The Wairarapa Daily. SATURDAY, JUNE 24, 1882. EDUCATION REPORTS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1108, 24 June 1882, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. SATURDAY, JUNE 24, 1882. EDUCATION REPORTS.

i Our education system in New',Zealand; though .rather- curabroua' and jill-fitfing '| pvbducdff Very;ifaiv»TOrk ; )n;i[b i gate,- | |nd', tionsequently/' tlie; colopy : excuses'even 'its' palpable' 'We are .Reminded,'Kow'ever,of thfe.'. 'latter from time io time,:, a,nd- Jtliley*. liiivc !ju&' jbeeh: notjce. oy the ten-.school iiispeiqtots to-' 1 thedepattmenb. • practically' vested• svith ■ ; tf«(' ndminis--, tmtiofi/ot' (.Wife; •Act.',' "It/is -trile,,'there ■ ,is a Minister- pf Educationist? tos'is, a,itrteye .decoration. There is also .'ant liispector-gerieraV who 'apparently is a" soH('bf chaplain.to the-' Minister,-- ;>But he, ■ th'oujgh .chief Inspector, . doesn't.' inspepfc. ■ He is rio doubt, a .recoptacle, .for returns,' and once a year, when lie' reports to .Par? liament,' may come fairly to the front/ Our national system 'of-, e'ducfitignris-i provincialised- by { the, establishment', of. nine' .district boiir<is(: ; eacli-of Hvbicli is' mote pp. .Jess guided' by ;itS'( own,Inspector. This provincial' ii'dniinis--tvation is ' fatal to unity. The provincial; Inspector; 'coolly criticises l his. .pastors and maslk's/' in high' jplades,' pulls, even the. ; Act to. pieces, f and .goes so far as to hint tliat.Great.'.Jove.liimself, the Minister of the Department,may be taintedi -The Provincial Board is his real : master,: 'otmi-wrm. central' aiHho'rity 'is a mere shadow, of •which no: bold, newl ■ stand : : in; dread. The result is, that'. annjial; reports of the various,,lnspectors "are rather-lively- reading, fin; the presjmti publication we have some admirable instances of a divergence of opinion on educational questions.. One Inspector, for example,'declares that 'for a school l to boast of ninety:per cent, of passes is equivalent, to a tradesman pluming himself, on paying nineteen . shillings in the pound.. Another states tliat

the amount of work put on some young ipeople ,in' : the way of,school; lessons "and accomplishments us-simplyj heartrending. In another -.instance, we are assured that children, learn,' as much in halt-time., schools .as!they, do : in "whole'-timo ones. ,%e. Inspector recommends'(that -the age at which children slioiilcl be!;a dmitted to schools

should be'' altered 'from 'five to. seven years. 0 An Auckland 'officer-brings a .grave 'charge of patronage in |he appointment of iteacliers .against clie' department;- ,Whof is! to 'determine :thb 'value of - these .and numberlessother suggestions? . Would it .not.be. better if the ten.good.men and t.rue jvjiio' ventilate these. questions t sq. v freely were to meet oncQ ; a;yeai' and;cbnjerjjn; the points in wbicnrthe %• quires amendment. The united , wis-' dom of so manj. experts might' guide the colony in developing '• the 1 act into [greater'efficiency, .but'the isolated' opinions of each member taken, separately are < simply confusing/': -We .gather; from the reports that tl'ie passes'of. the various - ! districts,- (these. ; passta \ver'e ; {on(s/c|aractmsed by/a; tiinid voiced inspector, 'as 'organised'hypocrisy), are as far asip. can (gather for the past year '.as followsTara' naki 65, per cent., - North Canterbury' 70, Auckland ■ 70, * Southland ; • 71,: Wellington, 73, Otago I '. '7-5. •, Marl83, There is, however,.no guarantee.

that these returns i represent the com-; parative. attainments of' the different schools. If inspectors. w|re. 'qpcasionally; changed .about from district io district, the pass results Vould'he more' reliable, ,but of course;,- with each as it' werfi fighting in his-own freehbld for a big' crop,- aud; being'; judge,;, witness, and jury in' ''determining - its ex- : ' tent; more' or less ticipated. The' colony; may'faiiTy b£ Congratulated oivtlie satisfactory resiilts.of its present-educational sy'stemj but it is at the same time., very patent that it is capable'of*! being improved; iti very many respects' tad ' hope' before long to see, ,ip justice-to the very large expenditure , sanctioned ,byi the- country,- the work of revision !undert&keff, ; -j : v

