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Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 199, 23 July 1937, Page 6

Rain and unfavourable river conditions have checked the inn of whitebait in those rivers from which Wellington obtains its supplies of whitebait, and only in the last few days have catches from the Manawatu appeared in the Wellington fish shops. It was held by Mr W. F. Stilwell, S.M., in the Magistrate’s Court at Wellington, yesterday, that the driver of a car which had been parked at an angle committed no offence by failing to extend his right arm when about to proceed straight ahead. The driver did not come under the regulations as he was not proceeding to his right, but straight on. “There are a number of things to be considered and important decisions to be made,” said Mr C. Lassen, chairman of the Hawke’s Bay Hospital Board, when asked to comment on the report of the Napier Hospital Commission of Inquiry. “1 am taking steps,” he added, “to call together the members of the board, when the report can he discussed and steps taken to decide upon future policy.”

Thousands of miles have been travelled by the members of the Sea Fisheries Investigation Committee. In order to obtain the fullest information on the conditions governing the industry at present the members have heard evidence from hundreds of witnesses in many parts of the Dominion, and in the course of their investigations have inspected boats, sheds and plant used by companies. It is expected that the sittings will conclude shortly before the next Parliamentary session.

“I always thought that South Africa was the most examination-ridden country in the world, but since coming to New Zealand I have found that I was wrong.” said Dr. E. G. Malherbe, Director of the National Bureau of Education, Pretoria, at Dunedin yesterday. Dr. Malherbe said that matriculation dominated the whole school system, even though, out of 100 pupils at a primary school, only about five would complete a university course. The interests of five people, therefore, dominated the interests of the other 95.