NEW ZEALAND.

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1565, 22 September 1905, Page 1

NEW ZEALAND.

(Per Press Association.) Christohurch, last night. It has been raining heavily since five o’clock yesterday afternoon. Tbe rain is general over north and mid Canterbury. Farmers fear heavy Josa In lambs and lambing ewes.

Invercargill, last night. The Btranded steamer Rose Carey lies in a fair position, and if the weather moderates there ib a prospect of refloating her.

The Invercargill main roll shows a 25 per cent, inorease over the: last, whioh totalled 5326 names.

Blenheim, last night.

At 2 o’olook this morning a fire destroyed a six-roomed bouse occupied by W. McMillan, and owned by W. Heifer. The family escaped in their night olothos, and all their belonging were lost. Tbe insurances on the building were £2OO in the New Zealand office. The furniture was insured for a small amount, not ascertained.

There are 40 men now employed at the Seddon end of thoßleoheun-Waipara railway. It is understood that tbe dissatisfaction whioh was recently expressed with regard to the rates of pay for co-operative labor no longer exists.

Auckland, last night.

At a meeting of the Board of Education Chief Inspeotor Petrie advised that one advanced high school would be more valuable than two district high sobools, and be suggested the Board should consider the question before the coming visit of the Inspeotor-General. Mr Parr said if only one high sobool was established there would be many children who would have to travel over four miles, . He much preferred the old proposal for a district high sobool at Ponsonby, and another at New market, with a grammar school in the centre of the city. Mr Bagnall thought a good secondary school would be preferable to a district high school, because higber paid teaohers could be engaged, The district high school allowance of £6 per head was inadequate as the expense ran up to £lO or £l4, A committee was appointed to consider the matter and report. With regard to tbe election of the Education Boards it was resolved [that the Board as the result of perusal of the new Education Bill express its strong objection to tbe introduction of the ward system. The opinion of the Board was that tbe parents of a district generally should eleot the Board members. .