NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

Gisborne Times, Volume V, Issue 3, 4 January 1901, Page 1

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

[By Telegraph—Press Aseociation.] Wellington, last night. Lord Hopetoun has cabled to Sir James Prendergast, Acting Governor: “ Please convey to the people of New Zealand my sincerest thanks for their congratulations and good wishes towards the prosperity of the Commonwealth.” Mr Ward has offered the vacant seat on the Midland Railway Commission to Mr Fraser, M.H.R. for Wakatipu. Lillywhite, alias Blatch, charged with the Colchester mnrder, was again remanded for a week. 4 At to-day’s sitting of the Educational Institute Conference a debate took place on a motion by Mr McGill (Southland) calling the attention of the Minister of Education to the necessity of a better system of appointing and promoting teachers. Ultimately an amendment by Mr L. Watson (North Canterbury) was carried re-afiirming last year’s resolution that the present procedure of some of the Education Boards in debarring from employment in their districts teachers from other districts is unjust, and should be altered to prevent the education system becoming provincialised. A resolution was passed that in amending the powers of school committees they should be more clearly defined, and that the appointment of teaohers should not be one of these powers. The Institute decided to urge the Council of Viotoria College, Wellington, to establish a chair of pedagogy. It was agreed that the salaries of women teaohers should bo increased, but the question of equal pay for equal work was deferred till the scale of salaries comes under discussion. The principle that teachers’ salaries should be paid direct from the Boards to teachers was affirmed. Another resolution was that it is desirable that teaohers should be represented on the Boards, their representatives not to be teachers in the Board’s employ. Auckland, last night. The bankruptcy statistics show 45 filings last vear, liabilities £66,161 3s 4d, assets £24,492 Gs 10Jd. The Customs returns for December show the gold export was 18,4450 z, valued at £G8,037, an increase on the previous December of £20,179. In consequence of a complaint about the new bathing regulations at Rotorua, the Government has sent Mr Donne, of the Railway Department, to make an enquiry. The mail steamer Sierra is now twenty days out from San Francisco. She was expected to accomplish the passage in seventeen'days, and it is surmised there has been a break-down in the engine room. Christchurch, last night. A conference of Seventh Day Adventists opened here to-day. About 75 delegates are in camp, including representatives from Auckland, Wellington, Dunedin, and Melbourne. A swagger whose name is supposed to be A. Rutledge was arrested at Kurow on Wednesday, suspected of being a lunatic. He died in the lookup there on the following morning. A medical officer attended him twice. Deceased was aged about fifty, and had been ten days in the Oamaru district. He is supposed to belong to Riverton. Dunedin, last night. John Adams, chief clerk in the Kaitangata mine, shot himself this morning. He was aged 49, and unmarried. He left a note saying he contemplated self-destruction. Westport, last night. Mr D. Glover’s drapery store and contents at Waimangaroa were totally destroyed by fire at five this morning. Williams’ premises adjoining were damaged.