The Wairarapa Daily. SATURDAY, JANUARY 17, 1891.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3713, 17 January 1891, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. SATURDAY, JANUARY 17, 1891.

At.t. the Wellington papers have been saying kind things about Mr Tapperel) this week, and we may be excused for some passing interest in their comments because the subject of them is a Mastertor. man who, while amongst us, was possibly to a certain extent unappreciated, being without any great honour in his own country. Mr H. Tapperell, or as lie used to be called, " Harry Tapperell," in this town,learnt type setting in this astablishment, and subsequently picked up the art of reporting at the office of our local contemporary, and bis neat, skilful, and unostentatious work was fully appreciated by his employers. Then he joined the staff of the New Zealand 1 imes, and speedily rose from the position of junior reporter to senior reporter, and now he has sailed for Australia to take a position on the Sydney Daily Telegraph. Should his health not fail him we may expect to hear of his further advancement in that larger field that be haß had the courage to take. Tbe best wishes of all pressmen go with him, for he is of a kindly disposition and the most modest of journalists, and no one grudges him the success he has worthily won. Masterton has for many years been a sort of nuising ground for Australian pressmen. When a lad lias learned his trade in this town be generally takeß a trip to the big colonies on the other side of the water, and we could give a list of a dozsn Wairarapa youths who are amongst the reporters, editors, sub-editors, foremen, and compositors across the sea. Almost all of them seem to be doiDg well, and some of them are occupying prominent positions in their new sphere uf labor. We do not precisely know the reason why so many lads from Masterton have become so successful in Australia, but we are aware that they have displayed certain characteristics which are altogether in their favor. Tliey

have the reputation of being hard j workers and exceedingly steady, and these qualities are not so universal amongst the young compositors who are trained in cities like Melbourne or Sydney, cr even in smaller centres like Wellington. A considerable number of them, too, while learning their trade in this town at the case, have given their leisure hours to picking up shorthand, and when they have left home have been iu a position to take a billet either as compositor or reporter, and have never had to wait long for employment. Compositors usually make the best reporters, and on the great papers of Australia there are many members of reportoml staffs who obtained their first step on the ladder by learning to pick up type in this district. The departure of Mr Tapperell for Sydney recalls to our recollection many who have preceded him, and who have done honour by their subsequent career to the Wairarapa whore they learnt their trade. Of Mr Tapperell's success in his new field of labor we feel assured, and believe that when he comes once more amongst us, he will have made his mark as a " New South Wales" journalist.

Messrs A. W. Brown, John Young, and the Rev, James Paterson, retire by effluxion of time from the Education Board next month. School Committees are required to nominate two candidates before ths end of the present month, and to record their votes before 28th Feoruary. Of the three retiring members certain School Committees will hope to see their good friend the Rev. James Paterson reelected, butnew blood is sadly needed, and it is almost time that the Wairarapa exercised a little more control over Board matters. Practically the Board is a Wellington committee, which is apt to consider the Wairarapa as a somewhat troublesome art district. We have here to beg and pray for favours which are given without asking to Wellington residents.