THE RELIEF WORKS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 566, 22 July 1909, Page 6

THE RELIEF WORKS.

APPLICATIONS TO THE COMMITTEE*

Applicant for work;Btill wait: on Mr. Willis, secretary of the Relief Fund, Who recoiled About.3o eligiblos yesterday. Crossoxamiiiation *of, one applicant yesterday ; revealed, the fact that ho had a bank account of £40. This man was requested to' call again, when he was in need,, and was in. formed that there were men on the list who.had absolutely no money, and no prospect of work, even from the committee, for some days to como. A. gentle hint was' added that a donation to the fund would be' moro appropriate under the circumstance* than an appeal for work.. •

An application has reached Mr. WilliV private source, for six expert hush, follow, to work at Bolmont,- '.Two; of" Uμ' six positions were filled, early' Vyesterday afternoon. .■..-,•'.■■ : . '.': ■•.

".;■ SUBSCRIPTIONS.' \ - f •■ The ■ to,ta N l subscriptions up 'td yesterday afternoon amount to approximately £,1100. Ine latest' donatioue are: Wcsloy Church, Taranaki Street... 17 10 6 St. John's Presbyterian Church ." - (second donation). ... ... \ \-, g SEPARATE UNIVERSITIES. , SOME AUCKLAND OPINIONS.' THE EXAMINATION SYSTEM. .

(By TcleEraph.-Spcclal CorrespondtnU.'.-. ' . Auckland, July 21. _ In connection with the remarks of the Hon. C. C. Bowen, M.L.C. (Vice-Chancellor of the University of New Zealand), as to separate universities, the chairman of the' Auckland University Council, Sir Maurice O'Rorke. says:— ■ ; •. ■■. - .■■ .y. : ._i: : . ..-. . : "For the present the colleges are doing very well as they are. Although tbe alteration may be made when, they are larger, I think -any proposal to' introduce the change just -yet would be premature, there being no necessity for it at present. It may, of course, be found expedient in the future, perhaps in tho course of twenty years or fifty " Continuing, Sir Maurice remarked that what he considered ridiculous under the" present system was the practice of holding the examinations in London instead of New Zealand. ■

, I Hunk," ho added, "that these examinations should be held here. Some thirty years ; aj;o wo bad two professors'at our one nniver-'". . sity.in Dunedin. Now we have twenty-four professors in New Zealand, and the same examination system still continues: The exanunations should bo conducted on the spot and tho candidates given a chance of learning the results at once, instead of having to rait three months as at present." ' ' . ■ 'The timo must, I think, very soon come when the prediction of the Vice-Chancellor mil be verified.-" said 'Professor F.D. Brown chairman of the Professorial Board of the Auckland .University College, "but," he continued, "I do not, think it will he a matter of several generations'. as Mr. Bowen, would have us believe. In my opinion, the change will be accomplished irr less than twenty 'years from now." > ■■•'■.■.■