LOCAL & GENERAL

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXXI, Issue 12399, 12 November 1934, Page 4

LOCAL & GENERAL

Before Parliament on Saturday adjourned till February Ri the Premier in reply to a question, 'said that ho was not yet in a position to announce the (-ate or the General Election but. lie added, members would receive aiiiulo notice. The legislation next session would include ul ° Mortgage Corporation Bill and measures hi respect of the .re-organisa-tion of the Native ]'>e»arlment and Native land settlement.

. Speaking at ike Empire Sen icc League oonforence in Melbourne on Saturday Mr Malcolm MacDonald, •El.'rksli Dc-piinfon-s UnUor-Se-ctt ;tary said til at Dui civilisation depended largely on the strength of the Empire, which in turn, depended on populating the Dominions.; It would bo a mistake however, to presume migration until markets were .found l:oi' Dominion products, and migration was not depriving Dominion people of joUi—r.A.

Approval u" the proposal to institute young -farmers’', t-lubs: ...in (this district was expressed at Saturday s mooting of the committee <<: the Poverty Bay and East' Coast- .Slieepown•ors’ Union.—Mr M. A,. Black, instructor in agriculture at Gisborne, attended llip .mooting; and explained the. proposal in detail. —Several speak ors praised the plan and Messrs. G, V. Smith, Ik E, Humphreys and A.ItusseiU wore appiintej to represent tho union at a conference with t uo Farmers Union ami A. and P. Association on tho matter: . ■■ ■ • ■

The Gisborne Workers’, Educational Association Group held its final meeting tier this session on Wednesday evening jut St Winifred’s'. School. There was an. attendance ..of 20 . to dismiss a- summary eV; thy course ’ ’ What s WeMtprn CivPi.s'aUon?” Tho nwu conclusion of the jwitor or the lipeture was that ’’education is the one instrument, avo' possess: tor controlling human nature and for changing human, nature”—to , quote ProfcS’sor Mac Murray. jf; tve- tailed to adjust ourselves to modern conditions then Aye . would have to. faoO the lioiToris. 'of revolution Tho group agreed that tile most interesting part of the course pvas; Tlie jteeturct on grt and those dealing vv Fascism. iNamsm, and Communif:in. At the conclusion of the meeting- a vote of thanks was passed! to the compiler c* : the .lectures-.for his iucrcl exposition or: the difficult problems of modern society. - :1 .- Reporting on behalf of the Poverty B!ay delegates , a|t • The shecpoAvners Federation. aimuaj mebting., Mr C. 41 Willianis told members c<;' tlie East Coast Union.. , qt. Saturday’s _ meeting that t'he .local delegates (Messrs S'. D. Reeves' and L. H. M'aqfoah . and the speaker) supported the principle of tlie Avooi levy bill, but a, motion to oppose tlie • mcasd-ro • was carried decisively. The spoakdr 'coupd hot lindeksTand the grounds for tlie opposition and th‘e •HiiAvke’s' Bay delegates, 'for instance would give, no indication whether they.: world support the principle, though they'had approved thp form of tho bill . this year;—”l think th6.feeling is strongdy --against the bill,” said Mr. T'. E. lUimpbrcys.—”fs : ' t’he opiiiidii against tlie bill or against the principle?” asked Mr •Williams.' ?•’Ag!\!npfl; -IS*© principle of placing a-tax . on- wool," a ffinfM APr Humphreys.—M'r* WTluvnis said-'that . the; propo'sed levy wa's-hot actunfly .a tax and so’mo better name should be secured' for it.