Tologa Bay.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume IX, Issue 1008, 6 December 1881, Page 2

Tologa Bay.

[from our own correspondent.] 3rd December, 1881. One of the oldest inhabitants of this district, Mr Henry Glover, has passed away, after a long period of severe suffering. He was buried on his own land some few miles away from the village. The want of some piece of ground specially dedicated for a cemetery is greatly felt as in this case. Had Mr. Glover not been possessed of land of his own there would not have been any special place for his interment. The matter has been brought before one of the candidates for parliamentary honors, and we hope it may soon be attended to. It seems somewhat strange that in a laid out township, there should be no provision made for a burial ground.

Another matter also calling for attention is the want of educational privileges for European children. There is a school here, but it is for Maoris, and European parents are not disposed to send their children to a school where the natives are. Some 20 children of European parents are without teaching for this reason, though it would be, and is the desire of parents to have their children educated. Some five children at the outside are now being educated at a cost of £150 per annum. The Europeans would gladly pay for the education of their children, but require that provision should be made for the separation of the whites and natives; and there is good ground for so doing, as the association of mixed races and sexes has resulted in (to say the least) “irregularities” which are not to be tolerated. It is intended to get up a petition for presentation to the Hawke’s Bay Educational Board, with a view of having this want immediately supplied. The present schoolmaster (a most estimable gentleman in his way) does not consider that European children are entitled to educational privileges at his establishment, and if he admits any it is understood to be only as a favor. I hope this is the last I shall have to write on this want, and that ere long we may have full privileges afforded for the education of European as well as Native children. The arrival of Mr. Gannon is looked for on Monday. It was reported he was to be here to-day, but he has not shown up. There is a report just come to hand respecting the floating of another Land Company, and it is generally hoped it may be so, as in that case the present one which is very obnoxious here would have to act with more candour and caution, and if they intend to carry on successfully to do their business in a more open and straightforward manner.