AUCKLAND.

Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3155, 29 March 1879, Page 2

AUCKLAND.

This day.

The revenue under the land tax in Auckland is not expected to exceed six* teen thousand pounds. The Fiako Swamp Company and J. C. Firth will be the largest contributors.,

Sir George Grey will probably return to Wellington in consequence of the delay in settling the date of the Native meeting.

At a meeting of the Young Men's Christian Association the report stated that the institution was out of debt.

Sir George Grey leaves in the Hinemoa at one o'clock for Wellington in order to confer with his colleagues on the Waimate question. It is rumoured Sir George Grey's opinion is that the surveyors ought to be sent back after a time, but if the Government persist in sending them back now murders would be committed.

Sir George Grey returned a favorable reply to the deputation respecting the making of flying surveys for the northern railway line.

It is rumored that Stewart, the District Engineer, will be removed.

The Kaitangata Belief Committee met to-day, and resolved to postpone the final settlement until next Saturday.

The education report for the last year shews 193 schools in operation, thirty being half time schools, six receiving aid under section eighty-eight of the Act, and are conducted by itinerant teachers, also two training classes, and the Girls' High School. The number of teachers are 185 male and 227 female. Total of children on the roll: boys, 6020; girls, 4075; increase over 1877, 1300. The Board had kept the expenditure within the income. Thirty-two new schools were erected or are being contracted for.

At a meeting of the creditors of Captain Denny Wright, a half pay officer,- a composition of 10s in the £ was accepted.^