The Wairarapa Daily. TUESDAY, JANUARY 22, 1884. THE COST OF EDUCATION.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1589, 22 January 1884, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. TUESDAY, JANUARY 22, 1884. THE COST OF EDUCATION.

The Otago : . Daily Times, with some jil#e,. complains that is c'ostiiig.'k jjlojy&alaudmore than we, untlei- existing finiujciajl depression, can afford to pay.: It urges sut our primary and' secondary ■schools and oui-i colleges and universities aro costing, one-fifth of tho total reveniio of the colony. In our primary schools, the average cost per child is over £4 per annum, a rate far higher than any paid iir othor colonies and countries, The problem submitted by our contemporary -is; to r/jduco the .cost without injuring the system, and the method it advocates is tiic ■ of school fees, Wo hope this alternative, will not prove to be the solution of the difficulty, because, it simply meauSj not a reduction of cost, but a transfer of part of the expenso from■ one-pocket of a poor man's coat to another. It is merely the substitution of m direct for .au iadpct payment, and would therefore burdened [colonisfe,: 11 we cannot afford to'cohtinuo providing % tion at the rate we have been paying during the past few years, the most obvious remedy is a more economical: .and: efficient .administration, of- the Apt, JJnder our present system, tliew .ja p real control I ,' and there ;is inpre .pv^s - extravagance in all' benches of the service, We : have twelve' Education. Boards instead of one. We have too many inspectors, secretaries and clerks, and we employ a

small army of inefficient as well as efficient teachora. We pay for teaching Rome fivo or. six thousand infants, five years of age, who are too young:to. gp to school, and we inflict severe standard tests which increase the costjof teaching; If Education Boards were abolished, if inspectors were controlled and changed if unprofitable loaders were weeded. ,out, if babies were riot admitted, and. if standards were simplified we could bring the cost of primary education within our means,

An ordinary meeting pf the LoyalMasterton Loilgo, 1.0.0. F., takes place tomorrow evening at the Empiro Hotel. The first quarter of tho Wellington College (or the current year begins on tho 2nd February. The Taratalu-Oarierton races are postponed until to-morrow. ■'<

We take this gem from yesterday's issue of the N.Z. Times:-" Liver coughs often taken for consumption are cursed almost instantly with Hop Bitters."

Mr F. H. Wood had a very large attendance at his Carterton auction rooms on Saturday afternoon last, Ho cleared every line offered, tho competition being very keen. He intends to hold a similar sale next Saturday in Groytnwn. We are requested to remind; those who havo not yet paid their sheep ratosfor 1882 that they are liable to. ho sued for the sarao without further notice, and we understand instruction's aro .'expected at the sheep office, Masterton toUue all in arrear immodiatply,.

We learn by telegram from Wellington that the weather is still bad,- and heavy vain is falling although the wind has gone down. The holiday of iho"44th anniversary of the arrival of tho firat settlers in New Zealand will, however, be completely spoiled, and (lie retatta will he postponed.

The following debtor ,and creditor balances of the various, wards of the Masterton Road Board 'will be read with' interest by applicants'for works. No. 1 Ward (Alfredton), Cr i2OO 3s Gd; No. 2 Ward (Masterlon), Dr 78Q 19s 7d ; No. 3 Ward (Opaki and Mauriceville), Cr Ml 8s 3d; Mo. 4 Ward■ .(Brancepeth), Cr £ll9a 8d; No. 5 Ward (East Coast). Dr 1363 8b Cd.

We learn from the Standard that at the late fire at Te Awaiti, Mr R. Riddiford, in ihe excitement of the moment ran into a barbed wire fence, splitting hit lip and nnse, and otherwise hacking his faco about. A number of men were engaged the ,day before cleaning,the abed after shearing had been finished" The cause of the fire is unknown!

The heavy downpour of rain yeilorday was followed up by a south-westerly galo of unusual severity, In orchards, the wind stripped the trees of what little fruit remained on theni, broke branches, and in somojnsten'ces uprooted the trees themselves, Tho devastation^'flowor gardens and conservatories was very general, and tho standing ciftps, »»,-i jijattor of cmirsc, have nt-t been improved by thjs storm. The Anniversary holidiy to'day 'm pompletely spoiled by tho 'nngeoiul stato of: tho weather.

Issap Lnckwooi], a young jeweller, of New Haven, Conn., has certainly entitled himself lo -:i prominent njcbp in the temple of swindlors, fJp 6ent to every bauk clerk in America, and lo many in Great Britain, a circular announcing .that the writer waa executor of a retired bankor, who had lately died, leaving £150,000, which was to bo dovotod to assisting bank clerk's and cashiers who bad embezzled tho money of their employers, and who, being sincerely ponitont, were desirous for the future of leading " a righteous nnd sober life," , Assistance would bo given to anyone in this position, who' w,culd sand full -particulars of their defalcations. JjHssac Lockwood is said lo have received hundreds 6)' confessions of dighPiiesli in,' rgturn''foj; Iho j soductivo ba|t, and tjjfin Jje pro 1 * ceoded lo reveal hitiisclf jj)'|ijs true c'olorp, for instead of the tiibaiantial assistance which he hid promised, an intimation wr.s dent to each correipond enfc that unleas a specified sum of hush mipjr was forwarded by return of post, ihe"'.'particulars ll of embezzlement.previously sept .y/o.ulo' he remjtled to tho regnectiyp employers. Scores of nigo aro said to !)ftve-" gulped jt tpi have eoropW with the yagabond's terms; but one 'hjd"the Bensa to confess to his emplnyajs, yitji tho result that Lockwood was arrested

:iud convicted of swindling j but he got off with the absurdly light sentGiice of hard Ifbnj) for-ono yosr.-Trulh.

