ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TENUI SCHOOL COMMITTEE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 3, Issue 986, 30 January 1882, Page 2

ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TENUI SCHOOL COMMITTEE.

The annuel meeting of huuseholde;s m b»ld mi Jituuiry 2kh, and the tuliowiuy gentlemen eleoieJ h Committee, viz, Messrs i\kH<nulii'ii, Skh Jls, Perry, Cricivea, I'e.ich, Siillunrn, and Maukay. The limt uieeumj nf the Committee was held mi the 81.-u January, At the request nf the Oumiuittee the iter J. C. Andrew examined die uhddien attending the acliuol, with ut viaw nf awarding the prizes kindly Bubsciiljßil for by tesidents here, The result of the examination w.ia aatiaf.ietiiry, Mr Andrew, in his repwrt, renmiking that the children were orderly attentive and well disciplined, and with every appeal aiice uf.ihe school card' fully and aiily conducted The average a'eidance duiing tho past t vel«e month* wil> uompaie favorably withihatifany pievmuiyear. Theamdl and inegnhriit enilaneeduiiiii; the winter m.mtns is ntiribu aide to the iiupwsable stale of the hadj in th» n.imity.nf the bclioil, b:,t i.ow tint loiitiHcU have : ee:i let to metal Usj it is nut i.usuihlile 10 expeui t Lit the uuenda ice in future will id •• e it)j>ular. hliaa i«b.i the des'w of ilmO unmitlee to make e-ery use of the Unmpulsury of lhe Education Ac , but as it is iinly recently.tjiat. ilia aid of tliepuliee'li 81 bVeu available in llieju, little ur I not'eieliihas accru'il,' ■' , ' ■ '• • : 1

year 'every effort should, however, be made to ensure

attendance, mid with roads in fair order,' pirenls will have no valid excuse for keeping their children from school.

In the report submitted to the Board last year attention was drawn to the state of the school buildings. The repairs then pointed out as necessary have not been executed, there being no funds available for the purposei The Committee therefore again bring this matter under the notice of the Board, with a request that a «um nf money be placed at the disposal of' the Committee, bo that repairs to the roof of the school buildings can be completed before the winter season sets in. The chimneys damaged by the ea |'tjß*7\ have been repaired, but it is^esinjKTllpI 1 • one of them should be Btrengjjifiied by bein;' braced to the building with iron bands, If this is not done there is great risk of tbo wholo chimney falling in at no distant dale,

In consequence of there being no capitation allowance the Committee resorted to local effort to obtain funds to cover cost of fuel, cleaning school, and other incidental expenses, The receipts from all sources being 14s sd, and the expenditure £9 19s 10d, leaving a balance in hand of £ll4s ?d. In the face of this small amount available for future requirements, and with a prospect of a very small or no capitation allowance, it is highly probable that the Committee for 1882 will have to obtain money by subscriptions from parents and others; The future prospects of the School with regard to the attendance warrants an nniiiion that there will be an increase. The Committee, however, tear .that the action of the Board in reducing the salary of the master from £l4O to LIOO will very materially effect the advancement of the School, for it is felt that no teacher of any reasonable capacity would accept the position (except temporarily) for such a stipend, and the Committee hope that the Board will see that it is to the advantage of the School to give a higher remuneration,

The Inspector's examination of the School did not take place until the middle of February last year, and it appears that this year it will take place about the same time. In mentioning this the Committee respectfully point out to the Board that holding the examinations after the vacation is not a fair test of the progress of the School, when compared with results obtained in other schools, where children have passed their examinations fresh from their books, (i.e.) prior to the holidays, and it is humbly suggested that an alteration should be made in a system that is palpably unfair to teaoher and scholar alike. Thomas Maokay. Chairman.

The fall of a ledge of coal at Mahoney City, Pa. killed two men and injured two others.

During the last three years' Germany has consumed 2,050,530 tons of rails, Nearly all the rails were made of steel,

The eight annual convention of the Woman's Christian Temperance Association opened »t Washington on Oct. 28.

Some rats recently ate all the signatures off a will at North Adams Mass., B and the inutalised document is according- V ly the subject of a lawsuit, \

The first Fresbyteuian Church in Canton, China, was organised ninteeti years ago with G members. Now there are three organised churcheß with nearly 400 members

A young ciereyuian in lowa recently married a ample in the following brief maimer; "Do you want one another 1" Both replied, "Yea." "Well then have one another."

Several French newspapers have been supressed at Alexandra, Etjypt, for the publication of articles that Osmond the founder uf the Ottoman Empire, was the sou uf a false prophet.

Great excitement was created at lowa city, United States, on Oct. 28, by a landlord threatening to hold the corpse of a f.ither of a poor family torrent, and to sell it for dissecting purposes, The authorities of the city of Roches t»r, England, adopted a series of resolutions of sympathy upon ihe announcement of the death of President Garnold, and ;' have sent a onpy of them to Rochester, \ New York, because of its being " a city in the United States bearing the Bame uame" as their own in England.

There are annually taken from the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries over 3 000,000,000 oysters, or about sixty for e oh inhabitant of the United States. In this trade nearly 10,000 vessels and over 40,000 people are employed, while the total amount of capital invssted reaches £1,521,895, and the amount of wa«eaeamed £1,391,444. On its way from Senegal the whole of the crew of the English steamer Edgar, except the captain and his wife and the mate, were stricken witq sickness, so that they could take no part in the navigation of the vessel. The captain suggested to his wife to take the post of" the man at the wheel," while ho himself and the mate acted as ongineman andfireraau The three brought the vessel safe from the west coast of Africa, to the European continent.

Special attention is called to Rapp and Hare's price Hat. which mil be found on our front pago. For clothing, boots, ironmongery, and grocery, they will bo found the cheapest and best house in the trade.—Advt, Carterton v Masterton.—As a proof of who aro the cheapest storekeepers in the Wairarapa we wish to draw oiirreaders' special attention to B. A. Gardener & Son's advertisement on our front page. This firm is determined to keep up their reputation. ■from the time of their oommencingbusiness in Carterton they havo repeatedly proved that they can withstand competition, no matter how strong. It is therefore ridiculous for another storekeeper from a neighboring townnhip to post price lists to their customers and pretend to sell at wholesale prices, when for the smallest quantities B. A. Gardener & Son supply goods in almost every imfonce 10 to 15 per cent cheaper, and in la--ge quantities still further conces ions are m^de.—/Advt • The Spring Fashions this season asmcoesdingly pretty, varied, and chaste'.ljji Ladies' Dress materials, Mlkery, MaiMK. Laces, Ribbons, and Scarfs the choice W unusually large and elegant. Visitors to Wellington would.do well to pay an early visit to. James Smith's Te Aro House, A trip to the Empire City may not only bo made pleasurable .but profitable. To those who can wmbine business with pleasure, it must be gratifying to inspect the large sfcooks of seasonable Drapery and Clothing, such as can be seen only in a vast centre of notation like, the; City of' Wellington, Visitors from the Wairarapa will find one of ■ the largest and best selected at James Smith's Te Aro Howie. The stock of Clothing for Man's Youths' and Boys'wear has been made to specia rderfor Te Aro House. AH materials have been carefully wleoted and all' styles, judi-ciousl.y-.chosoii. Better value it Is impossible to obtain. . One great speciality of Te Aro House is the immense variety of Boys' and Youth' Clothing ..Parents md Guirdians Bhouli koejthis fact iu mind.wherr they visit t-wn, and wend .'their way to James Mth Te, Aro House:. ■ •' '