THE MASTERTON SCHOOL DISTRICT.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VII, Issue 2131, 28 October 1885, Page 2

THE MASTERTON SCHOOL DISTRICT.

The Inspector of School? has reported to the Education Board that it is not advisable to divide the Masterton School District, and as the matter was practically left in his hands, we may presume that the Education Board will adopt the report, The small section of the community which received the support of Spivvinb, Bingham, and other equally influential and mysterious personages, will now have to look for another subject wherewith to stir up public feeling, Meanwhile parents have the gratification of knowing that the means of educating their children are not to be impaired, and that school matters will be allowed to flow on in their ordinary and very satisfactory channel,

A special excursion train will leave Wellington on the show day of tho Wairarapa Pastoral Society. The fares will be 7s and 6s 3d.

Mr J, E. Pottor, boot and shoe manufacturer, and successor to the New Zealand Leather Company, announces elsewhere that he is enabled to offer the public special advantages both as to value and quality. He alao calls special attention to the goods of his own mannfacture, which carried off three prizes at the Industrial Exhibition. A better guarantee of good workmanship could not be asked for.

There is a pretty row on at the central Makaretu about the schoolmaster, The committee met on Monday to investigate a charge of beating a girl, with .the result that they prohibited the teacher by resolution from thrashing any more children, On being informed of this, I believe, he wrote to the chairman stating that he had closed the school until the matter had been dealt with by the Education Board; and if lie perseveres in this course tho school will continue closed for a month.—Napier Telegraph correspondent. Mr G. M. Park has decided to sell the whole of his large and choice collection of greenhouse plants, and has, therefore, instructed Messrs Lowes and loms to submit them to public auction on Saturday next. Mr Park has spared no pains and expense to improve his collection, and tho fact that he was in a position to secure so many of the best prizes at the shows of the Horticultural Society last year, is of itself an excellent guarantee of its value. While it is to be regretted that such a fine lot of plants should be broken up, many persons will be glad of the opportunity to secure some of them. We (Observer) hear that Mr E. S. Maunsell, of Riversdale, lias purchased one of De Laval's Milk and Cream Separators, and that ho kindly offered to place the machine at tho disposal of the Show Committee on the 4th November. The offer was very thankfully accepted, and we may bo sure it will be one of the chief attractions of the day. The machine, moreover, is to be under the supervision of Mr Walter Brown, engineer, of Wellington, It will be an advantage to have such a good practical man like Mr Brown to show its workings to our farmers when in full operation. A very peculiar and distressing circumstance occurred recently in a household in Wellington, The Evening Press states that the family were at prayer after spending a quiet evening together, when suddenly one of the daughters, aged about fourteen, uttered a slight exclamation and placed her lund on her side, It was then found that she had entirely lost the power of speech, She was taken to two physicians, who pronounced the case a most peculiar one, as the child is not suffering from any pain, and can hear and see and move about as well as ever, She has simply, from some unknown cause, become dumb. We hope tho misfortune is but temporary, and that the unfortunate girl will recover the faculty as suddenly as she was deprived of it, before many days, An interesting return, showing tho quantity of liquor consumed at the Wellington Hospital during the past three months, was laid boforo tho Hospital Committee on Monday. It showed a steady and remarkable decrease in spirits and wines, but a material increase in malt liquors. It was as follows Jul—y 93 bottles; wine, 73| bottles; malt liquors, 308 bottles, AugustSpirits, 62 bottles! wine, 64| bottles; malt liquors, 380 bottles, Septomber— Spirits, 44 bottles; wine, 39 bottles; malt liquors, 499 bottles. There were 37 consumers in July, 39 in August, and 39 in September, so that each consumer had about 41| bottles in three months. The Chairman humorously remarked that the whisky and claret patients were evidently cured, and required no more.— Evening Press. A meeting of the Gas Committee of the Masterton Borough Council was held last night, when tenders for the supply of eighty thousand bricks, and for indenting the gas plant from Home, were opened. With regard to tho former, only one tender was received, the local brickmakers, Messrs Tinsley, Truscott and Alpass, having joined together. They offered to supply them at £3 53 per thousand, The Committee considered the rate to bo altogether too high, and therefore declined the tender, it being stated that it would pay tho Borough to make the bricks on its own account. As a consequence, it was decided to alter the specifications for the building so that only 40,000 bricks will be required, and the remaining portion will be erected jn wood and iron, Tenders 'for the brickwork will be invited at an early date, tho contractor to find the material, A number of tenders were received for indenting the gas plant, and that of Messrs A. and T. Burt, of Dunedin, was accepted. It is expected that tenders for the construction of the gasometer will be invited at an early date. While speaking at the banquet to Sir Julius Vogel at Christchurch, Mr Lance made a laughable slip. Mr Lance described Mr Holmes, member for Christchui'ch South, as a ." near side leader," and exclaimed, ''lopkaf his action, and seo how he kicks the dirtabqut hjin when he's going,". Upon this, the Evening Press remarks That's Mr Holmes all over, sure enough, Ho never gets on his legs without kicking tho dirt about him; though, luckily, most of it falls on himself and those who are in the same team with him. There could not have boen a more apt simile than that applied to Mr Holmes by Mr Lance. If he were always as happy in his sallies as he was there, his speeches would indeed be a treat, Unfortunately it is only the accidental flashes that are jwijliant, and they are few and far between

A meeting of the M'astertonrMangatainoke Special Settlement Association was held at the office of Mr Job Vilo last night. Mr Vile occupied the chair, After some conversation, the chairman explained that a report had been circulated that the land that had been set aside for the Association was not so good in quality as the remainder of the block, or as it had been represented to be. It was thereupon decided to send a committee to inspect the block, Messrs S. Bacon awdT. Parsons being fpnimously selected. The latter explained that Ije djd not believe a bit in the report mentioned, antj said that one of the Government surveyors novy at work in the Forty Mile Bush was very anxious to join the Association, If the land was bad, they could depend upon it that he would have let them alone, Various other matters were discussed, but held over for consideration till after the receipt of Messrs Bacon and Parson's report, and the new Land Regulations, Mr Vile was appointed Sepretary and Treasurer pro; tern., and it was resolved to make a call of 6s to meet current expense?, Mr M'Elhone raised alaugh in the Iftnv South Wales Assembly on the Ist October. He was making grave charges against tl>e Goyerpjefit, when Mr Clarke interjected Tu quoque." " Too cocky," cried Mr M'Elhone, "I'd adyise tfje Government not to be 'too cocky.'"

