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Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 98, 27 April 1922, Page 4

The Central Post Office reports that the Auckland portion of the mails brought by the Ulimaroa, consisting of 27 bags, nil] arrive by the Wellington Main Trunk express to-morrow morning. The mails which left Auckland for England on March 21 per the K.M.s. Niagara via Vancouver arrived at London on April 24. At the meeting of Grafton householders held on Monday evening the chairman, Mr. D. Duncan, in a resume of the past year's work referred to the question of the sanitation of the school. etated that the antiquated system prevailing at the school had been permitted to continue, despite the menac? to the scholars, and the numerous protesta made against it. It was hoped that the incoming committee would continue to do all in its power to have the unsatisfactory and unhealthy condition remedied. At tihe meeting of the North Auckland Land f?oard yesterday reference was made to the late Mr. Percy Smith, formerly Surveyor-General, who passed away at New Plymouth last week. Mr. R. P. Greville, Commissioner of Crown Land?, said that Mr. Smith was one of the most distinguished public servants that New Zealand had ever had in the service. He had left an honoured and respected name in the Land Department. On the motion of the Commissioner the Board adjourned for a quarter of an hour as a mark of respect to the former head of the Department. A report submitted by the Town Cterk to the Takapuna Borough Council regarding building permits issued illustrates the rapid growth of that marine suburb. During the year ended March 31. 192-2. no les« than 183 permits were issued for buildings estimated to cost £81,124. : Permits for private dwellings numbered 106, with a value of £67.Gf19. For additione, 70 permits were issued, the value being £8050. Six business premises, valued at £4125. and one institution, valued at £1250. were erected. For the 1920-21 period the value of the permits issued was £63.955, and for the 1919-20 period the value was £51.253. In 1913, the first year of the borough council's activities, the permits issued had a total value of £29,824. The Mayor (Mr. A. M. Gould) said the year's permits would have been still more numerous if the borough possessed better services to and from the city. "At no time during the seven years that I have been probation officer have I experienced so muc'j difficulty in obtaining work for the young men placed ou probation as has obtained during the last six months." stated Rev. F. R. Jeffrey* in yivrng evidence at i*"> Supreme r ourt veeterday.

This morning the Hon. C. J. Parr in- j terrupted a member of the Auckland I Education Board, who was express:ng I pleasure with the way the educational ! needs of the children of Auckland were I being considered by remarking, apropos of expenditure: "A million in two years." , "It is a very creditable record," remarked the local member, "and we hope j it will continue." He went on by sug-1 gesting that as Mr. Massey was reported! to have raised another loan of five mil-| lions, it was to be hoped that Mr. Parr 1 would be ablrt to have another miliion, ear-marked for educational purposes. ; Xearly a million of money has been spent on education buildings during the two years that the Hon. C. J. Parr has i>een Minister of Education. The Minister, speaking to a reporter, drew attention to this fact in view of some recent ' criticism. He says the !igures should ! help to show school committees that the I Education Department had attempted to do ite full duty. Mr. Parr points out that during the past ten years ex- : j penditure has been: 1912-13, £32.277; 1013-14, £10-2.053: 1914-15. £11-2,520; I 1015-18, £70,245; 1016-17. £58,530; 1 1917-IS. £55.016: 1918-19, £03,530; 1019-20, £173.309: 1920-21. £427.340; ' 1921-22, £521,408. Total, £1,697,154. j A young man who had failed to take' the terms of his probation seriously! was brought before Mr. Justice P>ee'i; yesterday on a charge oi having broken! the conditions on which he had been, allowed his liberty when convicted of! a " theft. The probation officer | detailed the difficulty that had been experienced in keeping the youth, Rupert! Jacobsen, up to the mar l :, and narrated j how a position of canvassing agent had' been abused by Jacobsen to supply him-| self with money to "haTe a spin," as he called it, at his employer's expense, the result being that tl'e lad's mother had to come to the rescue. It was decided to try the effect of a touch of discipline by remanding the young man in custody] for a month. The intersection of Ponsonby Road and Crummer