BAY OF PLENTY TIMES.

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume I, Issue 42, 25 January 1873, Page 2

BAY OF PLENTY TIMES.

“ The spirit of the times shall teach me speed.” KING JOHN, ACT 17, SATURDAY, JANUARY 25, 1873.

According to promise, we continue OUP synopsis of the remaining clauses of th new Education Act, as we are most an if ous, in the interests of the public that our readers should be in full possession ot all the covenants, conditions, and lations of this most important Bill ° ’ Clause 27 provides that the new mea sure shall not come into force until after three months shall have elapsed from the date of proclamation. Clause 28 provides that every child of not less than seven or more than twelve years, who resides within two miles of a public school established under this Act shall be sent to school for at least onehalt of the period in each year during which the school is opened. ° Clause 29 provides for certificates of exemption from attendance at such school: —that the child is under efficient instruction otherwise, sickness or other unavoidable cause, road between child’s residence and school not sufficiently passable, that the Inspector of Schools or his deputy has by writing certified that such child has already attained a competent knowledge of all the branches of education required by the Act to be taught in schools. Clauses 30 and 31 provide that any child between the ages previously cited not attending school, it shall be the duty of the School Committee to give the parent or guardian notice cf the same; and on neglect of such notice, the parent or guardian shall be summoned before two Justices of the Peace, who shall make order to send such child to school. Clauses 32 and 33 impose a penalty not exceeding forty shillings for disobedience ot order of such Justices, and proceedings may be taken to recover same in ordinary course. Clauses 31, 35, and 36 enact that all schools under the Act be open free of charge to all children above the age of five years, such schools to be open to visits and inspection at all times by any member of the School Committee, An evening school to be established when ‘‘young people” offer themselves. Clause 37, imposing the household rate, appeared in our issue of Saturday last. Clause 38 provides a capitation rate of five shillings per annum to be levied on all children between the age of seven and fourteen years ; but no person shall be liable for more than four children, nor for any children residing more than three miles from any school under the Act, nor tor any children attending other schools. Clause 39 provides that persons unable, owing to poverty, to pay such rates, may be excused. Clauses 40 and 41 provide that all monies be paid to the Provincial Treasurer, to be hereafter appropriated by the Board, Clauses 42, 43, and 44 provide for the maintenance of the Auckland College and Grammar School, and the establishment ot Grammar School and University scholarships. Clause 45 provides that no religi° us | instruction shall be given in any school established under the Act at any ti ol6 within school hours ; but children m a 7 voluntarily attend religious instruction at any time not within school hours. Clause 46 provides that the Act d° es not apply to aboriginal natives. v Clause 47 provides that the Pubuc School Pnnd shall mean all monies arising from the rate, and the Grammar School T and all monies arising from fees paid hr pupils and other sources of the Auckland College and Grammar School. Clause 48 provides for disqualification of members of the Board, and brings the Education Act, 1872, to a conclusion.

