DAILY NOTES.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 8061, 13 July 1904, Page 2

DAILY NOTES.

In its anxiety to eafecyclibt v. guard the interests of rEDisTRiAK. cyclists who patronise Hagley Park the Domain Board is iii danger of neglecting those of th« general public. Along the route of the imain. path in the North Park it has lately posted notices to the effect that the path •is for the use of cyclists. Now, it will strike most' people that the average cyclist did not need *an intimation of this sort to encourage him to make • full u&e of the path. As a matter of fact* as we had cause to complain sbms weeks ago, the path is already used by cyclists to the detriment of pedefctrians. If the intention of the Board was to make it cleat that certain paths were open to cyclists and others were not the ba9t thing it cotild have done was to erect notices prohibiting cycling on these paths which it desired to reserve for pedestrians. The course it has taken is simply a direct invitation to 'eelfleh riders to appropriate the whole of the main route the total exclusion of that section 6f the public which does not cycl«. The authors of the rail* railway way servants' sUperannua- 1 surUBANXTTA'-tion scheme have good reaTidx. son so far to feel satisfied tvitli the resuitß of their labours. 'The scheme baa bsen in operation for father more than a yeai\ and up to the present its promoters may fairly claim that at has fully justified their as^pirations. During the year, which elided on March 31 last, the sum of £47,874 03 ■ 2d was paid into the Superannuation Fund, ; while the expenditure amounted t6 only , £6434 5s 6c*, leaving a credit balance of over £41i00CL An 'experience of. fifteen moflths is not sufficient, of course, to fully test the stability of the iund L but at least ; it ean be said in its favour that It ha3 made a promising beginning. Two hjmdred and fdi^-flve individuals participated in the benefits of the scheme during the past year. It is hardly likely that this number will be exceeded, in any succeed- , ih& twelve hi6titlid, in which event the cx-eation of a substantial reserve ought not to be a very iengthy process. The experience of the railway servants ought to encourage the ischool tenchera in their efforts to establish a superannuation scheme. ■ . We hope th« meeting child life which will be held this preserva- evening under the auspices tiok. of the Children's Aid So- ' ciety to discuss the Premier's child life preservation proposals will bs the first of a series designed for B| similar purpose, The subject is one which cannot be too freely or too often discussed* Kg importance to the- dolohy is« generally admitted, antL by none niofe frankly than by the Premier. Mr Seddon, indeed, ha^ given a lead in the matter which everybody who is interested in it will do well to folldw. We will go still further and'^ .ateert that it is the duty of the public to support the" Prshiicr's acfiofi. They caa besb do th'm by ittendihg such meetings as that -\Vhich the Children's Aid Society proposes to hold to-night arid by -taking an active part in the disciission. , A queetion which is .the nit*, puzzling many people just commusl- now is: Vvlio is^to be the sioNEBSKIi?<. first High Commissioner of the coloay in London? The Premier has, denied that he intends to appoint himself. He declares that he can serve the colony better by staying in New Zealand than by going Home, and nobody seems diepoßed to Contradict him. Mo^fc of the other public men whose Matties have >2«n mentioned in connection with the position are " otherwise engaged." For instance, Sir Joseph Ward has interests in New Zealand which are likely to keep him here, aud Lord Ranfurly, whose name has also cropped up, is not likely to be a candidate. Among the few remaining people who are eligible is tha present Agent-' General, but he may not care to accept the po&t. For the present, therefore, "' the public will ha-ve to rest content with the Budget announcement that the appointment will go to a New Zealandei' weil acquainted, with the political, agricultural and commercial affairs of the colony.