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Waikato Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1963, 5 February 1885, Page 3

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[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT. | TkArohv, Wedncdiy. Tm: R.M. Couit sat jesterd.iv, Mi H. Kenrick piesiding, l>iit none of the cases heud «lmi! of any public nitnest. Judglil nt-> foi pi untitfs weiegiven in the followin^ _ Wells «wd Souttei v. (i. It. Uonldio. --Claim for goodo, £1 7s 2d, costs 10s; Wells and Hoiitter \. Win. Viudie, £17 Is Hd tosti t2 If.; John Squiirell v. James Sna-sdell, til •">■' ">d» co»ts £1. Of the othei c.i si s, two or three wuits btiuck out, jnd the rest settled out of court. The long school holidays camu to .in end oji Monday. Mr and Mm Marsden aic again at their posts, and the boys are to be Heen with then satchels and shmiiw mom ing faces cieeping like Miails unwillingly to HCiiool. (Jiretne-s now leigns in ni.inv household*, and the maternal mind n at eav;. Tt is an open question whetheitio much tune is not w.v-tod in the-e l»iigthunud I hob<li,\M. The p-ipils are ccrt.an:ly not meitlv lMMietited by Iwmg ho Ion? ,wiv from then t.usk-, .'»id it cannot bj md that the five day-.' woilv pel week of the t-.ii.li. is i, bindeiiso'.ne th.it it requires w) much rel i\ ition V> it cunt than wasted i«n i^i-. Kducitioiial, likf lltnt ' 1 Jiultuinan's\ipposi.(J to be pi wessuib', but it i-. doubtful u hetliLT, in this lespect nt leant, the present system 1S h upeiioi to that which prevailed at a tune to which many c m look hick, when holidi>* weie shoitei and much le.ss freniK nt than they ate now-a-days. V feud has broken out among the mem- • ),,.'rs of the Wftiorongoinai School Committee and disordei has aheady begun to characterise their proceedings. A dwpute .h.is arisen aa to the legality of the election of the chairman, (Mr Smardon), appointed ft t the first meeting, four of the members refusing to recognise him, and the otherH jiiauitainmgth.it the election was perfectly regular. The matter ih to be submitted to the Board of Education, but meanwhile theic is a deadlock which putn a stop to all business. It argues badly foi the useful- ,,,. S s of the committee dining its term of office that dissensions should have crept in among the members even at their first nit eting. I*- w doubtful whether the antiiMtllieh that are supposed to exist among them w ill « vt * r permit much harmony to prevail, audit is the opinion of borne that t would be better (if the course is allowable) foi the vrholo ti> ie»lgn in older that an entirely new committee m»y be elected. A survey of the ground required for the l'ulway «tati<>n on the township Hide of the rlicris now lieing made by CttpUin Beerc and staff, and it n expected that tenders for buildings and other works will ere long °Mr Joseph Heathcote was the successful tenderer for the additions and impiovements at the baths, his price being £<J4 10i. Tlio W ork will be commenced at once and l,kely to be completed within the specified time, which is one month from the date of acceptance. While traniing a young horse to harness in a light tiap yesterday, Mr P. Ferguion, B „t W iiorongomai had a narrow e«cape from Beiious injury. In passing rough ground one of tho hhafts of the vehicle broke, c vising it to capsize and pitching the occupant headlong to Miith. Fortunately the pi ice was a little soft, and but little damage was done except to the buggy, which had both shafts bioken and some other mlunes. _^__^_________

Mr William Dethmer, Railway Hote', l'rankton, advertises «li*t lad.es and gentlemen <an bcAccommoditcd wilh first-class saddle horses. The seen t.iry of the Fl imilton Domain hoard announces in our aiUertisintf columns the sale, for six months, ot Allotments Nos. 10 and 20, on |hQ HtU tnst.