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New Zealand Times, Volume XXX, Issue 4437, 9 June 1875, Page 2

A meeting of the Education Board will be held this morning, and as there is a month’s arrearsof business to beclearedoff,itistobehoped the members resident in town will save their credit by putting in an appearance punctually. There have been complaints enough of the inefficiency of the present educational system—although there are two opinions about that as about most othermatters—but there is no reason why confusion should be worse confounded by the neglect of members who can urge no excuse for absence. Mr. Pharazyn’s supporters, reversing the old Latin proverb, are alert in the end if they were negligent in the beginning. The nomination paper, duly signed, was yesterday lodged ■with the Town Clerk,, two days in advance of time. As yet there is no sign of opposition, although the possibility of there being an antagonist to Hr. Pharazyn was warmly embraced in particular quarters a few days ago. Gentlemen of leisure seem not to attach any great value to the honor of a seat at the civic board, as Mr. Pharazyn makes it a sitte qua non that he shall be returned without expense. The ratepayers, anxious to obtain the services of a gentleman who they believe will faithfully attend to their interests, seem inclined to agree to Mr. Pharazyn’s conditions, and the probability is that he will be elected unopposed. The Taueru bridge is not a thing of the present, but preparations for its erection are in full swing. Mr. Francis, the contractor, who built the Te Ore Ore bridge, has his hands fully employed just now cutting timber for the new bridge, which, according to the terms of the contract, must be cut while the sap is down, and undergo five mouths’ seasoning before being put into the bridge, which will be an accomplished fact..by the middle of next summer, and thereby increase the facilities of communication between the Wairarapa townships and the East Coast,. Mr. Lee, the Inspector of Schools, is at present on an official visit tb the Wairarapa district. In addition to reporting upon the condition of the ten schools in the district and the efficiency of the masters, Mr. Lee will have to settle two disputes as to the best sites for schools at Taratahi and Woodside, in which localities the diverse interests represented on the local committees have broughtaboutakiud of deadlock. The visit of the Inspector will have a very beneficial effect, in ensuring the smooth working of the educational machinery. A visit to the Manawatu townships would probably be followed by similar results ; indeed, the dissatisfaction and opposition which have been made so much of are gradually fading away, and before another year has passed the Inspector will no doubt be able to suggest improvements which will altogether remove the objections of all malcontents. A meeting of the committee of the Wairarapa and East Coast Pastoral Association was held at the Club Hotel, Masterton, on Thursday, June 3,1875. There were present, Messrs. Bannister, Payton, B. P. Perry, T. Kempton, and H. McMastcr. A telegram was received from C. Pharazyn, Esq., the president, informing the meeting that in consequence of having to attend the Incensing Court, ho could not be present. Mr. Payton, in the absence of the president and vice-president, was voted to the chair. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. The payment of the following amounts was authorised;—New Zealand Times Company, printing aud advertising, £5 Is. 6d., aud the prize list of the Horticultural Show, £8 10s. fid. The secretary read the balance-sheet, which was made up and audited to 31st March last, which showed a balance to the credit of the association of £73 13s. It was resolved that the balance-sheet as read be adopted. The secretary was instructed to get the same published. Kesolved, that the necessary medals required for prizes for the last show be ordered, and that the Treasurer be authorised, to pay for the same on arrival. The question of the appointment of sub-committees for the purpose of carrying out Horticultural Shows in’Masterton and Greytown was discussed. Kesolved, that Messrs. Bannister, Kookei, and Perry be a sub-committee for Masterton; and that Messrs. Kempton, Payton, and J. Donald be » sub-committee for Greytown. The meeting j then took into consideration the publishing of a herd-book. Kesolved, that the following members be requested to act as a sub-com-mittee, to ■ devise the best means of carrying out the above object, viz. : Messrs." H. McMaster, J. P. Kussoll, J. G. Rockell, W. Buchanan, and W. Beetham ; to report to the next meeting. The .number of patients at present in the Provincial Hospital is 43, comprising 36 males and 7 females. The late boisterous and inclement weather has been very unpropitious for the recovery of the rheumatic patients, of which class there are a considerable number ; notwithstanding which the duties devolving upon Mr. Monteith, the Assistant Provincial Surgeon, have been less arduous during the past week than for any similar period during the last four or five months. An assistant teacher in one of the public schools at Thomdou is to be proceeded against for an assault committed upon one of his pupils, a lad .about ten y ears old. The father of the boy yesterday brought him into court, aud stripped him in the clerk’s room in order to give Mr. Crawford proof positive of the nature of the chastisement inflicted. The caning had left unmistakeable; proofs of the teacher’s physical power. The ciise will be heard to-morrow. . The Kov. Mr. Morley was a passenger by the Tararua from Melbourne, which arrived yesterday. His return will be welcomed by the members of his congregation, and the members of the Wesleyan Church in general, who will, no doubt, be favored by the reverend gentleman with a resume of the proceedings at the annual conference. ; The management of the Theatre Boyal ■will j shortly be able to secure the services of Mr. i Massey, scenic artist, who was lately incapa- i citated from work by accidentally poisoning i his arm. In the course of a jfew days he ex- 1 pects to be thoroughly recovered. i

