NEW SCHOOLS

New Zealand Herald, Volume 81, Issue 24969, 11 August 1944, Page 6

NEW SCHOOLS

AUCKLAND PROPOSALS PROVISION NEXT YEAR The establishment ,of three new schools in the Auckland metropolitan area, additions to existing schools, and the opening of an intermediate school at Epsom when the Teachers' Training College is vacated by the services, are included in the Education Department's plans for the development of intermediate and post-primary education next year. The plans were v presented by the Director of Education, Dr C. K. Beeby, to a conference of educational bodies in Auckland last month, and a report on the conference was received at a .meeting of the Seddon Memorial Technical College Board of Managers yesterday from the senior inspector ol schools, Mr 11. McChesney. A new technical high school and intermediate school under separate headmasters would be established at Avondale in the American, naval hospital buildings, a scheme which has already been announced. Another new intermediate school would be established at Balmoral, and would eventually become a technical school. Six additional prefabricated rooms would bo added to the Otahuhu Technical High School, while a separate intermediate school would be established there as soon as possible. Two more prefabricated rooms would be required at the Takapuna Grammar School, and it was proposed to erect workshops to cater for trades course pupils on the North Shore. I'lans for a new building ior the Epsom Girls' Grammar School were almost complete, tenders would shortly be called and the building controller i ],ad indicated that the work would then I proceed immediately. In the near future | ;i new technical school of the Otahuhu ; "all purposes" type would be required I t,, serve the eastern and south-eastern | 11 was estimated that Auckland ! sccondarv school rolls would increase i next year by at least 500 pupils.

FRUIT INDUSTRY MARKETING AND SUBSIDIES CONFERENCE DISCUSSIONS (P.A.) WELLINGTON, Thursday The right of orchardists to sell their fruit direct to the public instead of through the Government scheme was discussed at the fruitgrowers' conference today. The Canterbury delegates presented a remit seeking freedom to veil sill or any fruit to the public at the orchard. Other delegates held that the present system should operate, but that certain low-grade fruit, which, although consumable, was not acceptable under the regulations because of minor blemishes, should be saleable direct to the public instead of being sent to a factory or destroyed. The conference approved of a remit urging.that while there was a shortage of fruit sales of fruit below minimum grade should be permitted direct from the orchard to the consumer. The disposal of the £'25,000 fund which the Government recently set aside to provide assistance to uneconomic orchards throughout New Zealand was discussed. The fund was retained bv the Government as part of the £'169,000 subsidy allowed to the fruit industry in the present agreement between the Government and the industry. Growers whose orchards are considered uneconomic are expected to applv for assistance. Delegates opposed the idea of growers appealing to the Government tor the use of money they held to belong to the industry," and the following motion was carried:—"That as a guidance for the future to the grower members oi the Fruit Marketing Council, this conference places on record its entire disapproval of any funds being set aside for subsidising uneconomic orchards, but rather favours the obtaining of such prices as will enable all - growers to make their orchards become economic propositions." , AN ILLICIT STILL LABOURER FOUND GUILTY Three breaches of the Distillation Act were denied bv Leslie Snow, labourer, aged 31 (Mr M. Robinson), when lie stood trial before Mr' Justice Callan yes terday. The charges were of being in possession of an unlicensed still, of having an unlicensed still on his premises, and of having on his premises spirits on which the full duty had not been paid. No evidence was given for the defence. Mr Robinson said it was not . deemed that the parts of the still were found, but there was no proof that accused was knowingly in possession of , the apparatus. , The jury returned a verdict or guilty ■ on the first "count and accused was re- - mantled for sentence.

CHARGES ADMITTED FINKS OF £IOO AND £2OO (P.A.) PALMERSTON NORTH, Thursday A fine of £IOO was imposed by Mr H. P. La wry, S.M.. when William Arthur Sutherland, Palmerston North, farmer, was charged with unlawfully making spirits (whisky), and having in his possession a still suitable for distilling. The defendant pleaded guilty. Detectives stated that they visited defendant's residence and found apparatus, but the defendant admitted when | questioned that the main part had been sent to Taupo. This was recovered. Defendant said he only made one brew as an experiment to treat friends, and had not sold any. On a charge of having uncustomed cigarettes in his possession, defendant was fined £25. In another case, Joseph Patrick Queenan pleaded guilty to unlawfully making spirits, and having in his possession a still bend and worm suitable for distilling. Detectives said that when they visited the property they discovered nine barrels of wash fermenting, also a complete still. Only about a gallon of whisky was found. Defendant said lie was doing it for an experiment. The magistrate pointed out that the general set-up suggested a very different class of offence from Sutherland's, and indicated that, there bad/been commercial dealing. Fines of £2OO on the first charge and £SO on the second were imposed. MAORI CHIEF'S FUNERAL (■O.C.) HAMILTON, Thursday A large number of Maoris from many South Auckland districts were present at Ngaruawahia today to attend the funeral of Te Taliuna Ilerangi, father of Princess Te Puea, who died at Ngaruawahia on Monday at the age of 89. King Koroki was present. A service was conducted bv a Methodist minister at Ngaruawahia and at the graveside on the burying ground on the Taupiri Mountain.