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Star (Christchurch), Issue 20058, 22 September 1920, Page 2

A report on effluent works at Woolstou was submitted by Mr T. B. Tomlinsoa, tho Christchurch Drainage Hoard’s chief inspector, to last nighPs meeting of the board. Everything was ul tairly good order, said Mr Tomlinson, except in tho case of one firm’s catch pits, which were full to overflowing with solids. It was decided to refer tho report to the board’s solidtors. • i . Because they have not been nagging at the board, they have suffered,” /'n Ht) il nn . rl / lasi night’s meeting of the Chnsfehurcli Drainage JJoarci, when a. request was received from the pumping station employees or a nss m wages. It was'stated that the engineers wore at pres'ent receiving five guinea.*, a week, with one day a week off. Surprise was expressed at the, amount the. men were receiving it being stated that other men cloiinr a. snniiar grade of work were considerably better paid. A fun a. discussion, in which everyone who took, part agreed that an increase should be granted, it was decided, on the motion of Mr W d. MaUer, seconded by Mr Holland', that, the engineers should bo paid £6 per week. For Bronchial Corcvb* taka Wood*’ Great Pepp* „ t Cure. 1, &!. 2* 9$ . At tho Ashburton Borough Council meeting on Monday night, Councillor La ■ j a that, some person seemed very anxious to place every possible obstruction in the way of the sewerage scheme and as a result, ‘Mr btnnger, a representative of the Board , ia -d ''’'sited Ashburton to investigate complaints concerning cement aceunnilation It was evident the Board had . b een misinformed iii the matte, and had been given to understand that the supply, of cement for ordinary building purposes iri Ashburton had been seriously reduced through the action of the council: After explanation, stated Councillor -Watt: -- ]\fr btnngOr, was perfebtiy satisfied-,that everything was in order. A protest against the svstem of examination was made by Professor J. U. Condhffe m a lecture at Canterbury College last night. “ As'junior member ot the professorial staff,” he said, . 1 wish to protest against the ex'aminanon feystein, with which this Uniyersity i 5 inflicted. The result of it is that a .teacher who tries to direct students attention to problems with which they are primarily concerned finds that he, ,;is doing them an injustice in Pot giving thein work that will get them through their examinations. That is true in economics, and I am sure that it is true in other subjects.”