The Wairarapa Daily. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1882.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1233, 18 November 1882, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1882.

;i THE MASTEBTQN. SCHOOL;'.:' ; Some few years the Masterton Public School' came oukhadly as compared Avith /other leading schools at the Inspector's ;ahnual examination we did not hesitate'to speak of it in terms of censure and to express an opinion thitt it ought to be, in results, the best school in the district. It gives us fljl /jfre more pleasure now to be able to state tfrat jt has taken, by the examination GOixMei yesterday, the position we desired Josej jit occupy. As the ; ' largest and best equipped school in the Waiiurapa it should, with the full staff of teachers which it has enjoyed, turn out as good, if not better, work than any country school in the Educational District. The expectation we formed of it has not been disappointed.' The per centage of the passes in the' school amounts this year as against 83 obtained last year, cap be no doubt that if r tis attendances tho past few .w.eeWliM'iiot been materially reduced by the measles epidemic the percent-J age wouldlhaye. been still higher. As! it is, the teaching staff may be fairly congl'atulatcdVon the result, which is of hard and that a layarlCprepflrtion of pupils failed in solhaevof "tlie; liighev standards 'j than in M^&oy&fi -but we uncjejjjv stand tli at the InspecfoiQ suit ;v to course on aj)poin|JvJ)>S) ojjiHtpri must' be is one higher standards which Wsimfms Three years ago in the fifth'and sixth division only a dote children'were presented, At the late examination the number put forward, was fifty, indicating that a much; larger per centage of the children are advanced to the upper classes of the school than was formerly jjiccase. We may accept the first jyork in the new. buildings,' as, a register general progress, and pjif f e'mk'/anjy look,, forward %$&( in "the Educational district; pFwijje}}-; that the teaching' staff, the cominittes and parents work together to obtain j the test.Ninltf.

Weather the Mustering Volunteer Band will play out this ovenin *' \' t i I! , Mr 0. AVBriggS, had a very nice show of meat at his establishment last evening) comprising lamb and veal very skilfully dressed, baokod up by the usual mutton, pork, and beef, It is about time the Greytown.Borough .Council did, something in the ( way,of olear'ing the-sitka .of'ihe Main-street,'in that township, as it presents anything but a road-like appearance at present, Rank" grass, docks, and all sorts of weeds, grow luxuriantly upon it. The Greytown Institute Committee have taken a step in the right direction by placing the whole of • the "Works, of Reference" from the Library in the', pub lio reading room.

The Greytown Cricketers held a very successful practice "yesterday afternoon, They evidently moan to hold their own this year as they take every advantage of One weather for practising. A meeting of the provisional directors of the Maßterton Theatre Royal Company was held last evening, at the Empire Hotel. Present: Messrs \V. Rap'p (in the chair), D. F. McCarthy, E, E. Chamberlain, R. V, Smith, J. H. Corbett, T, Wrigley and several shareholders, It was resolved that the Company's occount should be openedi at the Bank'of Australasia, in tho names of Messrs W. Rapp, E. E. Chamberlain, and D. F. McCarthy. Mr A. J. Hathaway was appointod secretary. 150 shares were taken up.in the room, and the meeting adjourned,

Mr Moody, the American" Evangelist" has closed his visit to Scotland, where he: has been for nine months past, In his last address at Dumfries he said that this would he his last visit to Scotland, He now proceeds to the Continent, and after spending some time there will pay a lengthened visit to England, MrNeilson, the travelling agent for tho New Zealand Copying Company and Portrait Agency has been, very succassful during his two weeks stay in Featherston, Ha purposes staying in Carterton next week, and Greytown the week following,

Wehear'that;.Messrs Murdoch & Rose are the successful tenderers for the alterations and additions to the Parliament Buildings, Wellington, the price being about i9,C00. '

The body of Mr Claxton, who was drowned in the Tauherenikau Eiver, had not been recovered up to a late hour last night. Ir. is supposed that the- sudden, shock of plunging into the river caused his death, as he was under, medical treatment for heart disease, '"'

Mr 0. M, Brnnskill, of the Boys! Hotel, IWherston, has forwarded to us a sample of a superior. blend of pure Scotch whiskey, directly imported by himself from the well-known house of McDougall and Co,, Glasgow, which he maintains is superior to any yet introduced into the colony. The sample sent to us has a fine flavor and a beautiful aroma, and without pretending to be an expert in judging whiskey, we have not the slightest doubt that it is worthy of the commendations bestowed upou it by Mr Brnnskill, The following is our weather report for tlio week onding November 18:—We have had another wet, disagreeable week, | llaili fell on four days r the rain fall for the week is 1-730 inches, The wind has beeul breezy at times, and principally from ut south-westerly direction, The bnroueter is now high, the mean reading | bcstnJ 29-765 inches, Perhaps we may now have a little more genial weather than we have experienced lately, The thermometer mean reading for the week u54 tab, It was quite a disappointment that Old Sol veiled his face in such dense cloudi on the 11th inst,, bo that not the ali»htest view was obtained of the annular eclipse on that date atMasterton. Another disappointment I Owing to tlio wet weathor on the nights of tlieHth and 15th, no showers of meteors were seen here. 1 Query—What may be expected if, on some future occasion, our earth's surface is visited by a host of these fiery gentlemen ?

A meeting of the Penthoraton School Committee was held last evening in the school room. Present: Messrs Cox (Chairman), Cundy, Oakly, Jackson, Toogood, and O'Neal, The minutes of the previous nieelmij wore read and confirmed, and a statement read, showing a balance in the' Bank of £l3 10s Bd, It was resolved—That no steps b« taken to cloeo the school at present in consequence of the prevalence or measles.—That two members of the Committee be appointed to attend the school and report at tho ■nextimdjjthty njeeting, Messrs Welby 'Jacjtso'n 1 and W. Tooßpod were appointed to)ct for tho ensuing njQnft. A disotis-i sion ensued re obtaining subscriptions to ■give prizes to the children—viz,, first and second in eacli',jkf)andard. A sum of 30a was subscribed'in tho room. Tho! teachers were to be asked to colloot subsubscriptions and haqd the same over to the Chairman for the purchase of books, Several amounts for special prices hate already been promised by residents. The following are tho additions about to bo put on to the Woodville Hotel by Mr Murphy, for which tenders are invitod in another column, Additional, frontage to the Masterton road to the extent of 92 feet, giving a total frontage ,to the building of J42 feet. On the ground floor there will be the following rooms in addition to those already erected:—Bar parlor, x 12; sample room, 1? x 11; billiard room, 80 x 23'; store, 10x8; kitchen, 30 is ; besides other'alterations which will weatly improve tKe dining', room, making it 30 % Vj- upMJr story there will be an additional ntw't room 17 x 12, and 7 largn>'an4 ;W; modious bedrooms, besides- ha'thfWmj with hot and cold water laid on,". WliWi these alterations are completed, tho. house will contain 21 bedrooms in all; As a protection against (ire, the whole of the building is to be roofed with iron* The alterations, when effected will make the Woodville Hotel & credit to the town and distriot. j ' ',. .■■ ':.■•'

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