The Daily News WEDNESDAY, MAY 22.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 59, 22 May 1907, Page 2

The Daily News WEDNESDAY, MAY 22.

At tli« polio' court on Tuesday morning a lirst oll'ender was lined 10s and costs for drunkenness, in default 4S knurs' imprisonment. A special ballast train is now engaged in ballasting; tlie n-.-w railway line, com iineming from the town end. The ballast is being obtained from the pits ill Sentry Hill.

The Chief Postmaster advises that the new private boxes will be ready for use in the coarse of a dav or in-.!, and rei,ii"sts all private box holder, io have their old kevs in readiness to be handed in. A notice will be placed in each of the present boxes intimating the time and place for the distribution of the .new keys.

It was at a meeting of a local author- I ity, and some of the "members mjv have been known to New Plymouth." The question was whether a certain street crossing should be constructed of asphalt or whe'thcr it should be of jarrah blocks. The discussion waxed warm. Then one of the councillors was seized with an inspiration. "Let us," said be, "make our town up-to-date. Let us put our heads together, and make a wooden pavement.'' And it wasn't until he was snug in bed that lie understood why all his colleagues laughed. The Maori boy Kttpe, who was admitted to probation at last Supreme Court sessions at New Plymouth, was before the Police Court on Monday charged with breaking and entering tie premises of Mr James Smith, at the Onaero brickworks. The boy who is only l.'l'/ s years of age, pleaded guilty, and also to the theft of Some money from the dwelling. He was committed to the Wellington Supreme Court for sentence, th* Magistrate stating he had no power to admit him to an industrial school. The Central School roll now stands at

042, and, despite bad weath'r and a mild jaundice epidemic, the attendance of the past month has represented !)1 per cent of that number. The school committee met on Monday, and, acting on the report of the visiting committee, it was decided to carry out certain minor repairs at the Central and Cointenay street schools, the Education Hoard to be ask'd to contribute to the cost. The chairman, Kev. Osborne and Mr Avery will discuss with the Education Hoard the matter of the erection Of fences on St. Michael's Square. Rev. Osborne was elected deputy-chairman.

Mr \V. A. Collis asks us to aeknowlerge, uii boh iff of the North Egmoin House Uoniinittee, the following dona 1 lions towards the cost of erecting a stable for Ihe accommodation of horses taken to the mountain hostelry: "Air !•'. W. Watson ail; Mr K W. Court 10s; .Mr 11. Sparkes ill. The Board lias done a great deal for the comfort of visitors to the House, and owners of horsellesh should welcome the propose 10 erect a shelter for the horses, for the poor brutes must feel acutely th" keen temperature at that altitude. Any further helpers ? Actuated by the most humane molives the Taranaki Education Board recently decided to supply a rest, or stool, for lady teachers, in addition to th.' chairs provided, the idea being that the rest should be constructed so as to take

some of the weight of the body, long standing being very tiresome. Sample stools have been sent to some schools. One mistress has replied that the considers the stool an "unnecessary piece of furniture,''! and says the lady members of her staff prefer to use the chairs. On the other hand, Mr Kennedy suited that teachers in one school are highly pleased with the innovation.

The euchre parti's inaugurated a couple of seasons back by the .St. Joseph's choir maintain the excellent reputation at once achieved for good management and the height of sociability. That held on Monday nigln was m.iitc-f tip to ihc high stand-ird set by the committee, and there was, as" usual, a large mi tendance. The euchre tournament provided some excitement, aim when lite final bell rang a count revealed that Miss Hollowny and Miss X. Moverlcy had won the ladies' first and second prizes respectively, and Mr ',<. Oeorgc taken the gentlemen's first, and -Mr X. (loldwatcr second prize The usual dance followed, and proved thoroughly enjoyable. The parties are being held fortnightly. The fear of an accusation of taking a side in party politics prevented th.' Taranaki County Council on Tuesday from passing a resolution congratulating Mr Okey on his election to ihc House of Kepresentatives. The motion was 111-might forward by Mr .1. 1!. Hill, who mentioned Mr Okey's services as councillor and chairman to the Council, expressing his belief that t !ie new member would do honor to the district lie represented and to tiic colony as a whole. Mr Andrews seconded. Mr Jlop>on said he had personally congratulated .Mr Okey, hut he considered it inadvisable for this resolution to go out from the Council) which represented people of all shades of political opinion. This view was shared by Messrs Adlani and Stevens, while Mr U. V. Tate looked on Mr Okey as the "local bodies' champion,'' and considered the motion was not out of place. In face of the diversion of opinion, the motion was withdrawn.

