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Patea Mail, Volume IV, Issue 383, 18 December 1878, Page 2

SCHOOL AFFAIRS. We have been favored by Mr W, Aitoheson Chairman of the..Carlyle Hcliool Committee, with papers showing the results of the late examination by Mr Inspector Foulis. The papers contain a full list of scholars, their sexes, ages, and the Standards in which the Schoolmaster desired the scholars should respectively be examined, together with the time each scholar had been at school, and the number of attendances. The first portion of the various papers, containing information above specified, had been filled in by the Schoolmaster (Mr H. H. Dyer). Six columns, showing the result of the examination under the various headings, comprising reading writing, arithmetic, grammar, spelling, and geography, were filled in by the Inspector with red and blue crosses, the red indicating a satisfactory result, the blue an unsatisfactory result. Standard I. comprised 25 boys and girls, out of which 21 passed. Standard 11. comprised 19 boys and girls, out of which 12 passed. Standard 111. compri-ed 11 boys and girls, out which 0 pasved. Standard IV. comprised 2 girls and 2 boys, of which one boy passed.

SfcAndai’d V. the four boys all passing. Standard VI. comprised 3 girls and two boys, out of which one boy passed. The possible marks in Standards IV. to VI. were 200, and the minimum pass marks 100. The highest obtained was D3l£ marks, the others being 100, 100. J. 101, 114 5-6ths, and 12%.

A meeting of the Carlyle School Committee was held on Monday evening. Present;— Messrs Aitchison (chairman). Williams, Lett, JMu, th, and Paterson. Schoolmasters from Carlyle, Kakaramea,Wairoa, and Whenuakura were also in attendance.

It was announced that Mr John Dathie had sent £5 worth of books as prizes for scholars, to bo divided according to number of scholars between Carlyle, Kakaramea, Manutahi, and Whenuakura. Mr William Williams also gave £5 towards furnishing prizes, £I! to be devoted to Carlyle, and £i each to Kakaramea and Whenuakura. Mr James Lett gave a book valued £2 10s. Mr 11. H. Dyer, also gave a book valued at £2 10s; whilst Mr T. North furnished books to the value of £1 Is. With further contributions in money and books, which any of the members of Committee will thankfully receive from persons willing to contribute, the Committee expect to be able to give each worthy scholar a prize. The Committee do not intend this year to canvas for subscriptions, but will still be glad to get help. A meeting of the Committee and Schoolmasters will bo held on Thursday evening, when prizes will be allotted to the various schools in the proportions desired by the donors. The books will be presented to the scholars next day, at the break up for the Christmas holidays. It was decided to postpone the usual scholars’ treat until some future date to that on which it has usually been held, on account of so many other events coming on about that time.

The Chairman presented the Papers, with the results of school examination, which had been forwarded to him by the School Inspector, and summarised the results.

Considerable discussion took place as to the way in which the examination had been carried out, daring which it was mentioned that to the children it had been irritating and confusing, to the parents and Committee disappointing, whilst it was reported that all through the Educational District the schoolmasters were up in arms. A resolution was passed, on division, to the effect that the Wanganui Education Board be asked to get the opinions of the various schoolmasters throughout the Education District, as to the mode in which the Inspector had conducted examinations. A division being taken, all but the Chairman voted in favor.

Regret was expressed by some of the members that the invitation of the Inspector for some or the whole of the Committee to be present at the examination, had not been accepted, and it was stated that they had purposely kept away,’ so as not to divert the attention of the scholars, and thereby give them, every opportunity of acquitting themselves well.

