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Star (Christchurch), Issue 18614, 16 November 1928, Page 4

“You seem to forget that you are our servants,” declared a Devonport ratepayer when addressing the local Borough Council on a sectional grievance. Instantly the Mayor was on his feet. “That remark must be withdrawn at once, or you will not be allowed to proceed.” The ratepayer grumblingly complied, after which the Mayor explained the error in the offender’s point of view. The council were the representatives of the people, and the managers of the community’s affairs. In these capacities they rendered the highest civic service to the borough. The mere fact that this service was freely and willingly rendered did not give any ratepayer or any group of ratepayers the right to insult members of a Borough Council. The complainant then proceeded to state his grievance in less militant terms.

The Caledonian Pipe Band will play the following programme in Sydenham Park on November 21: —March, “Blue Bonnets Over the Border ”; march. “ Glendarual Highlanders”; march, " Lochiel’s Welcome to Glasgow’ ”; march, ” 92nd Gordon Highlanders ”; strathspey, “ Miss Drummond of Perth”; reel, “Tail Toddle”; march, “Pibroch of Donald Dhee”; Maori melody, “Canoe Song”; march, “Midlothian Pipe Band ” ; march, “ Miss M’Gregor’s Favourite”; march, “79th Farewell to Gibraltar ”; strathspey.

“ Marquis of Huntly ”; reel, “ The Kilt is My Delight”; march, “Earl of Mansfield”; march, “ M’Kay’s Farewell to the 74ths”; march. “Jenny’s Bawbee”; march, “Johnnie Cope.”

An article in “Kai Tiaki,” the nurses’ journal, says: “The constantly recurring question of the superannuation of nurses gives rises to much thought, more on the part of those who are trying to evolve some scheme which will suit all classes of nurses than on the part of those whom the provisions will ultimately benefit and for whom it is very necessary. It has been suggested that (1) nurses should be allowed to transfer to the Civil Service superannuation without losing the period of time during which they have already contributed to the Hospital Board scheme. (2) Or that the superannuation of all nurses should be the responsibility of the present Hospital Board scheme, whether the nurse is in the employ of the hospital boards or of Government hospitals. This would mean that the Health Department would act as a hospital board governing all the State institutions.”