NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 31 January 1901, Page 3

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

(per press association.) The Imperial Troops. Dunedin, January 30. It is understood that the local military authorities have arranged to put the Imperial troops under canvas at the Caledonian grounds, the free use of which has been granted by the Society, and mess hem at the Agricultural Hall. New Zealand Butter. Wellington, Jan 30. According to the Produce Oommis - sioner New Zealand butter in England has received some considerable assistance in its sale from increased complaints this season on the part of buyers of extensive prevalence of “fishness” in Victorian butter, Mr Cameron adds that he has been doing his utmost to promote the demand by circulating information supplied by Mr Kinsella. The Dairy Department is sanguine of further improvement in the quality of this season’s make of butter. fco far ho has hoard of no complaints from merchants handling N. Z butter and no “fishiness” has yet been found in London. Out? Returning Soldiers. Wellington, This Day,. The following New Zealanders returning from South Africa, arrived hy the Wcstralia from Sydney this morning : Captain Madoclcs (Ist Contingent). Lieutenant Walker (3rd Contingent), who was in charge of the Pom-pom Battery served hy a mixed detachment of Lancers, Hussars and Colonials. Privates Orange, Dowdier and Scott, New Zealand Contingents. Privates Gray, Hamilton, Perks, and Henderson of Kitchener’s Horse. Privates Puflefct, W. A. Thompson-and Krough, South African Light Horse. ■ Returning Politicians. The Native Minister (Carroll), Fraser, Field and Graham, M.K.K.’s, were passengers by the Wcstralia. Gold Mining Raturns. Dunedin, This Day. The Glenrock for the month of January obtained 107 ozs 14 dwts 7 grs from 120 tons of stone reef. The Promising Arrow, Big Beach, obtained 26 ozs 10 dwts —value £lO2 —for 160 hours. The expenses were £25 10s.

Pupil Teachers. Welling lO'n, January SO. At to-day’s meeting of the Education Board a resolution was passed that in every case the engagement of pupilteachers shall terminate when they have completed a fuU year in the statue of fifthyear teachers, the resolution w**s passed in order to assist tho Board s financed, it at pjesent having a yearly expenditure of £ISOO in excess of the amount paid by other Boards to pupil-teachers. Imperial Troops. Dunedin, Jan 80. Messrs Dalgetty and Co have received intimation that the Britannic with the Imperial troops will leave Melbourne tomorrow and may be expected to reach Bluff on the morning of Monday, Feb. -1 and Port Chalmers the same evening. Up to tho present offers have been made by private citizens to billet in their own homes over 700 of tho troops. Postal Returns, Wellington, January 80. A calculation made by tho Postal Department shows that during the January 7th to 18th tho number of letters posted in the Colony was 80 per cent greater than during the corresponding period last year. Other figures showing the operation of the penny postage system disclose the fact that 55,732 went from the Colony by tho ’Frisco mail on the 21st inst, as against 26,602 by the previous mail in September, an increase of 109 per cent. School Salaries. Wellington, Jan, 80, The adjudged scale of salaries submitted by tho education Department to the Education Board was considered by tho latter body. Members intimated that they were unable to sec what course had been followed by tho Department in making the allocation and decided to appoint a committee to confer with the Minister on the subject. Educational. Wellington, January 80. At the School Inspectors’ Conference to-day, resolutions were passed amending the scheme of grammar instruction and affirming that tho syllabus of instruction be differentiated for large and small schools, that the classification of tho, school shall be made by the school teacher and that geography be deleted as a pass subject for certificate of proficiency. Destructive Seagulls. CuBiSTGHUBCH, Jan 30. The Canterbury Acclimatisation Society has decided to ask tho Colonial Secretary to allow seagulls to be destroyed when more than one mile inland in view of the immense damage done by them to lambs and fish. The Canterbury Exhibition. CiiuisTCituEcn, Jan 30. The President of the Exhibition this evening distributed the gold medals and special prizes in the Heme Industries and Working Exhibits section before a large attendance. He stated that botli sections had been eminently successful, especially tho latter one which is the first held in connection with any exhibition in the Colony.