LOCAL AND GENERAL

Sun (Christchurch), Volume VI, Issue 1641, 19 May 1919, Page 11

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The protection of stoats and 'weasel: in the Hurunui rabbit district The I'nion Steam Ship Cooijwsf to-day was able to accept all applicx. tions for passages to Wellington. It is- stated by the Hon. W. D. I. MaeDonaM, Minister of Mines, that tk : Coal Mines Commission's report will i i ready for publication shortly. A ballot, taken on Saturday bj Labour Party to select a candidate t contest the Timaru seat at the nexi Parliamentary election, resulted in il selection of Mr P. C. VinnclL Tfce»' was fairly heavy polling, says a Pre

A Press Association telegram fron Auckland- states that the Aarklaa branch of the Engine-drivers*, Fbv men's, and Cleaners' As 1 ociation nnan mously resolved to adhere lo its d< cision respecting the proposals by th" Minister of Railways.

It will still be some days before tb«' " report of the Influenza Epidemic Con. mission will be available for public:.tion. The report was in the first h> stance sent to his Excellency the Go vernor-General instead of to the Mini ster. His Excellency has sent it back. and it has again been forwarded to hj; Excellency in accordance with esage. -tS The licensing votes recorded on lif Arawa and Carpentaria -will be conßte ' this week, says a message. This wil'. leave three troopships yet to come, approximately 1292 votes on board. The nest of these three is dee before? ; the end of the month. The Samoj. , return of about 200 votes is not expected till the second week in June. Under the provisions of the Edneatio:. Act, 191-1, it was possible for school committees who eofild secure the ap proval of the Education Board.and thV | Minister to establish in their district compulsory continuation classes for aJyonng people, between the ages of 14 and 17, who were not otherwise reedv- - ing education. Although the sebemhad Wen enthusiastically taken tip Li the North Island and notably is 'ike Wanganui education district, there were, up to the close of last year, »i V] continuation classes in the South Is land. By the War Legislation aae ; Statute Law Amendment of last to sion, the law was amended so thai the [ elasies might be established by Order-in-Conncil. The latest "Gazette" cob- : tains such an Ordc-r-in-Conneil, referring, amongst others, to three Canterburr school <listriets —Afihbnrton Borough, Hampsiead, and Tinwald. Young .people there will now be required U attend such continuation or technical claises as are provided for them for not less than four hoars in each week from the first Monday in March till Ike last