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Evening Post, Volume LXIV, Issue 43, 19 August 1902, Page 4

J.OCAL AND GENERAL. A cable message yesterday announced that Mr. Seddon had "promised to submit to his colleagues an application from the Midland Railway debenture-holders for an increased allowance in consideration of money paid nfter tlio Government undertook the construction of the line," In reference, to thin message, we mny explain that when the debenture-holders took possession of the line the Government called upon them to contribute certain sums with whirli to curry on the works, and they uccordioph' found about £25,000 or £2GiOOO, which the Government expended on their behalf. The Government announced some little tune ago that it wus willing to give the debenture-holder.^ about £180,000 in liquidation of their claims on nccount of the seizure of the line, and .tho debenture-holders now ask that in addition to that sum they should also have returned to them the £25,000 or £26,000 which wo have just referred to. "Why should our teachers bo paid a fluctuating salary, when the Civil servants of the colony nro paid a fixed snlnry?" cuked a delegate at this morning's Bitting of the Education Conference in making reference to payment on averago attendance. The Kelson delegate, referring to the hop and fruit picking, brought up the question by tho following motion:— "That in districts where the attendance is injuriously affected by important local conditions dining any quarter of the year, payment of teachers' salaries and capitation to Boards should be estimated on tho nvcrnge of the other three quarters of the year." Tho motion was rejected on the voices. When Upper Hutt farmers were discussing on Saturday what the probable effect would bo of the establishmen^of the city abattoirs, Mr. Whiteman said he thought from the way in which the city of Wellington was proceeding in the uuitter of street-widening, establishing fish and produce markets, and in carrying water to the high levels, the settlen need hi<ve no concern os to the effect of the establishment of nn abattoir. He was doubtful if it would be established in his lifetime ! A telegram from Auckland yosterday stated that H. J. Fox, accountant to the Roads Department at Rotorua, had been sentenced to eight years' imprisonment for forging. and using receipts for £60, part of which had been refunded. A later message gives the correot term as four years. "There has been some criticism of the Minister of Education lately," remarked Mr. J. R. Blair (Chairman) at this morning's Conference of Education Boards. "Well, in all my official intercourse with the Minister I have always found him courteous and anxious to do all that was possible for us." 1 Mount Parnassus Station, which adjoins the Cheviot estate, is to be cut up by the owner (Captain Young, of England) intf farm lots. The Government was in 1 treaty for the property some time §£/j, but negotiations were broken off. In order that the public may not b» de- . ceived, it is well to note that Swan Hnms and Bacon' ar» thft best that are made.—