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North Otago Times, Volume II, Issue 34, 13 October 1864, Page 2

Erratum,— In a rcpoifc iv our last issue of a meeting of the School Committee, among those present yvas MiFrance, not French, as ci roneou&ly reported In consequence of the Monthly Summaiy and local ncyvs occupi ing so much space, we are obliged to hold over our Dunedin and Hawkesbury correspondents' letteis, and other aiticles. At the opening of the 19th session of the Provincial Council on Tuesday last, tho Superintendent in his address adveitod to a luige number of topics, among yvhich of com so nuance was piominent. He mentioned the new Land Acts, and expiessed an opinion that they should have a fair tii.U, and that all impediments to their operation should be lemovcd. He adveited to the necessity yvhich yvould soon arise of detei mining inyvhat mannoi the pastoral lands of the Piovince should be administered, thepiesent conditions being unsatisfactory to all; and he mentioned the progress of agriculture, and the lapid disappearance of waste lands. The proceedings aie too lengthy for our present ksne. /\Ve are leqiiested to intimate that Mes>sis. ist'Landiess, Hepburn and Co 's fiist sale of Penman Guano, consisting of 700 tons just ai lived from the Chincha Islands, will be held to-monow, Fiiday, 14th inst This is highly impoitant foi agucultuiists. /Our means of communication aie inct easing. In addition to the two steameis which call here, a thiid, the " Eleanoi '" is this yveek adveitised ; in additiou to Cobb's mail coach betyveen this and Dunedin tin ice a week, a similar one has been put on through to Canteibury ; the telegiaph wnes are expected here eveiy day ; and seveial vessels aie chaiteicd to cany home wool dnect fiom this Poit to Europe. / We observe that another fii in, Messrs Cargill and Co., aie about to establish a bianch here, and are prepaihig to erect a yvood and hon store in Tyne-stieet. f On sth inst,, Messrs Driver, Maclean and Co., sold by auction, at their rooms, Messis C. and R, Thomson's station, " Rocklands," compiising 107,600 acies, yvith 7000 sheep and impiovcments, for £18,000. Tho buyei was Mr Grey. Theie yvas no competition, y Oui readers yvill see by an advertisement and the report of a public meeting, that there is a prospect of a few iace& boing got up on the occasion of the Northern Society's Show next month. If Dunedin gets up races on the occasion of a ploughing match why should not Oamaru on this occasion. It appeals, besides, that if Iho race-course is not usod it may foifeited. This hint is valuable. Tho Princess Theatre undei the management of Mr Wolfe yvas leopened last Satiuday. Seveial stars are advei fcised to appear. The Supremo Court is at present holding a sitting in Invercaigill. It has been definitely fixed that sittings shall be held theie four times a year for gaol deliveries and civil business, Mr Wilson Giay, the newly appointed Judge for the gold-fields is noyv holding courts in that locality. A lepoit of the inquest, held last Satmday, on the body of Thomas Wilson, a cnipentei, icecntly from Dunedin, who died suddenly m the mail car on his yvay heie tium Waitaki for nifd.eal advice, will be found in oui monthly summaij'. The committee appointed by the late public meeting to piepai'e memoiials to the Executive on the subject of public yvoiks, consisting of, Messrs Asehroft, Hnssell, Sowcll, Gibbs, and Ingram, held meetings on Gth and Bth inst,, at which the petitions to His Honor tho Supeiintendent, and the Provincial Council, prepared by Mr Asehroft, yvoro adopted and ordei ed to be printed, and persons yvere selected to obtain signatures in toyvn and country. It is ceitain that they will bo unanimously signed—they aie published in anothei column. Vrhe Commissionss appointed to lepoit on tbe best ''place foi the scat of Government, Sir Fiancis Murphy, and Messis Docker and Gunn, have completed their investigation and returned home It is piobable that their ropoifc yyill he sent in soon. The places visited yvere Wellington, Wangauui, Picton, and Nolson. The adjourned meeting of the district School Committee yvas held on Monday evening last to prepare a lepoit for the annual educational meeting yvhich yvas held the samo evening, and at yvhich the (tuslees for the ensuing year were elected. Therepoitof the annual meeting will be found in anothei column. No subject can be moio impoitant in a new]}' founded settlement li'io this than that of education. It is essentially nccessaiy that yvo should have our schools in a thoroughly eflicient state, and tho machinery in the best yvoikiug oidur. If our di>tnct schools aie not carefully managed, the children yvill come up in au ignoiant or half educated state anil the consequences yvill bo lamentable. Wo yvould commend to the district committee tho importance of going into the subject thoroughly yvith inference- to the pinceedings of the annual meeting, and of directing thoii bebfc effoi ts to reform the system where reform is requii ed It yvill be seen by advertisement that the first meeting of the new committee is to be hold in Mr Ward's office on Tuesday fir.st at five o'clock.