NEWS OF THE DAY

Evening Post, Volume CXX, Issue 8, 9 July 1935, Page 8

NEWS OF THE DAY

Stud Stock for Australia. Thirty stud Southdown ewes are to be shipped to Australia today by the Waitaki, which is leaving for' Bluff and Melbourne. The sheep belonged to Mr. Robert Bevan, ol Manakau, arid he has sold them to an Australian client. About the same time last year Mr. Bevan sold twelve Jersey heifers and one bull to a client in Shanghai.. ■' Building in. Lower Hutt. "The state of the building figures is particularly healthy this month," said Mr. J. W. Andrews,' Mayor of Lower Hutt, at last night's meeting of the Lower Hutt Council. The figures for June showed that 15 buildings, worth £7359, were built, of which eight were dwellings in wood valued at £7024: The figures for June, 1934, were 12 buildings to the value of £1335. An Anonymous Gift. The visit of. the Minister of Education, the Hon. S. G. Smith, to the Randwick School yesterday coincided with the distribution of the daily ration of a half-pint of milk to the children. The Minister was interested to learn that the ration is made possible by the gift of an anonymous donor. At the call of the Minister three hearty cheers were given in token of the school's appreciation of the gift. More Subscribers—Higher Charges. In dealing with telephone exchange charges when he met members of the council of the Taranaki Chamber of Commerce, Mr. G. McNamara, DirectorGeneral of the Post and Telegraph Department, stated that, contrary to the generally accepted principle in business that the' bigger the business the cheaper prices should be, in the telephone business it worked out that.the greater number of subscribers there were on an exchange the greater the cost became. Mr. McNamara' explained the technicalities of ( extending lines to new subscribers to illustrate how the cost was made up. It was pointed out,however, that although the cost to the subscriber was increased he got a better and a more extensive service for his fee. A Maori Linguist. The Minister of Education (the Hon. S. G. Smith* proved himself to be a Maori linguist of no mean ability during the inspection of schools in the Hutt Valley yesterday, when on several occasions he addressed Maori pupils in their own language. One little maid blushed, and shyly hung her head when Mr. Smith informed her that he loved her very much. The Minister commended the pakeha .pupils for holding their Maori comrades in high honour. The answer of one Maori boy to a question caused considerable humour. When asked by. the. Minister if he was a Ngati-awa, the boy replied, "No, I'm just Smith." * ' The' Synod's Welcome. ' , The Wellington Diocesan Synod yesterday adopted the following resolution:—"That the Synod of the Diocese of Wellington, now-in session, desires to. extend a cordial welcome to their Excellencies the Governor-General and Viscountess Galway and their family, and to offer ; them its sincere good wishes that they may enjoy health and happiness during their 4 time of residence in New Zealand;* and it prays that the blessing of God may ever rest upon them. The Synod .also desires to express to his- Excellency, as his Majesty the King's representative, its heartfelt loyalty to the Throne." School Playing Areas. Children in Wellington who have hitherto been handicapped in their recreation by the locality of their schools have not been forgotten by the Government. The Minister of Education (the Hon. S. G. Smith), speaking last evening to the Wellington School Committees and Educational Federation, said a comprehensive report was being prepared on the schools at Kaiwarra, Wadestown, Brooklyn, and Te Aro, inquiring into the provision of good playing areas,,so that children would have, as far as possible, the same opportunities for enjoying the beautiful environment as children in other districts. "Accounts Rendered." . During a discussion between business men of New Plymouth and Mr. G. McNamara, Director-General of Post Telegraph Services in New Zealand, the question 'of "accounts rendered" was mentioned in reference to telephone toll charges. One man said the Department's "account rendered" was the cutting off of the telephone if the account was not paid. Mr. McNamara then told an amusing incident against himself, states the "Taranaki Herald." He received the usual notice from the Department in Wellington, on one occasion, informing him that unless his toll fees were paid by the. prescribed date his telephone would be cut off.' "The rather extraordinary feature in the matter was,'! he said, "that .the notice was sent out over my own signature." This showed the system of the office, and that such a notice could be sent out, probably by a girl, who would not realise that it was to the head of the Department. ! Boulcott Street, Lower Hutt. For some years past Boulcott Street, i Lower Hutt, in which the Boulcott School is situated, has had. a "bottle neck" which opens on to the' Main Road. Originally the street was narrow for its full length, but, some years ago, after negotiations with the owners, the whole street, with the exception of two properties, was widened. Last evening reports were before the Lower Hutt Borough Council stating the terms : on which the owners of the two properties would agree to the road being widened. The reports were adopted, and it is expected that the work will be carried out within a few months, One of the terms on which the owner of the corner section agreed to the widening being done was that the shopping area should be -extended to include his property.