PUBLIC OPINION.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17890, 5 July 1926, Page 8

PUBLIC OPINION.

WHAT OTHER WRITERS ARE SAYING. An English Cricket Tour. ine luea oi senumg a i\ew Zealand cncKet team to juug-una is su &uou rnac it is to no jiupcu ariaii 6 v,ui-ilri tor it will L)e completed. 10. r>ngnsn tours ox Austiuimn ana »-juiu mnean cncts.ei.ers is leaauiiamv actnuuc eu lilt raising Ot tne games sianuarU in Dorn rued' cuumuca. smmui re* even some crietveiers, may umiK me nouon too auuaemus, ior it cannot oe said tnat uie bicUiuaia oi uic game in ed m tile lanu mat is peculiariy its home. Dut it is not llitenueu mat anyimug comparauie to uie mstuiic stTuggie lor uie asnes now in p.ngies* oetween migiauci ana -*\uscrana snoum taxe place. r irsc-oass cncxet coum nevertheless be proviued ior me visitors by a series or games with me counties, and alter the snowing oi last season s dominion team in n. as era u a mere need oe no Uouot mat repiesenxative payers Irom this country couid give a good account or tnciuseives against at least nail ot tne counties. me very tact tnat tne siauuaru is so ingn in migiand iurmsnes a justification lor tne experiment. \ yirig witn piayers ot suen can ore in a close succession ot ma tones would oe an mvatuaoie experience lor our representatives. —"• Heraid, Auckland.

Misconception. There is still some misconception as to the aims and worx ot an .Agricultural College, bpeaking in the nouse ot Representatives Mr rorbes said ne did not know tnat tarmers altogether understood what was meant by an Agricultural College—that a college was tor the purpose ot instructing instructors. I hat is indeed one purpose; but it is by no means the omy one. A concise statement ot the work undertaken by Agricultural Colleges in other countries, and which might weii be undertaken here, was maue by Professor Feren some time ago. He snowed that elsewhere such institutions had become centres of agricultural research and instruction, with their influence extending throughout the territory. the problems of tarmers had been investigated, and improved methods had been taught both by lectures and demonstrations and by the issue of literature. Courses had been arranged for the instruction not only of the leaders in agricultural science but also of the iarmers themselves, their sons, and their wives, in vacation schools. The whole community had learnt to look to the college lor practical direction and supervision of experimental work, and for a lead in everything tnat mane for good farming. We hope that members of Parliament, before criticising this proposal as one for the mere training of Government instructors, will consider the broader aspects. It they do we are convinced they will agree that the leading industry of New Zealand should not be longer denied the assistance which will yield so great an advantage.—“ Post,” Wellington.

Co-operation in industry. It was appropriate that Hamilton should have been the scene last week of the first application on behalf of a registered company for permission to alter its memorandum of association in such a way as would enable it to issue “labour shares” to persons in its employment. The Company Empowering Act. 1924, under which the “labour shares" is authorised. : is the outcome of a scheme 5 prepared by Mr Valder. a resident of Hamilton, and originally propounded by him at a Rotar\ r Conference that has as its object promotion of co-operation in industry through the admission by a company of its employees to its shares register as non-contributing members. Under the terms of the Act, “labour shares” have no nominal value and form no part of the capital of the company, but the holders of them are entitled to attend meetings of the company and enjoy the privileges of ordinary shareholders with the right of participation in the profits to such an extent as may be determined by the memorandum and articles of association of the company. The issue of “labour shares” is subject to a certification by the Arbitration Court that it would be favourable to the general body of workers, and it was for lack of evidence of this description that a decision upon the application which was made at Hamilton last, week was deferred.-— “Otago Dailv Times.” H j.j ♦.* Canadian Polities. The collapse of the Mackenzie King administration in Canada is not altogether surprising, having regard to the circumstances under which the Government has managed to remain in office. The last general election, instead of clarifying an unsalisfactory situation, made it, if anything, infinitely worse. In the previous Parliament the Liberals, with a strengln of 117, had a majority of one over the other two parties—Progressives 6t>, Conservatives 50. At the elections 117 seats went to the Conservatives. 23 to the Progressives, and 100 to the Liberals. More significant still, nine Ministers, including Mr Mackenzie King himself, were unseated. A safe seat was vacated on the Premier's behalf, and fie duly returned to the House. On the face of it, the verdict was plainly a vote of no confidence in the Government, and had Mr Mackenzie King followed the advice of his Liberal friends in the House he would have resigned in favour of Mr Meighen, the Conservative leader, without meeting Parliament. —“ Dominion.,f