Dr G. Stevenson (school medical officer) reported to the Otago Education Board that during May 980 children were examined completely. The condition of the children at one school merited attention. Out of 153 children examined 28 had pediculosis, 10 had scabies, two had impetigo, and 11 uncleanliness. It was evident that personal hygiene could hardly be taught with a view to results.
Proposal abandoned
Reference to the proposal that the night of meeting of the City Council should be altered from Wednesday to Monday during the session of Parliament to suit the convenience of the Mayor (Mr H.L. Tapley MP) was made by the Deputy Mayor (Cr Taverner) last night. He stated that as it had been found that Monday was an unsuitable night for some councillors Mr Tapley had intimated that he would like the proposal to be abandoned. At the suggestion of Cr Taverner the proposal was allowed to lapse.
Power to the people
The Electric Power and Lighting Committee’s report to the City Council stated there that in five years all the available power from Waipori would be taken up as the installation existed at the present time. The present development at Waipori was 15,000 horse-power, with allowance for overload, and this could be brought up to a capacity of 25,000 horse-power, and that did not exhaust the possibilities of the river which could economically be developed up to 36,000 horse-power in easy stages as the demand grew.
There would be no great difficulty in supplying several thousand horse-power from Waipori anywhere between Lawrence and Cromwell if desired, simply by using higher transmission voltages than they used in Dunedin.
Some day, no doubt, power would be transmitted from Wanaka to Dunedin, but until the conditions justified that step the order could easily be reversed and they could satisfy all probable requirements more economically than by building large inland stations.
Church celebrates 60 years
St John’s Anglican Church, Milton celebrated its diamond jubilee this week, the celebrations having been postponed from the proper date owing to the Exhibition. The church was consecrated by Bishop Selwyn on April 17, 1866, assisted by the Rev Grainger, of All Saints’ Church, Dunedin, and the Rev R.L. Stanford, the first ordained vicar of Tokomairiro parish, which then comprised the whole of the counties of Bruce and Taieri. The jubilee celebrations commenced last Sunday, when Bishop Richards was the celebrant at the morning Communion.
False economy
At yesterday’s meeting of the Otago High Schools Board the Rector of the Boys’ High School (Mr W.J. Morrell) said that the use of much-marked or badly-torn text-books, which had passed from hand to hand, was on every ground most undesirable. It was, of course, checked by masters as far as possible, but he would be glad to have the co-operation of parents in this matter. The saving of a shilling or two in this way was very misplaced economy.
— ODT, 17.6.1926
