DOMINION NEWS

Grey River Argus, 3 August 1940, Page 5

DOMINION NEWS

TRANSFER OF HEADMASTER CHRISTCHURCH, August 1. To protest against the transfer of the headmaster (Mr V. Colville) a meeting of householders of New Brighton School, convened by the Mayor (Mr E. L. Smith) was held last evening. Mr Smith, who presided, said that when Mr Colville first received notice of his transfer several months ago, a protest was made to the Canterbury Education Board, and a deputation waited on the Minister for Education (the Hon. H. G. h. Mason), and it was then decided that Mr Colville should remain for a time. “Mr Mason was met last week,' said Mr Smith, “and it. was stated that when the inspector and the Education Board were in agreement, the Minister could not interfere. The Hon. D. G. Sullivan has also written stating that under the circumstances he could not interfere. Mr Colville is classified under grade 18, and the school requires a grade 17 headmaster. Unless there is some special reason that we can give then we can do nothing to retain the services of Mi' Colville.”

After a long discussion, it was decided to form a sub-committee; comprising Messrs C. R. Hawkins, T. Welsh, A. O’Connell, W. B. Short and J. Sands, to take further advice in thp...matter. The committee was instructed to forward a strong protest against the transfer of Mi’ Colville. A meeting of .the sub-committee was held later, and it was decided that the sub-committee consider organising a strike of parents by asking them to keep their children away from school as a protest against Mr Colville’s transfer. It was also decided to recommend that the school committee resign unless Mr Colville’s services' are retained as headmaster.

PRICE OF MILK

CHRISTCHURC/l, August 2

On behalf of a group of producers and vendors in Christchurch an application has been lodged with the Price Investigation Tribunal for the fixing of the price of milk in Christchurch and the suburbs. It is most probable that the hearing will be held in Christchurch, but the date of the visit of the tribunal to this centre has pof yet been announced.

The price of milk in Christchurch has for some time been 6d a quart for both summer and winter deliveries, the figures having been agreed upon among the producers about two years ago after a period in which prices were being badly cut by som? vendors and producers. The price has been adhered to by the majority of those selling milk, though a few havo charged lower prices and a few higher.

In Wellington, under the city scheme, milk prices have for many years been standardised. In Auckland, where a scheme somewhat similar to that soon to be introduced in Christchurch was brought into operation recently, prices are also standardised. Auckland had for some time a disastrous price war, but before the scheme came into operation prices were fairly stable. The standard price was 71d a quart, but under the scheme of zoning it has been found possible to reduce the price by a halfpenny.

It is thought that the price for Christchurch will probably not alter from its present level under fixation.

ESCAPED PRISONER RECAPTURED.

CHRISTCHURCH, July 2. Leo Oswald Buttle, a labounir, aged 39, who escaped from Paparua prison on Tuesday afternoon, was arrested at 9.30 yesterday morning about three miles from barfield, by Constable LFox, of Darfield. Buttle had been sentenced the day before his escape to two months’ imprisonment for unlawfully converting a motor-car to his own use WELLINGTON, August 2.

The sale of aerated waters in stone bottles is to 'be prohibited, and must be contained in glass bot - , es. Notification of this is contained in amended Sale of Foods and Drugs Regulations gazetted last night. ”’ne object of the prohibition on the use of stone bottles is to ensure the highest possible hygenic standard. The amended regulations also mo'fify the Health Department’s existing test for freshness of milk and slightly increased the standard of this test.

A Labour suspension order gaz-' ied waives the existing hours of work and conditions of employment in respect of tin-smithing, copper-smith-ing and sheet-metal working (in the dairying industry), in the NoChern Industrial District. Another labour suspension order applies to the shearing industry in the Dominion. 1 The general object of these and

similar suspension orders prevGusly gazetted under the emergency legislation is to free industries ftom restrictions in respect of hours of work and other factors which might tend to limit production. During the period of the Centennial Exhibition, from November, 1939, to May, 1940, 11,333 children and adults were catered for at the accommodat:or. bureau established in the old Newtown School buildings. Of this lumber, 2181 wete included in day excursion parties.

The scheme proved a success financially, and Mr W. I. Deavoll, secretary of the Exhibition Education Committee, which controlled the arrangements, announced yesterday that it had been decided that all schools which had participated would benefit, inasmuch as the proceeds would be returned on a pro rata basis. No cash payments would be made, but value would be given in the form of approved books for a school library, or approved teaching aids.