. ■ -v'iV v - r : - ;S ' ■' . The, ordinary bußiDess of the Maßterton atljoiirned^onThTiiraf.. day lasLi&the Meßsl'B R. Brown &'oo.,- htiVe'aVvisiy convenient dwelling house with jfiearly two' acres of land to let; with or without right of purchase, ' ; ; viv : K

k Teuders are invited by.-.Mr J',, : BamW Wi to 29th inst.,'- for taking up .and.'re ; ereotinglabout a mile 6f wire-fencing,; : ; | h I! '■ / :'H ! ;i / i J During the year >1881,8,514,658 rabbit-, skins, of the de&i/efl. value' of .were exported from| jNeW yet, we Relieve, the'nuiiibel, of babbits remaining shows no appreciably,dijin'ihution, though'' besides: those slniiued'vast numbers must • have. Been, destroyed hy poison.' ••Assuming the number <jf Bkins 'exported;" to ''represent.a' twelfth of the 'total riumlioi' of rabbit'n'n the colotiy, we have, the. amazing result that ' a hundred miljions yet remain; .to lie 'destroyed! : '2or many; ferrets, polecats,, and other "[natural-enemies"-,will it take to clear off, ari : army like this,?or even keflp dojvn its enormous naturalihcrea'sei T —Otago Daily' 'Times?"'

•• A ! first meeting of creditors in...the estate of Samuel Groves. brioklaypi', ; : lapßed;yestorday for want of a l quorumV > ' ' i; Mr ; E'ee fexpressod himself generally ;the result 1 of his • Burpnse,Visit this week to the Masterton abhool. tTbeworking'pfthe school^s^.^hole, is' decidedly improved, ■. ; ~" 1 "' 1 f\'

■'l Mr. Wood -lield'sale ! at his irppms-fln, Friday. i n&t., of fruit. and ror n amental trees/ ?p ine? an d| ; jhrojw, frojirt.; •the 'nilrseries ot Messrs McCardJe^,|Hal| ( ; Sioj very ' large' gatliei'ing, and the prices were hardly, as. remunerative a.B those realised last yearat the annual sale at Mr '

' pries of Winter in the wndfty evening, ••Meur. / :■/■ ■■;■■ • nre'being made for the couraing which is to lake [oblohltadai'of sporUmen will leave Mas;' tort'onf^-

