THE Waihi Daily Telegraph. WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE WAIHI MINER. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1904

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume IV, Issue 1087, 7 September 1904, Page 2

THE Waihi Daily Telegraph. WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE WAIHI MINER.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1904

Ilora shall the IToji tbo I'uoplo's Rl*lit nniiitain Uumoil bj luQuamo mui imkriboil by gaii ; lloro patriot Truth her flcrious preoopts drai. I'leilKod to Religion Liliortj, and Law

THE annual Education report, wliicl was laid on tho tablo of the House the other day, and a copy of which has been suit us by the Government Printer, contains a good deal of information of interest, From the report we gather that laet year there were 133,508 children on the rolls of the primary schools of the colony—an increase of 1306; but the average attendance declined from 113,711 in 11102 to 113,047. The attendance per centage for the year was 839, which is Baid to be considerably higher than the standard of attendance in Britain or Australia, Tho proportion of boys to girls in tho schools is 52 to 48 per hundred, There-were 1741 schools open, or 33 more than in tin previous year. Wanganui showing the greatest increase, namely, 11; and Nelson the greatest falling-oil, namely, 5; but, as the report indicates, many of the schools that were closed were, reopened in another form or amalgamated. Last year there 'were 31)95 teachers employed in the primary schools, 2996 adults and 699 pupil-teachers; of the total. 1417 were males, and 2278 females, while the average number ot children per teacher was 30(1. From a table supplied, it appears that teachers in the Australian States, other than South Australia and Tasmania, receive on the average hotter pay than those in Now Zealand, where tho average is £133, as against £153 12s in Victoria. The total salaries and allowances paid last year was £417,474, and £52,457 was distributed among the Boards for schools buildings, while special grants for newly sottled districts totallod £12,936, and the cost of native schools was £28,719. There were six Government Industrial schools having 1366 children orjtheir rolls, and the cost of these schools was £29,998. The total number recoiving secondary education at the cost of the Stato was 3523, as against 963 in 1901, It will be remembered that a week or two ago several members of tho Home complained of the small salaries paid to a perctntage of the teachers, and one member declared that school teachers were tho most poorly paid of public servants. Tho Premier thereupon said that one day he was attacked for an undue expenditure, and the next he was asked to make an in. «reaso in expenditure, and went on to say that if tho prosperity of I In* colony continued tho Government i would consider the advisableness of increasing tho salaries all round. 1 At present the lowest salary paid is ' £l>'i a year where the average attend. : ance is 8, and for a headmaster (ho highest salary is £374; an assistant mistress may get up to £205, a male [ assistant up to £245, and a female assistant up to £11)5, but that is only in big schools, where the average attendance is over 78", as far as assistants are concorno I. It is indisputable thai tho school teacher's salary is not keeping |.aco with tho' ' wages awarded by ai nitration to * workers in all other branches of ' labour in the colony; and it is also r indisputable that as a result of tho increases to all other workers his

cost of living bus eono up considerably. This is unfair to Iho timelier, whoso K;:ale is iho same now as beforo the iiwarls wore made, ami the sequence is that Iho State, which regulates his salary, will need lo see that lie is kept abreast of olker classes of workers if the. State wishes to maintain the present eflioienl service.

The third term of Iho Wailii School of Mines begins on Friday, 9th September,

Tenders aro invited by Mr W. J. Gray for tho election in Hoseniotit rond of two aliops and a dwelling,

A parado of tho Waihi Bitlos is ordered for Thursday next, Bth September, at half pusi sovon p.ui, at Moyer's Hull.

Mr P. Grunt, Government inspcatar of uinchinery, is at present in Waihi. In coiißDf|iicnco of tho cxlensivo nature of his duties, his visit here will bo somewhat protracted.

Notice is given in another column that tho Wailii Public Library will be closed to tho public from Saturday noxt, pending tho taking over of the institution by tho Wailii Borough Council. Mr. B, J. M. Koiup, merchant tailor and 1 outfitter, Auckland, intimates that ho is i opening up now season's goods, and that he will visit Wailii at the end of the week i with -\ Block of samples, and may be seen ' at Meyer's Hotel. i Tho adjourned meeting of the Waihi ► Jockey Club is convoned for to-morrow ' (Thursday) -ovening at tight o'cldok. Tho '• secret u-y, Mr T. C, Grant, notifies in the advertisement that all mombers and in- • tmd-ng mombers are invited to attend. Negotiations aro ponding for the pur. i chaso by tho Waihi Miners' Union of tho j Ohineiiiuri Coaohing Company's stables, situated on tho National Bams sido of Jtlnin street, In tho event of the purchase being effected it is iho intention of tho Miners' (Inio'i to convert tho stables aud adjoining co.ich-houso into a hall, - Lieutenant-Colonel l'irie, of Auckland, a member of the Central Hoard of Examiners of tho School of Instruction of the 1 colony, arrived in Waihi ynatorday 'I ovoning. His visit hero is in connection [' with tho officers and non-coms, of tho two local volunteer corps, who for tho past six f. weeks lmvo been receiving instruction .; in theoretical and practical military '! tactics from Colonel Owen and 51 Sergeant-Major Kuasell, over which he

Lieutenant-Colonel l'irie, of Auckland, a member of the Central Hoard of Examiners of tho School of Instruction of the colony, arrived in Waihi ynatorday ovoning. His visit hero is in connection with the officers and non-coms, of tho two local volunteer corps, who for tho past six weeks lmvo been receiving instruction in theoretical and practical military tactics from Colonel Owen and Sergeant-Major Eussell, over which ho will preside.' Similar examinations aro also being held to-day at l'aoron, To Aroha and Thames. In each placo there is o good representation of candidates. In Waihi tho following aro tho names cf those who aro sitting for tho examination: Acting-Captain Rollinson, Acting Lieutenant Clarke, Sergeants Gardiner, Laing and Dovoreux, and Captain Lloyd, of tho Hieh School Cadets.