! Mr Q, Mletfm yrjtfw lo the Sydney " Evening NDjyaVaa GOfpt now "From tlw IJt.'PalisQv/hich he gives, 1' havs pinions 0/ the comet at Bucccßß!va,.iiiJ«v , ?fe-flffhitty days, from which, rgfrarea.- to lilfi earth's places at corresponding dates, it 13 mani.feut'that we, in this southern hemisphere, ! Bhal! net be able to see it earlier than next February, during which month it' will be a • conspicuous object in; our wealei'ii evening sky. On tliG njglu of the 3rd of February, at which date it is also nearest to the suit, it will be about ninety millions of miles distant from the' earth—ns near an approach as the I magnificent comet ofMast year. When wo consider it was, visible on 3rd September las);' at a ,dia,tanoe of 230 millions of miles from 'tjijj"sun and a. little loss from the earthy and'more" j .over, is approaching Wat a))-'accelerating! spood'of ovor twotoilljojj miles a day wo i may, expect a prodigious jngrpase of i apparentnze and .;:jirilJianca at this comparative smalkdistftncD, At 'this date (3rd February), lioivever, it will ba abovo our horizoLOor a. very short Umd (abrffiifan hour) after aunsot. Tho, interval, between tho' setting of tho sun and tho sol tinj; of the comet will, however, rapidly increase .daily, as the comet piano of tho earth's orbit, on 12th' Fobvujji'y, at a distance of seventyeight million's of'niilo's fyonj tiie sun and about ninoly.fivo im'llions;'o|'miJe!i from! llio earth, and fades froin our view in tho'' southern regions of space.,':; '" Tho onterpriso of Mr J, Roid, of Elderslie, andMrPharazyn, of Wellington —writes the Canterbury Presa-showa two things; first, that carrying frozen moat at present pays the steamers fairly well; second, that a penny per lb may be Bayed by getting steamers to lie in harbor flomo we,ej:B ajsach end, acting as freezing houses at one .onji' and. cold stores at tho other, Messrs I}ei.rt antj' parazyii want, to combine three -profits, ,As"'|;heir arrangements are for SQ,QQO sheep » : yoar. per. atoainer, we cannot see how they are to Ret them this year, aftorlbe contracts with Iho Shipping Company and the Shaw, Savill people are satisfied. The great thing, however, is to find outlets in the British inland towns. When they aro found, large steamers carrying mixed cargoes aui taking the passenger trade will perhajw hold then* opp against the ." three, profits'" craft. But they «ri}l by, that time, besides earning, tho tbanlcs'of the country, havo done their of bringing down the freights,

Wells' "Eohoh on Coiins."-M for Wells' "Bough on' Corns." Quick re lief, complete, permanent. cure, 'Corns, warto, bunions. Moses, Moss it Uo Sydney, GeneralAjrefjuts. •' ■•>

Mr Honker's horso Policy won th°: match against Crawford's.. Wild Rose at Tanhoronikau on .'■ Saturday.-v-1Y?o hear that a;deal .pfdissatisfacjipp. is-|kpresVed;, over- ihe evbrit, and niatcli'; for £BO a Bide, 1| miles', Bstup| -is likely; to bo. arranged.: ;■',,,:>.:/

A well built six-roomed acreof laud, 13 advertised for aaie—^a.(bar : ' gain—on easy terms, by Mr A, way, Temple Chambers.' "'■;•'*"*„ .'','-;.! The Bov, Mi' Dnkoa lias passed 1 bird on the list at tho Wesleyan Conference' examination.. MrO. Ohristophorson has. pasßed in'his second year, : '' ; <"?'";

Tho fastest train would now appear to k the new Manchester London express, rim by the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincoln Company via Sheffield ami Grantham. Tho distance is said to be' about 175 miles, and the time has been, reduced to 3 hours and 25 minutes, probably to be still further reduced to 3 hours 15 minutes, which will giyoan; average of about' 54§ miles an iiour, Jenny Lind still wears her hair as she used to do, her eyes arc as blue as ever, and she has the old trick of resting her clasped hands on her knoes; no likeness has ever given any idea of the seraphic sweetness and elevation of her countenance. She is a great favourite with the English Royal Family, and the Princess Helena spends much time iwithher.

