ALEXANDRA.

Tuapeka Times, Volume VII, Issue 339, 18 March 1874, Page 2

ALEXANDRA.

(From our owit.Coire&potulent.) - ■■ :..-„•,.-.-" March 13th. Qn. Saturday last wo had a very heavy fall of rain' which for .the tiirie being concerted dry gullies into creeks and creeks infcosmali rivers. The rush of Water caused a good dea\ of damage between Nieper's HoJe,l and the Ferry,, inj eopi^ipJacea: .'rendering, the road almost impassable. v A dray belonging' to Mr. J. Butler, while coding down Batcher's Hill, gat into one "of the deep rut* washed out by the water, and upset. Fortunately there was. plenty of' assistance' at hand, and 1 -the dray was righted again without much damage. The contractors for the new road are pushing the work on. rapidly, and the road "will most likely be opened iov. traffic next; month. The annual meeting of tho Alexandra Miners' Association took place on tha.2Bth ult., when the following metiibera'"'wero elected officebearers, for the ensuing, dwelvc months ;,—; ,— Mr., J. AHan. President; .Mr. Sims, Treasurer, and Mr, J. Simmonds Secretary. Messrs. Bohning, Sims,- D. Forrest, Coleinan, Simmond^ W. P. Forrest, Terry, Fawcett, and Livingstone,, were elected members of Committee. Mr. T. 'Sims" was elected delegate to represent Alexandra at the Mining Conference. , . A good deal of interest is.felfr respecting the new GoldfielcU Bill, copies of wWwere promised to be circulated amongst 1 theTarious mining associationa-during the parliamentary recess, • ' . a' / ; ;r A. meeting of tho Atexand*a School Committee was held ou th<? 2nd inst. ' Messrs layers and Rivers, who had been appointed to inquire into, a "statement that certain of the more advanced scholars ' were beinfr charged a fee of two,>shfflinga per week, reported: that they had seen Mr. .Reid the. schoolmaster who stated that the "committee had I>een mis« infornujd. as 'the highest rate- charged was one shilling. a,n*J. sixpence., per week • A discussion took place respecting a communication from Mr. J. Q. Chappie waking, applica- ' tarn on behalf ef MesSame/ Fiulay and Chappie for permission to placed sewing machine m the school for the use of the soholare, on the- understanding that the machine should be under the sole -charge of hose ladies Some of the. Canjputtee were loubtf ul of the utility of introducing a sewine nachine into the school, and also of opinion ;hat as -the machine- had been purchased by inscriptions raised from the public, that the >chool Committee was the proper party to lold possession of it. intimately a resolution ' passed that tho Secrete^ h*. inducted o^WJedgethewceiptofMß Cimpple'a etter,and inquire if the sewin* machine had •eon purchased for the use of the school and I so, tarequest that it bfc hatfded orer to-the--ommjttee." This' is. throwing down -tho auntlet to an angry -'Mother" with a engeance. The Committee then' proceeded [> deal with the' question of the price' at ■inch the school books were supplied to themolars/as complaints had been made o£ the er centage charged on the cost price, parcularly ,of the books supplied to the junior lasses. A motion was carried" that Messrs heyers and Rivete traits Mr. Eoid for tho urpo3e of ascertaining what stock of books c had on hand, and whether in the event of 1© Committee undertaking to supply the ihqoj. -with books &c, Mr. Eeid would take large" of them* 'and sngpfy th» iholare when tecpaxedX' The usual rote o| tanks to the chair tesmiaatedtheproc^edv £8. *