MEETINGS & ENTERTAMENTS

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVI, Issue 137, 9 June 1905, Page 3

MEETINGS & ENTERTAMENTS

■ WOMEN'S POLITICAL LEAGUE. • The Women's Politics! League lio.'d their meeting yesterday, when it was proposed '! to suggest to the city meinbcis the/oijow- ; ' iuir amcudments to certain laws: — (I) i-Ult i 'no voter bo driven in auy public conveyance, with the exception of trams, to any polling booth, it beiug a v.ell known lact ~■ tUat the presoct law is a dead ictter; (2) ' that members should absolutely refuse to 1 waste two months of precious tiiae at the; ' beginning of the session, bat should insist ; ,: upon having the financial statement laid--lon the table during the iirst week: (3) taal ! the law be so amended as to enable a man " guilty of criminal assault to be brought to "justice whenever the crime appears likely ;'. to be proved, without reference to lapse of' I time: (i) an amendment iv the law with I regard to \and.ord and tenant is also re- ■' quired, that objectionable occupants may . ! not defy the owners. It was also deeidwl to ask the authorities to make efficient 1 arrangements for hoiuing children's courts li without further delay. I] VARSELL SCHOOL COMMITTEE. J The Parnel! School Commlrtee mot last 1 evenin?. There wcro present Mr J. Perl f'.ird (.in the chair). Messrs VS". V. Bines, W. Thomas. 11. B, Lusk, J. Mills.W. C. Speight. c Key. Canon MaeJfiirray. aud the Secretary. Mr T. Harie Gllfis wrote resigning h:s i poKiciou on the committee on account of i hnvinjr to attend the College evening claes- ., es, which occur ou the auiw , . nielli. The ! resismation was accepted with regret, and s ; Mr I. Beattr. who obtained the next lllsrh- -{ eft nnmher of votes ut the householders' .1 meetißK. was elected to the position. Mr ! Scott's monthly report showed that rhe j average attendance for May ■was 530.5, and j the roll number It was deciiieri to ji draw the attention of the Board to vhe fact that all the school doors open inwardly, 'J and that In the opinion nf this committee ', all doors in public, buildings »shouW open el outwardly. Three tenders for painting lnvntory. outbnildincß. etc. were received, and a i the lowest tender (Mr Ifidgefumbc's) was -i accepted. Mr TV. 3'komas. Mr Bines, and - the Chairman were appoinTe'l a House fomrniltce /or the ensuing year. .fAccoiint-j to s the amount of £lo -i/9 were passed for ?, payment. : "