASURE DEFERRED.

Wairarapa Times-Age, 9 July 1938, Page 6

A MEASURE DEFERRED.

Subsidy on Fruit. The following resolution was unanimously adopted by the Nelson Provincial Conference of the New Zealand Fruit-growers’ Federation: “That an urgent request be made to the Government for an advance payment of 9d a bushel-case from the promised, local market subsidy on all pip fruit sold during the current season and accounted for by the requisite returns tothe Government by May 31, 1938, as; in the absence of such an advancepayment the growers will receive noreturn from the subsidy prior to February, 1939." Student in Engine Room. Having joined the ship less than four hours before she left port, an Auckland University College graduate, Mr D. Kcnrick, was engaged in the engineroom of the New Zealand Shipping Company’s liner Remuera when she sailed from Auckland for London. Mr Kenrick, who holds the degree of Master of Commerce, is working his passage to England, where he will either continue his studies or take employment. Although a vacancy on the Remuera was considered possible, Mr Kenrick was not advised that he could, sail with the ship until this afternoon. In spite of the short notice, a number' of university students were present: when the liner sailed to say farewell tohim.

Salvation Army Orator.Major Sam Hayes, well known as “Digger” Hayes, is announced to conduct the special services at the Salvation Army Hall tomorrow. The Major is one of the Army’s leading exponents of the Gospel, and is a most powerful and convincing speaker. He has just returned to New Zealand from a 17,000 tour of India, Ceylon and Australia. He will be heard in thrilling reminiscences of his travels tomorrow afternoon at 3 p.m. Art in New Zealand. The first art school in New Zealand was established in Dunedin in 1868, said Mr J. L. Salmond at a meeting of the historical branch of the New Zealand Institute at Dunedin. In 1880 a school was opened in Christchurch, one was established in Wellington in 1884, and one in Auckland inTB9O. These schools had done, and were doing, excellent work in the Dominion to foster and promote an appreciation of art. Later, art societies were formed in each of the larger cities, and these were followed by art galleries. Mr Salmond said that art in New Zealand had not as yet taken to itself any peculiar characteristics of technique or design, and, although there were many competent artists in the Dominion, they, from a historical point of view, could not as yet take a place in history.