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Wanganui Herald, Volume L, Issue 14773, 29 November 1915, Page 4

| To-morrow morning' the Supreme Court v. ill open at cleveii o’clock, presided, over by his Honor, Juntice Edwards. \ ery little businailns set down for hearing, the only jy,ry case being adjourned until next sitting.

■ During the wdGk ending Tuesday. November 23rd, produce to the following values was exported from the Wanganui export districtßutter, A'1n,784; cheese, 1t'4870; lamb, .£2387; mutto", £40(15; I oilier meats, £119.); hides and skins, £O4; "onl, £2076. I Ladies are reminded t'nat there will he no sewing bee in connection with tho .Ui.i.arv Hospital Guild this week. Their looms over mcGnier's will he open from 7 p.m. to-morrow to receive contributions for (he refreshments at the Cafe Chautant to-morrow.

The Sydney Morning Herald reports that at a recent, meeting of the Vans Shire Council, Councillor Julian stated that, owing to there being no lock-up at (lalong, where there arc nearly 2000 navvies employed on the reclamation works, men arrested were tied to fences until they were taken to the neatest police station. The • |>cople of Galong had offered to construct a lock-up from rid railway sleepers to protect such pri-

mers from heat and rain, but the offer had been declined. It was further stated that the one cell available at tho Binalong loek-up was occasionally made to hold nine or ten men. It was decided to make representation to the police authorities for better accommodation.

On Friday afternoon, at one of the largest meetings of farmers held in Waverley for some years, the following resolution was carried unanimouslv :

“That this meeting of settlers of fnc Wlieuuaknra, Waverley, and Waitotara districts protests against farmers being compelled to make a return of • in.comp under the Fninco Act of 1915, and urges Ihe Government to raise the necessary revenue by a simpler form of taxation," It was the unanimous opinion of the meeting that no farme rconld make a correct iclnrn, particular as the information required dates back to March 31st, 1914. Delegates were appointed to attend a conference at Hawera, and to report to a future meeting.

At tlie close of the service at St. Paul’s last evening, the Rev. J. D. McKenzie presented to Mr. Andrew Tnomson. senr., a certificate which had been awarded by Die General Assembly at its recent sitting;, in recognition of Mr Thomson's years’ service as a Sunday School teacher of the Presbyterian Church. Mr McKenzie, in making the preentation before a large congregation, referred appreciatively to Mr Tnomson's long connection with the church. Mr Thomson in returning thanks

lid he had commenced as a Sunday School teacher at 14 years of age, and had been actively engaged in the work ever since. . He had never regretted the time he had spent as a Sunday School taeher, and if lie had his life to live c ver again he would willingly lake up the 'cork again. Mr McKenzie also presented to Donald McKenzie, on behalf of the General Assembly, the silver medal awarded for the highest marks in (ho Middle Division ?,!s. Examination,

A day or two ago a Press Association message was published in which it was stated that the members of the Wanganui Education Hoard were so indignant at losing the northern portion of the district tnat they were contemplating sending in their resignations. Referring to this matter, the Minister for Education (Hon. W. Hunan) told a New Zealand Times reporter that he would be very sorry indeed if the Dominion lost the services of : the Wanganui Education Board, which had ,-hown itself enterprising and efficient in a market degree. The float'd had paid particular attention to agricultural edueaion, and the results that it had achieved, among the parents, as'well as the children, had been truly remarkable. During his recent visit to the Haw’ora district ho had been shown many illustrations of the effective work of the Wanganui Education Hoard, in the dissemination of scientific methods of agriculture, T’ne farmers of the district had been loud in their praises of the Hoard's efforts to promote agricultural education of the right kind. A New Zealand Times reporter who made some inquiries on this subject gathered there is a general realisation now that a mistake was made when the report of the Commission was set aside. The Council of Education was set the task of providing two additional education districts after the Commission had divided the Dominion into nine areas. Taranaki and Nelson were the additional districts selected by the council. In orier that Taranaki might he formed, the Wanganui district', a particularly successful one, had In be deprived of a portion of its area. The decision to transfer Hawera and VVaimatc from Wanganui to Taranaki was the subject of a division on the Council of Education, tlie voting being 9to 7. One dissentient voice preyented the matter being reconsidered at ai later stage; •