The Wairarapa Daily. SATURDAY, MARCH 10, 1883. THE BOARDING OUT SYSTEM.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1324, 10 March 1883, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. SATURDAY, MARCH 10, 1883. THE BOARDING OUT SYSTEM.

The Hon. Mr Djck recently expressed a high opinion of the boarding out system for children wjip are thrown upon the care of the State, As this system is certain to be widely adopted in this colony a few facts with respect to the experience of it in other parts of the wo; Id may be of interest. We learn frum. a work published by Mr Francis I'eek that at Leeds a committee of tho Board of Guardians report thai they have " the pleasant duty of you upon the success attending a ivew and hjtjierto untried attempt (in this uiiic/ri) to rescuo from chronic pauperism 89 many • poor children." 'The a-verago cost of'ouch child per week was 5s ?d. Nine of these child)'! 1 )! »'jere claimed, by tlie relatives and tito o/j th/j rajifis. vylien it was found that they would bo .bijarcjecj out where ready axjeess to therijcquld not be hud, At Cork, '{luring an eighteen years' nxprnience, GSO children were boarded oof, a,iul of these the large proportion of itf v/ern ultimately adopted gratuitously by the foster parents, with whom they had been at first placed; and they continue to do well. At Nottingham a fivo years' trial has given " most satisfactory results." One of the lady visitors writes: —"lt is our experience that the children are treated and considered in every way by their foster parents as their own children, and that the children get to love and respect them as parents," " The Local Government Board Inspector. (it is added) reports that the children as a whole compare favorably in health ; and. 'intelligence with the children, in the workhouses." From Ampthill, tjae Hon. Mrs Lowther writes: "I am glad to say that all tho children under pnr Committee (above forty) are prospering, and that there has been no drawback in any case. I have no hesitation in saying that the system, when properly carried out, works admirably,; and I am anxious to seo it more universally adopted, being more practical, more economical, and more conducive to tho well-doing-of the children than any other." From York, Mr Henry King, a guardian, writes :--"Thev reports : as to the comforts and well-being of the children areinpst satisfactory.. At Birmingham, the cost of the boarded out 'children has' b,een. about 4? 2d and a. ladies' committee, with Miss Hill and others, has devoted most praisev/orty attention to their oversight. At Kingstoion-Thauies, •ivith more than thirty children boarded out,, it is stated that tho. guardiajis are well satisfied with the plan, and that during an experience of ton years, only one of the children had been afflicted with illness. Similar favorable experiences are given from Windermmo, Bristol, Liverpool, etc The boardiug cut ,sys-.; tern is not only applicable to orphans/ but in some' countries' it is resorted to. for : adults' .with; marked--advantage Both children and grown.up people are

happier atitl betteV cared for In private,, homes tliah they; can possibly Mm orphanages of workhouses, provided' that the homes in which they are located are kept by decent and respect-, able persons. The cost of the boarding out system is considerably less than any other method that that has yet been tried. It is, of course, essential to the success of, a system of this kind that there should be close supervision. With the aid of; local Committees of competent supervisors, the abuses which might arise from children and adults beiiig placed in unsuitable homes, or retained in homes which might become unsuitable; could bd easily prevented, '■•

The return match, left against right of Greytown cricketers will be played this afternoon.

A special meetingof the Greytown Truat Lands Trusteos will be held on Monday at 2 pm,

The regular pracn'ce-of the Greytown Fire Brigade wus puetponed on Thursday evening, owing to the lecture at the Town Hall.

On our fourth page will be fqiind the following interesting artioles ;—'> Attempted murder andsuibidej" "Romantic love case," and " Mrs Peyser's opinions." . A meeting of the Gladstone ratepayers ia, convened for Friday evening n.«t, at the achoolhoosei there; to consider the advisability (if a special rate for constructing tho Te Whiti rjad to RLislerton. Some half-dogen mepibprs of the Mastorto.n Debating Society : assembled .'last, evening, but a Buflicient number of thorn were not present to constitute a quorum, and no formal business was transactel One person in attendance gave some., in terostingexperimentsiii animal magnetism, and we understand that next-Friday ovening will bo devoted specially' to an address on this subject, illustrated by practical examples of its potency, The ladies of Greytown should feel very kindly towards Mr Archibald Forbes. At the conclusion of his lecture'on Thursday evening he told a few gentlemen that he was agreeably surprised at the number of good-looking ladies fherp were .in Greytown, more so than any place in which he had slaved of the same sige, and what pleased him most was that they were such very good'' laughers," The Rev. A-JMe will preach, tomorrow morning and evening jn tho Presbyterian Chinch at Mastorton, and on Monday the Rev, Mr Gillies qf Timaru will lecture in the same building on Pluck, Probity, ftud Pflißßveranoe, Mr F, B. Wood, lias ffigeivpd. inßlrnc lions to sell un Thursday the 29th, sheepcattle, horses, &0,, at the Pastoral yards Carterton.

The San Francisco Mail is expected in Wellington this morning and in the Wairarapa this evening, Fruiterer Fielding exhibits in his Bhop window in Queen St. a sample of American pea nuts grown by Mr Day, which we trust will replace the imported article.

