LOCAL AND GENERAL

Wairarapa Times-Age, 13 May 1938, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Women Inspectors. The appointment of women to the teaching inspectorate is long overdue, the New Zealand Educational Institute considers. The Minister of Education is to be urged to make the appoint- 1 ment of at least one woman inspector to each education board, one of the first items in his programme of reorganisation. i Freedom of Speech. A motion that, in view of the general election this year, the New Zealand Secondary Schools’ Association should ask from the two leading political organisations an assurance that full civilian liberty and freedom of speech will continue to be enjoyed by teachers equally with other sections of the community, was carried by the New Zealand Secondary Schools’ Association conference yesterday. Rental Cars.

The use of rental cars throughout the Dominion has become so popular that regulations have had to be made extending the stipulated number of number plates for use of these vehicles. The previous number-plate regulations required that plates for rental cars should be numbered from one to 999, but new regulations issued in the Gazette published last evening provide that the numbers be extended to 1999.

Mr Nash to Speak. A political address will be delivered at Lower Hutt on Monday night by the Minister of Finance. Hon W. Nash. The Minister's speech will be broadcast by the national stations. Mr Nash will take the opportunity of discussing some of the points raised by the leader of the National Party. Mr Adam Harml- , ton, in his broadcast specc’i > -n Monday night.

Plunket Society Subscriptions. The bon. treasurer of the Masterton branch of the Plunket Society desires to acknowledge with thanks receipt of the following subscriptions: —Mrs Page. £1; Mesdames lan Bunny. Frank Whitton, Garland and Miss K. lorns, 10s each: Mesdames Moser. Skeet. Dove. G. D. Wilson. F. M. Cunningham. W. E. Kjestrup, G. B. Peterson. Champion. Buick, E. Hodder, C. T. Percy, W. White. B. H. Bull. Trevor Beetham and Mr Garrett. 5s each.

Daylight Saving Extension. A proposal in favour of extending daylight saving to the whole year did not meet with the approval of delegates to the New Zealand Technical School Teachers' Association, who met in conference at Wellington yesterday. Ihe folowing remit was defeated: "That to help in reducing accidents to school children going home at dusk in the winter, the Government be asked to consider making daylight saving extend over the year.”