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Temuka Leader, Issue 1657, 8 November 1887, Page 3

During October the Christchurch Charitable Aid Committee relieved 542 cases, 72 being new applications. A. committee of the Dunedin branch of the Educational Institute which was appointed to report on various matters connected with the proposed administration of education report that they have arrived at the following conclusions :—(!•) That the cost of primary education in New Zealand is leas than that of the neighboring colonies. (2) That only 3.7 per cent, of the teachers in New Zealand receive salaries of more than £3OO. (3) That the school age in New Zealand is already higher than that of any of the Australian colonies, with the exception of Queensland. (4)—• That raising the school age in Otago means, in the large schools, re- j treuchment to the extent of 15 per cent.' and in the small schools to the extent of 21 per cent, thereby shutting up a large number of the country schools ; b, that raising the school ago to seven years in the large schools «nd not in the small ones means a retrenchment of 15 per c«nt in large sc'ioo's, or a reduction of 6 per crnt on the salaries of the teachers in the existing small schools, or the closing of something like 20 out of the 139 small schools. “ Eocqh on Pilbs.”— Why suffer Piles ? immediate relief, and complete cure guaranteed. Ask for " Bough on Piles,” Sure cure for itobmg, protruding, bleeding, or any form of Piles. K mp home, Prosser and do., Agents, Christchurch. 4 A company to purchase the rights of the Wolseiey sheep-shearing machine has been floated in Sydney, Mr F. J. Wolseiey, who has been appointed managing director, receives £'o,ooo in cash and 100 fully paid op shaiO' in payment on transfer to the Company of all his patent rights, and also f >r all p items wdeh he may heieafter apply for in connection with any invention oi 1113 |ot the sharing ol sheep.