GENERAL NEWS MORMONS AND EDUCATION.

Timaru Herald, Volume XCIV, Issue 14481, 30 June 1911, Page 4

GENERAL NEWS

MORMONS AND EDUCATION.

A new charge has been levelled against the Mormons. It ipay, laot'.be';, generally known; but it is » fact that certain apostles of this fantastio religion work among the. Maoris in parts of the Nortli Island. So far no serious objections have been nmde to their missionair activities among the natives, but Sir W. C. Buchanan, - > M.P., had a complaint to moke about them at tlie meeting of the Wellington Eduoation Board on Tuesday. He fetatei thiat lie liad been inform*® that a number of Maori children had ' been enticed away from the Stat* school at Pirinoa to attend a Mormon eohool, at which they were reoeiviin; quite inadequate instruction. H* thought the matter was one wiw* whioh the Iwird ought to ocmeern iU self, and suggested that the inspector* should make inquiries. It will ft* . some months before the neoefisaxy formalities can bo complied) > wit& to enable tlie inspectors to risit to* school, but they will do so it tin earliest possible opportunity.—"New! Zealand l Times."GOVERNMENT FIRE INSURANCE. Replying to a resolution of til* Christeliurch City Council regarding tlie .. State Firo Insurance Department s rates, tho Hon. Air Fowlds wrote that tho State Office is in no sense, under any obligation to follow tlie ratings of , the private companies. At the same time the State Office must not bo forced into adopting rates which would place the office in a position, of making losses. Continuing, the Minister saidi " Your Council seems to have overlooked the fact that consequent on tho coming into operation of . the State Office the rates on tho majority of tho fire business of the Dominion were reduced up to 33 1-3 per cent., which has resulted ail a saving to the people of .exceedingly large sums annually. Tre rates so reduced hare never been considered adequate by the State Offioe and very good and substantial reasons must bo advanced for any further reductions even in special areas," One councillor said that if ho had the time lie could show that the Department hud accepted the dictation of tho private offices.