LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2131, 24 April 1914, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

We. have to acknowledge receipt of a sum of JOs. 6(3. from 3lr. W. Coolt towards the Upiwr Hwtt relief fmid, which brinks' 't'nE Boamox list total to £10Us, M. , Mr. Virgil M'Gorern, ens of the injured in the Hv.tfc fire explosion, is in a critical condition in the Hospital. The definition oP the word "wowser" was referred to by 4ho Rev. W. A. Kray when addressing a. meeting of fiibk-in-scheol supporters last night. By some, bo said", a "wowser" was meant to infer a goefdy'.goodyj a m*n who wcut to church with his Siblo under bis arm. Ho imd a different idea of tire word. Be said it was an individual wlia had worn corns on his ohost thrsjush leaning'on publighouse bars. (Laughter.) A eofrPispondeU't asks whether a candidate for election to a school committee is disqualified fey reason of the fact that ho does a limited business with ttie State school over which the ccfurotttce lies jurisdiction, and if so,, whether there is a limit t$ tlio amount ot such business. 'Under the Education Aet it is provided by Section 109 that every resiaont householder in n ecnotil district, and no cuier person, is qualified to l:io elected 4 member of the sclwol ■eommititea for Mich district, except as follows:—' 'No 'householder who is a paid servnnl of tiao .Education Department, or o f any Edueauor. Hoard of Sdieoi Committee, si-all be ■eligible to be elected as a member of any School CoHiraittoe." The other section dealing with disqualification (3cot f oi« 1.05) ri}' ktas to undischarged baail.rupts, criftv inals, persons of uftstimd mire!, etc. IVo copies of (lie Education Act arc furnished by the Kducnr.ii.m Dprxi.r! incut to every sea.Ml, one far the ns>o of the head teacher, and the_other for the vise of the committee, and the intention is tl;ri' these copi-.'s of tlio .'ft, -dimild le hept on th". school premises fur puruoics oi veterojue.

Tlio Government offices were closed yesterdav in celebration «f .St. George's Day., . ;{■•>': ■■ In giving soma parting advico to 'Australians Earl Grey oidonvourcd to. . onipliasist; the neecssitv i'or the freo on- , couragentent of capital. Speaking to an intemower iJi Sydney ho said: "Don't be afraid of.'■ allowing men to niako ' money."--. Give' them every opportunity J* , .".j»' ;an '° develop your great, uianiJoltl; 1 . iirnhn-shipcd rftixmroos. However rich -tliH.v may bw-oijif!, for cvtrv £'1 they make UiwnHfilvi* tkv will be'making £1.0 to m ff,r others. Knco-ur-agn the capitalist. Alio* him to understand that you ivill imt, ftnidgo, hut will rejosee, m his s-treera-s. Help and encourage the wttlcr to tak« advaßtagfl (h the opportunities wliwsh vou favoured continent and th« free, txiiendituro ■ot capital will p-laco within, his reach." Tn tho roport of the debnte at tlio Harbour Board meeting .on Wednesday evening, on tho subject of a, contract penalty, _ Mr. .J. Trwor was credited with.saying that no member would have broutrht tho matter tip but for a "political" purpose. What ho did say was "particular" purpose, A mooting was heJd last evening to revise tlio constitution of the A«i»I-ican Boys' Homo Society, and also to discuss tho advisability of extending tho work of the home, is at present fairly numerous application-!? have been received for admittance. Mr. D. M, Veats ppcsidefl, altd tli© oveniiijj was chiefly spv>nt in revising the rules, tlio extension of tlio home will be more fully discussed at tho annual meeting of tlio -society next month. The Court of Appeal to-day Will hear tho c-aso of Jesse James Hi-fis v. Walter Mathew Ashto-ii, and the Court- will also mention tho order in which it is proposed to deal with tho remaining eases on the list. Tlio Harbour Board decided on Wednesday evening to kg represented by Messrs, B. Ffetelicr (fl-ha-i-rfiiaii), J. Trevor, and Captain Watsen at the proposed coiifereiico of delegates from | chambera of comflWrco and local hodks ! regarding railway cstonsion and dovifition, opening-ur> of East Coast lands,, and invprovoinent of maia roads in theWellington provincial distriet. An enormous improvement has been madp to- TjO-wct Ciiba Street • by tha 'wo-od-blocfcing of that thoronglifaro, its clean smooth, appearance, being in sttr-k-* iiig contrast to tho corrugate;! surface of tho -old macadamised road. Tho blocking is being coiitinucd past tlie Mercer Street ilitofEcction, so as to juiictiou with tho vrood-blocks «f JHrtoi-s Quay, mils should prove another check on the dust mn'ssnee. It is tinderstood that an amount of Bioney is being in* ellntel in tho schedule cf tho .proposed : loan for farther wood-blocking of streets adjacent to tho Town ttall, a«d' i)i partioular 'those, streets which p-roro an easy channel fer tlio dust from tlio reclaimed land in th.-a-t f-icittity. With ft-o annoitncc-d deterniinatioii of the directors of tho North-Gorrnan-Ll.a*d to dtscwtiiHlo this yoßr tho Alls--, tralian mail and passenger service, groat dissatisfaction has arisen in Gcrniany. Advices have, reached Sydney that on March 21 a Bill was nresented in the Reichsfca.g authorising the Chancellor' to contract with Gorman firms for regiilar mail steatter services ho* twoeii Australia-, tho Far East, and German possessions in tho Sonth Sw.s in retorn for a mnstniftm- annual sithsidy of £'68,0(10. The services, the Bill states, should bogin oli October 1 with lines to Hong-Kong and Svdney, The sailings aro io be at intervals not e»four weeks. Another lino, proposed is to Sincaooro, and ihencn to ?v«w fliiinea and Sawon, and intervals of sailiivg ftot esceodiiig two months. An inter-Gernrsn Island service, is also stipulate], and it is. stated tho ships must be built in Gertiran yards. According to the oflic-ia} statistics; just issued tlio Bi-irope-an population of Papua (as Brittsji Now {jttinca ftas e.hristeHcil when it became Australia's infant co!ony , i totals 1 12W, tlio adult mates lttunbering 902. Of tho kiter 174 are engaged in tlio. willing industry, 131 arc planters, including hianagere and assistants, lIS aro Government, ofh'cinlis and oiimioycos, 109 are missionaries, anci IftG arc trndei's, • shopkeepcrs, and assistants. Tlmro are no fewer than nine liotetkeopei'R. three* bank managers, and one solicitor. Tho coloured population, other tltsn Papuans, is estimated sit t BSB-, the Majority being Sumoaws, Fijiafls, Ramtongane, and Solomon Islanders, engaged in ■mission work. Election expenses aro a. standing grievance with the Wdlington Harbour Board, Oil Wednesday night it decided to reffrr the Wellington City Council's account for £163 13s. 9d. for expenses in connection *ith tho election of four members of the. Iwafd hv the electors of Wollingtoß City ia April, 1913, to tho Atiditor-Sonoral for arVtration. At his meetinc at Blafrfcbri,dg& on Werhiesdny Mr. T. 0. Dawson, who s-s. standing for the Butt Mayoralty, said that out of 3000 ratepayers in the bor- ; ongli only 'Jfl, wero sras Consumers and j lio ciaiiiiod that by reducing the price of iw tho sinmbe-r w«uld probably rise to I 1000 or 1300.