LATEST AUCKLAND NEWS

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume IV, Issue 1094, 15 September 1904, Page 3

LATEST AUCKLAND NEWS

(Srmcial to the Daily Telkoraph.) Auckland thin day.

THE Y.M.C.A,

At acomniitteo mening ot tlio Young Men's CmstainAs'ociation, it was mumiuionsly revived tocutor upon a fotwird movement m»tl anthoriso tho lioupo voiumitteo (0 make acauvass, wiih tho object of oljtniniiiß n guarantee fund for lliroo years to seem on coojpiHont mun to coinb;no tho otlices of secretary mid phyml director for the development of work in tho intercuts of boys und young men of litis city, und to assist in obtaining a supervising secretary for tho Australian Commonwealth nml New Zoaland.

EDUCATION HOARD GRIEVANCE • The Education Hoard is pro'.crting against tlio action of tho Government in withdrawing put of the budding grant wbjfo tho buildi- .-• account and debt is Mm A spec'' sriuit of iISOO is now due. It was agreed to wire lo Mr. Hatiiue urging him to got the uiattarreciilittd, Mr George, director ol'iho Technical Jnsiilut:', suggested that p'ans he prepared fur a tachnid school now that a silo hud Leo:i secured, Ho supposed tho Govemmcui would give them enough each year to go on erecting tho building in sections, This was agreed to,

FARMERS AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION , At a meeting of tho Education Board Mr, Georgn reported on I he roplios ho hud received from tho Farmers' Unions as lo assistouc9 towards his scheino for ongag* ill" a travelling agricultural instructor, Only one union (that at Ohaupo) agreed to contribute. Tun branch at Kaipara Flats emphatically refused to assist and added: " Tho Kaipara Flats branch of tho Farmers' Union considers technical education ttnsuitiblo and unnecessary," Mr. Urecnslado expressed grout regret that any Farmers' Union should in thtso days fail to realise the great valuo of technical education,

1 ARRIVAL OF MANAFOURI 'J'lio Munapouti lias arrived from Sydney and tho Islands, FRENCH WARSHIP SAILS Tim Protct has sailed for Noumea,

SHODDY MATERIALS Tho drapers and clothiers at a large meeting mianinwnsly a sorics of resol'ilions protesting against :ho proposed increase of tho import lax on shoddy materials, -nnl formed a comniitteo to resist and possibly agil-ilu fur a reduction of tho existing duty,