■Wg regret to learn that Mrs Donald McPhee ,of the .Qpaki has died during child birth, She jeaveg len children to mourn their lqss, Professor Allen, the magnetic healer, haa arrjved in Mastßi'tin}, and will-deliver an open air address this evening in front of the Prince of Wales'Hotßl, Messrs 11 Brown & Go are appointed agents for Raiisome, Head, ft Jefferies, the well-known agricultural implement makers of Ipswich. Mr T. Wrigley announces, in another column that as he is leaving the district he. will dispose of.the remaining sections in Dixon's estate at remarkably low prices foroaslj,

Mr Bagge informs us that !)P will diaiributo letters for half an hour this evening on the arrival of the mail to unable the public to obtain their.Eiujlnh letters by the San Francisco mail without wailing till Monday. Messrs Jjowcb. and lorns announoo an extensive sale of 150Q gpod prqss-brod ewes for next Wfttjilesday. ". This f$ not tjieij-' usual market (Jay. but, eying to tlio arrival of tho sjjeep, are compelled to se'l them at once. These ewes- are a Jot of carefully selected yopg pipss-bred ewes from the Bawkes Say District, and to buym of good breeding ewes thjs sale offers a rare inducement,

■ The Daneß are conducting a vigorous war ayainst drunkenness in their capital, Copenhagen, The nutubor of publichouses is to be reducod from-1350 to 300. No Bhowily dressed girl is to be allowed to Hand behind a drinking bar to fascinate youths of the n In-r sex. Landlords are forbidden to sot vo out drink to any person under 18 years nf'ago, njale or female, or to anyone already under the influence, of drink.. A drunken 'person is to be con-, veyed to his own dwelling in a cab' or covered carriage a'i the expense of the landlord in whose house He took. the last Since the Ist of January twenty deaths have been registered at the Masterton office; during the corresponding period last year,- the number was but thirteen, Tim increase of mortality J3 hiarked, and it would ha almost worth while for the Botough Council as a }ega) a|)d responsible board .of health tp. investigate the. cause of it, Wo should nut be at all surprised to find that civjp negligence with respect to nuisances had something to do with the inoreaso, Our weather reporter writes j-TJ)e weather has beon very pleasant during the past week. Not in. ))•', combined with a day or two a li tie damp, causing tho pasture to be covered with a beautiful green carpet, lUm has fallen on two days, giving a rainfall for the week of .385 parts of an' inch. The dews have beon heavy at night?..,, The mean reading of the' barometer fur'. !tbo week is 29'855: inches, and is. at present"very steady, not «iving the least indication of the predicted storm dup to-day, lOih instant. Let us hope jt is only a:.'.' Yankee squall,?'and therefore; harmless I AJean rfiadiis -for thormpmeler is |oli'.§ fab, I'll,? wind has veeiod much, almost daily predicting rain.

The New 2Jofilatid Presbyievian- for March Bays;—" We h«d bit or inean ; while very earnestly fix our ejus upon the fact—the fact which on anal; sis reaojvos itself into sundry factst, sticli as these ;-' That there are rapidly increasing multitudes, who. cannot endure our sermons ; that the sern'inn has lost its-power to interest and impress over a wida'aroa of the population; that our, services are not such as allure the masses, or constrain them lo return and abide; that tho-ser-vices of a minister are being viewed as of •1 lungs the most easily dispensed with ; that:very many persons are unaware of suffering any loss gr.harm from giving up the Sabbath and Sa are less ashamed to own it; and ())»i it is. being widely asked, what is the use of.churph association apd what good willit'do lis? It was always thus to some exlent j the new thingisonly the r'apidjty wiih which a)I tins spreading; and i]je quesiipn is, what; is the cause? It is one of the hardest of all quest ions to answer.: rljro hably there : is ho onecaiisej and ■ we are fnco 16 facel witha product of athousand. c,i-o|;L-raht causea." ; 'There .is -sohiething : jjr'i.lou'iidly; wrung abnievvh^re' a.iiU;-.-sibly, were a prophet sont to tell r us what it is, we should all arise and stone him, y

