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Evening Post, Volume LIX, Issue 128, 31 May 1900, Page 4

Monday next being Whit Monday, will bo observed as a bank holiday. Tho Wellington Driven' Union has decided to carry its dispute with the employers to the Arbitiation Court, and has filed the necessary reference. In committee late yesterday afternoon the Education Board promoted Miss Rebecca Fellingham (Kaiwaiwai) to the grade of ex-pupil teacher at Kaitawa, at a salary of £50 per annum. The tender of Mr. C. H. Dryden was accepted for repair work at the Brooklyn Schoo-. "Stick in the Mud" writes complaining of the action of the City Council in refusing to place a? street-crossing on Lambton-quay opposite the Government Printing Office. He states that the pioposal to put the crossing over Bunnyslreet instead of in the place a^ked would never be carried into effect if Councillors took the trouble to view fhe two sites. Referring yesterday to the practice of requiring witnesses to stand while giving evidence, the Chief Justice observed that he thought that witnesses should be allowed to be seated while under examination. To keep them standing wes an old English custom that had been kept up without any reason. Two natives were brought before the Magistrate this morning on judgment summonses, the debts in both cases having been incurred in the purchase of sewing machines. The Court was not satisfied that the debtors had the means to pay, and no orders were made. His Worship remarked: — "If you are going to give blessings of civilisation in the shape of sewing machines, etc., to Maoris, you will have to take the risks." It Was stated that such articles were not sold until the seller was satisfied of the purchaser's ability to pay, as had been done in these instances. There was a third case of a similar nature before the Court, but in this one the native did "not attend though he had been tendered 153 conduct money. The case was adjourned till the 14th June, and if defendane does not attend, and does not return the conduct money, an order will be made against him. In order to give further encouragement to the teachers and. scholars of the city schools, who are already enthusiastic supporters of the school cadet movement, the Chief Inspector of the Edu cation Board has given permission for the holding of six battalion inspections during the year. This has led to the formation of a city school battalion of cadet corps, and the Drill Instructor (Mr. T. W. M'Donald) has just appointed the following battalion officers, whose commissions date for to-morrow : — Captain Foster (Clyde-quay) to be Major ; Captain Cowles (Te Aro), to be Adjutant ; and Captain Hempleman (Mount Cook Boys'), to be Quartermaster. The position of Sergeant-Major is not yet allotted. The first parade is to be held next Thursday afternoon in the Nairn-street Reserve, when six of the school corps are expected to take part. Drill will be held throughout the afternoon under the direction of Mr. M'Donald. In his monthly report to the Board yesterday the Drill Instructor said : — "To train the city battalion officers, non-com-missioned officers, and rank and file, and instruct the junior squads, is a task hard enough for any one man, but besides this, there are about 140 other schools all requiring attention, there aie the teachers' classes to attend to, and the band, and last, but not least, are the girls, who require a great deal of setting up drill, and new exercises have to be compiled for them." Mr. Ritchie, Secretary of the Agricultural Department, who has been attending the winter show in Dunedin, has returned to Wellington. The meeting of the Loyal Antipodean Lodge, 1.0.0. F., M.U., held last evening was well attended, Bro. O. E Watson N.G., presiding. One new member was initiated. Bros. J. Avery, A. H. Smith, E. D. Dunne, W. M'Laughlin, Horniblow, and R Crickmore contributed to the evening's enjoyment. It was decided to hold a concert in the Lodge Room next week. Clyde-quay school girls under instruci tion in Miss Ivey's cookery class yesterday afternoon provided afternoon tea for the members of the Education Board and tho representatives of the press. Complimentary reference to the tastiness of the refreshments svas made by the partakers of the good things provided. The theft of a bicycle valued at £20, and owned by Mr. J. Bee, of the Wellington College staff, was reported to the police about half-past 2 yesterday afternoon, the machine having been taken from outside the Technical School. Well within an hour Detective Henderson had recovered the stolen property and had taken into custody a young man named Edward Myer Myers on a charge of stealing the bicycle, which was found in his possession. It was stated by SubInspector Mitchell when the case came before the C6urt this morning that accused had made two attempts to dispose of the machine before he was arrested. In January last — it was mentioned in reply to the Magistrate — Myers was admitted to probation on a charge of theft, but breaking the terms, was sent to gaoi, and was only released a short time back. Accused was remanded till ' Wednesday, bail being fixed at two sureties of £20 each, and a personal bond for £40. A short discussion took place at the Education Board's meeting yesterday afternoon on the proposed national scale of salaries for teachers paid by the Education Department. The discussion followed upon the reading of a circular from the Minister of Education which was interpreted as asking for an expression of opinion from members upon the proposal. Mr. J. Robertson wanted to know where the proposals were which they Avere asked to talk upon. The Chairman took it that the Minister wanted the Secretary to furnish the Department with particulars concerning the Board scale of charges. Mr. Robertson thought the Minister was really out on a fishing excursion. A national scale would favour city teachers, but not those in the country. Mr. A. W. Hogg was of the same opinion, and Mr. W. C. Buchanan said the teachers in distant provincial districts would suffer more than those in Wellington. Messrs. Robertson and Hogg feared that the recent action of fhe Teachers' Association would result in abolishing local control of schools and the abolishing of Education Boards. They hoped that the control of the colonj r 's education system would not be centralised. The Chairman (Mr. Blair) said members need not fear these things, because when the Minister came to face the question in all its bearings he would find himself attacking a difficult problem. The Habens scheme had proved unworkable in the day of the late Secretary for Education, and the conditions were unaltered to-day. There, was already so much power m the hands of teachers as to justify the remark that Education Beards were controlled by teachers, instead of the Boards controlling teachers. It was mentioned that the Minister had promised to give the Board an opportunity of discussing the Department's national scale proposals. The Secretary was instructed to furnish the Department with the particulars asked for. Special value in ladies' felt hats. New f-hnpes, new styles Worth 5s 6d to 10s 6d, for 3s lid each. At Kirkcaldie and Staina (Ltd.l.— Advfc.