GENERAL NEWS.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 18015, 6 March 1924, Page 10

GENERAL NEWS.

The Dunedin Returned Soldiers' Association is still the largest organisation of the kind in New Zealand, its membership totalling 1860. The Christchurch Association, with 1778 members, ranks as the next highest.

There is an Australian Club in the Methodist Conference composed of some M 0 ministers who are either natives of Australia or have filled their ministerial office there. Yesterday the club met lor its annual luncheon at the Y.M.C.A., having a most enjoyable reunion. The Rev. A. J. Seamer was> elected president for the year, and the Rev. W. Beckett, secretary. The club tendered very hearty congratulations to the Rev. E. O. Blamires, one of their number, on being selected to represent the Dominion in the test cricket match.

"It is not always safe," remarked Mr Justice Frazer in the Arbitration Court at Wellington yesterday, "to take liustralian awards as a ground for comparison with rates and conditions ruling in Australia. For the purposes of comparison. Australian awards had t{> analysed and allowance made for the Commonwealth regulations governing the cost of living figures. Two sets of cost of living figures for two countries could not be compared. We have got ahead of New South Wales in the cost of living adjustment for women. Our females have been specially considered since the war," his Honour concluded.

It is expected that within the next six or eignt weeks a consignment of about six additional sea Hons for the Auckland Zoo will reach Auckland from the Antipodes Islands, tho Government having under taken to secure these animals when the usual vessel visits the Southern Islands. The two female bison recently landed from Cajiada are becoming accustomed to their new surroundings, but are still inclined to be wild. The City Council was unfortunate in losing the bull bison which died on the voyage, but the Council has written to its agents in Canada to secure another, animal to replace him. The male of the species is a majestic animal.

Why don't you write to your friend Mr Massey about it?" jocularly enquired the secretary, Mr Cyrus J. R. Williams, of Mr E. Macartney at yesterday's meeting of the Harbour Board, when reference was being made to the proposed removal of the stock quarantine station from Lyttelton. "Mr Massey is a friend to everybody, not merely to Mr Macartney," interjected the Hon. E. Moore, amidst laughter. A little later, when Dr. Thaeker moved that the Minister of Agriculture be written to, Mr Moore promptly seconded the motion, remarking "that he was very pleased to fhid that for once he and Dr. Thaeker were of the same opinion." Farewell Spit, a strip of sand, twelve miles long and halt a mile wide, which has gradually silted up from the sea, is to be offered by the Government tor occupation lease. It has for some time been temporarily held for grazing, tarrying about 70 head of cattle. Interesting plans for binding the sand and for afiorestating the spit have been made. Leaving out the reserve on the extreme headland, where the lightUonse is, there are 4097 acres, which are offered at an upset annual rental. It shall be compulsory for the successful applicant to plant annually an area of not less than ten acres with marram or other suitable sand-binding grass or clover, and fifteen acres with lupin, to be fenced off and protected from stock. There is no permanent water, but there' are numerous pools m the hollows.

The Dunedin Corporation authorities have resolved upon further economies in the use of water. The supply in the dams is running out at an ominous rate, it being estimated at noon yesterday that there is only enough water left to last a month with the present drawing-off. A representative meeting of the Westpcrt branch of the JTost and Telegraph Association last night resolved: "That this section pledges itself to support any action the executive deems necessary to obtain salaries of an equivalent purchasing power to those obtaining in 1914, and also to urge the Department immediately to enforce the retirement of all officers having 40 years' service." An increase in the number of young men and women seeking to enter the teaching profession as well as to advance in their academical qualifications, was shown in a return furnished to the Auckland Education Board (telegraphs our correspondent). The secretary staled that there were now more applications for positions than there were vacancies. The total number of applicants for employment as pupil teachers or probationers in 1923 was given as 225, the number in 1924 being 291. The nnntoer of those ol>tnining matriculation passes was 90 this year as against 67 last year. One of the burdens of civilisationcorns, can be quickly and painlessly removed with the new, extra strong cure. Price Is 6d a bottle, obtainable only from McArtliurs Ltd., chemists (opposite Ballantynes). Don't despair till vou have tried this new corn cure. —6 No one can get better service than that given by J. M. Hey wood and Co., Ltd., either as furniture removers, Custom House Agents or General Carriers. —6

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