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((Jui correspondents' opinions arc their own; the responsibility of ■editorial items makes sufficient ballast for the editor's shoulders. It is necessary that all Idlers for publication should bear the name of the writer—not necessarily fOl publication, but as e vidence of good faith. l
TO THE EDITOR
SIR, —Since my arrival in your township, I have heard a considerable amount of discussion about which system of lighting will be adopted for Te Awamutu. To any progressive and enterprising individual, there is only one light and source of power for this purpose, and that is electricity. It has been said here that it cannot be used for cooking. . 1 can only pity the individual who has evidently not been very far abroad. '1 am prepared to state that there is not one' thing requiring light, heat, or power that cannot be operated by that marvellous power electricity. The foregoing is more than any advocate of gas can promote. In addition to the above, an electric light does not consume the life-giving oxygen, nor does it foul Hi 2 atmosphere thr. u;h imperfe l connections, an I finally there is no danger of
explosion or suffocation. On the whole it is a cleaner, healthier, safer, and more' economical light tha 1 any form of gas, Of course there are no by-products to electricity, but what is a few gallons of tar where 111 2 streets are being continually torn up, for new mains. I wonder if any advocate of gas has ever resided in the vicinitv of a gas works ? I have. • —I am, etc.,
Traveller,
TO-THE EDITOR. StR, —As some doubt appears to exist in regard to what constitutes a householder,, could you inform me whether l or my husband (or both) have a vote at the forthcoming school committee election ? 1 might say 1 am not an owner of property, but merely a tenant, and have children attending the nublie school. My husband has been asked to consent to nomination. Would he be eligible for election on account of his being a tenant, and if so, what form of nomination is necessary ?—1 am, etc
Mother. [The term “householder” is defined in the Education Act, in the following terms: (a) Every adult male or female person who has for the period of three months next before the day of election,.-resided in any dwel-ling-house within the school district as tenant or owner thereof. And (/;) . . . includes the father, wherever resident, or if he is dead, or absent from New Zealand the Guardian or other person, wherever resident who has actual custody of any child attending any State school, situated within such district. It is therefore apparent that “Mother,” provided she has been a resident for three months, is entitled to vote. Every resident householder (a householder resident within the • school district) is eligible for election to the committee, as is provided for in the following extract from the Act; “ For every school district constituted under this Act, there shall be a school committee, consisting of not less than live nor mofe than nine householders, resident within the school 'district.” 1 he'form of nomination may be in writing, addressed to the ‘ chairman, signed by the candidate and the proposer or a resident householder may be verbally proposed at the meeting, such candidate to consent, verbally or in writing, to his nomination.—ED., W,P.]
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Waipa Post, Volume V, Issue 217, 2 June 1913, Page 2
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