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Auckland Star, Volume XXXIX, Issue 66, 17 March 1908, Page 5

The monthly committee meeting of the ' Horticultural Society was held last week, ' when arrangements were made for the j forthcoming Chrysanthemum Show, which is to take place on Thursday \ and Friday, 23rd and 24th April. Notwithstanding the dry weather, it is expected that there will be a very good \ show of chrysanthemums and other autumn flowers. The following ladies ' and gentlemen have been asked to act as ' judges:—Messrs. Tibbs, A. Taylor, Jacka . W. Goldie, C. Hesketh, jun., A. E. Grind- ] rod, Nelson, and Collins; Mesdames ! Myers, Seagar, and McKay. The ' stewards appointed were: Messrs. Hand- 1 ley, Satchell, Hutchinson, and Reynolds. ' Arrangements for decorations, etc will ' be carried out as usual by the ladies' < committee. " i The W.C.T.U. this morning passed a \ resolution that the motions passed by the two local Unions on the management of Te Aoranga Home were in no way f intended to reflect upon the present Minister for Education, as the system was a in existence when he came into office s Resolutions were also adopted, urging * the raising of the age of protection c amongst girls to 21 years, and protest- s ing against the repeal "of the C. D. v Act, also urging that hospital accommo- * dation should be provided for venereal F diseases. The spirit of militarism being t inculcated in the young was deplorctf. £ The -disabilities which prevent women c sitting as legislators, it was urged, r should be removed; that popularly I \ elected Boards should control all public I institutions for the care of men, women md children; and that urovision should be made for the care of those deficient \ n sexual control. The Convention also passed a resolution that the time limit : n respect to offences against girls should be abolished, and that legal inequalities 3n illegitimates should be removed. It was further resolved that the restrictions on women's time and labour, as contained in the Factories Act, are prejudicial to their economical interests, md all sex distinctions enforced in these ( Acts should be abolished. A resolution was passed, expressing regret of the xc- i ] 2eptance by athletic associations of' T prizes presented by Licensed victuallers, j ' An extended report is published in I mother cotuirra. i i