A Girls' Club has been opened in Wellington, The President is a young man, The entries for the Wairarapa Pastoral and Agricultural Society, which closed on Saturday, have not as yet come to hand. Wednesday, the 4th November, being the day on which tho Wairarapa Pastoral and Agricultural Society's show is to be held, will be observed as a Bank holiday.

It is notified that accounts due to the late firm of Rapp & flare must be paid to Mr R. R. Suisted, or Mr E. B. Hare, at thoir office in Church-street, [next the Wairarapa Daily.

Jaroslow Marie Schmoranz, a medical man, and a native of Bohemia, has committed suicide at Wellington by taking strychnine. George Crichton, storekeeper, of Feilding, has been declared a bankrupt, with liabilities of £4172, and assets £2919.

The house steward of tho Napier Hospital recently had low fever, and the Hospital Committeo has threatened him with dismissal if he has it again. It is to be hoped that lie will take tho hint and be a good buy for the future.

A somewhat unusual death notice appears in another column, the twin children, a boy and a girl, aged, eleven months, of Mr R. J, Rowe, of Featherston having died within two days of each other, The cause is not given. Schoolmasters often compAain that the irregularity of the attendance of many children greatly nullifies their efforts. But the crowning instance came under our notice yesterday, when a girl who had not been present once during the twelve months, presented herself at the annual examination, with a note from her mother, asking the headmaster to pass the girl from tho fourth to tho fifth standard,—Hawke'a Bay Herald.

Although the season is on the whole a forward one, a good deal of late sowing is being done by farmers, and a considerable quantity of oats yet remains to be put in,, the frequent showers that ore being experienced favoring the work. It is now expected that the area under grain in the district will be about equal to that of last year, The wheat crop looks splendid, and if very dry weather does not check the growth in December there should be an excellent crop, The Wellington Hospital Committee has had another subject for inquiry. Dr Henry recently gave an order for the admission of a patient, the said order being worded as follows: —" Dr Kenny— Please admit Alexander Fraser forth-with.-J. Henry," Dr Kenny, who is the House Surgeon, is evidently extremely . thin-skinned, for he reported the matter to the Committee, which in its turn repirted that Dr Henry might have concluded his memorandum in more courteous terms. And there the matter ended.

The Cpmniittee of the Masterton-Opaki Jockey Club appears determined that the new race course shall be as perfect as possible. After the formation had been completed, it was ploughed and harrowed, and the stones, of which there were not many, and these small, were picked off, The ground has now been thoroughly rolled, but there being a number of small depressions, men have been put on to fill them with loose soil. It is expected that when the grass that has been sown has taken a good hold, the course will be one of the best in the colony.

Mr Stout is not a well-informed man, i his reference to horse-racing in New Zealand is to be accepted as a standard, In the course of his speech at Dunedin the other day lie is reported to have said that he noticed on reference to a sporting paper that there were still twenty-three fixtures this season, If he would lookintothe matter a little deeper, he would find that he is very far off the mark. In this district alone we know of about ten meetings to come, and if other portions of the colony are not behind the Wairarapa in this respect, New Zealand should have about 425 meetings this season, in place of the 23 mentioned by the Premier. The natives at Opunake have (says the Taranaki Herald) become impressed with the machinery recently erected there for the Dairy Factory. We learn that as the engineer (Mr Crawford) was performing the last finishing touches in regulating t)ie machinery, ail old Maori chief came into the building, apt] watched the operations with much interest and concern, He approached Mr Crawford with great reverence, saying, "You taipo-inastei-1" —meaning thereby to ascertain whether Mr Crawford could work and control tho machinery. On being answered in the affirmative, and seeing the machinery at full speed, he exclaimed " Kapai! kapail Pakelia make cheese without hands: soon without a cow." We hardly think the native chief meant to be sarcastic, as his manner did not appear to convey that impression; but he was so overcome with the ability of the pakeha to invent machinery that he really believed what he said. '

We give below the text of a circular that has been addressed by the Secretary of Education to the Education Boards of the colony, It shows very clearly that, notwithstanding the interest professed by the Premier in the cause of education, he has made up his mind to cut the painter jn the matter of responsibility for school buildings.' TJie first move seems innocent enough, If, consists merely of giving local bodies power to contribute out of their funds for school building purposes, It is in this apparently simple way that a certain class of politicians succeed in deceiving the public and working their points, It may be said that, so far as the local bodies are concerned, the clause is permissive, and that it is an entirely optional matter with them whether they shall contribute or not, It is not safe now-a-days to trust to any such impression as that, First you may, and then yqif must, is tho way in which the Government w.qrk these things. In the present case the frontier is not in the least bit ehy about his hand,-Wan-ganui Chronicle, Venetian Blind and Revolving Shutter Manufactory, All Blinds guaranteed of tho very besi. description. Price list on application to R. W. Henn (late Henn & Hansen.) Poneke Steam Venetian Blind and Revolving Shutter factory, Welinpton.—Advt

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