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Evening Star, Issue 25324, 4 November 1944, Page 6

The Dominion Meteorologist's forecast for the week-end reads:—Pressure is very uniform over New Zealand, with an anti-cyclone over the Western Tasman. Forecast to 5 p.m., Sunday,: Moderate south-westerlies on the coast, variable inland. Weather fair to cloudy, temperatures ■ moderating. Further outlook: Fair.

H.M.N.Z.S. Gambia has arrived in Wellington on her first visit to New Zealand. Gambia is one of the class of 12 8,000-ton cruisers named after British Crown colonies, and is larger and more heavily armed than the ships of the Leander class. She was recommissioned about 12 months ago by Captain N. J. W. William-Powlett and a crew composed of New Zealand and Royal Navy personnel, and has since seen much foreign service. The Works Committee of the City Council, having received a request from the Government Housing Department relative to the naming of tho new streets in the Mount Mera subdivision, will recommend that the new street connecting Hillingdon street with Rolla street, together with the short cul-de-sac off Hillingdon ■ street, be named Hillingdon street. The committee also recommends that the new street off Glen avenue be named Jordan street. This street is, in effect, an of the existing Jordan street, and will ultimately connect with Forfar street.

Though the vessel was abandoned as a total loss soon after she went ashore in thick fog nearly a year ago, the trawler Hananui 11. still defies the heavy seas, tides, and strong gales combined to destroy her at her permanent anchorage " on the hard " at Ryan's Bay. a small inlet on the north side of Wickliffe Bay, Otago Peninsula, The Hananui 11. met with her mishap on December 2 of last year, and though she has shifted parallel to the nearby beach with some of her superstructure carreid away, and is well in the grip of the sand, she shows no signs yet of breaking up. That process may come suddenly or it may take years. Cr D. G. McMillan has given notice to move at the meeting of the City Council on Monday night that future meetings of the council commence at 8 p.m. At present the hour is 7.30 p.m. A short time ago the receipt of £SO in " conscience money " was reported to the City Council. At Monday night's meeting of that body another "stirring " incident of a like nature will bo mentioned in the Finance Committee's report, the amount on this occasion being £55. In a short statement published in the Press recently it was reported that secondary and technical teachers received increases in salary amounting " in some cases to as much as £BO a year and in most cases to at least £50." Representatives of post-primary school teachers.in Dunedin say that this statement gives an erroneous impression, for the amounts mentioned are not at all a true indication of increases received by most post-primary teachers here. Individual increases were in most cases considerably lower than those mentioned above, and many teachers received an almost negligible addition to their salary. It is authoritatively stated that in no post-primary school in the Dominion did the average increase reach £SO, while in many schools it was in the neighbourhood' of £3O. This is a very different position from that previously reported. The General Committee of the City Council reports that following the conference with the Dunedin Metropolitan Fire Board, an agreement has been reached with that body relative to the eradication of gorse from laud where, in the opinion of the chief sanitary inspector, such gorse is considered a danger to adjoining property. The chief sanitary inspector has been instructed to prepare a list of such properties and to make arrangements for the burning off of same under the supervision of the fire brigade. At present there is insufficient labour available for the clearing of gorse from vacant land, and the arrangement proposed should assist materially in meeting the position. A comment that salaries paid at Otago University did not compare with those offered at Australian and United Kingdom universities was made by Professor R. Lawson, chairman of the Professorial Board, at a dinner given by the professors of the arts and science faculties in honour of Professors J. R. Elder and J. N. Fincllay on Thursday night. He said that if Otago University was to maintain its high standard it .would have to take into consideration what other universities were doing in the raising of salaries. Unless this was clone first-class men would be reluctant to accept appointments at Dunedin.

A collision occurred at the intersection of Howe and Cumberland streets about 5 p.m. yesterday between a motor car proceeding north, driven by Mr A. S. Pearson, of Kyeburn. and a trnmcar which had left the Howe street terminus a lew minutes earlier. The motor was crossing the line, when the left -rear mudguard was struck by the tram. The car was swung around, and came to rest against a pole. Tt was slightly damaged, tramcar was was undamaged.

The Director-General of Health, Dr M. H. Watt, wrote to the monthly meeting of the Waipiata Sanatorium Committee asking the committee to subI'mit particulars of the building programme proposed to be undertaken during the next five years. It was decided that the following list in order of priority be submitted:—Erection of portable shelters, alterations to" male I staff quarters, additions to men's shelters, erection of engineer's workshop, additions to male staff quarters, additions to nurses' home.^ extensions to diet block, erection of social hall, and erection of surgical block.

In the Supreme Court at Christehurcli Arthur Leonard Albertson, aged 46, was found guilty on a charge of carrying on business as a bookmaker. The jury added the following rider:—"This jury considers that the present law regarding bookmakers should be amended." It was stated during the bearing that accused had 570 clients in Canterbury, and between January and July had paid out £20,000 in bets. " In the opinion of the Southland Progress League the salaries of elected members of the House of Representatives should be substantially increased without delay. We consider that they have for a long time been under-paid, and the people of New Zealand should not wait until the war ceases to remedy this injustice." This motion was carried at a meeting of the executive of the Southland Progress League yesterday. In the presence of about 1,200 people, the majority of them Maoris, the body of Mr H. T. Ratana, M.P. for Western Maori, was iburied yesterday at Ratana Pa. The funeral was attended by a Ministerial party, which included Mr Fraser, Mr Nash, Mr Jones, and Mr Mason. The opposition was represented by the Deputy Leader, Mr W J.-Poison. Mr James Roberts, president of the New Zealand Labour Party, all three Maori members of the House of Representatives, and the Hon. Rangi Mawhete, M.L.C., were present, together with Mr J. B. Cotterill, M.P., and Mr J. Hodgens, M.P. Mr Fraser, in a speech, expressed his regret and that of the Government at Mr Ratana's death.

" There are places not very far from Dunedin of such astonishing beauty that I do not think people living here quite realise how beautiful they are," said Professor J. N. Findlay, in a farewell address at the University Club yesterday. "If the same beauty spots wero in America or other countries,tourists would travel many miles to see them."

As the result of further contributions the amount raised by the Dunedin Community Sing Committee in aid of the " adoption " of Chinese refugee children now amounts to £216. Latest donations include: " Appreciative Listener," Kelso, £5; S. A. White, 150 London street, £4; " M.," Outram. £4; anonymous, £2 ss; Mrs (R. Hudson, £2; anonymous, £2; Mrs A. Blaney, £1 Is; John Hone, £1 Is; Miss C. Haynes, Invercargill, £1; and Mrs Cookson, " Two Friends," Miss Pickard, Mrs H. D. McPherson. and Mr and Mrs D. Jackson. 10s each.

'Representatives of local fruitgrowers will proceed to Wellington next week to make representations regarding help for those growers who have lost their crops, and also to endeavour to_ have the ceiling price raised or eliminated altogether for the season. The latter request is regarded as reasonable, as very heavy expenses have been incurred by growers in frost fighting this year. Excess profits in:good years have gone in taxation, it is claimed, and the groivers have little surplus with which to meet heavy financial commitments.

When the spread of gorse on Banks Peninsula and other parts of Canterbury was under discussion at a recent meeting of the Canterbury Progress League, Mr I. L. M. Coop said that the Minister of Agriculture (the Hon. 13. Roberts) and the Director-General of Agriculture (Mr E. J. Fawcett) intended to do everything in their power to obtain a flame thrower to assist in the work of eradication. Means of eradicating tho gorse should bo considered before trees were planted.