The Wairarapa Daily. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1880.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 2, Issue 617, 12 November 1880, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1880.

The reports of the Inspectors of the various education. districts of the colony have recently been published. They furnish a mass of desultory information which few laymen will care to wade through, Here and there are however to be found some shrewd sensible points, which indicate some of the weak points of our present system. Auckland Inspector condemns the pupil teacher system as a bad one, and states that in Prussia it is net allowed. He also says that many teachers waste too much of their time and powers in studying for higher grades. With respect to the school ages, he suggests that 6 should be the minimum, and 16 the maximum. All his suggestions are sensible, but. some of them are Boarcely prcctioable, The Taranaki Inspector's report has but one characteristic, and that is brevity, The axe which the Wanganui chief grinds is, apparently, his own attainments. He dilates on bis own long and successful experience in Scotland, and claims that he conducted the largest school in Edinburgh. It ts rather too much to have this sort of nonsense printed at the'expense of the' colony. The Wellington Inspector lectures" in a somewhat goody goody way, on things in general, and nothing in particular. His report, however, is a much more sensible and readable one than that of his Wanganui brother... The flawke's Bay Inspector sings loudly in praise of trained and certificated teachers. A word of wisdom is found in the Nelson report, which .speaks of "the accumulation of masses of indigested and indigestible statistics as a' nuisance to be abated." The Inspector of this ilk speaks-.straighter .than any. .of his brethren. "The South Canterbury Inspector condemns home lessons. He says that "if the five or six school hours are well employed and the lessons prepreviously arranged and systematically giveu, there will be little need for making homo lessons more than a mental recreation. In too many cases home work is made to cover the defects of perfunctory or desultory instruction during school hours. In such cases better results would be shown if the time given by the scholars to home lessons were spent by the teacher in preparing th.e next day's work" It would be more satisfactory if the various Inspectors changed circuits periodically, Some of them are admittedly capable men, others are the reverse. We do not see why any district should be permanently saddled with an inferior Inspector. As things are now, each Inspector is a king in his own district, responsible only to the Board which he instructs fand guides, and the Inspector-general is merely an extremely expensive ornament, Were Inspectors detached from the Boards and directly responsible to. a superior officer who could move them about and control them better, more uniform .results would probably follow, There is a conviction on the minds of most people that the colony does'noi, under the present system, get full .value, for the money it expends, and it is expected in the next session of Parliament i-that a" certain amount of reorganisationwill.be effected.

Tenders are invited by Mr R, Brown, Town Clerk, for filling in and coverings culvert in the Lincoln-road.. .- '. Mr W. Oullen advertises- that as agent for Hopkins, of London, he is a cash buyer of old hopes, iron, rags, rope, tiriware, tallow, wool, &p. :y v A Philadelphia firm state that for ?0 years they have made toothed wheels of raw hide, and for the last ten years, thousands of them have been made for use in looms; and .■...further,, for the last f<?ur years they have made. ,paper'wheelß, and found them to be superior to raw hide,

'lliu Mfistoi tun Town Lands Tiustw meet this evouiug,

Mr Charles Phaiazyn, Chairman of County West Council, is about to pay a visit to Melbourne.

Tenders are invited by'Mr James Russell, aiehitect, fur the'erebtlon of a cottage in tho 1 Mi An W. Rennll in another culuiuu announces tint he comes forward for the ALywially.ijf.Miwtßrtpr-r _ J- , "£ The pin suit and capture'Df-the-KeH)" Hie Victorian Govprnment £49,000. - J :

Oideis have been given fot bh» inline' ditt«suivoy«f theFiuihdka bluck. Wuik will commence at once,

The iie?t.Ot)lninlioßiindißi Mail will eh.se at the Masteitmi uthce on Monday, the 15th nisi ,at(s 30a.m

The net proceeds of the late entei tninuißut given by the (iarrick Club for the benefit of Mrs Noble, amount to £l2, This sum, cuiisideniig the tunes, is a very satisfactory one,

The Spring Show of the Greytown; Horticultural Society, is advertised for the 14th December,, and is-likely' to bequite equal to any previous ones.

The annual election for the Mayoralty of Greytown, is advertised for the 24th. At present only one candidate is in the field, (Cr Cdy), but we hobe to hear of the election being contested, and the ratepayers having the views of candidates expressed.

