The Wairarapa Daily. TUESDAY, JANUARY 8, 1889. The Fate of Education Boards.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3098, 8 January 1889, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. TUESDAY, JANUARY 8, 1889. The Fate of Education Boards.

The Hon. Geo. Fisher, our member I of Education, has expressed an opinion that in the near future eithor School Boards or School Committees will have to be abolished When this question comes to an issue there r can be but little doubt which will go, the Board or tho Committee-there may be some as to which ought to survive—but in a demobratio community like this, the Board will be the victim of the bow string. If! Boards are to be doomed, it maybe said of jtbem that they have been in the past almost an essential factor in our Education system, The task of mapping out School districts, of building and organising the thousand and one schools of the Colony has devolved upon them. If now we can • do without Jheni it will he because tho work of establishing the Bystem is virtually accomplished. The object ) of tho Hon Geo. Fisher jn suggesting annihilation for either the Boards or the Committees is, we may assume, , economy. ABmattorsnow.standtbe .. "^nationdepartmental bureau costs 'L u ™.,,,ii """to per annum, and somaiythcHW. .—uf^ we got, perhaps, very luu*, money, the Boards who do the' lions share of the work involve the expenditure of many moro thousands, and lastly come tho Committees, who are also expensive,, There is naturally botweou the three bodies a certain duplication of work and.expense, and if Mr Fisher can show the House that the abolition of one of them will save money without prejudicing the quantity and quality of the instruction given, ho will probably obtain the support of the , legislature in economising and simplying tho administration, There will, however, be a struggle before even ' Boards-are abolished, because they ' have many influential friends..-.. All ' the teachers in tbo Colony, and' they ' can be counted by the thousand,' wall ! be on the side of the Boards, but i their influence will be insufficient to i save them if the alternative be the I abolition of School Committees. In ,( the near future when the changes ' which now threaten become accom--1 plished enlarged powers and enlarged J areas will probable be given to Coin- i mittees and greater responsibilities | will devolve upon the Eduoation i departmental bureau. To'the latter ' the Inspectorial staff will necessarily bo attached. The cost of Education j in New Zealand is undoubtedly a i heavy charge on the ratepayers of the ' Colony, and however efficient and 1 satisfactory the system may be, it would be unwise to oppose anychange which would be attended by--a distinct reduction of expenditure.

The Chinoso colony in Chicago consists ot two thousand; souls, ot whom only two are women, \ t H. M. Jobnsnn, the American sprinter, is credited with twice running one hnudred yards in nmo and four-fifth seconds at; St, Louis,. .■■•','.',•'. Some.fifty pffioora of tho Public Works Department were dispensed with on the 31st ult., and about as mary ,moro will be dispensed with during the.current year. .';.... ■•'.•' Mr W,' F, Garratt, the well-known chemist aad /Jrfiggisi of Taranaki-street, Wellington, died pn: giiuday morning, The deceased gentieinen has. been ailing for a eonsiaerable.;tiniapast, andajJOH.fc a month jgo ;He wasdisablcd by erysipelas to which' -complaint h.o has iioiy buc. oumbed.

A puiohasci is lequhed foi a heavy diaught liuiso, Within n few days there were nine Biucidei in Livcj-pool through (limiting carbolic acid

