NATAL COLLEGE,,

Evening Post, Volume LXXXII, Issue 65, 14 September 1911, Page 3

NATAL COLLEGE.

ESTABLISHMENT PROPOSED IN HEW ZEALAND. 1 I>fif>t?T4TloN TO SIR -JOSEPH*' ,WAKD. A large depafcfction from the T)o* minion' Conference' of the Navy League waited on the Minister for Defence (Sir Joseph, Ward) yesterday afternoon. Messrs, J. C. Craigie, J. Allen, T. X, Sidey, W, Fraeer, G. M. Thomson^ M.IVs, were al«o present. 'the Rev. E. Eliot-Chamoers, acting" chWiflan of the conference, made reference to the deliberations just conclud* cd. He endorsed the action, of New Zealand in declining to cut the painter from the Old Country. The speaker read the resolution* adopted as already reported. Th« Amokura, he proceeded, w»s Hot suitable for hef purpose, and the ventilation between, decks wa# poor. He pointed oub that only thirteen reservist* out of the hundreds in .existence- were available at present. Some system of registration was required. The desired increase of the naval cadetshipa at O«JK>rne v was also referred to.In, reply, Sir Joseph Ward expressed his pleasure that the, conference had been- befd, and' ho could etat« that the decisions arrived at would be very carefully considered. A few years ago he made representations with a view of getting a larger ship ' th»n the Amo» kura in the direction of one- of those looked upon m obsolete bofc it. wttB found that tM« price was too highY At* tentfon had been turned to the more 1 modern system of establishing a college or training school. This he believed to be superior to the transitory system of having boys on a ship, The Government considered it adviitaMe to with" ihold the question of purchasing a new Vessel until it had been finally decided whether or not it would go in for a suitable horn« and training ship for boys asnore; He thought Miis was the .method that would be adopted her*. , .This agreed in part with one of the r%solu* tionu 'adopted by the league. The Government wanted to Mtfolteh an in* stittttion of the kind at a seaport where there was not much activity, Mr. Craigie: Thnaru. Sir Joseph disagreed. He said they should go to a place net likely to develop into a big eeaport. On the whole, • he. continued, the Aftiokura had done very well, but. provision ought to be made for the training of a larger num* ber of boy«, and this was the oottrse the Government would follow. The idea of having sv permanent trained force of naval reservists, the Minister added, commended itself to him. This was an insular country, and it would be a good thing to have the registration of . re»ervi«t* desired. Th* Home authority's wefe favourably disposed to the employment of New Zealandera if they could be obtained. The resolutions were in the right direction, and he would be only too glad to do" anything to further them. The point regarding «*ea training for <_ boys, in inland towns, he proceeded, would be, carefully considered. 'At present the- defence system was being transferred," and the league proposed to draw on the ooys for » double service. When' they got inland they were fa;ced #iih>the difficulty that certain obligations , were placed on the boy«, and Jttofe ( was 'being asked. The point would have to ' be looked into. He would only be' too' glad to make representations for the increase of the cadets at the Royal Nuval College, but the accommodation was insufficient for present purpose?.- ' EXPERIMENTAL FARM WANTED IN CANTERBURY. fST f£t.fIGBA?tt— PAJESS ASSOCIATION,} OHRISTCHURCtr; 13th September At a combined meeting of' the Experi ment farm Committees of the Farmers' Union, artd the Can6erbury "A. >andP. Aeaoriation, it was resolved that it was urgently necessary that step* be taken by the Government to make" provision in the form of an experiment farm in Canterbury, to devise methods to connteraet the y,ery .serious loss "aus* tamed by Canterbury fanfters by reason of the ravages of the graa* grab, rape and turnip blight, and other d<*bru«3tive pests. The president o£ the association and representatives of the Farmers' Union will wait on the Minister for Agriculture at Wellington on Friday to urge the establishment of an experiment farm in Canterbury. SOME OLD THINGS AXE BEST "/. AFTET? ALL. Tiiere have been many &d vapors .in medicine, many new a-rd valuable dikcove*?i«<. but nothing in the line of bronchial discoveries that can compare <vith Chamberlain's Cough Remedy tof giving quick and permanent relief.* All of the ingredients &tn • curative agonic, and {.hero is no experiment' ing when we recommend you to'tty this old and reliable remadv.— Advt. A point wel! worth mentioning about Warfters nisi -proof > e6t»ots is their washing value— guaranteed rusll-«e«— as well as not to break or fc&r.— Advt. For bronchial cough* tako Wobd*' ffreit F«Pl»rauflt Q\it»,- It 6d,<~k4rt,