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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 3, Issue 818, 13 July 1881, Page 2

A shout time since we published a letter from a settler in the Tauerua district, in which the great want ot a school there was forcibly set forth. We have now the ploasuro of chronicling the fact, that a school was opened at the Taueru on on Thursday last in the woolshed of Messrs Beetham Bros, who have kindly granted them the use of the building temporarily for the purpose, and also assisted materially in starting the school with a handsome donation towards the salary of tho schoolmaster. The latter is a Mr. Tovey,, who has lately arrived in and brings excellent testimonials. This | "ontleman hearing the want of a school at tho Taueru proceeded to that district last week, and on consulting several settlers on the subject, they called a public meeting, and tho result was a decision to form a school at mice the parents of children,, iinl oilier friends of the movement agree: ing to make it self-supporting, till tho Education Board placed it upon the fooling ol an aided school. We trust tho Board will not make any delay in seconding the liliorts of the people in their endeapour to socuro an education for their .children, That the school wai not opened before' it was required is shown by the fact that 22 pupils were enrolled on the first morning and also by the liboral manner in which the seniors have aoied in order to secure it. Mr T. Thompson supplied the timber, and Mr Naylor manufactured it into forms on which to seat the children and desks for them to write at, and Mr Jago kindly presented a blackboard to assist the teacher in his labors, Tlio two davs on which the school has been opened have been devoied to classifying tho scholars, and the tocher finds plenty of work cut out for him. He goes at it with a good heart, however, and we may congratulate our friends it the Taueru at thus far gaining their wish for a school. Books, slates &c., were purchnsod'on Saturday and regular work commences totoy- _____ Wu fear tho representatives of this district are not looking after some local interests as well as they might do. "We extract from a contemporary the ing description of a new court building m' a township not much more than half the siza of Masterton"ThePalmerston Court-house is fast advancing towards completion. Tho main room is a spacious building, with every necessary appointment for judge, jury, clerk, piess, the l/ar/and the public.' It is well lighted aijd well ventilated, fiijd iiltbgetlievft ve*y i/espcctable To' the right ijro'the witnesses', clerk's, ai)d solicitor's' rooms; behind, the judge's apartment and jury rooni, Painierstpn can now boast of as oompleif) a Court-house as any pdifioe of a similar character in the tho rural districts probably in New Zealand," If Ptilniei'ston can obtain such a Court-house, tho question naturally is asked why Masterton should have been left out in the cold ? Tho necessity of increased court accommodation has on a former occasion been directly brought under the notice of the Minister for Justice, and we are of opinion that if our representatives are diligent in reminding him of the nrgoney whioh exists for a suitable building, tlioro would bo no difficulty in getting a vote for it through tho House during the present session. If wo were to adapt the paragraph we liavo quoted to our own Courfc.house we [ slplf say'" Tlie Masterton Courtbouse js 'faist advancing towards rottenness, The main toon} is dismal den, -in which the jury, clerk, pr§ss, bar,' ajjd the j public are papkod like sardinos in a tin, It is badly lighted and ill-ventilated, and is altogether a vory disreputable apart-. Dent. At the back is the witnesses', clerk's, solicitors', judge's, aud jury's room, of the pig-stye order of architecture, Masterton can now boast of as incomplete ar ( (} wretched a Court-house as any edifice of a similar character in tho rural districts of 'New Zealand or any other country,"