Curtailing Education
The new owners of Kawau. Unriquited services. . „ ■' Auoa.AND Thursday. . Tho, Mount Albert School Committeo passed a resolution that the school age should be raised to seven years, and free tuition cease at tho fifth standard, '■•''. . Mr audMrs Thompson, the new owners of Kawau, went down by special steamer yesterday to take up their residence. Captain Irippner, who iuduced the German settlers to come to Pnhoiis now old and inreduced circumstances. A movemont is on foot to obtain Government recognition of his services which was formerly promised but never given.
Extensive Fire at Hawera. Whole Block Destroyed,' Haweha, Thursday. A serious lire occurred in Highstreet this morning.' It was first discovered at 4.25, when. Bobbins and Pierard's large ironmongery and grocery store was found to be in Haines. Within half an hour, the fire had spread to the handsome drapery establishment of Sutton's wliich was also entirely cousuined within the same period.- The adjoining fruiterer's shop bolougingto Donnelly was also destroyed. This was the finest block in Hawera.. Sutton's building-cost over £ISOO to erect about; five years ago. It is insured in the name of Archibald Clarkson;, Auckland, ic is said for £IOOO, but this is not certain. Sutton's stock, much of it just to hand, was insured for £IOOO, and is valued at £BOOO. Robbing and Pierard's building is said to be insured for £SOO, and so far as tho insurances are known the Phccnix Oflicehas MOOon the stock of ironmongery, and the North German has i'SOO on the grocery stock, Donnelly's stock is uninsured; the building is insured for £IOO, Considerable loss is inflicted on adjoining shops, and large injury through salvagos. The front buildings across tho street also caught fire once or twice, and were scorched and iujured by the fire. The fire was subdued at six o'clock, having lasted about an hour and a half. Had tho night not been calm and frosty the fire must bavo swept half the town.
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2942, 5 July 1888, Page 2
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326Curtailing Education Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2942, 5 July 1888, Page 2
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