LOCAL AND GENERAL

New Zealand Herald, Volume 80, Issue 24536, 19 March 1943, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Shooting Season In a letter to the Wellington Acclimatisation Society the Minister of Internal Affairs, the Hon. W. E. Parry, announced that there is to be an open season for waterfowl shooting from May 1 to May 16 inclusive, and a game shooting season in the society's district or three months, as recommended by thu society. The Minister expressed his regret that there was no hope of any further ammunition being released. Children's Shoes Although from time to time thew has been difficulty in obtaining children's shoes, the position has now improved and most city shops hare ampin stocks to meet the demand. One manager of a shoe store said yesterday thai his supply of children's footwear was the best he had had for five years. Children's sandals with crepe rubber solftJ are still procurable in some shops, although there are no adults' sandals. Conversion of Motor-cars At its meeting in Wellington this week the North Island Motor Union decided to write again to the Minister of Justice, the Hon. H. G. R. Mason, pressing for more severe penalties fo f the unlawful conversion of motor vehicles. During the discussion Mr. JG. Farrell said that in Auckland last Friday, between 8 p.m. and 10.30 p.m.. no fevrer than eight motor-c.nrs had beef stolen from the vicinity of the theatres alone. Stone Throwing When considering damage to s Pctone school through youth vandalism, Mr. C. H. W. iS'icholls'told members of the Wellington Education Board that one parent, approached about his son, laughed off the complaint, saying: "He has just reached the stone-throw-ing age." Mr. Nicholls remarked that . the same parent had a son two yeai'S younger than the one complained against, and since the parent said the stone-throwing age lasted four years the board had to look forward to a six-year stone-throwing period. Education Problems A conference to discuss educational reconstruction, including vocational training and the prevalence of child delinquency in Auckland, has been arranged between the Auckland Headmasters' Association and the Auckland School Committees' Association, and will probably be held in May. RepM* sentaxives of the secondary schools, the university, the Church and such bodies as the Chamber of Commerce and the Federation of Labour., are to be invited to take part in the diS" cussions. School of Social Studies In her presidential report at the Dominion conference of the New Ze»*. land Federation of University Women last night, Mrs. W. H. Cocker recommended the establishment at one of the university colleges in New Zealand of a school of social studies. A school, she said, had been established as pai't of the University of Melbourne a™ included such subjects as psychology, child study, economics, social history and organisation. During the course of two years the student was required to study practical social work also. School Appointment Difficulty Difficulties surrounding the appointment of a teacher to succeed anotii who had resigned were indicated by t> i principal of the Seddon Memorial let nical College, Mr. G. J. Park, at meeting of the college board agers yesterday. Regulations, said n • Park, did not permit the securing 01. teacher from another grammar or t , nical school unless that teacher qi fied for a higher salary :in the ne appointment. Since teaching had _ declared an essential industry, ho'' the Education Department had _ . given power-to transfer a teacher one school to another and an , would have to be made to solv* problem by tlxis means.