LOCAL AND GENERAL

Wairarapa Times-Age, 21 September 1943, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Basketball. ) An Upper Hutt basketball team was entertained by Woolworth’s, Masterton, with a friendly game at the Y.M.C.A. hall on Saturday. The final results were 'Woolworths 26, Upper Hutt 7. Knitting Wool Ration. The Rationing Controller stated at Christchurch yesterday that as large stocks of knitting wool of heavy quality had arrived it was now possible to double the amount of this type of wool which may be sold under the “E” coupon scheme to individual purchasers. In future two ounces of wheeling, double knitting, or totem wool may be purchased against each “E” coupon, allowing a total of 24 ounces against each ration book. Fingering wools remain at the previous rate of one “E” coupon an ounce and clothing coupons are required for all wool in addition to “E” coupons. Railway Bus-drivers’ Demand. Railway bus-drivers of Wellington and the Hutt, who are asking for double pay for Sunday work, were represented at a deputation which waited on the general manager of railways, Mr E. Casey, yesterday morning. After having heard the men’s case Mr Casey said that the bus-drivers were working under the passenger transport award, which was being adhered to faithfully by the department. This contained conditions favourable to the men which did not apply to railwaymen generally. He promised to place the requests before the Minister of Railways as soon as practicable, and to let the men have a reply as soon as a decision had been reached. Salaries of Teachers. The Prime Minister, Mr Fraser, in an address at Palmerston North last, night, referred to the salaries of secondary school teachers, stating that when increases were given to primary school teachers something similar was promised the secondary teachers. However, the war intervened, and they had been very patient for four years. Now the matter was to be brought before the Minister of Education and the Stabilisation Board to see if the proper adjustments could be made. “I am very keen to see something done to give equivalent advantages to secondary school teachers as have been given to the primary teachers,” Mr Fraser added.

An Application Granted, An application by the Y.W.C.A., Wellington, for permission to use the Wairarapa College as a camp for city girls from December 27 to January 17 was favourably received at last night’s meeting of the College Board and the request was granted subject to conditions laid down by the Acting-Princi-pal (Mr F. J. Gair) and the works committee. Big Untapped Coal Deposits. A statement that there were still huge untapped deposits of coal in the Waikato was made by Mr G. Smith, Huntly, at a meeting of the Waikato County Council. Mr Smith said it was a mistake to assume that the coal deposits were confined to Huntly and its neighbourhood, for there were two extensive seams at Rangiriri, and at least 22,000,000 tons at Ohinewai. The presence of these supplies had been proved by geological tests. College Assembly Hall. At a meeting of the Wairarapa College Board of Governors last night a letter was received from Mr J. Robertson in which he expressed surprise at the board’s decision in refusing to let the hall for political meetings. He pointed out that the hall was built by public money and that there was an obvious difference between the holding of dances in the hall and the holding of meetings. The letter was received without discussion as was an application from the Wairarapa Interhouse Association for the use of the hall following its annual gala day. Educational Standards. In reporting on a recent educational conference which he and the ActingPrincipal, Mr F. J. Gair, attended, Mr W. R. Nicol said at last night’s meeting of the College Board that concern had been expressed at the low standard prevailing throughout the Dominion in English and arithmetic. Mr Nicol said that one of the greatest mistakes which had been made by the educational authorities was the abolishing of the proficiency examination. Under the “freedom” scheme, he said the children played with toys, played shops, etc. Russia, he said, had tried that system but it had since gone back to the ordinary system. Mr A. Owen Jones (chairman) said he agreed that too little attention was given to spelling and arithmetic. For heavy Chest Colds — Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure. 25 W. E. Woods, Ltd., Lambton Quay, Wellington.