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Evening Post, Volume LXXXII, Issue 25, 29 July 1911, Page 4

Regulations undev the Opium Act, dealing with the importation of the drug, are gazetted this week. A conference of delegates from ths Maori Councilß will be held in the nativ* room, I'ai'liament Buildings) on Tueedav, 29th August. The question of the right to light raised in the case, W S.mart v. R. L. Levin, before the Court of Appeal, was argued all day .yesterday, and their Hon. ours reserved judgment. There would appear to be good profit in ca.vly flowerß. There was a 1 great display of bulbs and violets in the various markets this morning, Quite 800 dozen jonquils and daffodils were sold, and prices ranged about 6d to Od per dozen. The tepder of Mr, John Moffatt na.s been accepted by Mesetß. Hoggard and Prott&e, architects, for the erection \>l Jpctory bdldings tor Mes»w. Aicock And Co., billiard table manufacturers. The contract price is £SJ{9O. There will be two buildings, the Bite being off Emmett. Btreet, Newtown, Brief mention of the dispnte between the Industrial Association, the Education Board, and the Technical Education Board, irecarding the use of certain accommodation, was mad© at lasst night's meeting of the latter body. A commit* tee was «et up to meet the Education Board on the matter, The articles came to hand by tha last Austf&lian m»u for the contest be-, tween '/Sid'; Sullivan and Arthur Kelly, which n bemg held under the auspice* of the local Boxing Association, on 22nd Attßiat. Both men pw»e«a excellent records. Sullivan, jt will be remembered, met /'Dealer" Vfolla her© last season, winning aft« * dean and interesting contest. ~ " At a committee meeting of Uie Mana. watn Branch of the New Zealand Association of Veterans a motion wan carried, favouring the establishment of a benefit ftthd to assist indigent members. A petition k being largely sigfled in iavour of pensions beihg granted to all holders of the New Zealand war medal, which it 1? intended to present to .Pariiament* through Mr. Buick, M.P., nest week, Baring the fortnight ended 25th JnV thirty-two applications were received by the City Bnginew'e Department for permission to ©reet, alter, or extend buildings. In twenty*ix instances plans and ipecificatiorai were examiMd and approved and permit* issued. The value of the work authorised was as foHowe:-Cito JD4oß2, Melrose £1782, Northland JD37S, OnWow district £445} total, £6624. Certain areas in the Dominion are Bpecified ih this Week's Gazette m being exempt from the provisions of the Defence Act in regard to military tr»ininc, They are in th© northern, pavt of tie Auckland district, the backblocka of Hawkes Bay, where they, abut on the Auckland and Wellington boundaries, parts of the Nelson, Matlbotottgh, Omterbury, Sonthland. and Westiaad d»tncte, t «iid the puttying island* of lh« Dominion, including the Cook group. Awangemant* ior welcoming Soiwa'a Band to wellingiion were made by reprwentatives of city bahtle at » meet. mc la«t eveiwng. Subject to the approval of the Harbour Board, it wa« decided that the bands will assemble on ihe wharf and afterwards play the visitor* through the city. The procession wiU proceed via Customhouse-quay, whnmpte-Blreet. and Lambton-quav, to the Grand Hotel. The Garrteon, JnppJ«, Tramway*, Central Mission, BattftHoh., and Petone l>and# will take part In the function. A repott by Messrs. A, Marshall (Dunedin) and W. S. La, Trobe (Wellington) on the Callandei Memorial Sehoktships was received at last night's meeting of the Technical Education Board. TThe scholftrshbe *ra to be of tho value of £6 each, tenable for one year. 'They are to be offered, for competition among trade apprentices in their first year tit tha school, fifteen scholarships being offered annually in Dunedln ami the same num« ber in Wellington. The term trade ap. prentwe is to include (a) stu«ent» of domestic economy in its various branches} (b) bona fide learners between the ages of fifteen and twenty-one years working at any industrial t«tde or profession for which training is provided, at the Technical School, whether such teame.ra are indentured as apprentices or not. When the retiring president of the Wellington branch of the Teachers' Institute {Mr. G. Flux) laet evening had drawn attention to the work that lay before the institute, the incoming president of the branch (Mr. C. Watwm), white endowing the sentiments of Mr. Flu*, said there was another question Which should be attended to without de. ky, and that w«« the Btefltog of schools, The time had long gone phet when teachew ehonld be c*lfed u»on to Btrugglo with mob* of from 70 to 80 chSaren. The sskting eyetem Bhould be removed, especially *i thete- wa« nJready, provision in the Act whereby an assist •' •ant could be got for every pupil teache*. If th» were done it would snean the red action, on the average, of clflttes to ftboiit 40. All thai waa needed v?m to bring oresfiiiro to bear upon the Mfeißt-er for Educfttion. Who i» drawing, *«a who i* entitled to draw, the capitation fees for theboys of the Wellington College attending the Technical School dawing clMgea? It w«* wtbmifeted to the board of Govewiwu at <Qm meeting fcuJfty thai the controlling body of the Technics! School (the Education Board) wae ennching itself per capitation *t the expense of the College Oovemdra, Tim chairman (Mr. A. de B. Brandon) to Mr. Lee («haiman of the Education Board) ; "Tho Education B&ttfd is having us properly." Mr, Lees "1 never knew them to- do to befsre." Mr, Brandon": "We are providing the facilities for drawing classes Uy sending ths boys lo the Technical Scharf, this belfig more convenient than the former practice of having ths drawing' master go up to the college." Mr. Lee s "The Education Board controls the Technical School; the working part ie nnd«r the Tethmcal Tichool T?f>Ri-d." Mr. Brandon : "The controlling body is drawing capitation, whereas we should do." The secretary was directed to institute en. qiiiries as to the situation. Mr. W. 1?. MnMey (Leader of th» Opposition), and other members of the party, were present at the Paiment' Union Conference yesterday, and were I accorded n. cordial welcomp. The prepi* I dent (Mr. J. O. Wilson) wmmked that. I the conference was alwavp pleaded 10 e«e i any member of the House, Government or Opposition, preseht at the conference. Mr. Alasßcy, m fe«poiidintf, eßid his friends nnd himself were pleared with their welcome. It. wits to the interest* of the country that farmer* should have their views properly represented in the Legislature. 'J here were eoine- matters in connection with which there could be no difference of opinion among fatrtiera. He spoke as n, farmer. Such matt era were taxation, al.*o security of tenure of land. Fftrmerß were quite prepaid t* bear th»ir own chare wf taxation of lftnd (i but Were not pi'cpHied to 1» ppiinllspd. Ho hnd amie into a proliosftl made in the ln*t rwlramcnt when fliiupe 18 ot the Land Rill proposed to tiioke % man a criminal if, in the possession of ft certain area of land, by purchase or ifißae, he obtained another piece of tandi It \YRs absolutply nerc*»ai,v thnl all Ip^lm lalion prrtptisod should be looked imo, and he siigscstcd* tta formation of a I Mtb-oommittec to watch lecftptatinn niFoct* Ime fatmeis, and, te>. tepoil W th^