SOUTHERN NEWS.

Auckland Star, Volume XLIII, Issue 205, 27 August 1912, Page 8

SOUTHERN NEWS.

(By Telegraph.— Association.) j SCHOOL COMMITTEE RESIGNS. INVERCARGILL, Monday. The committee of the Invcrcargill Middle School decided to-nignt to resign in a body as a protest against the refusal of the Education Board to supply certain information asked for. There was a dispute some time ago between the headmaster and the first assistant of the school, and the Board appointed a commission of inquiry, before which the chairman and members of the School Committee. gave evidence. The Board now refuses to supply the committee with a copy of the commission's finding. The committee claim that as representatives of the householders they are entitled to information concerning the efficiency of the teaching staff. DRIVERS' UNION GRIEVANCE. WELLINGTON, Monday. A deputation from the Wellington Drivers' Union waited upon the Minister for Railways (the Hon. W. H. Herries) to-night, to present a grievance connected with the loading of carts. Last March instructions were issued to the men at Thorndon station that they were not to give any assistance in loading. Previous to that they had been allowed to deliver goods on the tail of the cart, while the carters did the stowing themselves. It was contended that there was no saving to the Department, as it was often easier to place the box on the cart than on the ground. As the old system prevailed in all the other centres, it was asked, Why should Wellington be an exception? The Minister said that he would consult with the officers of the Department. He'would like to see the loading in progress, and judge for himself. POULTRY ANT) EGGS. WELLINGTON, Monday. Replying to a deputation, representing the poultry industry of New Zealand

from as far, north as Auckland and as far south as Dunedin, the Prime Minister said that the Government would do everything it possibly could to assist the export trade. He would instruct the Department to make the necessary inquiries. He agreed that there were possibilities of trade with Vancouver, and the Government might go the length of assisting in a trial shipment. So far as the stamping of eggs was concerned, it would be necessary to pass legislation before that could be done. Expenditure on poultry farms had been very great, in fact it had rather staggered him. Before the Government could do any more it would be necessary to go very carefully into the matter. j __-_G__NT A-vCBITE-CT-. j W____~NGTON, Monday. Representatives of the 'New Zealand 1 -architects' Society waited on the Prime , Minister to-day, and urged that legisla- : tion should be introduced this session to ' enable the society to have a corporate existence with the object of producing i I more efficient architects. ,I In reply, Mr. Massey said that he > fully agreed with the opinion expressed 1 that an inefficient architect was a i danger to the community, especially in ! _ country subject to earthquakes. If i the Government got on well with the i business in hand the request of the dei putation would be favourably considered, always on the understanding that no i one was excepted from the provisions of • the Act so long as he was of good char- ' acter. r ,