![The late Henry Law, manager of the Royal Insurance Co, Dunedin. — Otago Witness, 27.5.1924](https://www.odt.co.nz/sites/default/files/styles/odt_portrait_medium_3_4/public/story/2024/05/mr_law_1924.jpg?itok=G9ZARvHS)
Putting NZ on the map
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Patriotic New Zealanders occasionally are shocked by the ignorance of those with whom they come in contact abroad of the where-about of the best little country in the world. The training of businessmen does not always include geography, but a university should not fall into the crude error revealed in an envelope shown to a member of the Daily Times staff yesterday.
One of the Otago University staff has been in communication with the University of Geneva, and was pained to receive from that distinguished seat of learning the other day a letter addressed: "University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand, USA."
Bacterium closes Port school
The Port Chalmers District High School has been closed for a month. Out of an average attendance of 410 only 200 pupils assembled at the school yesterday morning. A mild form of diphtheria is prevalent, and over 50 pupils last week were found by examination to be "carriers". There are indications of panic, but the opinion has been expressed that if the pupils had been examined several weeks ago the spread of diphtheria might have been arrested.
A level playing field
"When motor traffic is taxed commensurate with the damage it causes to the roads, it will cease to be a serious competitor with the railways," stated Mr D. Rodie (district traffic manager) at a social in Invercargill on Saturday evening.
The railways, he added, stood for safety, comfort, cleanliness, but no such assurance, especially in regard to safety, could be given on behalf of motor traffic.
The railway made concessions to school children, and also in connection with the carriage of certain articles, which could not be made by those conveying goods by motor.
Roads to become state highways
The local office of the Public Works Department has supplied details regarding the roads which have been recommended as main highways, and these will be gazetted within the course of a few days.
The first group contains the Lake County, Vincent County, Maniototo County, Waihemo County and Waikouaiti County.
The main roads recommended in this group are: Main North road (Dunedin to Shag Point), Palmerston to Queenstown (via Becks, Clyde and Cromwell), Cromwell to Hawea (via Tarras), Dunedin to Port Chalmers. It is probable that all these will be accepted.
The next group contains the Peninsula County, Taieri County, Bruce County, Tuapeka County and Clutha County, and the roads recommended are: Dunedin to Portobello, Main South road to Invercargill, Mosgiel to Middlemarch, Clarksville (Milton) to Roxburgh and Edievale to Rae’s Junction. Of these roads it is probable that the Main Highways Board will not declare the Dunedin to Portobello road.— ODT, 20.5.1924