TELEGRAMS.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 14 November 1912, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

[PER PItESS ASSOCIATION.] TEACH KRS I'LEXTIITI.. TIM ARE, November 12. l''or a long time past there has , been a shortage of teachers in South Conterbiiry. but the position apparency has changed now. At a meeting of the Boa I'd of Education yesterday, twenty-three applications were received for the mastership of the County School, and fourteen for another school. The Hoard departed from its past caution of sending several names on to the School Committee, and sent only one in each case. The Board unanimously decided to co-operate with other Boards in an endeavour to induce teachers to seek change less frequently. THE WATEIi DIVfXEI!. (TiBI.STCHI'IH.TJ, Xov. 12. The l!ev. H. M'ason. the Avator diviner, who last week, at the instance of the Fields and Experimental Division of the Department of Agriculture, ivent to division an experimental area at Morven Hills. Central Otago. succeeded in locating water in nine points on 200 acres of fthe area. His success is of great importance, as on other portions of tlie arid .area, in Central Ohi-ie. ■•-i- ..,.,v |, 0 similarly loe.rts-... fj)us onnating extensive irrigation schemes. How Mason left last night for AVellington, and intends leaving tho dominion this week'.