[BY TELEGRAPH—OWN CORRESPONDENT.] Board of Education. Auckland, Friday Night.

Waikato Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2113, 23 January 1886, Page 2

[ BY TELEGRAPH— OWN CORRESPONDENT.] Board of Education. Auckland, Friday Night.

At the Board of K<lucition, out. of 58 applications for a junior clerkship of £80 a year, Mr James was appointed.

The Licensing Committees and the Trade. A meetiug of brewers, wine and spirit merchants, smd licensed sictn.illers wnsneld to-day under the presidency of Mi* Arthur Nathan, tn consider the question of contorting the forthcoming elections for licensing committees in the city and suburbs. It was decided to support moderate men in the elections, for all the city and subuiban districts, the meeting expressing a desire only for the return of men who would administer the Act fairly.

Improved Railway CarriagesMr Richardson has given instructions to have a considerable number of the American pattern carriages fitted up with lavatories and other necessary comenience<> for long journeys, and also to build at once •it the Auckland workshops two carriage*, fitted especially for ladies and invalids, so th.it when the lino is open to Te Aroha and Lichfield those going these long journeys may be'able to travel with comfort.

Racehorses for the South. The horses Tuiquoiioe, Necklace, and Derringer were shipped for Duuedin today by the Rotmnalmna, to fulfil their on^ißernents at the Autumn meeting. Mi Marshall was also a pjis»enger.

FireA six stalled stable? hay loft, and a quantity of agricultural implements belonging to Mr Lynch, hotel-keeper, Albertstreet, were destroyed by fire ;it Kamarania last evening. Nothing is known respecting the cause of the occurrence.