/; Tlie monthly /the Thistle ) lodge takes place tb-inorrow evening / i : The usual-fortnightly: meeting of tlie ' Masterton Borough Council takes place ) thisbveuing,;/;. ~;: ..We acknowledge, with;.thanks;,.the receipt of/a: n6atly;;arranged/mbreable card almahwi, freiri Mivß, J, Harconibe t^'MaUertoii/agent'of the : Nortliern Assurance/Ooinpany.;/// , ; //1:' : .:. In Messrs Hi l,' Jones and So'n'swin-do.w-qf'Wabganui says fcha Herald;.may, bo seen/a splondid, perch,; caupht on: New Year's Day by. Mr J. Duigan weighing.exactly3lb 160a..; -■::./-;'/'/. Tlie.prog'ramiiie of the Feilding Easter races' is' announced;'- the total • off the' Btakes being L 300.' The principal event ut tho Feilding,J.O, ■ Handicap of; 115 sovs.'-" - '■;...' '•'.'.':';.' ..: •"■ ■;.-". The City Rifles will fire a friendly rifle limteh/with tho Feathorston Eifles on Saturday next, at tho" Polhill (My range, Wellington, 10 men aside; ranges—2oo, SOO, and 500 yards, seven shots. t •' ..■'■;.'.':'"'// The commodious,house and grounds situate in Ohapel-street, lately 'occupied by Mr W, 'l, Grundy, is advertised for saloortolot.Fiill particulars can be obtained on application to Mr W. Perry.; Agricultural depression is notconfiued to England.. Out of every four farnis in Illinois tlireo are mortgaged, and tho loss of tho Illinois farmers in' tho: last. five years is estimated by official reports- at 50,000,000d01. ;--' ;..,.: ■;, .• .. Ourchrqmo almanacs ffhioh missed tho Bteomer which tliey. ought to hsye come by are now arriving by the s.s. Ruapehua, andywill shortly be ready for issuo. A man ,'a'ged 72 years, named James M'Nulkeii, whilst roiying in. a boat' in Nowcastle harbour, suddenly- threw up his'arms, exclaiming,!' Oil this is grand;' and dropped back dead. Syncope was the causo of death,' A young man named Richard Kenndy a carter, met with a serious aeoident at the Thames, on. Wednesday. ..He fell from a cart loaded with' furniture, and tho wheels passed over his thigh and left arm, breaking the bones of both. He is now in tho Hospital. The consumption of wator in the metropolitan area of Victoria this year i has beon the greatest ever known. For . the past fortnight the daily consumption has been 30,01)0,000 gallons. The' excessive demand is a source of considerable apprehension to the water-supply authorities. , Last Monday evening a daring robbery was committed at the Enterprise Permanent Benefl't Building Society's office, South. Melbourne. A man entered tho promises- and sent the clerk for tho manager,' During the clerk's absence a cashbox containing £229 in cheques and £179 in gold was stolon, Eugene Bloc, fourteon years of ago, recently committed suicide in Paris, fie fell in love with a plaster cast of Venus in his father's house, and would stand i gizing at it for hours, The boy neg- ■ lected his studies, and his father grew i angry,' and broke the statue into pieces. Eugene went to his room, twisted a ' sheet about his neck, and strangled 1 himself.

The monthly meeting of the Masterton Hospital Trustees takes place on Thursday noxfcat 8.30 p.m. .

The Annual Earn and Ewe Fair of tho VVairarapa and Bast Coast Pastoral and Agricultural Society, takes place at tho.Society's Show Grounds, Carterton, on Wednesday, 6th February. Entries close on Wednesday, January 304, at noon. ,

On Saturday week last a rather uncommon accident ocenrred' alongside tho San Francisco mail steamer Alameda, lying in. Neutral Bay, Sydney, A packago containing £IOOO worth* of gold specie web being passed from a waterman's boat to the steamer, when the packsgeslipped and disappeared beneath

the water. Since Ihea a diver has been engaged at work searching for the parcel, but so far without Sliding it. It is said | that the bottom of the harbour at the place the aeoident occurred is many feet deep in thick ■■mad, iii which the thousand sovereigns have doubtless been buried.'

One of the greatest colliery explosions ever known in France occurred on Nov. 2/in the colliery of Cransao In the Aveyfon, The accident took place ut a depth of 600 ft in the St Barbaras pit. Soon after a rescue party was sent down it brought up twenty-threo bodies and three wounded men. Half an hour later nine more bodies, reduced to a pulp, wore raised from below, and later in the pight, or father morning, forty-ppe more. Only three of these could be indentiGed, A gallery of 0.40 yards in length. fell in during the explosion,

1 The following clipping from the latest t number of the Irish Times to hand gives < a fair iuaight into the state of Ireland as ■ far as o'rime is concerned:—"Addressing i the W'aterford Grand Jury at tho quarter , sessions, the County- Judge'said.that einco the last sessions held in Waterfurd ' LiSt September there had been in the •• whole County Waterford only two cases i of petty larceny. In September there i wcrenocaseßreturnedfortrialinWater-, i ford city on that division of the county, , but ope caso of assult at Dungravon, , His Honor also mentioned that in the whole of tho county of Cavan 119 had only one case, a charge of rescuing goods ! seized by the bailiffs, which turned out to bo. a case whioh ; ought' not to ; have been- returned for trial, In , Leitrlm, he said, he had only ■ three oases, This was the amount of •- the provinces of Ulster, Minister crimen.. *' -«d counties representand Connaughi, '"-"«)le, "1 ing a population of 880,00upw, • ■ do not," said tho judgo, "believe that there is on the face of tho globe a coun'ry showing a similar record," Tho ordinary monthly nieefinp of. th Wairarapa Benevolent Society Was held this morning, Preaont: Messrs Pay ton (Chairman), Galloway and Dagg. The minutes of the previous meeting having been confirmod,Mr J. .Vile, Ohairman of the-l'aliiatua County waited on the members' to explain that the North County had claimed a sum of £4l from them on account of Benevolent aid and on this ground ho considered thb Society should relieve certain cases of distress in tiio;Pahiatua district..; It was.resolvsd that-the Benevolent Sooiety'had expended; iio money .during the current year, in the-.-Pahiatua County and con-" sidered that district outside their field cf operations. An application was read from tho Rev Mr Paige for further assistance to a consumptive case, but was not entertained. A sum of £1 was voted as a bonus to a regular recipient of relief, who wa3 temporarily laid up with a sprained ancle, and a sum of 10s per week was voted for a country case of phthisis. The casual relief for the past i month outside Btook. casoa was reported ; to have amountedto '

