LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 12688, 9 July 1919, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The clerk of the City Council, in an advertisement, draws attention to the provisions of Section 245 of the Christchurch By-law No. 1, which provides that no person shall ride a motorcycle, bicycle or tricycle on any road or street after sunset without displaying a red reflector, which shall be visible from behind.

“Speaking generally,” said Dr E. Hansen, director of the Christchurch Technical College, at last night’s function at the college, “I do not know any other class that better repays for education than the returned soldiers-” Steady work, he said, steadied the disturbed nerves, and the men were again fitted to take their place in the civil life of the Community. Very unfortunately, however, the workshop accommodation was decidedly limited, and it had been necessary to turn away even returned soldiers ’on account of this fact.

The matter of a war indemnity for New Zealand is the subject ’of a letter forwarded by Mr O'. J- Parr, M.P., of Auckland, to the Acting-Prime Minister, Sir James Allen. Mr Parr inquired if information was available as to what our chief Ministers had accomplished in regard to an indemnity, emphasising that the war expenditure of the Dominion was £80,000,000. in addition to pensions ! of approximately £2,000,000 a year, besides which there was an immense loss of productive power through 32,000 of our best young men being killed, or rendered permanently unfit.

“ May I say as strongly as I can that while the world is said to be safe f’or democracy, what we have to do is to make democracy safe for the world,” said the Minister of Education (Hon J. A. Hauan) to a deputation of members of the New Zealand Educational Institute. Continuing, he said that unless education was developed in such a way as to bring out character, and thus do away with the weaknesses and shortcomings of democracy, past effort would have been' in vain. Unless there was also shown a desire to do a great deal more for education, all the talk of handing down the Empire with its power undiminished was so much farcical pretence. “ I am as anxious,” he added, “to see as much attention paid to the education and training of our industrial army as was given to the training of those who formed the national defence of this country.” Only by that means would the country secure the best in the future.

“ So far no bequests hare been made to tbe Christchurch Technical College,” said Mr O- H. Opie, in the course of a speech at the function at the Technical College last night. “ I think that when the value to the Dominion of the work done here is better understood some of our patriotic men and women with means-will surely help us in our need.” Technical institutions in some other centres had been fortunate in this respect, added the speaker. The Wellington City Council had come to the aid of the local technical College with a _ grant _of £15,000. (Applause.) “ That’s right,” said Mr Opie. “If our local City Council cannot give us that amount in one lot, we are quite prepared to take it in three or four lots!” Mr Opie surmised that many grants ad not heen made to technical education in the past because technical education had not been so generally recognised. “I hope,” he concluded, “ that when endowments are made in the future, technical education will not be forgotten.” A meeting of the executive of the Canterbury Justices of the Peace Association was held in Mr O. H. Gilby’s office last night. The president (Mr H. Holland) was in the chair and there were also present—Messrs W. J. Neate, J. Clarke, C. H. Gilby, H. Langford, G. E. Good and J. R. Brunt (honorary secretary). Apologies for absence were received from Messrs R. O- Bishop, HH- Smith, 0. H. Opie and G. P. Franklin. Correspondence was received from the Department of Justice relative to several matters sent forward by the association, which were under consideration. Mr Cecil Brierley, secretary of the New South Wales association, in reply to an inquiry from the local association, forwarded several suggestions having reference to the work being carried out by the New South Wales association. Mr S. E- M’Carthy, S.M., gave notice of a date for his promised address, the subject being “ Citizenship and its Relation to Democracy.” Various details were agreed upon with reference to the Peace procession, and the hope was expressed that all Justices of the Peace would attend and take part in the procession. Opportunity was taken by Mr Goldingham at the special meeting of the Chamber of Commerce to consider the coal crisis, to refer to the matter of railway freights (states the “ Manawatu Standard”'). The Department had, he said, increased freight rates during the war, and had made increased profits,, and it was absolutely certain that the Department contemplated making further increases. As a matter of fact, they were working on the proposed new tariff right now. Increased railway freights penalised inland towns, and it behoved the chamber to raise its voice in protest immemately, and not Tvait till the new tariff came into 'operation- For all practical pmpQficsj any increase in tlio railw tariff must he homo almost entirely by the people in the inland towns—this to such an extent that it virtually am'mmted to a tax on them. Mr Golclingham concluded by moving—“That this chamber of commerce views with serious concern the proposal to materially increase the railway freights, as it simply means increased taxation on the population residing outside the seaports.” The motion, which was endorsed on all sides, was adopted after a. very short discussion. It was decided to forward a copy to all inland chambers of commerce for immediate action, aud to submit it to the Minister and the General Manager of Railways. Mr T- A. B- Bailey, S.M., presided over an Assessment Court yesterday afternoon. An objection by Sarah Martin to inclusion in a special i loan area created in respect of Chichester otreet, Woolston, was heard. Mr W. V. Siddall, town clerk of said the people living adjacent to Chichester Street had petitioned the council to form the street properly. The council had decided to do so, and the people in the area, with the exception of the objector, bad unanimously agreed to the project, so that a poll was unnecessary. There was no question that as soon ns the road was formed the adjacent properties would go up m value. Mr H. D. Muff; who appeared, for the objector, said that her property would not benefit from the formation of the street. It already had a frontage on Radley Street, and only an apple orchard fronted Chichester Street, for which a better street frontage would be of no advantage. Malcolm Norton, a neighbour to Mrs Martin, said that the street was at present in a frightful state- If the street were formed the objector would he able to get frontages on Chichester Street for three sections George _ Jennings, another neighbour gave similar evidence. George Fuller, a Government valuer, said the formation of the street would undoubtedly increase the value of the property. The objection wag disallowed.

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