On Wednesday word was brought in from \fan*arow*, one of Mr Jordan’s dep6ts on the T upo Hoad, that a man named O’Brien bad ieenwriouslf injured by a blow from a piece of k dislodged during the process of blasting He was much cut about the head and face, but not so severely hurt as to render bis ° f mo»al to hospital necessary. He was taken to , r . g whare and carefully attended to by his mates, the aid of the best appliances at hand. It is proposed to hold divine service to-morrow t XI am- at the Mission Chapel, and at 6 o’clock, p.m., at the District Schoolbouse. The Provisional Church Committee request ua to give notice that a public meeting will taka place on Tuesday evening next, at the Court House, at 5 o’clock, p.m., sharp, for taking into eonsideration Church matters and the election of s Church Committee. The second chapter of “ Tauranga in futuro ” will appear on Wednesday next. It is hardly necessary for us to state that we do not hold ourselves responsible in any way for the extraordinary prophecies and opinions of the “ talented author," ss “ Mr Neveryoumindwho” modestly styles himgelf. We, publish the “skit” because it is written, and well written, too, by a respected subscriber. It is certainly amusing, and we venture to hope that from first to last it will contain nothing but good-tempered chaff and harmless badinage. We should exceedingly regret to hurt the feelings of the most sensitive, unnecessarily. It will be perceived by advertisement that Mr Edgcumbe has convened a public meeting of all interested (and who is not?) in the new education rate, to be held at Fraser’s store, by kind permisjioa of Mr Benuet, at 7 o’clock, on Thursday evening next. We hope to see the room filled. A prevailing subject of conversation amongst the military settlers who received their timber on Tuesday, a»d even amongst those who did not (for some were disappointed), was the circumstance that the principal opponent to the grant from first to last, as commander of the Ist Waika’os, and afterwards as a member of the Board of Defence, was Colonel Harrington ; notwithstanding which, he applied for his 1000 ft of limber or money in \ lieu thereof. “ We learn by ad vertisement that, at 3 o’clock this afternoon, “ the members of the last deputation on the timber question will address those who elected them” at Mr Beuntt’s Hotel. Monthly inspection parade of T.H;T. will take p'aee this afternoon at 4 o’clock, under the command of Captain Norris, at the Government Paddock, A respected settler from Opotiki Informs us that five or six good carpenters would find remunerative employment in that district at the present time. A portlydooking Maori, well attired, and with i handsome taiaba in his hand, on Wednesday •moaning early called upon a resident of Te Papa, whom he greeted courteously and shortly after •conversed with. He stated that he was a Waikato Maori. His host enquired whether Ngatiranfeawa or Ngatimaniopoto ? He replied, ■neither. He was Waikato. He had come from Tokanaamutu through Hauraki (the Thames) by way of Ohinemuri and Katiljati. When questioned if ha were not going to attend the Maungatautari meeting on the 24th, he said, No. He volunteered (af'er being informed what chiefs of Ngaiterangi had gone) to say that Te Kooti would not be present at the meeting ; as he had gone sway info the bush, and was regarded by the King Maoris as “ he fanmua smo (a bad man), and u he tangata pat.u ” (a broken disgraced man). The visitor was evidently acquainted with some Tauranga people, as he enquired for the residence of s half-caste . aoitant. Ba fd that he intended to remain 1D tfie district ft*r a abort time. Reed and Brett’s Auckland Almanac” is out ■o print. Those persons who have ordered copies •at our office will please accept this intimation. We understand that Mr Robert McDonald, of auranga, has purchased a half interest in the cutlers lately built in Auckland to the order W a Vv~ sl> debars. and intended for this trade. e wish our enterprising townsman every success ln l!i 3 new venture. Mr David Connor has purchased the baker? ' J e J on « in * and lately occupied bv, Look, baker, of Tauranga, ” f ° P °P ntiki . under date of 2lst returned Keq., has just, ’ tvs prim* a to lhat r,otde °id veteran t? 10 airnan a.T Eru te Maikowha, Nalhsn u Y as . i! ‘ tr °duced to thee.ite—Mr de«DatchJ!t 10 xv ia^» t 'i’ e P rH>r honour, he havings clever m ok>ert Pitcairn in a neat and : tafooed '^nn 6r ’ r eXt on tdie rod > a beautifully i Whitß’x, . OUSB> who was conspicuous in Bennet i Woe House a? W™ 'l* °T, l ' ,at burat 1 I <*l«briti“ V VV " ,oweko . and lets of other tbei- t *. , P ’ thp T vtere there to be seen, with mber fnis^rJ ttnd meres green, and Our D, P A der ° a9 implements kept as heirlooms. he er T>J«*d it muchly, but did elders i , manner in which some of the be gay s <r f ? ck °f, him * Deing his own words, •of itp 'tl eit half cooked, and longed to be out ’ Pl ' p eular ; S ® tearae - r - Southern Cross seems very ineonvenfArT ber -J'**'*' 3 ’ causing thereby much f°ofc the mniTV 4-*^ >n /-, tbe fl P ta ’ D Gnndry bronght, it K k!,e Ghiwa in a pouring rain, and arrived. *u ark a ßain, the steamer not having good?. ’ * ® earn ® w it h the drays that went for (’bat'* BOfc j JS! 1 ? 21et. ‘ditto repito’ folks down ko a 1! This is all very well, but put out at all re s ? ?ear q u ite enough without bring ’‘ n&n anngaro an “. wllen the steamer fails to put aWfU '- Th « School CW &r the erer*i« Pnclrt y m 'eht, to open the tenders c r M- n w Ile Bc hoolh OU .*e and teacher's [ £lB5. ' Wi 7 lrank Croon’s tender was accepted a .‘° ut f he education rate—-no the to ; Se ir * Business is very ?i-mfe, hut Cr °P» |Pne m n t l P! i° V l &S 6 Cr ° pa are '’arvested - m!I J fook wed, late rains did much W a ? al o tu a V tf 1 * a correspondent at OhineJoQiia e WMnarkaMyUell!' ol ' 3 that di3lrict are

;l l ast ti C . ,fC °’ 80 “to arrive in Auckland at i Amerl * b ° Ura before the departure of the ! me ft b.in eat T r ’ the preaent ««««« anango- i meut being most unsatisfactory. h I ..J*?®, Pr Government invite tender?, ! A^okf B %°f h fr S ’ f ° r a mail Bteam service from i Auckland to Tauranga, Opotiki. and Poverty B< v ! Tenders close on sth February, and pm ei- S- 1 may be obtained at the SupmintendenCs office.' " | AY? 7 & £!?.?.”“ frot a Auckland we learn that S Messrs Williamson, Lusk. Ecylan. M .cW ! an ? ? hllips a f s already in the field tor plan! in n m ' 7, the el< * ction which takes place in November next. It is probable that the thatT W 1 Ih Z “ fiercest > gayest, and hottest ” land. 9 CVer takeD plaC ® itX tbe P roTia ce of Aucknn¥lfC?rt\meis^nev Clarke and Caplins Turner and Man- left Oamemutu en route for the Waika'o on Tuesday last. As our readers will perceive, on i reference to our telegrams, the great meeting at i Maungatautan was postponed from the 22nd to yesterday. We understand the native inhabitants of Uhmematu are complaining very much of the delay m matters connected with the school in that locality. The Maoris presented the land as a school grant themselves, upon the understanding tiiat the Government would erect a sohoo’-house at once j and they are now very much dissatisfied tnat this has not been done.