CLYDE SCHOOL.

Dunstan Times, Issue 509, 19 January 1872, Page 3

CLYDE SCHOOL.

~ — o — following is a report of the C'yile District School .Committee, for’the year ending 31st December. 1871. Your Committees’ term of office having expired, in accordance with the usual practice, they have to presmt the Annual Report an I Abstract of accounts. The nurn’ie- of scho’ars on the roll appear as twenty-th'-ee b .ys, an I twenty-sis giJs, total, forty niu\ The average daily attend nee throughout th . ve»r, nineteen boys and twenty-one girls, total for y. The e numbers as compared with the previous year’s, show a slight increase. Owing to the Ordinance authorising the B : le of the trhoolhouse and section having only become due within the last month, an I the government not having given a definite answer in r-ference to building a newnomYour Committee have not b on in a to undertake he wotk as recommend. d by their pred cess rs. The appointment of a fe nala t 'achcr has been under c n idciath n, and in r<*f.-renc e to an advertisement offering 1 JO/, pr annum, eiglit applications were receivedIn o nsequ nee, however, of the schoolma ter afterwards inti anting that th re was a pr-.babili y of his resignati -n. I c was d cidel to d fir the matter to th.- incoming Committee, as, rh-uld Mr. legs resign, it won d b advisable, if posdble, to en age a m snr and mistr. ss,. at. a y arly joint aa'aiy of 25 51. Mr. ln,’s salary being at the ra‘eof 200/., a s iv.ng of some - lung like 50/. per annum. might thus be ctfeote I. 'lbis subject and also the ereo ion of a new schoolroom your Coin nit ie should at once be'tak ii’in ban 1 1 y their successors, as it would be n -cossary to icier them again to the Education Board, win se usual quarterly meeting will be held next Monday, th. 15th nsr. Your t.ommittcc are glad to report that the annexed i brtiact of accounts shows the school to be in a at blue tor y financial pogitaii. Theba.ance cn ka d and unpaid school fees, which will shortly be p id, will mare than p.ovido fun a to meet the ■ nly liability, a promissory i.ote to Foresters Court Star of I unslr n, due 14 hj proximo, for Cl/. 10a. Vour Commi lee regrst that, the. ugh a mUuuuer.ta ding, cli.eily due to the system of “marks rcgn-iiaiion” not having satisfied all i arculs oi pupiis in th - preceding year, they were placed in the unfortunate tU of no. being aide, in time for tuc breaking up of the school for tire Christmas holidays, to'decide what pupils were deseivuig of reward. -No prue. ue.e consequ nay ..istiibucu ;, hut in.- incoming Com- 1 mi.t-e are r.commended to make award-! in tlie i-ource of three, or six mouths, on the re ult oi an ex.imin* ion, or of murks to be in .he meantnnu oinuiued. fn conclusion your Committee beg torecord their tuanks t-> the B..hd oi tor their “ Ko. lie--h um, ' in aid oi me rjquooi Funds, arid to'the public for trie g u.rai Siqiport tueroto. AUS.UAUI' OF ACCOUNTS. , From the is„ oi January -o_me diet of Decemoer to/1. RiSCEIPfS.

OIIIGrINAL GJRli&jl J OA T UUNvJE [We do not identify ourselves with the opinions that may be expressed by our cones pendents.] THE DU\STAN I NINO ASSOCIATION. TO THE EDITOR OF THE DUN STAN' TIMES. Si: : —As members are now being cn, ro led to form the above name I Associationmid many would more eagerly j in, were they contid« n , that it would In pioauctive of much good. With a view to encourage mem ei.- to join, and o induce a discssi no- the subject, I crave throu.h i our columns to offer a few remarks. As the main objects of the Assooi itioa are to proin >te the Welfare of the miner, of the mining merest, and'of the’distret generally, i'. is n> ce sary to make it thoou.hly othdent, so ” t a I, thereby interested, sh mil jo . in th movement, and that the Ass ei itio. i... j not t c representing a part only, but the whole. Besides becoming mo nbers, as many .is possible should attend she fii. tee ingj the object of w 1 ! -h will I e to eiec a pood -trong com' itt i that will have the con' deno; of tLt n e nbers in deaiin, with he iliffe ent si je:is whichmiy come under iheir notice, 'i'. e evils which re uire to be remedied, are of a twofol i a'ure, vir. —Those affecting the w Jolc niig^4i-opulaUo t . and tlooo of your