The manufacture of timepieces and jewellery is still a leading industry in Switzerland. Of 134,862 operatives registered in recent returns, being 1 the l entire number .reported throughoutthe Republic, 24,988 are ~'■ employed'' in : making clocks, watches, and ■•trinkets) v

:: Dr Siemens calculates that'the present annual yield of all the coal mines of the earth .would keep up. the fire of the sun,-at its present intensity of light and heat, for about the .forty-millionth part of \ second,

In America, during the hot season, it is dangerous to use ice-water, and' the warm water from the streams and stagnant pools is unpalatable. To obviate the difficulty they cover, pails,' canteens, and jugs with one -or two thicknesses of blankets, and hang, the whole in a draughty place away-from the sun. Cool water is the results, ..

The fish caught by English fishermen every vear are estimated to : be worth' about £9,000,000, and those by Scotchmen, £3,000,000, The fisli taken immediately off the coast of Ireland are worth only £400,000; yet' the Irish soas arp noted for their'abundance of iisb,

'Mother,' asked a six-foot gawky, after two hours of brown study;' what did you and dad used to do when he came courlih' you f—' Great earth-and-' Seas I What do you mean, Jedediah f -J Why, I went a courlin' hut Stfiiday.. night-went to Deacon I)oolis|s's tO; seo Peggy, and she fold me I floJri'V know how to court. I'asked Ijerjtp show me how, npd says she -'Ax your marm.' So now I want to kiiiof whit you and farther donef—'Lai suss Iwhy, Jed, we used to sit by the fire' aria 1 ' Cat roast turkey and mince pies, and drink cider, and watch the. ariskets running round the hearth.''. 7fjoqd gracious! times aint as they used to was mother, that's sartaio, .1 was slicking up to kill, and looked tiirriel rascumshus, and the only thing that Peggy gin me was a raw.pickle,' '"

Flies and Bugs, beetles, insects, joaohes ants, bed-bugs, rats, mice, gopher's, Ijack rabbit?, c'ouedout by " Rough on'.Jtatij',' Mosss Moss & Co., Sydney, General Agents ?I'P pumi»er seas.on in now well adyanced, and tjie estraordi|?;>7_.afW)t ,o/ pip" Ifi'sf s }ias iulerfcivii K.»i!y fith oj}idoof ijjercis ( o'a§ well as with farmlii;'o:!i)Wtiftp ( thfe-usiia'l happy change from winter Itirs pd ulsters to handsome dresses, and 'elegant dolmans lias token place in the costume of the ladies, who ato fortunate in being able to. obtain a wonderfully varied amotion from Masterj ton,' ylioi'e t)ie ttpcii: of drapery, millinery and clpthing'of ail'kmdsia edogsiyp and .ohgjcp. .atOwE>r, Hall, of (jomijjergg, (|ijp'gn §t^pl ; -|Alnyi.J, ; .! After soveral yewn' iif Bugplyingj watches for the colonial market, JviUlejohjj j and Sou, of Lambtqn Quay,. Wollin'sftdn,havo obsetved .the need for a thoroughly sound English Lever Watoh at. a lower prico than that- usually paid 'for suoh''watcii'ei.'' It., is only fcj. {ho judicious division of labor and by 'tb6.manJMtEr£ <;f large • guanStM.bn' a; uniformplanl.tfiat.wo this want We have"now tUd'-pißaoUvo «' f intrfjauiiing bjir Sjx. Guinea 'Huntin| Silver I Lespr." T'jjig |atch, baing simple in design;; diirsbjo, }|jghly|w|Jjg(J, jn|^ciirat'e|.fulfils, all the rc(juiremej)|i?bfa tfme'koM'er. A written guarantee for}»'»' years' will he given with each watoh. Sgn| by'post, senuroly packed, on receipt of Pos{ pffioo : order or cheque.—(ADyr) '' • - , '■ ,' ■; T? Abo House. Cuba .Stkeet, Wel.. UNUTOH.-x-Ou'r usual sa!,e of Bummerstoolfcommenced on'Fr'iday'ih'o 18th— Alfvi:

Te Aito House,—ln addition to a jargo lot of bargains from our own atboli.'wo shall be able to make some very spebiiiT ones from tho goods saved from tho wrock ofjjhe'friuißpli.—Anvr, . Wg 'weirj' unf.qrtupate enough "trj; have the greatest pnflJbri'''<Jf .out chjpmenfby the Tyiujflpti very njuoh'daijiaged, 'having made satisfactory arrangement!} will) lllfl Jnsm'aij'ce, boinpany, y,o'shall give our customers some rare bargains at : th'o Salvage Sale Te ffou.ije,-^?.. We shall show, ainong other: tilings, '% cases of ladies' stays; or nearly 1£)0Q p.a.ira, slainod ' and soiled, of course, but thoroughly durable for all that; ...thoy.. would hayo been sold at from Bsßdto 6s Cd porbair, now they are to be had for- 3d and- 6d (think of that) at r tlia To Aro Houso.-Anvi. 1 •*'' "

We ljayp a)s,c several bales of white and groy calj.co.os jfj'd ehQe'ljli'gsj §opt plothc, felt :&c. ? "more nf je§s damaged, which can' be had af'sale prices at To Are Ho«so Uebft-sirept, Wellington. —Am/iv .