Street was the scene of an accident at twenty minutes past six last evening, which, fortunately was not attended with serious consequences. At that hour John .T. MeL<?an, a carrier, of Remuera, was driving his motor truck along Ponsonby Road in the direction of the Three Lamps, and when approachCrummer Street, he states, he observed a man walking across the road in front of the vehicle. He sounded liie horn, but the man hesitated, walked back, and eras knocked down by the motor truck. The man, whose name is Albert Le Fevre. a i-arpenter, residing at 24, Leigbton .Street, Xewton. was picked up and immediately carried into the surgery of Dr. Griffin, on the corner of Hopetoun Street and Ponsonby Road. Hie injuries comprised bruises and cuts on the face, bead, and hands and after being attended to by the doctor, he was conveyed to his "home by Mr. McLean. The injuries were not of a serious nature, and it is understood that Le Fevre is progressing favourably. The question of unemployment was referred to in the report presented to the -annual meeting of the Auckland Returned Soldiers' Association last evening. It was stated that this was one of the hardest problems facinsr the association. It had a list containing the names and addressee of some 600 returned soldiers who were out of work. The association had represented the position to the City Council and the Harbour Board, and both showed that j extra work had been undertaken in an | tndeavour to relievo the situation. Both i stated that returned soldiers had re- j ceived every consideration at their! hands. Many cases had come under notice of Imperial ex-soldiers who had come to this country through representations having been made to them that work was plentiful, and the executive behoved that steps had now been taken by the Government to put the true position before intending immigrants. Tlie report of the Auckland Returned Soldiers' Association presented at the annual meeting last evening stated that the work of the Repatriation Department had during the current year been carried out faithfully and well. The Association had always had a most sympathetic hearing from members of the local District Board, and every case •brought under its notice had been thoroughly gone into, and the interests of the returned soldier had been their first consideration. It had been announced that the benefits in connection with the Repatriation Act would be withdrawn after June 30th next, and all returned soldiers desirinj: assistance under the Act were advised to make application to the district office before that date. The Mayor of Devonport wag unavoidably absent from the meetin" of the council held a fortnight ago. Durin" his absence an application by the Workers' Educational Association was received asking the council to contribute the customary annual grant of £5 5' towards its funds. On the motion of Cr. R. T. Jlichaele, however, the council resolved to grant £2 2/ only instead of £5 S/. He remarked at the time that education right from the primary ehool to the University was free, and that there were other public bodies equally worthy of financial support and encouragement. Last night the Mayor (Mr. H. 6. W. King) stated that "he wished the town clerk to record his regret that during his absence the council had reduced the amount of the annual grant. The Auckland City Council, the Mayor stated, had only recently contributed £100 towards the funds of the W.E.A. The association was one which did an immense amount of good. "But, of mourse," if councillors are not aware of the fruitful work of this body it cannot be helped," the Mayor concluded. Cr. Michaels smiled, and there the matter ended. A letter from the Valuer-Gcnerai received by the One-tree Hill P t oad Board at its meeting last night stated that in ihe new roll for the district the valua tion of Cornwall Park had heen made without reference to the Valuation Amendment Act of last year. It had, therefore, boen cancelled and the valua tion would be considerably reduced. Tin , derk was requested to inform tbo Yalaer-Oeneral that the board, while in sympathy with the trustees of the park. respectfully suggested that the valuation be not reduced below that made in 1013. as that valuation was the basis on n-hicb rates had been made for loans amounting to about £33,000. There is a family of eight up at I Mangatara, near Dargavilfe, of which! none of the children has ever been to school. So said Mr. R. C. Smith at the Education Board's meeting when a letter was read from local residents offering to materially assist in the erection of a school building. Mr. E. C. Purdie, secretary to the board, said the Mangatara people offered to supply the timber, cart it to the site, and do the work of building. The board decided to bring this matter urgently before the Educa° J tion Board and see if the enterprise of J the Mangatara people could not he fit- ' tinely supplemented