Uher/FordstSrs' fffilljf sQa;tevt«n,S!next were to WeliiHglon" in thoj .pany parade last evening!- C\ptW'My .ffai. 'preSflntj, (ind SeKgeant Wilton, the se'nior bfficfei'Df.^e'Cwpa in attendance; .assisted; -in\ /exercising .the men. Two •beW. A?.'sarance DepaH'ment htis issued a circular (o'ttll ? the-rtofairfabsttWnoe^societies.- in Section of Li f e Asa uvaiicea" i&V'bltofwid the ".'Temperance , in - wfijch ai i total. jftbltaiHtfL's may.' assure-their, lives at the chavged, but with :tl]e;priyilpge^hat,eacb s quipqennial investigation metit's work .they shall liaVe tHeir/pohctea |';Yal.ue.djsepa&|elj, JjavSttha of HKii : of thi'citoularliavej. tothe vitmß/cbuii'try e |j,.. •The'iVstaldtion' of the'WiM; &rid"s>ffi<jers .of tbfjGteytown. Masonic- Lodge,-1720, E.t!.'i'.took iplaoel at ; Greytown • yesterday afternoon, and- was attended by a largo ouihbeiiil'biretliVen frorii /.the other lodges in the"'district. !AiiiotVgat"Jthose- preßent were Bro. J|ish P.Mi'jM;Bro! Mcintosh' .W.M. and r ofecdrß'from the Mastodon and- 6fficefs : from'lbSThistlQ iiaodge.t 647, AO;, Masterton, t ati'd;:Bro. t Williams, loflge, Fefltlierstpii.:. Bro. f1..1f, Williams acted as following •-.brethren ;were tive irisignias' of "office,; Viz., Bro J. •Bailtie; WiM.'V'Bfo; A \ Gtay,rS,W; Bro.'' W, 'A;. VaVnhataV J.Wvf S.; H. Wiclterson,,Secretary; Bro ; R.' C. iilaok, Treasurer';'' Wj Scale,"'S;D/; -Bto.' E. Gmy,;J.]).,; Bro., H.* Cook',' Tyler'. ;A f waii heldJn the bveiiinjij at~^Br^ ! jbnea ,:4 'Fpv^sfolrßr Jptel, when sump t uous' wa§. siitj.sfactiii'nj'; (he highe.st eiicoraium' being passed'as to thi excellence of the whole arrangements. ■After' .the • pual-jloyal^^toasts 1 had l)e.eri. disposed i.'of/th'o/';toast • ofj. the "District-Grand Officers'-' was proposed and;responded,to by ;BrQ. ;H. JT.. Williams. .Song';?' lips,"Bro. 'Wicker--Bun.'-;'Toastlnstalling Officer?," re- : aponded to by, Bro. H.J. Williams. Sting !■'" Brave old Oak," Bro. Sellaf. .Toaßtjt 1 " Newly Installed Officerp," rresponde'd toby'Bro. Bailhe. Song:'"John 1 barleycorn," Bro. Sellar. Song : "Simon: .the C.ellareri"Bro Black. Toast: "Sister by'Bros. and Hooper.* Son|:fTHe Stirrup Ou'p,! ■ Mr ; Tuvey,;.. enthusiastically encored;' Song: "Laird 'o. Oockpen," Bri). I)aliymple. Bess", Bro)Elkms, Song:"Sweet by and. bye,"h Bro.' G(/oi{,''»-ToastTbe: '.Hoit," re-. ; to by Bro. Jones; 1 . Soni>|: '•Sun-; 'snihe fee'rßam^'Bro. 1 ...Ward,.; ; Toast;, ' ,, 'the.'''jLadiei," .responded. to ljy l Bro.Acpisks.' s v Song fPoily i'Eerkins," "Bro ;• .WiQk'eradn.:'• ..Toast:' '' The Pressure-, spojidejl I'd by .Mr Tovey; The- Tyjer's •jjojjst Having; beeni- given, " Autd Lan'g' Syjip'.'fyas the company broke up at lito clock, tb'eyisitoi'B being heartily oheored ys.th^.depa rted for their homes. ' 'Major Bunny •arrived;in Maatertpß by <:itfe'mid'tmin'toiday.- ■ ,ut . i :On Thursday last a decision under the Sheep Act given by aßesident Magistrate atWanga.nui was reversed by tho Supreme Court at Wellington, In the case referred -to the defendant, relying on a clean certificate, -did not obtain the'permission of the Inspector <to lho sheep, and it did not. apDear thiit he knew tho sheep were infectedy-.lt Ms contended for the defence thafrseqtion of the Sheep Act, 1878, appliiid'ohly to owners driving infected slieep'. ' -The Magistrate ruled against this 'cimtefitibn, but dismissed the information ; on' the ground j;'that the sheep 'were covered by a olean He considered that'section 45 of the Act did not. apply to the case under consideration. .The higher court ruled that it 'did. ; Hi?.Exce)ieocy the Governor, says the N.&"sipi. left' the colony yesterday, by. tho fl-M.S.'Miranda, en route for Fiji. At 3;15;p.m., accompanied by his Honor, the Chief Jußtice, his Aide-de-camp and Private Secretary, and Master Gordon, 'he arrived at the' breastwork opposite Mills' Foundry, whero a boat /i'om4be : ;Mii'an(]a m, in waitm?. All , the (numbers of the Ministry: and many 'members of bpth'Housesofthe Assembly had gatherer-there, ■ apd with them a oasual sprinkling of,the public—perhaps a hundred pedple, all told. His Excellency having shaken hands with the members 'of'the Ministry,.embarked jwith his attendants,.and tfas pulled offthe vessel, crew,/on bis arrival, manned the - 'yaVds B ( eyond this there was no other' demonstration, and the small orowd •.quickly dispensed. About, 3.45 p.m. the Miranda steamed out of harbor. It- ia understood that Lady Gordon will remain at' Government House fori two months more;'' -

In directing our readers' notice toB. A. Gaudier Bon's new advertisement on oiujront nage. we wish them to notice the extraordinary, way a business can be made to, co aliead, ; wliea properly managed. Two years ago this'firm started-' thoir business in Carterton, qeithar kuowing or being known by anyone.' i ( Their destiny was forshadowed by not -a few (especially storekeepers, two of whom liavfl since rcsigued). There bein? •no fewer that ;eleven Stores in Carterton at that time their chances of success .were any too good, nevertheless we have , to' .r%d itkt thiß firm have'Mported difeot from Home during that short period goods to the amount of £'25,000, and all paia for, Whet©"is it all gone, we' ask;? The answer is simply-Sold I, This firm has never been afraid to trade iu their own name, hence their' success .—JAdyt.l '• |_