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myself an important member of the im portant committee H. J. Hawkins.

Half Circle Nursery, Jan. 12, 1885. Inspector's report referred to : No of children on the roll, 26 ; eitfht o, them bdow "ight y^ars of H^e. No examined, 8 boys, 5 girls. No. passed, 4 girls. No. failed. 8 boys, 1 girl. A very poor ()5 per cent, as 1 have been told the teacher takes ere lit for. These are the plain unvasnKued facts of the case.

HOMEI-MA'>!D DRINKS FOR

S tokos is a most refreshing and stn mrthening drink. It is easily made

■and costs only 3d pei gallon. Cokos is a good nouri>«hin£j drink, made. J»s follows : — tin'/, of sugar, Goz of gno-i fine oatnieai, 4oz of cocoa at 1 0*1 p-rlb, mixed gradually and smoothly into a gallon of boiling water , take to the field in a stone jar. Cost 9d per

gallon. Put into a large pan of fine fresh oatmeal,, fioz of white sugar, half a lemon -cut into small pieces. Mix with a little warm water, then pour a gallon of boiling water into it stir all togetiier thoroughly, and u*e when cold. The lemon miy he omitted, raspberry vinegar, citric ocid, or any other flavouring may be used instead. More oatnieai may be

used if preferred. A Good Harvest Drink. — Boil l^oz •of hops, Itj-oz of ginger (bruised), in H gall, of water fur 25 minutes, add lib of brown sugar and boil ten minutes more, then strain ami bottle while hot ; it will be ready for drinking when cold. It should be kept in a cool place. Dried horehound may be used instead of hops.

Cost 3 I per gallon. Ginger Beer. — Pour two gallons of water over lib. of lump sugar, loz. of bruised ginger, two lemons sliced, let it stand till hike warm, then add one tablespoonful of brewer's barm ; let it stand twelve hours, then bottle it. It will be ready for use in twenty-four hours. Cost, 3d, per gallon. Boiling water poured on a few slices of lemon, with a little sugar, makes a very -refreshing drink. Buttermilk should be more used as a drink. Otic ounce of coffee and half an ounce of sugar, in two quarts of water, is a very thirst-quenching drink ; so is cold tea, but neither of these is jo supporting

as the oatmeal drink. It is quite a mistake to suppose that beer or spirits give strength. They do give a spurt to a man, bub that quickly goes off. aud spurts in hard, heavy work, too often made, certainly lessen tne working powers.

WAIKATO DISTRICT tf^WS.

h AMU. ton', Monday. A Considerable nmn cr of settlers airi others \isite I ihu i on Samr.lay afternoon, to * t v Mr H.Miry Ueuiol I*.' new Triumph I en- live cutter. A level })i»ve of ground u«s where the t<*-!-h % ee •jrowiiiir wa** I'mm four to six feet in height, and .vlwiv cinmps of tea-tr.-e oF l-irgnr »row.iii were to be met. The iii:u-hine it-i-ll U on i similar princaple to the ». .owing m ie! fines, but of course much stronger, working a knife projecting horizontally From the offsi'le. In cutting I trge tea- tree a knife wa« «irlxed, so-ne three leet six inches in length, where tiie tooth of the knile, ■without finger guards, simply worked upon sections fixed underneath, upon the knife bar. This, where the tea-tree is large, say, 1 to 1^ inches diameter, did its work well, but, where a smaller growth was present, the knife became choked. The machine was then tried with the other knife upon a mixed growth — up to 1 inch diameter — and on this it made excellent work. In this kh'fe the teeth wen; protected by strong fingers or guards, which prevented ■choking, and the tea-tree was cut down like a crop of grass, at about 6 inches from the ground, but left lying evenly on the surface. Between now and Saturday next, when a pulilic trial will be made at. Cambridge, Mr Reynolds will have made several improvements to the machine, which Saturday's fcna.l show to be necessary, namely, strong fingers for ♦he heavier knife, and apparatus For tiirowing the t^a-tr^e when cut, to one side. With a few slight improvements, whirh can easily be made, the machine will be all that its inventor claims ior it, and a valunble assistant to the settleis

in the reclamation of sciub land, doing *ith a pair of horses and ma , at a cost of about 2s Gd per acre, what would cost 12s per acre by contract, and for which work men cannot always be got, as tney ■will take any job rather than cutting teatree. The machine was -nade entirely at Woodlands by one of the employee in the blacksmith. s shop there, undei the instruetirns of Mr Reynolds. Tne cost would be about £±0. — Herald Correspondent.

M4-KOOM HOUSE TO SELL OK LET, TE AROIIA. rinVO SECTIONS fenced in, together & with pump, fowl-house, etc., etu Pleasantly pitunted, near the Baths, and command^ splendid view. Apply J. ILO'T, Nkws Office.

TJfl AKOIIA PUBLIC LIBRARY.

Adjourned Annual Meeting of Subscribers will be held in the liawl-ing-roorn THIS KVENIM* at 7:30. Merubera of Committee will meet at 7.

Business:

To receive the Committee's Report and Bahmcc-tiheet ; and to elect Offi«'«'*be.uvrs for the untiling year. J. A. DOBSOiV, Hon. Sec. January 10th, 1885,