thS Nelson Evenitig Mail ithe. fo\lbwlng pleasing notice of Mrs I3ait,;. the; lady who has recently been appointed j to of the Opaki School/l£The [. retkeinent'; of thei oldest | service bf\ths;Eduoation Board fronvjt'kel•; position j.whioh.jshe has (j twenty-six credit to tieraeljf and | advantage to : those placed uhderl'her charge is an event which ought not to be allowed to pass ny> unnoticed. ■ Mrs Sait —for it is to, her we, refer—received her iippointment under the Bbard-on tlie l8t : of September, 1856, and severed her connection with it on the 23rd. February, : 1883.. At first her,.pupils:ueaembled in the house in which,she was living in Halifax-street, but the numbers attending ilie acbool sdqn otitifrew. the space, available for themr'ahd thfi'n theßoard erected the Hardy-street schoolroom, where Mrs' I Fait has prenided ever since. How faithfully and efficiently she has fulfilled her arduo'uß and responsible duties is to be found recorded in the Inspector's annual reports. Durine.the period.' mentioned hundreds ;a'nd hundreds of.girls, many of wh'om" v hav'e"'Bihce grown up' to be wives and mothers, must have passed through the sohool and received their education attheihanda of the respected, lady who is now ; leaving us-to reside in the Wellington district, Under such j circumstances it is impossible that one of l so sympathetic k'riature and so a kindly j disposition as Mrs gait, could have : failed | to make a very large'numbe?'of friends', | whd'jwill always regard her with affection , and' respeot, and, to our good wishes,which we w|feel suro j that we'may take upouourselyes' 't6(aid j the assurance that she wilfcarry with her \ toher new. sphere qfduties.in the Waira-fapa-.tho fepembrancea of the many to whoin'ihe 'has/endpared herself during her long residence in Nel§qn. In the ..case, Hutcbjson y.Hooker .and Sunnex/theTimes.'reports that it was an action to recover the sum of £134 TOa 2d. Mr Gully" appeared £ for plaintiff, and Mr B.N. Saiidilands for defendants. Tlie defendants, who reside at Carterton, had become Burety tp tbo plaintiff for the payment of cetrain npiney, which was to to be paid' him,' provjdpd he patablished bis claim thpret.o ; by an .action; ip the Supreme Court.' ;Thjs he hsd '. dbne, hut on the defendant declining tp'fiilp'l thpir contrapt, the prpseui action was brought. Mr p.. G.. A/ deputy-registrar of tbo Si}premß ; Ooiift, proved'. the.reßult pf the aption in the Bupreip Qo\\tl The only other, witness examjned was the ..plaintiff,! during whose cross-pxapii-nation a'number of documents were put in with a view tp establishing proof that plaintiff ai)(] Bennett had. connived tq let 'judtjmpnt goifpripjjiintifj ihfta.gn'pjein'e Court. Upon tlie plcae' of the plaintiff's case, Iff Sandilands asked whether it was; peceeaary for him to Jring any evidence, • His sopor thbughi,it wfls, During arguiiient it that the pnly oyidence which it was prpp'osed farbring was, to establish fraud, andj-lis Hqpr .'ruljngj that suoh was roadmissable, Mr Saudi,; landa intimated that the oase for the defence .was .'closed.,' Judgment; was thereupon given for plaintiff for the amount claimed, £124 10s 2d, with interest at 8 per cent., ill 12s 4d, making; a total of £I3G 2s 6d, and costs, £9 Os,, Mr Sandilands gave a notice of appeal. :

The, report of the Australian Frozen Meat Export Company (Limited) for the past jj'alf year /says' the European Mail); stfites 'that 2J ,'lj<l].' sjieep ve,re shipped during the half year, realising a net loss of S3O!JO. The principal reason' 'wfiy'th.e consignments by the Lusitania and Austral resulted in a loss, was the high; price of meat }n Ap* tralia, : oaused 'by-the severe drought, which unfortunately still continues to a considerable extent, and may prevent for' some time.a plentiful supply of fat stock, The other expenses of freezing in. Australia, .freight, and selling in London: amount v to 3|d per lb, making the neji post of the meat landed in London 6jd pet' lb,'"'JTije London charges, however, are now-reduced-j.'and' Vnej} meat can be again bought at ljd to 2d per lb/ and .freight,'at ; l|d,;to l|d per lb; which the directors expect will sf9pi> bg tljo qas'e, a fair margin of profit wi)| be realised.

When the Enjpress of Germany tray.ejs by.railway.'.the- roof of tlj'e carriage is coyered witji & ! a yer pf fresljout turf/three or four inches tj|ick, and. this is frequeiitly sprinkled 'witjj water during the journey. Thanks, to the verdant covoring, the heat of tho sun js unable to penetrate the roof, and there is an agreeable sense of freshness in the anterior of the carriage,; ; ,-. A'new work upon' Woman's History in Christianity' has just been published in Paris. .The writer in speaking of the industries open to women, asserts that inFranqe feniiijes'operative receive only a third of the wages given to the rnen, although' tho'work' they accomplish is equal in 'every respeci .to that -turned oiii by llie male hands. Thd'imptovemeaia'effe'cted ot late years in ladies';; corset's! ljaye; b,een,;'very u'reat, and strikingly beneficial' to ''j[ealt)j;' foremost among %se for. their, peculiar .excellencios are Rosenthal's sanitairo and DrWarner'B coraline corsets..; The ; former is. constructed to'obviate the debilitating effects of the ordinary corsets by relieving the delicate and and vital organs from damaging; mechanical pressure,, wljile still afjfording a healfhful and comfortable'- supporti'to' the" wearer. - Tho suppqrtitp'the properly distributed, and jlip'dißtreßßirig-'ef|e'ctS;of. iighUacing pF-Warner's ppraline corset ib boned with a whjoh is vastly superior to horn jji 'fldia|ebofte, It cannot break but lviil-in every instance outlast the corset, being more pliable that whalebone it adapts itseU'more readily to the movements of the body." "Both these admirably corsets can be had in all sizes and colors at •Tames Smith's Tns.Ro'HoDSH.-iApvi.'J ;