TELEGRAPHIC.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3465, 21 March 1890, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC.

(Per United Press Association.) - Dunkdin, Maioh 20.

The High School Governors have intimated 'to the Education Board that owing to their straightened finances, thoy were unableany longer to continue free education to those who gain 50 per cent of marks in! the -Board's scholarship examinations. At a meeting of the Exhibition Coinimsßionora to-day,'it was'decidcd; to definitely close the Exhibition on the 19th of April, and notice is to be given to tho orchestra that they will not be required after the 12th prox. At the Police Court to-day, Mr Orombie, the Deputy Tax Commissioner, prosecuted James Hume, John Waldie, and A. D. Rutlierford for neglecting to furnifeh statements, of their property! " Mr Cavewy'RlM,, decided from tho, evidence .that,..'the, negleet was not wilful, and therefore came tinder section 110, Ho fined each defendant £5 and 7s costs; ' s Chbistciiuuch, March 20.

The annual Canterbury ram fair,' hold to;day, was, very successful. In cousequenco of the dryness of . tho season, the prices realised were not up to the usual standard, but a large proportion of the ranis werb sold at good averago prices. Best quality Lincoln rams sold at 11 to SO guineas, English Leicest-ers from three to eight guineas, A largo number of Border Leicester rams found considerable favour with buyers, '6orao of them fetching up, to 15 guineas eacli, five guineas being tho general figure. Merino rams, sold- at a disadvantage, buyers in that class of stock being absent. The sale of ewes was very limited.