There arrived i.i Auckland by the San Francisco mail-boat on Sunday M.' A. Zclcnko, a Russian journalist, who is touring the world in search of information (or the paper ho represents, the Russkoio Slovo. He has been to Canada, Iho United State?, Mexico, nm! Cuba, and his object in visiting New Zealand is to obtnin particulars in referencs to tho.co-operetivo system of labour M. Zolenlio says that How Zoaland hits lately been attracting a great deal of attention in his country, Many of the Russian books and magazines, ho says, contain R great deal ol literature concerning New Zealand translated from the English, French and German, and this information is read with keen interest by {ho advanced th'nkers of the country.

Humorous stories of tho recent New tJouth Wales olections continue to enliven tho Australian papers. One of tho funniost concerns a candidate who was working hard for the women's vote 110 bad told every meeting how, night after night, ho had fought for the Women's Franchise Bill, and just bofore the election a man asked him in a friendly way whether Hansard reported divisions in tho House, Tho candidate said it did. " Then hero's the second division on tho Women's Franchise Bill that you worked so hard for, Is your namo in it ?" Tho candidato ran down tho list of" ayes." It wasn't, "Hero's tho third division: is your name in it?" It wasn't, Tho candidate couldn't eyplain, and urged that it all must bo a horrible mistake of tho reportors or the printers, But tho crowd said that that was a played-out exouse, and hooted vigorously. It was only after be bad been oallod a humbug and a fraud a hundred timoi that he turned up Hansard in a quiet moment and found that tho lists referred to the previous bill—the bill that the Council throw out in the Parliament beforo last—and bo wasn't in that Parliament at all. But by that tiino tho story had got 24 hours' start, and the polling booth was only another 24 hours ahead, and the story got thoro first by half a street.

The Ohineuiuri No. 3 will firo on Saturday for the 6rst of a series of class competitions. Tbo "A" class will compete for 11 trophy preßentod by Mr. F, E. Marriott; the "B " class for a trophy presented by Messrs, Hetherington and Company; and the " C " class for a handsouio dock presented by Mr, J. friy, and also for a silver pencil caso presented by the Colonial Ammunition Company, Tho corps bus boon dividod into three classes, as follows:—"A" class: Major Kenrick, Captain Jackson, Liontonants Gilmour and Ready, Sergoant»Mnjor Jenkins, Corporal Comes, Lanco-Corporal Wior, Private Clark. "B" class: ColourSergeant Gardinor, Sergeants W, Gardinor and McGough, Corporal Comor, Lance Corporis Magce and Greon, Privates Bonnot, Loekoy, Dralliu, A. Satmou, Sharkey and Thorbura. "C" class: Sorgoants Dundas and Morgan, Corporal Brown, Privates Evans, Ireson, Nowdick, Soobic, Saundors, Williams, Grace, LaueeCorporal Tee, Bugler Hondorson, Privates Alcorn, Bronnan, Broad, Butler, Carlyon, Duuntan, Erwin, Foarin, Hannaford, Hunter, Izzard, Johns, Lookyor, Morpeth, McDonald, Eicb and Skinuer, Tho last nineteen competitors only will bo eligiblo to shoot for tho Colonial Ammunition Company's trophy, as well as for Mr, Say's, Tho competitions will be on what is known as tho point system. In tho "A" cla'ss tho winner of each ooirpotition will get three points, tho socond two, and tho third ono, and the competitor who first aggrogates nino points will bo tho winuor, In tho"B" and "C" clnsscs tho first tour mon in each competition will recoivo four, three, two, and or.o point) respectively, an aggregate of tlovon in "B" class to win and nino in tho "0" olass to win. The object in shooting on tho point system k that if a competitor misses ono or moro matches he dooß not loso his obanco of finally winning, The company has also been divided into half companies with a viow to shooting for a handsomo trophy presented by Mr, J, Livesoy for hiilf company competition as follows : Right half company : Captain Jackson, Lieutenant Gilmour, Sorgcant Major Jenkins, Sergeant Dundas, Corporals McGough and Cornea, Privates Magee, Green, Rice, Bonner, Sharkoy, Lecky, I Saunders, Srobie, Nowdick, Skinner, Alcorn, Butler, Cnrjlon, Foaron, Hunter, Izzard, Morpeth, and Grae?, Loft half I cjmpauy, Major Kenrick, Lioiitoiiant Ready, Colour-Scrgoant Gnnlinor, Scr- ■> gor.nts Gardiner and Morgan, Corporals Comer and Brown, Lanoo-Corporals l Veir and Too, Privates Clark, Conies, Dralliu, Moore, Evans, Ireson, Williams, Holder* bod, Broninn, Broad, Duustan, Irwin, Hann&ford, Johns, Lockyer, Thorburn and McDonald,