MINISTERIAL MOVEMENTS

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2188, 12 May 1908, Page 1

MINISTERIAL MOVEMENTS

justice. AIINIiSTER FOR' EDUCATION. (Press Association.) AUCKLAND, May 11. A deputation from Drury imligiiation mootings waited on Hon. Air. AloGownn to-day, concorimng the ease of Dixon, .imprisoned tor iuilure to obey an order of the Court for bark payment of wages to an employee. The deputation considered that no punishment should lit? milicted 'be cause Dixon employed thy man as an .apprentice not as a . ScMitciico of ii»vvo mo lit li6 nvas too ' vere. .Mr McGowan promised to -gi»i due ’consideration to tho argument'. Air Dixon had received every consu.cration. Ho -n<lnufc.tcd lio to pay tho lino, blit -declared that ll was his intent; • not to do 50... He did not thunk d:. l had either .the power or the right to interfere,-hut. promised' to reply- as early ns -posi.c'ble. HASTINGS, IMay 11.

Tho Hon. G., Fow-kls was deputation ised by soVeiral districts requiring schools., dlis. replies tory. front'Hie so-ttleruL-point. ot r vicar inasmuch as ho favored conVoyaheo of; tho children, to centres in preference to establishing small schools. Tho' Chamber of Commerce waited on tho Minister, urging tho importance of grants for a new railway station and post office, which ho 1 approved. Replying to a request for a grant for .making B’.sthrope road, tho Minister replied: “If tho Government subsidised tho road the value of land would go increase that wo would have to take it for closer settlement.”

Aft-or the deputation had withdrawn tho 'Minister dfovo to tho residence of tho Rev. J. Kayll to discuss tho letter’s proposals for reorganisation of penal institutions upon a basis of scientific pen-alogy. They considered the various methods of different countries for dealing witli criminals of all! classes, Air Kayll explaining that it was now possible to make such provision as would enable them to deal effectively with all pbuses of criminality. At the conclusion of the interview, the Minister expressed himself very pleased at all lie had heard. He added that ho was assured it was the best poficy for the Dominion to mako use of expert knowledge, and thus bring the institutions to tho greatest possible efficiency. • The Hou* Millar also went into the subject with Mr Kayll, and speaking afterwards the Minister expressed himself much pleased with Air Kayll’s exhaustive knowledge. Reform of-the prison, system upon scientific' dines was much to bo desired, and ho did not think it was very far. off. NAPIER, May 11. Tho Hon. G. Now Ids to-day received several private deputations, and visited .the Hospital and all local schools. The liukarero Alaori Girls School was among,those visited by the Minister of Education to-day. Atiss Bulstrod, principal, conducted the party through the building. Addressing tho girls Air Tow Ids said lie had just been for a trip round the East Coast where ho supposed many of the fathers and mothers of the pupils were. Ho was greatly interested in tho work, done in. the East Coast schools, -which' he had no doubt many of the pupils had been through. They were now receiving the benefit of a higher education and lie hoped they would mako tlio fullest possible -use of it so that they might cayry its advantages hack to their own people/ In this' school they were taught the -benefits of clean habits. Cleanliness iw-as next to Godliness, and one of the fire-t essentials of civilisation was cleanliness —clean houses, clean bodies, and clean minds. They wanted tlio people of New Zealand to become one people and this couhTonly be done by Maori girls and hoys adopting tho best tilings- in European customs, habits and- life.