Those who have suffered from the earth-hunger, ' in the shape of a desire to acquire freehold business sites, will have the opportunity of satisfying their very commendable craving by attending the sale of frontages to Tay- street which takes placo in the Town Hall to-morrow at noon. Opinions vary very much as to the probable prices which will be realised. As the terms are liberal, it is reasonably expected that • some of the choicest lots will, command a good figure. The Order of St. Michael and St. George, of which the Hon. Mr Vogol and the Hon. Mr Fitzherbert have been made companions, is thus described : — The most distinguished Or ler of St. Michael and St. George wis instituted by letters patent, dated April 27, 1818, and by the revised statutes of the Or ler, dated in 1861, it consists of tho Sovereign, Grand Master, twenty Knighta Grand Cross, twenty Knights Commanders, and twenty-five Companions. Tho insignit are the star, inscribed with the motto Auspicium Melioris (Eoi ; the collar and badge suspended from a j watered Saxon blue ribmd, with a scarlet stripe. | At the Licensing meeting at Auckland, on the 16th inst., the Auckland branch of the United Kingdom Alliance was active, and the clergy and others presented a petition bearing 2600 signatures against the granting of new licenses. The Mayor also presented a petition adopted by a public meeting of which he- was Chairman, and then resumed his seat on the Bench. The Bench denied being influenced, but refused jj.ll the applications for new licenses, and several of those for renewals. The publicans were taken by surprise by this course of action, and gave vent to stormy expressions on quitting the Court. The petitions presented were largely signed by women and children. We have received from the Education Office at , Dunedin a copy of a Bill which it is proposed to bring before the Asse.nbly next session. We have not had lime to make more than a cursory examination of its contents, but soma of its provisions appear to us to be objectionable. School districts are made conterminous with the present provinces, and provincial boards are appointed. This, besides tending to perpetuate provincial institutions, seems by no means to be the best way of dividing districts for edu3ational purposes. It also contains the aidel schoo's ■clauses, which in the former Bill caused such discussion throughout the colony. We shall return to the subject on a future occasion. The Auckland Herald of tho Bth says :— For the next six months the Nevada and Nebraska will trade regularly between here and Honolulu, connecting with fast and well known boats for San Francisco; so that it is not likely that the mail will be again overdue, as has unfortunately been the case lately. After that time, the fine steamships Dacota h and Montano will be placed upon the line, thus making four vessels employed. Each of these will run right through from Melbourne, via Dunedin and Auckland, to San Francisco, and no unpunctuality is anticipated. During the time of the Nevada's • stay in port she will be thoroughly overhauled. A rumor has got abroad that her boilers are not in a proper and workable condition. Tuis is incorrect. The boilers themselves are, we are •informed, in first-rate order, but the boiler-tubes are defective. These defects will be thoroughly remedied previous to the departure of the steamer. -'The Argus of Bth inst. says: — One of the greatest feats ever accomplished in acclimatising has just been performed by a young Norwegian, who has succeeded in bringing two couple of live grouse to Melbourne. This gentleman, whose name is Mr Graff, previous to leaving his native country to join his brother in New Zealand, procured some grouse eggs, and set them under a hen, and was fortunate enough to obtain six young grouse. Of these, one was killed fighting, rand Mr Graff started from Hamburg in the ■JSugenie, bound for Hobart Town, with five young birds. After a voyage of 153 days, ho arrived in -port with two couple of birds, ona having died soon after the commencement of the voyage. The unwonted sight of two couple of live grouse in Hobart Town excited tho greatest curiosity, land the Tasmanian Steam Navigation Company, with commendable liberality, passed Mr Graff and his interesting charge on their way to Melbourne free of cost. They arrived in Melbourne by the Southern Cross on Friday last, and Mr Graff intends proceeding to Otago, where his brother resides, by the first opportunity. The grouse are in excellent condition, ani quite as well grown as birds of their ag3 would be on their native heather. Mr Graff was induced to undertake the experiment at the request of his brother, who represents the mountainous parts of New Zealand as being extremely well fitted for grouse. If these young birds succeed in the mountains as well as the pheasants have done in the lowlands, it is not too much to expect to see black game sold in the Melbourne markets ere many years have passed over. Mr Graff will have the warmest sympathies of every sportsman in Australasia in his interesting experiment. The lecture by Mr Hislop (Inspector of Schools for Ota<:o), at the Council Hall in Kelvin-street, on Friday evening last, was not so numerously attended as ought to have been the case. The subject of the lecture, " Home and School Education," should have been a guarantee for a large gathering. The lecture itself was eminently practical and suggestive. The question was taken in many aspects, and the various influences operating to the success or otherwise of effort in the work of education were specially dealt with. Under tho head of " Home Education"' Mr Hislop regarded the mother as principal teacher, and in dealing with the " school" branch of the subject, referred very pointedly to the difficulty frequently put in the way of the public teacher by adverse home influences. As a whole, the lecture embraced all the points directly connected with the subject, and touched upon the household teaching of tho Sabbath as materially conducive to education in its highest sense. -Mr Hislop, in the course of the lecture, introduced a number of highly appropriate illustrations, and was warmly applauded at its close. It was intimated by the Secretary to the Athenseum (for the benefit of which the lecture was given), that Mr Hislop had consented to deliver another lecture before his departure from Invercargill, he being likely to remain here for at least a fortnight from hence. Mr T. Perkins, secretary to the Athenaeum, moved, and Mr T. Watson seconded, a vote of thanks to Mr Hislop, which was carried by acclamation.
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Southland Times, Issue 1568, 23 April 1872, Page 2
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