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Thames Star, Volume XI, Issue 3732, 10 December 1880, Page 2

A special meeting of the Governors of the High School was held at the Borough Council Offices this mowing, when the following gentlemen were present:—His Worship the Mayor (L.Ehrenfricd, Esq.) in the Chair, Dr Kilgour, and Messrs Brodie, McCullough, Marshall and Speight. It wii decided to retain the services of the drawing and aseistant Master, Mr H. L. James, for a further period of twelve months. It was resolved that Mrs Ehrenfried should be requested to make the presentation of prizes which will take place at the school on Friday next, on which day the "breaking up" will eventuate In view of the probability of a new Board of Governors being very shortly elected, it was decided not to take any decided steps in making use of or disposing in any way the reserve at Te Aroha, but a committee consisting of the Chairman, Dr Kilgour, and Mr Speight was appointed to draw up a report on the present state of matters in connection with it for the guidance of the new Board. Another telegram was ordered to be sent to Mr Whitaker re the water rights, protesting against their being given away, except with the consent of the Board. On the motion of Mr Speight, seconded by Mr Marshall, it was resolved that the Secretary's salary for the ensuing year should be £20.

An accident occurred yesterday afternoon to Mr Buckland, who was down from Auckland on aoceant of his sale at Panmai. While near the Bowen his horse bucked, and after a few rain attempts to maintain his seat he was thrown, and the horse rolled orer him. Mr Buckland did not appear much injured and again mounted his horse and galloped up and down Owen street. When near Allaway s his horse again shied, and threw him into the watertable. Mr Buckland, although hurt, was enabled to attend the sale atParawai, and we hope he will soon reoorer from tke effects of the accident.

Ouaxlbs Anthony was yesterday charged at the Auckland Police Court with deserting his wife and family at Lyttelton. Prisoner said he left £5 with his wife on leading .Lyttelton, and us he bad sot heard from her and did not know her address, he was preyented from making remittances. He was prepared to send £510s to her. He was in search of employment. His Worship allowed the man to be discharged on handing the money to the police to forward it to the proper quarter.

On Wednesday evening the feast of the Immaculate Conception was celebrated in the Roman Catholic Church, Shortlard, The children of Mary, attired in flowing robes of white, walked up the aisle in procession, and received the second act of consecration to the service of the Holy Virgin. Father O'Reilly delivered an impressive lecture to the children, i and exhorted them to follow the Divine example set them by the xnObS Holy Mother of Christ. ' The pupils of the Kauwaeranga Girls' School give an entertainment at the St. George's Schoolroom this evening. RIMBBINO to the death of Sir Redmond Barry, the Melbourne Argus says:l-" In dosing this brief notice of one who has formed a portion ot the national life fer so long, the memory of the great loss we have sustained is pressed home upon our attention with renewed force. It is possible that we may look upon his like again—let us hope that we may ; but experience teaches us that suoh public benefactors are few and far between. Peace to the memory of a worthy citizen ! He has laid the country under a load of obligation, and we can only trust that the people of Victoria will show their appreciation of his services and sacrifices by cultivating those virtues and graces which it was his earnest desire to promote."

At the Waste Lands Board, Auokland, yesterday, Messrs Dignan and Armstrong applied, on behalf of Andrew Kelly, for the lease of a block of 60,000 acres at Mokau for £25. Tbe Chairman explained that although land at Mokau had become public property more than 25 years ago, nothing had been done with it in consequence of tb* opposition always shown by the natives. In this case it wag agreed to defer any action until the Native Department had been communicated with. At Wairea South a few days ago, a youcg man named David Shaw was severely injured by the wheel of a cart passing over him. The sufferer is progressing well under the care of Dr Fitzgerald. The fine weather has made the farmers around Auckland exceedingly busy in the hay fields. The recent rains considerably improved the crops of grass, and if the daily sunshine continues, the hay harvest will be successful, and growers satisfied.

A copy of the Order in Council re the tale of the Te Aroba block to Messrs Grant and Foster was received to-day by the Waste Lands Board. A telegraphic reply from the Hon. W. Rolleston to Messrs Grant and Foster's request for timber reset-re, etc., was' also read. It stated that the Opinion of the Government was that present arrangements with the Lincolnshire delegates should stand as they are, and that the proposal to deal with the Manawaru reserve should remain in abeyance until the arrival of the settlers, when the question of sohool sites, timber reserves, etc., will be dealt with. In the meantime, the Government wolnd not in any way deal with the reserve, and the matter of the bridge site would not be prejudiced.