The progrerame of the concert whioh is to be held at Greytown on the 16th hist., I in aid of the Wairara'pa Hospital,'is published, and should be sufficient to warrant a.full house. The first part consists of sacred pieces, and the second, secular, and the whole to conclude with a dance. We wish the promoters- the success they desefve, for the object is one that shouldmerit the consideration of all, and the management have spared no trouble in preparing the programme. The Greytown Trustees have issued instructions to ttair Secretary to prooure a suitable lamp to be erected at the ; Town Hall. This will be a great booh to the public visiting entertainments etc. at the Hall, but we hope to hear of the boon being further extended by the Trust ordering tho lamp to be always lighted on dark nights, and that the Council will yet consider the feasibility of a few lamps at ■various points,

Messrs G, andE. Ohamberlin announce that they have disposed of their lomonade plant to Mr James Thompson the former proprietor of the business, Mr Thompson will no doubt retain that connection which he has secured in the past by manufacr turing first-class effervescing liquors and cordials.

Messrs Caselberg and Co's new building' at Greytown is beginning to make a show in the hands of Mr Gray, the contractor. The frame-work was erected yesterday, and it can'now be seen that the building will be large and commodious. It is .expected to be completed by the 21st prox., and we believe the firm will strain every' nerve to open their new premises by the new year. A first meeting of the creditors in the estate of R J. Greening, settler, Masterton, was held at the Supreme Court on Wednesday last. Mr W. J. Nathan was chairman. The liabilities were stated to. be 47 small debts amounting to £462, and the assets as £l2 worth of furnitnre and book debts amounting to £62o—total £642. Messrs Sellar and W. J. Nathan were olected trustees, We are indebted to the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company,. Limited, for the following oopy of produce telegram, dated London, November 9th, 1880 :—Wool.—Crossbred is firmer, but in other respects the market is unchanged, Tallow.-The market is firm. Be3t miltton being worth £B6-103 per ton, and best beef £34 per ton,. Wheat.-The market is firm. Adelaide is worth 533 per 496 lbs,; and New Zealand 48s per 496 lbs.

We are very pleased to learn that Dr. Smith of Greytown has not had to seek'a cbauge of scene, owing to failing eyesight, as reported, but that, he has merely availed himself of an opportunity of a run to Christohurch for an outing, as many others would be glad to do. The Doctor's numerous friends in the Valley will be glad to learn that he has not yet .taken ; to spectacles, and is as fir seeing as ever. We might note that Dr Taylor of Greytown has charge of the practice until Dr Smith returns, which will be at the.endof the'present week. The report as published, was'in error, but how the doctor's eyesight could bei affected, we are not informed. ■ ......

At the grand' banquet at Auoklahd on Tuesday last,/given by Messrs McArthur and Co., to celebrate the installation of Alderman McArthur, head of the firm, asLord Mayor'of London. Nearly 200 guests were present/ among thenvßishop Cowie, the Attorney-General, Sir Maurice O'Rorke, and several members of the' House of Representatives. Councillor Waddel, the acting-Mayor, proposed "the health of the Lord Mayor of London," Mr McMillan, his nephew, in responding said Mr McArthur was the first Irishman elected as Lord Mayor of London/ The toast of " The 'New Zealatid Ministry" was responded to by the Hon.Mr.Whii-a-" ker who said that general retrenchment and non-borrowing must be the policy of the country for some time to come. He was positively ashamed to hear the word '' repudiation." He had been 40 years in the colony, and felt convinced that, notwithstanding all croaking, the colony is in a position to meet its obligations', ( Sir Maurice O'Rorke, in replying to the toast of the "House of Representatives," said did not believe the colony would reel under its burden, though retrenchment pressed hardly on individuals. He was glad to say there was no necessity for imposing fresh restrictions on the debates of the [House, the forms existing at Home being sufficient, Bjshop, Qowie, in his speech, advocated the establishment of a society for. prevention of cruelty to animals.

A drunken Chinamen is such a curiosity that a celestial who appeared in the Auckland.police court on the 2nd instant and was fined for worshipping at the' shrine of.Bacchus attracted quite a crowd of spectators,