Mr. W. S. Moorhouse left for Picton yesterday in the Phoebe, to prosecute his canvass against Mr. Ward for the vacant Wairau seat. The condition of the Karori-road will probably be shortly improved. The attention of the provincial authorities having been drawn to the subject, the Provincial Engineer will go through to-day as far as Baker’s Hill and report upon the necessities of the case, and upon his recommendation the necessary repairs and improvements will be carried out. The soiree in aid of the St, Mary's Convent School, which took place last evening at" the Odd Fellows’ Hall, was a very great, success. At the conclusion of the musical portion of the entertainment, dancing commenced to the strains of the quadrille band furnished by Mr, Cemino. The attendance was unusually large, numbering between five and six hundred. Dancing was kept up until the small hours of the morning, Mr. S, Levy, the Education Board rate collector, performs to-morrow what is to him an irksome duty. In the language of Mr. J. M. Cleland, there are two classes of people in Wellington—he might have included the rest of the .world : those who pay and those who won’t pay, and it is to three persons of the latter class that Mr. Levy proposes to devote his attention by putting them into court as defaulters. The collector’s suavity seldom fails in averting disagreeable proceedings, but„ needs must when the sable personage drives. The Provincial Government, the Hospital Trustees, or whoever may be the parties with whom rests the direction of affairs connected with the erection of the new hospital, are not going to allow the grass to grow under their feet. Yesterday the order was given for the necessary shovels, picks, and wheelbarrows for excavating the ground on the new site, so as to be in readiness for the contractors at the earliest possible moment. No amount of expedition can hasten the work to a conclusion one day too soon. A man named Charles Neeman was found dead in the neighborhood of Kangitikei on Sunday morning. From the report which has reached town we gather that deceased had been at Mr. Abraham’s store on the previous evening, and had left in a state of intoxication. Nothing more was seen of him till found on Sunday morning lying close to Mr. Abraham’s fence, which had during the night been blown down by the force of the gale. Dr. Akers was sent for, and on his arrival pronounced life to have been extinct for some time. The cause of death will doubtless form the subject of a coronial inquiry; the inference, from present information, is that he was killed by the fence having fallen upon him. A case of “lost in the bush” occurred at Carterton the other day. On Sunday two men, named respectively James Underbill and George Matthews, went out pigeon shooting, and as they did not return within a reasonable time, search parties were organised, the residents turning out in great force to assist. The surmise that the men were lost turned out to be correct, for it was not until Monday afternoon that they were found, two or three miles away from any track, and much exhausted. There was not a very large attendance at the Theatre Poyal last evening considering the attractive nature of the bill. The “ Handsome Husband,” with which the performance was commenced, certainly was little else than a drawing-room scene, Mr. Hoskins and Miss Colville having the whole of the dialogue to themselves; but yet it is far and away superior to the ordinary run of pieces which are placed upon the stage. The main piece of the evening, the burlesque of the “ Critic, or a Tragedy Pehearsed,” is at any time very amusing, but with Miss Colville as Tilburnina, Mr. Hoskins as Puff, and Mr. Hydes as Don Jerolo Whiskerandos, a better hour and half’s fun could not be wished for. To-night, Pygmalion and Galatea is to be presented for the first time in Wellington, It has gained a a good name in the other provinces, and in Australia, and n 6 doubt it will draw a good house. The comedy is in every respect a remarkable production, both in its plot and incidents, and it is seldom we meet with such flights of fancy as those which are to be found in it. A meeting of the Marten Licensing Bench was held at Marton Courthouse on Friday. The licenses previously held by Messrs. A. Matthews and Underhill were cancelled, and a new license was granted to Mr. James Stewart for the Marton Club-house. Dr. Carr, well known in this colony as a lecturer and experimentalist in mesmerism and phrenology, announces his appearance in Wellington, at an early date, for a season of six nights. Dr. Carr has had a most successful stay of long duration in the Southern provincial towns, where large audiences have attended his seances.