GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2194, 25 September 1907, Page 2

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Press Association. : * NEW PLYMOUTH, Sept. 24. The Band Contest Committee lias adopted the following programme for the contest in February :—Test Selection —“A” Grade: First prize £IOO and Besson shield, 25 silver and one gold medal', second £45, third £2O and trophy. “B” Grade: £2O and Boqsey shield, second £lO, third £5. Marching Contest (all bands to compete)—First £3O, second £2O, third £ls, fourth £lO, fifth £5. There are also 15 solo competitions, for which gold ant} silver medals are awarded. The Borough Council has drawn the attention of the Government to the overcrowded and insanitary condition of certain of the Government buildings in town. They also protested against the persistent violations of the building by-laws by the Government in creating wooden buildings within the brick area. One of the best known Maori identities in the district, Moniau Mere Tahana, died on Monday, a viotim to influenza, which has claimed many victims amongst the natives of late. CHRISTCHURCH, Sept. 24. For the Canterbury A. and P. Association’s annual liorse parade, to be held a.t the Addington Show Grounds to-morrow, the entries comprise 23 draught horses and 19 light horses, making a total of 42, which is considered a very fair entry, considering that no prizes are being offered. With reference to the bad state of the citv streets mentioned at the City Council meeting last night, the Mayor states that the estimated cosit of putting the city streets and roads in proper condition will be £80,000.* The chairman of tho Works Committee says that despite the present state of the city streets they were in a better condition than those in any other city in Australasia. He hardly thought that the ratepayers would at tho present time agree to such a largo expenditure, tn view of the fact that for sonic time tho streets will be subject to considerable disturbance in connection with tho water supply scheme, drainage, and other similar works. At a meeting of the Nortli Canterbury Educational Institute Miss Hall ■and Messrs. W. Brock, F. F. Evans, S. O. Owen, and J. E. R. Smith were elected delegates to the annual meeting of the N.Z. Institute, to be held at Auckland. The sub-committee reported that they objected to the Auckland promotion scheme on account of its centralising tendencies •and complexity of promotion. They were of opinion that no loss of salary to a teacher should take place except after proof of loss of efficiency. Various remits to the annual conference were discussed, and tho Institute recommended that payment on average attendance should be abolished; that no scheme of salaries should bo considered satisfactory unless the manciple of annual increments up to a maximum-be adhered to ;-that it was inexpedient to interfere with the measure of local control now possessed by Education Boards; and that.the. attention of the Minister for Education be called to the very tin- , satisfactory condition of teachers’ re- , sideuces in the colony.

WELLINGTON, Sept. 24. Tho Governor will leave for Palmerston North' to-morrow morning for the purpose of opening the Alexandra Ward for Women, an addition to the local hospital. Eerris, Hamilton, and Sinclair, recently sentenced for burglary, were sued to-day-by La cry anil Co. for recovery of £3O 8s lid,-stolen from the premises. -Tho prisoners refused to. 'admititha.t -the money found on them (£lO 4s Id in all) belonged to plaintiffs, but judgment was given for the amounof claimed, and costs £3 7s.