LOCAL AND GENERAL

Evening Star, Issue 19001, 24 July 1925, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The New Zealand Biblo-in-Schools Committee, recognising that the school committees more than any other body represent the parents, is (according to a Press Association message from Wellington) desirous of obtaining the opinions of such committees as to the desirability or otherwise of Mr L. M. Butt's Religions Exercises in Schools Bill becoming law. It lias, accordingly, sent a copy of the Bill to all committees with a request that they take an early vote on the question, and forward tho result to Wellington, to he reported to the House of Representatives, where the Bill is now being considered. , A message from Wellington reports that the postal revenue for tho quarter ended June JO was £350,985, compared with £320,767 a year ago. Tho telegraph revenue amounted to £457,073, against £433,260 for the previous corresponding period. These figures include telephone exchanges, £270,032 this year as compared with £326,767 a year ago. The Savings Banks deposits amounted to £3,200.799,' exceeding tho withdrawals by £533,921, whereas a year ago withdrawals (£7,312,880) showed 'an excess of £215,921 overdeposits. A Press Association telegram _ from Greymouth announces that the dispute regarding the manning of the stokehold oftho steamer Waipofi was settled last evenings, consequently the imprisoned members of tho stokehold crews wore released and returned aboard. Tho Waipori was announced to leave at midnight for Sydney.