During the past month [our Blio\vTosm was daily attended by large Inumbera of ladies intent on inspecting and purchasine the attractive itcnis in the millinery and mantle departments at [Te Aro House Wellington..-. - .' :

In millinery we wero fortnuate in being ablo to exactly suit the tasto of our patrons, and for style, fashion, and'the harmonious blending colours, wa are aa yet unrivalled in the city, We have still', the same ability and means at our command, and during the present month shall show somo special sovelties in ladies' trimmed hats, at Te Aro House, Wellington. ' - ..,-/-..' ; Our mantle and costume department has also been the scene of great: activity. We have' sold an amazing number of-ladies' jackets and mantles of tho most fashionable description, and our costumes have been the subjects of much admiration at TeAro Honse, Wellington. : , ~' - ; We have a very choice lot of ladies' costomes, in all descriptions of fabrics, and in a peat variety of fashionable styles, compnsing ,' prints,' zephyrs','; sateen; broobe, Swiss embripdned) veilings,;. Pongee '.and Liberty silks, ranging from 5s fid to six guineas, at TeAre;Hpuss,:,Wellingtbn;.J;'-

. Wo cordmUy'_ittvite'my:'visitorsfiomtli9 country who for a whije in HlO city to visit our. shoowrpora when oyery. bu.tftttemptirjgi§:presstpai,ohaßeß, at Te Aro j{ouso l^liington,~4pvj;;t;v;^ ;;!

llio Wellington Woolon Mnn'ufactur mg Company have paid the voiy satisfactory dividend on their last Inlf-year's bußmess of 8 percent t

;/Mr/ ; ratensivo n"*!ane.bus^ 'eheepy&o/at cTh'ursdayl7th January. /Full particulars are. .MrF./HrWooim sale'nf general &6.Vab hia iauoiioiiV™ l Hmixf The>hole will be' 'sold without;tUVslightost're3efvo.- :.■'.•*./;' /r'iliß ni :Sathson, senior, residont/of Eangibva died'autldanlyoii Sunday night'from .'effusion of bloodonthe brain-; .Ho/ was- 63 yeava/old,; and ;h"ad baeii in .Canterbury .: Messrs' Jr'ooma'ri-' It; ■': Jaoksbn/&/Co/ ahiio'unce'aiarge stook salo to/bo held/at their.Palmeraton sale yards .in Thuraclay; January d7th.'./Tlie/lfstcomprisesVlso. cows/and- calves, lbO;empty/'cbWß,;4B dry cows.'rlOO2-ybaVtdld, lieiforßi-SO jouup/cows, 30p0;.2/tbotli"aiid2ooo A-] taotli wsthers/ "': ;'.'" ■ /'"/ : './•- : ," ; //•

'•".At.yesterday's session of the Supreme Court true bills were roturned by the Grind Jury ; in;t!ie following charges,'- in addition - to'those in whioh the\cases were.disposed of:—Ah Nam, larceny; ■P. Reeve, foreery.', No bills were found against ;.W.- Spackman, perjury'; A. Armstrong, perjury";' John Leo, 1 larceny and Charles Henry,/: fraudulent bankruptcy. /../■ y.-/ ; : /■:

MM.' SPEAR/ EjjiSpiaaM ad Optician) formerly.of Dublin, has arrived at Masterton: for One Week only/with a large stook of liest Periscopit arid other; Pebble Loriaesi' #■<#!' at tight angle wiih J/ie' axis. Thosef therefore, •. needing . properly/adjusted Lenses to rectify defective .vision would do well to give hiin a call before he leaves. .Address :-Mr /Scow,. Hallstreet, next to Drill Shed