GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 205, 4 October 1909, Page 2

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

EDUCATIONAL. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Timaru, Last Night. Yesterday the Teachers' Institute dieeussed arithmetic syllabus and by a large majority declined to recommend reduction but desired to sec the work better distributed among the standards, and protested against the importance given problems in examinations. implies to a circular of enquiry sent to business men far and wide recommended that greater speed and accuracy in simple arithmetic were much to be desired in boys leaving school for business.

Dnnedin, Saturday. The Educational Institute unanimously approves of the compulsory retir ■- nieiit of all male teachers over 05, and all females over 00 years of aw.

WAIROA'S DOIXCS. Wairoa, Saturday. At the final meeting of the Town Board a resolution was passed invitin" the co-operation of Napier, Cisborne" and Hastings borough* to confer witli the new borough of Waif on with a view to combining to utilise \Vaikare-mo-ana Lake for power for lighting an 1 driving machinery. The. promoters consider that if all combined the scheme would be cheap, -witll an abundant supply or light and power to make the l'.ast Coast a great manufacturing centre. By taking a direct line it would probably not be more than 50 miles in any case from the site of the powerhouse. A large meeting of farmers on Thursday set up a committee for the purpose of ascertaining; what support is likely to be given to freezing works, the farmers are united as to the desirability of works, but the site is a disputed point.

.METAL EXPORTS. Wellington, Saturday, riie export of gold from New Zealand for tlic nine months ending Tlmrsdav \<f< was 372.5200z., valued at £ I,4Ba's'£','.'-'"'-' a l,c «<"»se ft f 17,9220z., value i:«."-:;::!. compared with the figures of 111 (-i'i',.sn.wdiiig period last year. Th« silvi- ;-..M.:-|ed during the 'last nine months totalled 1 ) 3.)1,22.W.„ valued at £134.70!). which is 112.9100*., value £BBI2, more than in the first time quarters of last year. Last month's export of gold was 40,9220z., valued* * ■ £102.783. or 12.201oz„ value £27.2(Ui less than in September last year. The quantity of silver exported last mon*h was 220,3970z.. value £22,020, being an Increase of 29,8100z., value £2785. over the figures for the corresponding month of 1908.

BI'RTED FORESTS. Christclmrch, Saturday. Mr. Dobson, city surveyor, states that lie has frequently come across remains of forest trees when pipe-laving in the streets. It is not unusual to find timber nt a great depth. Apparently there was once a verv dense forest at tlie~fo..[-. of Cashmere Hills, where a pump was uunk in connection with the high pressure water supply. Mr. Dobson found there quite an underground timber-var.l. Hie wood being in excellent condition A totara stump, standing upright, and very mm* -years old. had bark still i, 't. The hark was stripped off and the stump used for post*.