I Considerable comment has been passed upon the notice whkh appeared in the "X.Z. Gazette" declaring carpet- j beating to be an offensive trade. Inquiries by a Sew Zealand "Times" reporter at the Public Health Department revealed that the business of. i carpet'beating has actually been taken up as a calling in at least one city, and I the declaration that it is an offensive i trade enables it to be controlled. "The j department ha? no wish or intention of I interfering with private people in pursuing their domestic duties," it was ' I added. j A meeting of the Auckland District Women's ChrUtian Temperance ' Union was held yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Neal presided. Mies Earnshaw (organiser) reported good work in North Auckland. Mrs. Cook gave an interesting account of her impreseione of the recent convention. The following resolution was passed: That the Auckland branch of the >J-Z. Women's Christian Temper- , ance L'nion declares it* approval of the proclamation sent by the convention on the settlement of international disputes, and will strive to work the promotion of universal peace along the lines suggested . I therein.' , j I Following upon a meeting of Mt. ! Albert Ratepayers' Association, at which a resolution was carried insfcrtßt- ■ ine a committee to make arrangements i for the amalgamation of the district j with the city, a deputation from the ] Ratepayers' Association will wait on j the City Council to-night, to present j I the resolution passed, and to ask the I council to take steps to have Mt. Afbert J district joined with the city. j ! Action in connection with the dispute i between the post and telegraph officers j and the Government is suspended pend- i ing the outcome of the general meeting of delegates to be held here on May 9. j The Government will await the d , cision ! of this conference and in the meantime I rhe association will not proceed with, the proposed affiliation with tie Alliance of Labour. The estimates for the year 1922-23 will be presented to the City Council tonight. These estimates have already been considered in committee of the whole, and will be brought down with the usual full memorandum from the Mayor dealing with the policy, works, and finances for the year. According to the Government revaluation, the capital value of ratable property in the One Tree Hill Board is now £2,346,225, subject to alterations by the Assessment Court —an increase of £920,495. The varue of the buildings for which permits were iaeued laet month was £6.781. A little girl, aged two years and six months, a daughter of Mr. Cederman, oi j Hoanga. fell into a bucket of hot water j which had been left Standinff by the j copper, and was so severely scalded that | s-he died later in the Northern Wairoa • Hospital. [ A tuatara lizard .discorered on the' rocks near Piimmerton teays a Pre«e j Association telegram) is believed to' have drifted across from Stephen Island, I 50 miles away, as this is the only place where the?e reptiles are now found. I A carpenter named R. Corlett, of! Beckenham Avenue, Onehunga, fell off a building this morning at Onehunga and broke his right ankle. He was sent to the hospital. A straight tip—Lawry and Crookes. (Ad.) One of the few. if not the only, canary I diamond pendant in New Zealand. A I magnificent piece of work. See this in, i Grieve and Co.'c window, the new! J jewellers, Smeeton's Buildinae. —(Ad.) I A β-traight tip—Crookee and Lawrv. (Ad.) Over 200 members of the peerage recommend McClinton'e Shaving Soap. Use Hibernia Shaving Stick. MiW, creamy! lather. Price 2/ in nickel container.! Chemists, stores. — (Ad.) 22 Turn out to vote—Lawrr and Crookes.—(Ad.) " I Princess Mary'e engagement ring was an emerald and diamond ring. Grieve and Co., the new jewellers, Smeeton'e 'Buildings, have a magnificent display of these rings.—(Ad.) j Turn out to vote—Crookes and Lawry.^(Ad.) Last two days Stocktaking Sale. Books, stationery/ leather goods.—A. J. j Harding, 220, Queen Street.—(Ad.) j "Vote for Crookes and Lawry.—'(Ad.) Slump or no slump, the world must still go on. and couples etill become I engaged.—Grieve and Co., the new! jewellers, Smeeton'e Buildings, specialise j in rings.—(Ad-) i Our enthusiasm for "No Rubbing"! Laundry Help harmonises perfectly with our well-known labour-earing devices in the interests of toiling housewives — Wheeler's Stores, agente for "No Rub-i bing."—(Ad.) j