Agricultural education formed a fiirlv big item in the Education JJoanl menu last night, when there was a fiinlior discussion on the proposal of •ill' li. MeK. M orison, the instructor, to abolish the individual plots and concentrate the whole instruction <>u tli ( . large demonstration plots. .Messrs Kami, Adlam and Monkliouse spoke in luvor of tin; rctcnaincekr hrdlu mfwyp mfmnnii tile retention of the present system m having both large common plots M i : ,; small individual plots. Mr t'iiull said that unless the lads could work on their own plots the work of keeping the bigger place clean would fall on tile few willing 0 r enthusiastic ones. Mr Adlam instanced the success of the Rihotu school gardens, which he. considered were even better than lhose at Stratford. Mr. Monkliouse spoke at some length stating that whereas the educational value of. tlte instruction lay in the lessons given on the demonstration plots, the interest of the boys was incited and maintained by the smaller or individual plots—which were the life of the whole scheme. But both were necessary, one being the adjunct of the other. Jir Kennedy complained that the small plots were useless, mainly on account of the miniature experiments therein carried out. And too. at some School* the instruction was not given on the big plot, but on the children's individual plots. Mr Morison considered the recommendation of the instructor to abolish Die small plots should be adopted ill reference to the schools voider his care. llr Tiscli said •Jii! had submitted the question to Mr Chapman, at the Momohaki Kxpcrimen- i tal station, and he had been decidedly in favor of the larger plots. After niucli discussion, it was decided to retain the present system, hut that the Board recognise (hat Hie instruction must be given by Mr Morton on the demonstra- j lion plots

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A late telegram from Wellington I states that the lion. Mr. .Mali-Jones is | making good progress toward recovery.

Captain Edwin wired at 1.2-1 p.m. yesterday: Northerly strong winds to gale I after 20 hours. Class (all soon; tales high, sea heavy; rain probable.

It is probable that a further aiU'inpt will be made to ha.'..' Moles-worth street, extended through r r ,J Kawau .-treat to St. Aubyn .street. Ihe m.i.rer lias been revived bv the announcement that the leases of the Harbor Hoard's reserves in the locality expire ill a few months, and by the fact that the main railway line from Xew Plymouth to Wellington should soon be removed as an obstacle to this very necessary work. A conference was held on .Monday between the borough works committee and members of the Harbor Hoard, and the liurough Council will discuss the matter this even-

ing. It is probable that a deputation will proceed to Wellington to further the proposals.

Empire Day has been added lo the I Jist of regular holidays, in the Tal'an tki Education District, and authority is given to close all sehoo.'s on Friday next. In answer to a question ut la.-t night's meeting, the chairman said he did not consider it necessary that the children should be assembled en (lie morning of 2ith May to salute tlie Hag. Tn country districts it would be a haulship to ask children to travel long distances merely for this ceremony, and the end wouid be achieved by sliming tlie Hag on the afternoon previous. The Hoard decided to leave the arrangements for patriotic celebration in the Jhands of the school committees.

A considerable sum has been lost to the local bodies interested by the failure of the Crown to keep the Spotswood (settlement occupied. The forfeited sections have not contributed to tlie local revenue. Not long ago this matter was brought under the notice of the Ministers and a promise was made that the law would be altered in order that sections, when once leased, should pay local rates whether afterwards forfeit! il or not. it has now been found that the Crown is actually responsible for the payment 'of the rates, and tlie Taranaki County Council's solicitor, who has unearthed this provision of the law has been instructed to take proceedings for their .recovery.

'•The Tapuae," that bugbear of the County Council and the perpetual worry of its engineer, was trotted out again i,t Tuesday's Council meeting. "The Tapuae" has been the talk of the district for some time, but in the past, few weeks the ratepayers in the locality have been complaining bitterly that they have had io iiml wages for men who occupied their time principally in wrangling over the wrongs of Ireland—anything rather than work. When the county engineer heard of this he went out and made enquirites, the results of which are not all printable. Perhaps the most visible outcome was the immediate sacking of Several of tlit' men, among them the overseer. At Tuesday's meeting Cr. Adlam referred to this, and asked the engineer how he had got over the dillicully. Mr Skinner said that the contractor had strongly opposed any fresh men being put on, though he had made excellent arrangements. He expected matters to run more smoothly soon.

An interesting chapter of the early history of Taranaki has been opened |up by Mr Faull, a member of the Taranaki Education Board, in his last rejiort- on the site of the building used as a teacher's residence at Pukearuhe. The building was erected by the Defence Department for the use of the officers of : lie constabulary when Pukearuhe was an advanced outpost during the troubles with the Maoris. This must be quite 3D years ago.. The building, now very old, is very much out of. repair. The circumstances under which the Board came to use this and the present schoolroom—the then guard-room of the constabulary—were detailed by Mr Faull. Some members of the constabulary had children, and applied for the establishment of a school. Subsequently the A.C.'s were withdrawn, and the whole site handed over to the police, with only Constable Seymour in charge. He again made application to the Board for a school oll'ering the guard-room as a srhoolhousc and to provide (he teacher with board and residence free. The Hoard acceded to the application, appointed a teacher, provided toe necessary furniture, and opened the school. This arrangement obtained until Uie dea'ili of Mr Seymour, and since then the Board had held a yearly tenancy of the place from the Police Department.