immediate locality. The former of thes® must he attacked by the united efforts of all similar Associations, which are now, or soon it is to hr hoped will he established all over the Province. The united voice of miners tn all the gold-fields Beskina redress for existing grievances, or desiring what may he calculated on as 1 enclicial to their in'eres's, would hlive more chance of buin.- favoral ly considered by any Government, than would any local efforts for the like purpose with the limited means now at our disposal. As an instance of th i need of this, 1 shall mention that a gentium ni, •wdio holds a very prominent place in the Executive Council iu this Province, in answer to the question of the Committee of the Legislative Council on the Moa Flat la* d sab*, as to whether any port of t lair kind was asked f r by the resid nts for >e - th m nt, answered : —“ There is always m agi ation iu gohl-lields’ towns, ” wkicl along v ith o'hcr portions of evidence, conveys them amin.! that, “we take little oi no notice of these agitations.” Let it be the duty of the Associate ■ us to see that th. irrequi-emen s are taken notice of, and endeavor by every means at their ci.ma.am to bring hem to a successful issue. Among local subject which will engathe atlen’-ion of the Committee of the Association, that of seeing that auriferon land i- not ‘aken up under the Agiicultn ra! Leas ■ sys’rem, requires particular atn n tion. It is certainly very bad policy to .d low the auriferous lauds to carelessly p s* into the hands of the agr'eul mail lease holder, especially as the law provides in con venient method by which they may b again op n to the m’ner, and theco nplain inn» so of’c i made bat the amifei ous lan i, I> ing leas'd, may be attiibired to the fact, iha* nobody of men has ever exi-vod in the Pm luce to look after their interest and to take the disagrees s le trouble of obj -ctin to lea-re i being graded, though they may know the ground to he auriferous, if they do nt want to work it themselves, and the issue of a late case heard in the Warden's Court, seems to in licate that such objections are not valid, un'ess Hie objectors arc at on re prepared to wo.k the ground. If such is the state of the law it certainly ; equires ra ical Amendment, but, if it is date ! that amifeious lands m*y not I idea red, i‘ surely does not follow that tl c; ■ 1 aids must be imms fiately occupie tby the miner, be.ore li.s o’ jec ion c, n b • sustained. If so, the minor has n v .ice in the ina tor, if the application i for .roan lou side his |iogs. It will be the duty of the ass iciation lo look well to this mat er, and I would sugge-t that, iustea 1 if their having to object to every case that msy arise, let them gather al! information an 1 evidence of the nature of all the ban 1 iu .any district, open un .or the a riaultural lease system, and endeavor to have res *rve I what porti >us may ire considered auriferous, an 1 also any parts that inay be require I for the working of these j aurif ruts lands. If once wplidrawii there would Ire no mure irouble. In the p .ftioU | of tlie district where the late case arose, I am of opinion tha th re are other o-jecrio *s bod ies the groun I being auriferous against leases being granted. Was not the laud , giautod to the iuhabi'ants of Clyde and ihe ■ surrounding district as a ..razing common ? j It so, why have it cutup .at .ill hit > agricultu.al leases ? Or why should not the pe ip! -s’ com.a übe held c.s s icrod as the squatter-’ run is. 1 belim e it would