LOCAL AND GENERAL

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21934, 18 October 1934, Page 10

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Fraa Books for Orphans . Permission to issue free class books to orphanage children attending public schools was given in a memorandum from the Education Department received by the Auckland' Education Board at its meeting yesterday. The arrangement is subject to specified conditions. Scrap Metal for Japan A large quantity of scrap metal will be despatched for Japan next week by the Japanese steamer Kovo Maru, which left Wellington on Tuesday night, and ia due at Auckland to-morrow. The vessel has already loaded scrap metal at Nelson, Lyttelton and Wellington, and she is coming to Auckland to take another 1000 tons. When she leaves for Japan her cargo will consist of about j 7000 tons. It will be the first full ship- j ment of scrap metal to be sent to Japan j for nearly 12 months. Lasc year about j 30,000 tons was despatched to Japan. Provincial Council Anniversary An important occasion in the history of early Auckland is recalled by the Slst anniversary to-day of the opening of the first session of the Auckland Provincial Council, one of the sis provincial bodies established under the Constitution Acc, passed by the British Parliament in 1852. The gathering of 24 members was addressed by the Superintendent, Lieutenant-Colonel R. H. Wynyard, and after Mr. T. EL Bartley had been appointed Speaker, a start was made with the framing of rules for the council. The Provincial Councils were abolished in 1876. Terms Examinations End The terms examinations of Auckland University College, which commenced | on October 8, concluded yesterday. A j different practice from usual is being j followed this year in connection with j the results, which, are being announced as they become available, instead of all on the one day aa has been customary recently. The degree examinations of the University or New Zealand will commence on November 1, and continue until November 21. The total number of entries for the various j academic and professional examinations j from the Auckland centre this year is j 2004. Demand far Settar Goods A growing demand for better quality | goods ia noted in the annual report of : the Karangahape Road Business Promotion Society. During the past few years economic conditions had caused a lowering of the quality standard, low pries being the first and last consideration, the report states. The call for cheapness had not been confined to any particular trade or locality, with the result that most concerns had included In their stocks goods of very low quality. However, people had had more than enough of very cheap, inferior goods, and the change for the better which was taking place was in the interests of traders and shoppers. UTaw Zealaad's Kindergartens The opinion that on the whole New Zealand kindergartens compared very favourably with those abroad was expressed by Miss Rene Wilkie, a Dunedin kindergarten teacher, who has returned i from a visit to Great Britain and the United States, where she made investi- j gations at the invitation of the Carnegie | Foundation. Miss Wilkie said that al- ! though there were some nipped and modern kinderzartens in the United States those in New Zealand were generally on a higher plane. In the Dominion there were fewer poor and foreign children, and, in consequence, it was possible to have kindergartens of a more uniformly hiah standard. Guide to Museum Proposed The necessity or publishing a guide to the most popular sections of the War Memorial Museum was stressed by Mr. A.. T. Pycrofs at a meeting of the cmra- : cil of the Auckland Institute and Museum yesterday.. Both Mr. H. E. Faile and the director, Mr. G. Archey,_ the point that the preparation or such a booklet would involve the staff in extra work, as the modern practice with regard to museum guides was to have informative and illustrated studies of various sections of the particular institution's' work. Mr. Archey agreed than the publication of such a guide waa most desirable.. The matter was left in the hands of Mr. Archey to report to the next meeting: on the best guide. Dominion's farnleaf Emblem The: fact that most people seem anxious to- retain the fernleaf aa the national emblem of New Zealand was commented on yesterday by members of the council of the Auckland Institute 1 and Museum, when the director, Mr. Gilbert Archey, brought forward comments made by Miss L. M. Cranwefl,, botanist at the museum,, on the recent native spring. Sower show. Speaking of the voting carried out for the selection of a national Sower, Miss Cranwell said most people had taken the view that the fernleaf should remain as the Dominion's national emblem,, and for that reason had declined to vote-. The chairman, Sir Cecil Leys, said he thought the voting had been for a national Sower and had not represented an attempt to discard the fernleaf. PMBangan for Australia Over 200 passengers will leave Auckland by the Monowai this evening for Sydney and Melbourne. Of the total; 140 axa proceeding; to Melbourne* where the vessel will arrive on Wednesday morning. After a week's stay at Auckland the 12 paasieugars who arrived from Southampton by the Tamaroa. laafe Thursday will leave for Australia by the Moaowai to-dtiy;. They had rni tendtedi to travel by tike Wanganeila, which, left Auckland for Sydney and Melbourne, last Thursday, an hour and ■ a-half before the Tamaroa arrived. Ecery passenger steamer leaving: New Zealand for Australia in recent weeks has carried a. large number of travellers, The Monowai ia to leave Auckland for Sydney and Melbourne on October 30. far that trip half of her accommodation. has already been booked. Tc&acco-powtif Tan!;are Although their big crop last, season waa almost entirely ruined by frost, the unemployed men who embarked on .a tobacco-growing; venture at Nev .Brighton have not lest heart, states, the Christchurch Press. This year they will again plant out approximately eight acres of tobacco seedlings,, and hope wish reasonably good fortune to- prove that tobacco-growing can be undertaken successfully and on- a large scale in Cani turbary. The men-, are working with ; some assistance from the Disabled Sot- : dierr" Civil Re-eat.abl'ishment Committee I r»r.r? have shown unusual interest in she I scheme.. Last year they built their om | iHT'Tv 3in.-i' were almost an the point of j harvesting, a, fine crop of leaf when a* i f«evere frost caused extensive damage, i This year,, by taking special precautions,, ; they willi endeavour to prevent a repeI titiiOß of that disaster.