NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 947, 14 October 1910, Page 6

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

(By Telegraph.—Press Association.) ' e-—■■—- ■ TH-E INSPECTION OF SCHOOLS. WOMEN TO BE TRIED. Christchurch, October 13. The Education Board decided this morning to give consideration to the question of appointing a woman inspector of schools when the nest vacancy occurred in' the. inspection' staff.' 0"; The board had beforo it a report that the City Council had-caused the houses of tho city school masters to lxv entered on the valuation roll, '.with" the' view ■. of rating the buildings. The committee recommended that an. •' emphatic. 'j protest should bo entered, against this action,, and that the attention, of tlie Government should bo called'to it. The chairman said the' residences :. had hitherto regarded 'as exempt from rating, and it../might'.',be necessary to .'test .the position in the Supreme Court..' ', It was decided to endorse the Otago Board's ' petition to'. Parliament, praying tor . an amendment of the Education Act in the • direction .of relieving teachers oV the smaller : schools; from the responsibility. of ; examining and promoting pupils, and establishing a special .inspecting staff to do this work.; The !boara,' however, preferred] that schools., should be classed as efficient' and non-efficient, rather than that a distinction, should be. drawn between ;city . and country ', schools. BRASS BAND MATTERS. .: REMARKABLE ENTHUSIASM. '• ; ■ Gisborne, October 13. The annual meeting of ■ .the ; Gisborne City Brass Band washeld . to-night, ;and was attended.: by many leading citizens. A motion .was passed inviting the North Island. Association to . hold the 1912 con.test .at .Gisborne. ■' The necessary guaran-' teo of 08590 was' raised 'tlxe-'r actingMayor . (Mr.. William: Pettie) in Half.. an hour to-day,' and < he' states that , hecan get <£1000 -if required.;. 'Ah- -influential' committee of leading ; citizens was: appointedto. take the initial steps; : .

"yr : f:f ')■, ; 'v'.'"-.'- •'VV;^-'-'':.'';/!'A u eWandi'.'Ootoi>er'. 13; •"\ ■ The! ..Court',' made!'."several■ awards morning ..in? the ' Slaughter-: men's! dispute.: -A clause was included to the" effect that none but competent men shall; be employed, -provided :• that: this: shall; not .prevent the; Auckland - Farmers'' Freezing Company, employing any.' workerr qmp'loyed ,by it as a. slaughterman-during the. season 1909-10, although not; ; a :cbm-petent-..slaughterman.:;:.The Bricklayers' Union? asked-for an 'increase of,- wages: from;; Is; 6d. to ls.,Sd. p?r'hour,-, basing, the claim .on' broken: time,, great;-activity advances-in' hours- and : .rents:.':: The : Court ''declined' ,to : grant ian: increase; -. The stonemasons: abb : asked: for .a .similar increase," .which was : als6'de-' ; clined. ~;'..; ■ ''■^■•^■ : :r; [ y:j : \. ■■■■■■■•■■'■>:.■■.: ' ;^HEALm -ACT. \f\ .':;-" ; :•:■; A:: New Plymouth, October 13,'S ■;:.' Mr^KtzherbertjCs.Mi.J gavef reservedjudgment this'. morning- hi .■ cases brought' by .the'.Health Department''against' 'a itahotu. settler, named"- Chapman fof alleged; failure to; notify': scarlet fever" cases in his-house. ■> Four - charges: :missed at; the hearing: last week; -aid 'the' •Magistrate' now-dismissed tho remaining two „on :the- ground .that 'defendant had' notified:, the occurrence, .of. . the 'disease,> :.though,not exactly. in'terms of ..the 1et..,; ;■ maori: shearers ;refu^;-M| :

"; "?l>'V .^i s .The...shearing .'dispute ;'is",'extending/ len Maori shearers,;, who had' been eni:gaged ior . Remuroa' -. Station,':refused- to' work '"to-day when "offered 19s;' -6d:"'• periloo;;and,founiL. or: 22s.]Gd.-.-if they; foundthemselves;and .cook. y-i ■ : -\ : :- : .":, ; : <;; ; v;v> H. V ■• j ;i!i V -i.^!V':i /Christchurcli,vb(kbberi:i3;/' f i A'-paragraph .supplied ", to' tW'V'Star'?states .that-'the .-North', Canterbury-.LCentre of .the 'Athletic TJnion, at 'its. last meet-' ! ;ing,U carried i a ■:" Resolution^to r.tne';;effeci ■ that the - jihion's management ■of - athletics was.vunsatisfactory- and-1 detrimental --to sport, that its action. in attemptrng-; t to. : interfere-.with:, the government-'of', cyciing was.'viciousi and- unwarranted,,': and .that the;centre should, secede-'from thelunioni'

DANNEVIRKE TOWN HALL POLL. Dannevirke, October 13. A meeting of ratepayers last night almost unanimously requested the Mayor to toko a poll on a proposal to- borrow .£BOOO for the erection of a municipal town hall. The date of the poll is fiied for October 26.

CONTRACT FOR CONVENT. Dannevirke, October 13 Tho contract for tho erection, of a convent here has been secured by Mr. J H. Fan hurst, the price being ,£3314." ODDFELLOWS' CENTENARY. Christchurch, October 12. As part of the centenary celebrations of the M U.I 0.0., the combined North Canterburv and Lyttelton districts held a picnic to-day on the Eiccarton Racecourse Othei celebrations were held at Rangiora. v . MOVE BY WAIHI MINERS. ' Waihi, October 11. The Waihi Miners' Union voted .£IOO towards tho piper inaugurated by the New Zealand federation of labour, and also passed a resolution endorsing tho policy of tho organisation. . SAWING MATCH. Grsymouth, October 12. O'Eouiie and Bevan defeated Waugh Bros, in a sanmg match for J2IOO aside.