be more to the benefit of the min rs in Hie district; and of the people of Clyde, that the common should i e preserved for its origin 0 purp .se as much as possible. Ins read of a common where cattle are supposed to roam free and nnmo'es el, we have it I all dotted over wi hj cattle traps, an I a puni in i‘s centre. The pouu la e fees, the occasional charge fordaiua.es, a id vexatious law sm s wherein a rapacious cow has dev ured or destroyed so many hund.e i hj aI of ca'obages, ike., worth so and so p. r heal, all serve to keep the local cattle owner in constant dreaul, and even the visitor, should he indulge li a steed with a roam at lib t y, may find him iu the same plight as Buns at Carlisle, when he wrote, Was e’er p, or Poet sae befitted, Tue M ns er drunk, the ho.-e c mmitted. Only small rcsid nee areas should be granted, and the holders of them be allow e . the p.avil g; of proreating tueir property from oat le deprodatious, on he gr uiuls til it tiie cattle owners have the qirior right to the usj of the oominon. It is necessary for the well belli; of Che district that there should be agriculturist, and 1.10 uotdoub that oth r I.m sm me littmg for their purpos s than the comm n might b ■ had at no great di-ianoa ; and it is to lie hoped that the nw land act w ll give greater facilities for new ar. as being opened ihau iiitheito. Be;h qis some of the neighb a ing ruuho hers may take exa.iqde by the geneiusuy oi Messrs. B.all .id and ueil; as it 1- sai i, th* ) haVH giv.unpseveniiiousai.dac.es in tu Ida A alley sett. emeut, free of compensation b sieb s putting a feather iu the cap . f on. hoaqiuafire member lor the qiart he took in tne it go.ia.tion. The question of holding inviolate the comm n may ue oqien to objections, but to lu.it of the aun.e.ouslxnd therein con* laiued, there can be nut oueoqnuion among tii'iSa inteusoed in mining pro erty;wcrca clans.- introduced in th • regulati ns to allow mining on such prope. ties, Lee or comptnsation, unhs- tor d strn tion of ciops, i womd he a step in the right direction, as L would . ave tue edict f 1-s elling the values f auriferous la. dto tlie a.rioulturist by inakii'g In-* tenure insecure, and hence w uld make i. not so much dtsired. There are other subjects wortoy of no.ice conlucted w i.h the a sociati n, but I have already drawn 100 n Itch on your space, and will ci nclude wiihashort ob ei ration on a nmavk made by Major Richardson some jaais ago, < n the qiustion of opening land tor ted cm lit. He sai q we all love to hear the bleating o the sheep and the song of the shepher i ; but they must give way to families of human lens, a.id tie whis lo of the plou. hboy. To widen I would add, let he shepherd sin;, .and the pbughboy whs e, hue let them leave the miner room to danse. Yours, tc., JAMES ALEXANDER. a. Sandy roUVaJai -SJ. '

Balance from fait ads.race £ll> 0 10 bciiOui IjcS liJ 7 G Government .Salary allowane d 1J J u 0 do. 1*001* oca >la. s ao. •i 4 0 do. uiioWiiiioc lor i\l asters 1 KcskI'.uoo 55 0 0 B v id if J .pe Sat :ri.ua:ajat 17 u 3 S.o.o oo.l, a.i i Sico.iJi too - Id 0 £‘3oo it) 10 EXPSXDirURD. Masters’ Salary £’200 0 0 B dance Mas tori’ UesiJs.ie# 5J 0 0 Hep driu 0 r fence 2 0 5 Cl ;a du' ooaoolro j.n, &c.. 0 lj G lutoi’js j *»u #J-.. duo to a' ores t era’ Court 5 13 0 A liver. ism.; 3 11 0 Sundries I 17 7 2 40 17 6 ■ Ba’auce on ban L 513 2 4 £dJj Id Id LIABILITIES. Pro idi’ory note f o Forest rs Court £31 10 0 Balance 11 17 10 i.73 7 10 ASSETS. Balance on hand £o5 o 4 School Fees duo 17 5 G £73 7 10