CABLE BREVITIES.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4697, 17 April 1894, Page 2

CABLE BREVITIES.

Sir Geo, Grey ba? reached England safely and in the best of health,

F. Dalgety, late bead of the great London wool house, leaves £480,000. The Governor of the Oameioons hHS been reoalled by the Berlin authorities tor ordering the flogging of women. Senator Mitchell, U.S.A., declares tbe removal of the wool duty will kill the woollen industry in the States, _ Navy scare in Frauce. The President of tbe committee of inquiry reports that disorder prevails throughout its administration, stores depleted and vessels unseawortby, A Melbourne return of the cable business since tbe reduction in rates sbon'B that the revenue derived from the New Zealand service lias increased SO pn' cent., while the revenue from international Bources libb increased 22-43 per cat.

Masterton School Committee, Annual Report

The following report will be submitted by tbe Mastorton School Committee at the annual meotiog ol householders :

"Your Committee in presenting I the annual report for their term of [ office just expiring, do so with a feeli ing of satisfaction, the operations for , the past year showing very good re- | suits. During the year extensive \ additions have been made to the | Main School, giving a new olass- . room which was very much needed, , and there is now also a very comfortable room for tbe useol teachers. As , usual the Town Lands Trustees have , been liberal to tbe school in making a i grant .in aid. Although this is less I than it was years ago, your Committee have succeeded in carrying on ' the financial business during the year without anxiety and of having a credit balance in hand. The compulsory clauses of the Education Act have been put in force during the year, your Committee regret having to be compelled to adopt this course for the purpose of making parents send their children to school, in face of the many advantages and facilities for getting a good education for their children. Your Committee, having exercised economical management in its affairs, considered it advisable to approach the Town Lands Trustees to gei. them to set aside an annual sura for a scholarship, irrespective of supplementing tbo Education Board scholarship. Your Committee liaye dono this, thinking that the timo has arrived when tho parents of childien attending the spbooj should have the opportunity of being Hbßisted in the education of their children out of the exceptionally handsome fund which the Town Land Trust provides, The rolls of tho two sohools show 590 and 103re8peetively and tbe average for ihe year has been fairly well maintained. Mr W, H. Jackson as Headmaster of the Main' School, and Miss Keeling of the Infant School, together with their respective stuffs still keep up the efficiency hitherto obtained,anddeserve the thanks of tbe parents for the excellence of their management." The balancesheetshowstheincome < for tho year to be £lßl-.2s made up I as follows:—Capitation, £79165; ' Town Lands Trust grant, £SO; sale of school requisites, £1 6s, This with the credit balance from last of £8 Is 8d brings the total receipted to £134 8s sd, The total expendilfl amounts Id £ll6 12s 9d ; HabilitH to date £l7 10s Bd. Against tH this there is'cash in hand £ll IOsH and capitation.due £2O. It will thH be seen that after settling all olainl the Committee Will leave its succtH sors the tho sum of £2O toiommi|H the year with, J ' flH^Bj