NEWS OF THE DAY

Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 26, 31 January 1930, Page 8

NEWS OF THE DAY

Tuberculosis Ward,

The chairman of tho Wellington Hospital Board (Mr. C. M. Luke) stated at a meeting of the board yesterday that Ministerial approval had been given to a contract being let for important additions to the Ewart Tuberculosis Ward of the Wellington Hospital, at an estimated cost of £22,000. A number of tenders for the new building were received by tho board in committee. Mr. Nair, Government Architect, /as present. After brief consideration, the tenders were referred to a committee, which -will report to a special meeting of the board, prior to tho acceptance of the successful tender. The Sidey Medal. The sum of approximately £500 had been raised by shilling subscriptions as a mark of public appreciation of the Hon. Sir T. K. Sidey's efforts on behalf of daylight saving, stated the president (Dr. Farr, Christchureh) of the New Zealand Institute, in bis address at the annual meeting of the Board of Governors of that body yesterday. This sum Sir T. K. Sidey had handed over to the Institute, with tho suggestion that a medal be struck and awarded with a money prize each year for work clono showing the influence of light, visible and invisible, on human welfare, health, aud happiness. The Institute had accepted this trust and the accompanying suggestion, and thus had it within its power to award three notable moda ls the Hector, the Hutton, and tho Sidoy medals. (Applause.) Study of Natural History. "That tho Academic Board and tho Entrance Board of the University of New Zealand bo requested to consider the possibility of modifying tho syllabus for the University Entrance Examination and the syllabus of tho University Entrance Scholarship Examination in such a way as to encourage the study in schools of natural history m its original sense," was a resolution carried by tho Board of Governors of tho New Zealand Institute yesterday, on the motion of Professor Worley, seconded by Dr. E. Marsdcn. Research Grants. "The total amount voted this year by the Government towards the Institute's research grants was £.750, leavT ing a very limited amount for new applications," stated the annual report of the Standing Committeo of the New -Zealcnd Institute, presented at yesterday's meeting of tho Board of Governors of the Institute. The report added that the applications for new grants received amounted to nearly £900, and ton grants totalling £372 had been approved. . Auckland's Now Station. Satisfaction with tho progress being made with tho construction of the now railway station at Auckland was expressed by the Minister of Railways, tho Hon. W. B. Taverner, after an inspection of tho building. The many unique features incorporated in the building and tho up-to-date appliances employed in tho station's construction made a strong appeal to tho Minister, says the "Herald." Although much work yet remains to be done, tho building has boon advanced to the • stage where its final, appearance can be readily visualised. "It is a very beautiful building, and far ahead of any other station in New Zealand," said Mr. Taverner, who, as a' citizen of Dunedin, had to confess that Auckland's new station would rob tho southern city of pride of place among New Zealand's specimens of railway architecture. Coming Solar Eclipse. At the annual meeting yesterday of the Board of Governors of the New Zealand Institute, it was reported by tho Standing Committe that tho Wellington Philosophical Society had requested the institute to support the application by Dr. O. E. Adams (Goveminent Astronomer) for a loan of instruments to observe tho solar eolipso in October next. The board resolved to assist Dr. Adams in the matter. Our National Parks. "Tongariro National Park, I would like to point out, is not tho only national park in New Zealand. There are the national parks at Egmont and Waimakifiri, and several smaller ohesj and I think the New Zealand Institute should be represented qn the controlling bodies of some of these," said Dr. Cockayne at tho annual meeting of the Board of Governors of tho institute yesterday, in the course of tho discussion on tho Standing Committee's report on the Tongariro Park. Ho suggested that the Government should be approached on the matter. Our Advertising at Home. New Zealand products arc well advertised in Britain, according to observations made by Mr. W. R. M'Kean, 8.M., who returned to Auckland this week after a health-recruiting tour abroad. Mr. M'Kean said he had motored 0000 miles through Britain and had everywhere found Now Zealand products available. New Zealand butter was particularly ia favour becauso of its excellent quality, while New Zealand fruit and honey were also in good demand. Mr. M'Kean paid a tribute to the former High Commissioner (Sir James Parr), who had not spared himself in his efforts to advance tho sale of tho Dominion's goods. South Island Main Trunk. The first additional six mile 3or so, of the South Island Main Trunk Railway construction authorised by tho Government appear to present no special features. A "Post" reporter was informed by the Public Works Department to-day that tho lino will run across the flats for some distance, crossing the Loader Biver, and shortly beyond that begins to fise on the hillside towards the divide between the Leader watershed and the ' Conway. Passing over the divido -behind the Hawkswood homestead, the lino descends into tho Conway, crossing that river near tho "Letter Box." It will follow the opposite sido of the river from that taken by the present main voad. Earthwork on tho gradingj up and doivn will be fairly easy, and, generally speaking, there are no difiicult I'eatiues on this section.