DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 13 June 1925, Page 4

DOMINION ITEMS.

1)V TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSN., COPyRIC.HT. HAMILTON SKNTKNt KS. HAMILTON, June 13. Al the Supreme Court, Janies McKee. farmer, married with two children, was tumid guilty on seven charges of cattle stealing and was sentenced to two years hard labour, his Honor r ‘marking on the seriousness of the crime. The prisoner had liven placed in a position of trust which lie had abased. Farmers had a right to know their stock would lie tree from the depredations of neighbours. James Wilde, a middle-aged le.in. received three years’ hard labour fur two attempts to indecently assault a boy. COUNCIL OK EDUCATION. TEACHERS WHO DECLINE APPOI XTM ENTS. WELLINGTON. June 1 !. At the Council of Education tu-duv He following lesolutions were carried: That it be a recommendation to the Department to promote legislation providing (a) In pronort ion to size uf the Education Dislriil an in. lease in the amount be allowed to Education Hoards a,-, unauthorised expenditure : b) an honorarium for the ibairm."i of ediication h mrds. That the attention of the Department lit: drawn to the disorganisation oll.ii caused through teachers declinin';; a'ipuintinciits after having been select.al. and that it l.e asked to issue regulations to deal with the mailer. Subsequently I lie resolution was added to by the nerds; "A successful appli- « tins ulm ile.-lines to aec.-ui. the saie.o shall be regarded as having forfeited bis right to promotion lor a period of twelve mouths, unless In the opinion el the board his actions luive been justilled.” Tint I in the nni u ion of the i eiineil all junior scholarship holders should logic, a an ouportiinilv ol attending a , fully-equipped secondary school or j technical high silmol, with hoarding allownie e it scholars are obliged to live away from home, nrovided the parent guarantees that the punil will Slav at least, three years. That the Department should authorise a grant to post-i riinaiy school libraries, the linaneial assistance to he based partly on the average at tendance of S' hools. That the lommittee allirms the desirability of every post-primary school being furnished with a good reference library. j A .‘••'HUNTER KILLED. DUNEDIN. June 13. 1 Krederick A. J. Ponfell, aged 3-S, • married with eight children, and employed as a shunter at Burnside was | fatally injured lasi night through being i crushed between an engine and a meat, waggon while lie was carrying out shunting operations. He was removed to the hospital by I lie ambulance, but | on arrival was found to lie dead. GRGAXIKKU APPOINTED. CHRISTCHURCH. June 13. T. Paxton ex-member for Geraldine has been appointed organiser and leeHirer for the New Zealand League of Nations union. ]