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Evening Post, Volume LXXIV, Issue 125, 22 November 1907, Page 6

The^ Auckland City Council resolved last night to accept a tender at £4205 for the construction of new salt water baths at Shelly Beach, Ponsonby. The Southland News is informed "on good authority" that Mr. Donald M'Donald has purchased from Mt. Hales, the Ardlussa estate, and it gives "rumour" credit for the statement that £30,000 haa changed hands over the transaction. The Education Board yesterday afternoon granted leave of absence to, the following teachers :'— Miss A. J. .Stanton, JJaleneld, extended until the end of tha year; Mr. Yeats, headmaster of tho Hult District High School, from 12th November till the holidays; Miss Sullivan, assistant at Taita, eight weeks from' the end of tho holidays. The Education BoarS yesterday accepted the ofter of Mr. R. G. Knight to present a wall copy of the Ten Commandments to each school. Some members I wised facetious when <he copy was produced, and it was suggested that tach. member of the board should take a copy and hang it in his bedroom. Mr W Allan thought Mr. Knight's idea' was T . er y go°«. and moved that the offer should be accepted. The motion was carried unammouslv. John Chinaman, who has been a target m our columns lattly for the shafts ol sundry correspondents, finds a defender m Mr R (_i. Knight, who writes t» say tiiat the said correspondents are indebted to John for a good dinner. If the Chinaman did not keep the Wellington market" well supplied with ve«eta °L eSj many of us would .have to °g 0 without those wholesome adjuncts to our daily bill of fare. To the Chinese discovery of the mariner's compass, Mr Knight attributes the discovery of New Zealand by Captain Cook, and ho considers it contrary to British fab: play to endeavour to prevent a few Cliinamea from earning an honest living. . An important amendment is being made in the Edvcation Act whereby children attending Catholic and Maori schools -will come under th& compulsory clause. The Truant Inspector, Mr. J. Dmeen, reporting on this subject at tha_ meeting of the Education Board yesterday afternoon, stated that the change ■would be welcomed by teachers in thosu schools, as well as by himself, for his inability, to take action in the past had resulted in poor attendance. In several instances parents after receiving wum» ings from the Truant Inspector had trans- ' ferred their children irom the publio schools to Catholic schools, -and had thus been ablo to breuk the compulsory clause with impunity."It will bo well to approach this " matter calmly, and not allow our feelings to run away with our judgments,"' advised tho -Mayor last night, in refer, euco to the proposed acquirement of tho Day's Bay bush as a national reservo. He quite agreed that the bush ought to be preserved for the people, but urged caution, lest an extravagant estimate of the value of the property should be spread abroad. "It is sur* prising what a sudden senso of tha aesthetic has sprung up lately," continued His Worship j "during the- last few days I hav6 been approached by all sorts of people, urging that the property should be acquired. I never before suspected that they had any love of the beautiful in their souls, and on making enquiries I became suspicious of their motives." . The reduction in school attendance owing to epidemics was investigated by a committee of ;th& Education Board during last month. Yesterday, 'after consideration of the report — frft" 1 h it appeared that the board's average fop the year would probamy be anu^vu jy nearly five hundred pupils ; and that tUa safeguards already existing appear, with a very acw exceptions, to protect most of tho cases directly affected by the epdiemics— it was resolved that relief should be sought in reference to three matters: — 1. That in three cases of reduction of staff on Ist October, dua mainly to epidemics, the salaries of tho teachers be continued to 31st December. 2. That, in any cases where a fall of grade is involved owing to tho effects of the epidemics extending over mora than two quarters, there fie permitted the substitution of three-quarters of the preceding year for those of tha affected quarters. 3. That, owing to the reduction in percentage of attendance from 87.4 ior 1906 to probably 84.5 for 1907, the hoard be refunded aa amount equal to the .difference involved. According to Councillor Godber, there " is ample room for improvement in tha management of the workers' cars. Speaking at the City Council meeting last night, he asked whether it was possible to have a -tram at the Manawatu railway station to meet the 5.10 p.m. train from the country?" I have been there many times, and there has been no tram," he said. "It was brought under my notice the other day.^ There were ladies with children in arms, and old men, too, waiting for a car. Then a car with four people in it came along, but the conductor told them that they could not board, as it was a workmen's car. Almost immediately after another workmen's car came along. It was positively empty, but the conductor would not_ take anybody on board, and they had ta tramp along to the Government station. My attention %vas drawn to it in very forcible language." The Mayor said they could not follow up the matter unless the number of tho car was given. The guard io question ought to be re? primanded, or possibly dismissed, bub nothing could be done if his mimber was not known. Conductors should not allow anyone into those cars to the detriment of the workers, but it was asinine for them to refuse passengers when there were no workers to travel. The Mayor added that the engineer would take a note of the matter. ' - The heavy expenditure imposed on the Education Board "for the repair of schools aud for new buildings was viewed with some alarm at the meeting of 'the Board yesterday afternoon. Tho board wus asked to deride whether in view of the fact that ordinary building grants included no sum for the purchase of sitos, that sTeadily increasing largn expenditure was required for maintenance aud rebuilding; and that -in tha near future additional sites would be required, the board should acquiesce in the practice recently sought to be established that half tho cost of sites should bo provided by the'TDoard. Mr. Field, M.H.R.. considered the board should not provide any part of the cost of sites. Mr., W. Allan pointed out that two-thirds of the building grant would, be required for sites next year. Mr. Vilo thought it grossly unfair that the board should be obliged to pay thousands of pounds for purchase of sites in the vicinity of Wellington, while the country was being starved. Miv Allan said there were two ways of raising money : one by grants from the Government, the other by overdrafts. Of the evils of the latter thoy had already had experience. -Mr. Hogg did not wish the board to discourage self-help in school districts. Ho thought the question should be left open. Mr. Field moved, ' and Mr. Allan seconded, that the board should not provide out of its ordinary building grant money for the purchase of school sites. Thia was adopted, together with a suggestion by Mr. Kebbell that the resolution- -be forwarded fco other boards of the Dominion. Plain Silk Sunshades in pink, sky blue, cardinal, navy blue, brown, turquoise, and- myrtle green, regular price 9s 6d, now.'?s,9d each. Kirkcaldie and Stains, Ltd AAvi*