LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 8057, 1 March 1906, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The public hangman in New South Wales (Hobert Howard) died on the oth ins!., at Bondi, aged 70 years. Hehad hangbd ovor 70 persons. The price of meat is down. In this issue the butchers of New' Plymouth announce that, for cash, the price of beef and veal is now reduced a penny per pound, Sheep are so dear at present that the butchers cauuot reduce the retail prices of mutton, It is slated that future blackleg inoculations arc Jo he carried out by Mr C. I lieakes (Assistant Chief Veterinarian) and Captain Young. The latter is to inoculate a large number of calves at L'renui on Friday and Saturday.

To-day is people's day at lUe Tarnuaki Rille Association's annual meeting at the Reira Rewa range. The shooting should he of a higli-elass order, given favorable conditions. The proceedings will lie enlivened by the Garrison Band, and afternoon tea is to he provided, Busses are timed to leave town every half-hour for the ground, fare sixpence, On Saturday next Mr Newton King will hold au unreserved sale at his mart of first-class jewellery, on account of Mr J, C. Allen, of Sydney. The consignment consists of solid gold alberta, bracelets, rings, watches, etc., being unredeemed pledges, and everything must be sold to the highest bidder. Word has been received by Mr E. 11. Montgomery, agent fun the Tourist Department at Auckland, that the consigunicnt of New Zealand birds and lizards lately presented by the Government have safely arrived at the National Zoological Park, 'Washington. The consignment consisted of four kiwis, four wckas, four keas, and four tulara lizards.

An account for £lO, for planting a hedge round the Stratford Technical School grounds, was queried at the Education • Board meeting, it being pointed out that the hedge plants were of escaloniii, instead of eleaguus as specilied, though eleagnus had been planted in the'lirst instance, and died. Members also criticised the method of erecting the fence there, alleging that the posts had been sawn off after sinking, the wires were so far apart that sheep could easily get through, and the bottom ivirc was too low, |

In respeel to the case of (he lady teacher who had neglected to inform the Tarauaki Education Board that she would be unable to rc-open school on the proper date, and kept the school closed for some time without notifying the committee, owiug to illness, Mr Adlam suggoslcd that she be " told not to do it again.." The members roared their hilarity, except Mr Adlam, who didn't see the joke until Mrs Dougherty suggested that such an admonition would rouse the ire of Mr Seddon, " who was great on birth-rate." On Wednesday morning the members of the Education Board, accompanied by the Chief Inspector and the architect, visited St. Michael's Square, and selected a site for the New Plymouth Technical School, fronting on Liardet-streel, and midway between Lemon-street and Pondarves-sli'eet. The front of the building will be sixty feet back from the top of the bank, or about lll'ly from the correct alignment of Lmrdel-street, thus allowing a good sloping ground to the street. The Borough Council is to be asked to widen Uardei-slveel to its full width.

lit connection with the visit' of the Sew Plymouth schoolchildren and parents, to .Stratford on -March Stli •Mr I'. I). Sole, chairman of the Strut-' lord District High School committee asked the Tnranaki Education Hoard to appoint that day, the date of the I hig school spurts in Stratford, a full holiday. The Hoard decided that no object ion won id be raised to the promoters circularising the schools affected. Mr Adlam brought up the matter of providing financial assistance for those schools desirious of joining in the excursion, but were debarred by their distance from attending. The Hoard could see no method of 'helping. -VDUIi WO.NDBKia h MEDICINE."

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Thc secretary of tho Recreation Sporls' Ground Committee is writing to the manager of the New Zealand Football Team inviting the team to attend their euchre party when passing through New Plymouth. The Premier j has also been invited to be presont.

In fuluro the Tarauaki Education Board's meetings will be held on the fourth Wednesday and the preceding Tuesday in each mouth, commencing at 7.30 p.m. on the Tuesday and U. 30 a.m. on the Wednesday. Recent meetings have been held on the fourth Tuesday aud the following Weducs. day. Probably the richest gum field in New Zealand in proportion to its area, is situated at Koulii, near Hokianga Heads. At present there is being obtained from it kauri gum of good quality at the rate of 20cwl. per week. The field is less than 200 acres in extent, and has been dug persistently for fifty years and more; yet the weekly product exceeds Colt At the weekly meeting of the Recreation Sports Grounds' Committee, a hearty vote of thanks was accorded lo St. Joseph's Euchre Party Committee for postponing their function to avoid clashing, and to all who assisted at the recent garden party. The Old Boys' Association notified Mr Goorge's appointment to replace Mr Bewley on the Committee.

A i'ontemporary states thai the trial survey of the Eltham-Opuuake suggested railway route will be completed this week. The Departmeut has decided that a survey of the Stratford route is to be made before the dual decision is made, aud therefore commence the third survey immediately on the completion of the one now in hand, and reports on the three routes under consideration will be forwarded to Wellington. The Public Works Department is still oil the lookout for a large number of additional men for railway works. It is interesting to note that in January, 1905, the number 01 men employed was 2017, and in January, 11)00, the number had risen to -1227. At present it appears that the labour market is very brisk, and us there is a good demand for men for farming purposes, tho co-operative works are not over popular. Besides this, contractors for local bodies' road works are iu some districts taking the pick of the eo-operaf live workers by the offer of lis a day, which is more than the average wages made on the co-operative system. The Department estimates that there is room ou the various railway works for an additional thousand men, and it would appear that owing to the comparative scarcity of labourers the Public Works vote will be considerably under-spent at the end of the financial year.

"If tint thing were taken down to I Wellington and shown as a specimen of a teacher's residence, it would be a draw indeed." Such was Mr Monkhouse's opinion of the residence provided for the teacher at Whaugamomoui, as stated by him at the Education Bo.ird on Wednesday. The dwelling was represented as being portion of the school buildings.and comprising a dining-room and scullery Bft x Bft 3in, a kitchen Bft 3in x loft Sin, and two bedrooms 10ft 3in sipiarc. The dining-room was a rough porch, 1111lined and unhghtcd, so much so that on a wet day when the door had to be closed, a candle or lamp was necessary. The rooms were along one side of the snhoolbuilding, opening directly one into the other without passages, and there was only one entrance, at the end of the building. The windows were five feet from (he floor, and the place was a death-trap in ease of lire. At present the teacher camped out, rather than live in the wretched place, which Mr Monkhousc described as a standing disgrace to the education system. The Education Department takes up the position that the Board must repair this place, but Mr Monkhouse is linn in his conviction that "it is is utterly impossible to make ihcse Sfl 3ii| unlincd rooms of pitsawn timber into habitable apartments." He further mentioned that the bedrooms could he seen from the schoolroom, and vice versa. The matter will ho again referred to the Department.