DOMINION NEWS

Grey River Argus, 5 October 1934, Page 9

DOMINION NEWS

(Per Press Association.) CHRISTCHUIRCH, October 4. With the cessation of lectures at Canterbury College on Wednesday, October 10, the decision to close the Canterbury School of Forestry will become effective. Mr C. E. Fowc-raker, who has been in charge of the school, told a reported that with one exception, all the students at present in their final year would be enabled to complete their courses. Students who began courses this year changed over to other departments of the college when it became known that the school would be closed. There were no secondyear students. WELLINGTON, October 4.

An assurance that the United Kingdom was not pressing for import restrictions and a levy on dairy produce was given in the House by the Prime Minister (the Rt. Hon. G. W. Forbesl. Mr Polson said information now reaching the Dominion from Britain that the British Government is determinedly pressing for both restrictions and a levy upon New Zealand dairy produce. Mr Forbes said dairy produce was not at present the subject of any proposals or representations by that Govern ment.

An enquiry into a complaint that the trading banks were acting unreasonably in refusing to accept Reserve Bank notes if they were not wholly intact was sought by Mr E. F. Healy (C., Wairau) in an urgent question to the Minister for Finance. Mr Healy said a local body official told him that many complaints were being made about the Reserve Bank notes, which tore easily and which the trading banks would not accept if at all mutilated. The official had presented a Reserve Bank note in good order, with both numbers intact but having one of the corners torn off. and the bank refused to accept it, stating that it would be sent to Wellington for examination. Mr Coates said the complaint concerned the Reserve Bank. He would be pleased to pass Mr Healy’s representations on to the bank. WELLINGTON, October 4. Some surprise has been expressed in teaching circles at the following announcement in the vacancy list of the Wellington Education Board which appears in the October issue of the “Nev Zealand Education Gazer te”: “Grade O. aided schools (£l5 per annum per child in average attendance wi.ere salary does not exceed £l2O. board and. lodgings provided tree): Manaroa (6), fourteen miles by launch from Picton, rate £9O. Protestant mistress required.” Exception is taken to what is considered to be i'be intrmluction of the religious test in State school appoint ments. “It is an unheard of thing,” declared one teacher, declared one teacher Yu official statement from a board officer in reply to a question on the subject says tha't the circumstances were peculiar and somewhat difficult. All the children ea.me from one family, who were Protestants and the parents had especially asked that a teacher of that denomination should be sent. The board has given the maittej very caa'eful consideration. DUNEDIN, October 4. The value ot the estate of Sir John Roberts has been sworn at under the sum of £435,000, the duty on which will probably anioun't to nearly £140.000. The testator was a generous donor ito charities. He left a legacy of £lOOO to the Knox Church Ladies’ Association. He left legacies and annuities to certain employees and dependents and left Dunedin Art Gallery three pictures presented to him by citizens of Dunedin at ithe time of the Dunedin and South Seas Exhibition of 1889-90, namely “The Turkish Bazaar” (Robertson), “The Old Inn at Inverlochie” (Smart) ami “'rhe Shepherd’s Return” (Waterlow). The residue of his estate is to be divided in equal, shares amongst his eight surviving children and the daughter of a son who died many years ago. Testator has offered 'lds beautiful residence a't Littlebourne as a gift to the Ci'ty C’oroporation for use as a viceregal .residence or i-or such other public purpose as the City Council may determine, and the gift has been accepted. Testator some years ago purchased and made over to the Hospital Board, in memory of his wife, the buildings and grounds at Middlemarch constututing the Louisa Roberts Hospital. SELLING MORE MILK. (Per Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, October 4. A tentative scheme for lhe supply of milk to city school "hildren has been evolved by Mr Polson, President of <he Farmers’ Union. As the basis of discussion between the ; nterested parties, it suggests thlat. coupons be handed only to children parents are unemployed or indigent, and the purchase by other parents of coupons at a pennv each, entitling a child to one pint. Financial arrangements suggested for free milk is that the Unemployment Bou r d find onethird, the Government one-third, .and the remaining one-third to be found by the combined effort of municipalities and charitable organisations. The i i otal cost, he estimates, would not be greater than £40,000 to £50,000 a 5-ear.

SEAMAN’S DEATH. WELLINGTON. October 4. The body of Henry Jamie«Gn, seaman, who has been missing for three weeks after he (arrived here from Auckland was found in the harbour to-day. Deceased was a native of Scotland. SUSTENANCE PAY IN GISBORNE. GISBONRE, October 4. Sustenance at rates slightly helow It hose paid for relief work, will bp granted to elderly and unfit men jn •Grsborne, for whom suitable work is not available, according to the decision of the Unemployment Board, notified overnight. Tlie scope of the scheme is not yet

indicated, bujt it is recognised loeaily that difficulty has existed in providing for the classes of workers granted sustenance in the cities. OLD AGE PENSIONS. WELLINGTON. October 4. Payment of the live per centum in-

crease in old age pensions wii', be made nexV Monday at pension paying offices throughout the Dominion. The b:rk pay will be for six months The amount payment for a full old age pension will be £1 o’s 6d bringing the pension payable since the rut was made up from £4O l&s to £-«3 per

annum. The Minister of Pensions (Mr Cobbe) says that there are 3S 000 old age pensioners in the Dominion, end he nays a tribute to the l‘rpartmental staff for the wav they worked in preparing Ihe ne. ess;*r v papers to enable the readjusted pavntents to be made so quickly.