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Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3549, 23 November 1882, Page 2

Before the Education Commission of Victoria a large proportion of the teachers, in their evidence, condemned the abolition of corporal punishment.

Tho filling in of water-covered sections on the low levels in Napier is seriously interfering with the peace of mind of keepers of aquatic birds. There are so few duck-ponds now loft in town that the quack of the drake may bo heard on reclaimed lands bewailing- tho loss of his pool. Moesrs Reid and Gray, the well-known agricultural implement makers of Dunedin, and who havo branches of business at Camaru, Tiraaru, and Invercareill, are about to establish a depot in Napier, having bought from Mr T. K. Newton sections 229 and 230, near the railway station, for tie sum of £1100.

This evening the 'Napier Mutual Improvement Association will hold its yearly business meeting, in St. Paul's schoolroom, to receive the committee's report, elect officers, &c; and the Clive Square Association will give a free entertainment, concluding with a spelling bee, in the schoolroom attached to Trinity Church. We are requested te call attention to tho public meeting this evening at Mr Stock's Albion Hotel, at which it is proposed to establish at Napier a lodge of the United Ancient Order of Druids. The presence of Mr W. Bishop, District President, of Wellington, will guarantee the fullest information being afforded to all who desire to join this friendly society.

The Napier correspondent to the Auckland Observer, with customary accuracy, informs the readers of that journal that those ladies and gentlemen who assisted at the late Fancy Fair in the Theatre Royal

were entertained al a picnic and dance given in the Protestant Hall on the Prince of WaW birthday This is truly a veritable instance, of going from home to hear news. The only foundation for the statement rests in the fact that it was the intention of the trustees of the Vesleyan Ohuroh to have given a picnic, eifner at Farndon or Petane, to the Fair attendants on the date mentioned, but in consequence of the inclemency of the weather the event had to be postponed until New Year's Day. A meeting of tie Waipawa County Council, to elect a thairman for the ensuing year as provided by the Counties Act, was held yesterday it noon. Present: Crs. Johnston (in the chair), Bibby, McGreevy, Ross, Newman, and Dillon. Cr. Newman moved that Cr. Dillon be chairman for the ensuing year. Cr. Dillon said he would prefer te see tie present occupant of the chair retain it, aad he hoped Cr. Johnston would agree to be nominated, This feeling was also expressed by the other councillors present, and Cr. Johnston consented to act again as chairman. It was therefore proposed by Cr. Ross, and seconded by Cr. McGreevy, that Cr. Johnston be chairman. The motion was carried unanimously. Travellers to Taupo and others will be glad to see that a much needed alteration ie about to be made on that part of the road crossing the Petane river and the Kaiwhaka creek. The motion carried at the last meeting of the Hawke's Bay County Council was to the effect that the road should be so deviated from as to avoid the fording of these creeks forty-eight times as at present. Mr C. D. Kennedy has received instructions to report on a new line of road that, leaving the present., road at Marshall's, will avoid the river entirely and rejoin the main road at Rangimaepapa, forming- a loop of about twelve miles. The new road will probably be about a mile longer than the old route, but the extra distance will be amply made up by the avoidance of the river bed and the steep pinch known as the Kaiwhaka cutting.

Laat evening the annual meeting of Sfc. Paul's congregation was held in the church, tbe Rev. D. Sidey presiding. The financial statement for tbe year was read by the treasurer, Mr J. W. Craig, showing the receipts up to September 30th, including a balance of £135 los 6d from previous year, to be £889 2s 4d. Out of this a total sum of £764 los 6d had been expended, leaving a credit balance of £124 6s 10d. On the motion of Mr James Anderson the statement waa adopted. Messrs P. Dinwiddie, R. Lamb, and D. B. Watt were appointed managers in tbe places of those retiring. Brief addresses on church work were delivered by Revs. D. Sidey, P. H. Cornford, W. Dinwiddie, W. Nichol, and Mr J. W. Craig. During the evening several hymns and anthems were given in good style by the choir, and the proceedings terminated with the usual votes of thanks.

A general meeting of the Hawke's Bay Meat Export Company was held at the offices of the H. B. A. and P. Society, Tennyson-Btreet, yesterday afternoon, Captain Russell in tbe chair. Prior to proceeding with the business for which the meeting was called, namely, the appointment of directors, and fixing the times and place of future general meetings, it was agreed to deal with a motion of which notice had been given having for its object the reduction of the qualification of directors from 100 to 50 shares. It appeared that the notice of motion referred to had been issued without the authority of the directors, and considerable discussion ensued. Ultimately, however, the directors waived their objection, and the question having been put to the vote was decided in favor of the re* duction proposed. The appointment of directors, with other business, was then postponed until Friday, December Ist, and Mr J. Chambers, Jnnr., gave notice to move on that date, " That when the company has erecetd refrigerating works, and has initiated the export of frozen meat or other produce, the directors shall fix a 6oale of charges for killing and generally doing all work in connection with refrigerating meat or other produce, and any shareholder, by paying such rates, may have stock dressed, refrigerated, and shipped on his own account in such a manner as may be deemed best by the manager of the company for tbe well-keeping , of the same. Provided always that no mutton, beef, or other produce shall be dealt, with unless of such size and quality as the manager shall approve of, and that the company's business shall at all times have preference to that of individual shareholders."

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