SPECIAL TELEGEAMS. NOTES FROM DUNEDIN.

Evening Post, Volume LXXV, Issue 33, 8 February 1908, Page 9

SPECIAL TELEGEAMS. NOTES FROM DUNEDIN.

POLITICAL LABOUR LEAGUE. [Bt Telegbaph. — Special to The Post.J DUNEDIN, This Day. ' Tho executive of the Independent Political Labour League (which is instructed to report on the advisability of the league running candidates at next general election) had a conference last Monday night with the three local members, Messrs. Barclay, Arnold, and Sidey. Tho conference lasted about three hours, and the executive made it very clear that members of the league were bound to every plank of their constitution, and that candidates must sign it in full or not at all. In the event of their refusing it was made clear that the league would run candidates in opposition to the sitting City members, and if not successful with their cwn candidate it was hoped that tiie rc&ulfc would be the election of an Oppositionist, so that they could then win a fc-eat at the 1 oil owing election. It was reported at the' league's meeting on Wednesday night ' last that two pi the mrabeis had refused to be run under tho auspices of the league or to- sign their constitution, and that the third' had promised absolutely that he would either sign the platform and constitution, and run as the recognised Candida to of the league, or else retire in favour of their nominee. x THE D.I.CVS DOUBLE BLOW. A few years ago ' the directors of the D.I.C. had under consideration the erection of larger premises, but the burning down of their promises in Wellington prevented anything being done sn the matter. Novt the company has had its premises in Chris tchurch destroyed by n're, so that election of a larger building in Dunedhi is again to be postponed for an indefinite period. AN APPOINTMENT QUESTIONED. Cousideiabltt local interest is being taken iv the appointment of Andrew Bain, jun., as hn,t assistant at South School. Applications were leceally called, and the preference list sent to the committee by the board included Bain, an ex-pupil of the school, 22 years of age, with a D 3 certificate and five years' certificated teaching experience. He was appointed, though the list, it is stated, also contained the names of teachers four and five grades above him both as legaids attainments and teaching experience Bain"s father is chahman" of the School Co-mini ttee and an ex-member of the board, and he was present during the whole of the time tijc matter was under consideration by the committee. I'esterday a: deputation waited on the board, at the instance cf tlie leachers' Institute. The deputation comprised the headmusters of leading local schools. They made a stiong protest against the injustice of the appointment and against the system which left it in the hands of any body to perpetrate an in justice. Ihcy urged on the board the desirableness of framing such a set of ■rules as the Auckland Board used for its guidance, under which ft would be made impossible for any teachers to be put on tho prelerence list ior any appointment for which their claims on the board were not approximately equal. Discussion on the \yiiole matter was postponed to next meeting by which time tho secretary hopes to be able to place in the hands of members of the board particulars as to the methods of appointment ~ in vogue in other districts. BUTTER, MILK, AND EGGS. AUCKLAND, This Day. To-day there was a local advance in the price of butter to Is Id per lb wholesale for all first-class factory brands. The outlook is hardly satisfactory; if the dry weother continues the output for March and April will amount to a mere bagatelle. Throughout the present month, there has been a great falling-ofF in the milk supply, and the quantity of butter coming into the Government grading stores shows a, xcry considerable decrease compared to last year. The retail prico of milk hat> been raised from 3£d to Ad a quait from Monday next. Eggs had a smart advance in price this week. On Saturday last the wholesale rate was fixed at Is per dozen, but on Monday a sudden demand set in from Wellington, which, coupled with the falling-off of local supplies, caused buyers to pay Is 2d and Is 3d per dozen wholesale, and to-day the retail price is Is o'd per dozen.