PATEA COUNTY COUNCIL. Two special meetings of the Patea County Council were held at Carlyle, yesterday. Present : Messrs McGuire (chairman), Milne, Winchcomb-,: Horner, and Dale. Mr King arrived in time for the second meeting. In respect of money available for the Mountain Road, it was. resolved, on motion of Mr Winchcomb, seconded by Mr Horner, That tenders should be called for, in accordance with the estimate furnished by the Foreman of Works. At the second meeting, bye-laws were passed for the regulation of slaughterhouses, and for licensing pedlars and hawkers, to be confirmed at the next special meeting, to be held in February. On the motion of Mr Dale, seconded by Mr King, it was resolved, “ That a toll be established at the side of the Waitotara Bridge, for the purpose of collecting tolls on loads of gravel that may pass over the bridge from this side of the river, and that the scale of charges be £1 per load.” The Chairman was authorized to make arrangements for appointing a collector of tolls. In reference to the above, we may explain that gravel pits, opened at considerable expense by the Patea Council, on the Patea side of the Waitotara River, are now being used by contractors for roads for Wanganui County, and that the gravel is travelled over a length of the Patea County Road now under contract for repairs. The road cut to the gravel pit is so narrow, that only one team can be worked at a time. The Wanganui contract having been let first, the contractors refuse to give way to the contractor for the Patea Road, and the Wanganui County Chairman having been appealed to, has not condescended to reply. The contractor for Patea Road is therefore idle, for the reasons that he cannot get access to the gravel pit, and that part of the main road in his contract is in heavy use by Wanganui contractor. Good gravel deposits are known to exist on the Wanganui side of the Waitotara River, which only require to be opened up. The only remedy Patea has, is to impose a toll.

The Napier Telegraph warmly supports an ■ attempt), .madeby’■ the Hawke’s Bay County Council to introduce a new system of valuations for the coming year, by the employment of one set of valuers for the County, and for the whole of the Road Boards within the County, and thereby ensure uniformity and save expense, in addition to securing a reliable valuation. The suggestion was also thrown out that the rates of the Road Boards and of the County could be collected as well by one person or body as by separate collectors, and thus'a saving of timeandexper.se be effected. Mr Sutton, when lately addressing bis Napier constituents, pointed out that unless some such arrangements were made with local bodies, there would shortly be three systems of taxation, all keeping a separate staff, the expense of which would necessarilly have to come out of the rates or taxes, and thus the amount available for necessary works would be materially diminished. Patea might take the hint.

Having secured the'services of a Firstclass Tradesman of large experience, J. Cunningham can confidently assure his already numerous customers, that all orders entrusted To him will be executed with neatness and despatch. Boots repaired on the premises.— Advt. 1166 Well-dressed Men.—Among those habitual errors of conduct which are common in both careful and careless persons, not one is more often met with than disregard of the advantages derivable from being well dressed; yet whoever lives observantly in such a County as Patea, is soon convinced that this mistake is fruitful of mischievous results. All of us instinctively judge from first impressions; we proceed from the exterior to the interior; a well-dressed man gratifies our fondness for beauty and our appreciation of neatness; and there is no one, however cynical or unobservant, but is pleased when a well-dressed person, even if a stranger, passes by, and disposed to think favorably of him. This universal disposition cannot safely be offended. To be habitually a sloven is to constantly, though unconsciously, offend numerous persons, among whom the favour of some may be valuable; and therefore a shrewd man is not content to make himself neat now and then, but always will appear well dressed. He keeps his clothes in good order, and is careful in the selection of a tailor.

In bringing this maxim before public notice, E. A. Adams, Cardigan House, is gratified by remembering that the disposition of a great many of his customers to appear in public well dressed has been met by the combination in His goods of selection, material, good fit, and low price. He obtains bis cloths in the most advantageous markets; he employs first-class cutters and workmen; he avoids obsolete fashions; and he is content “with moderate profits in the place of the exorbitant percentage which only a few years ago was universal, and still is frequent in the tailoring trade. His gloves, hats, shirts, hosiery, ties, and scarfs, are also such as will please the most fastidious. Whatever experience, capital, care, and good taste can effect on the tradesman’s side, is done by E. A. Adams, in order that all his customers may realise the substantial advantages of being well-dressed; and that his efforts give satisfaction, is shown by the rapid and steady increase in the number of those who deal with him.

Attentive to the changes of costume necessitated by varying seasons, and of style by the dictatee of fashion, R. A. Adams has now on hand a large and carefully selected stock of cloths suitable for all seasons.—R. A. ADAMS Cardigan House, Carlyle.— ADVT.