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Auckland Star, Volume XXI, Issue 4124, 22 September 1883, Page 2

Another case of measles has broken out among the Doric's passengers at the quarantine station. All the other cases are reported to be progressing very favourably.

"Query" wants to know whore the reserves and breathing spaces arc in the Surrey Hills Estate, as they are not shewn on plan, and, also, that somo of the streets shewn do not show the width reserved. Hopetown-street, off Ponsonby Road, as soon as formed, metalled, and drained, and water main* laid, will be offered for lease in large building allotments. This street commands a delightful view of the harbour and city. There will also bo a number of allotments in section GO, fronting Karangahape Road, Howe and other made streets, shortly placed in the market for long leases by the City Council.

During tho week Kawakawa has been rather livelier than of late, owing to a number of natives being in to receive their pay in connection with Puhipuhi. Eru Ngahu and his tribe received 12s per aero for 14,450 acres, while Marsh Brown's block was paid for at the rate of 10s per acre. So far, £10,000 has passed from tho Government into tho hands of the natives, and many of the latter have been known to pay back store accounts that were given up for lost.

Tho first meeting of creditors in tho estate of William Hibbs Long, butcher, of Auckland, was held this morning, and Mr Thomas Macll'arlnno elected trustee. Tho debtor's liabilities are set down at £147 Is Id, and liis assets at £7'J 7u Sd.

Tho regular meeting of the Trades and Labour Council was held last evening in the Working Men's Club, but the business gone through was of a purely routine character.

Mv F. Slovens, General Secretary to the New Zealand Ritle Association, writing to Mr Edward Cooper, local secretary to tho Association, intimates that the following gentlemen have been appointed members of the Council of tho Association :—Majors Derrom and Morrow, Captains Payne, Lo Roy, Mahon, Isaacs, and Dijjnan, Lieuts. Skinner and Clifton, and Mr Cooper; Whangarei, Mr Storey ; Waikuto. Lieuts. Johnston and Rutherford ; Coromandel, Captain Gatland; Wairoa, Lieut. Crawford ; Waiuku, Lieut. Barriball; Thames, Captain Douglas and Lieut, Potts. Tho prUe-liring will take place somo time in February. Tho date is not yet known here, but Mr Cooper expects to receive a full programme by next mail from the South. Tho local Committee aro endeavouring to arrange with tho Auckland Racing Club for the une of the racecourse as a range. We sincerely hope that Club will see its way to meet the wishes of the Committee, as it is the best of the few places suitable for the purpose within easy distance of tho city.

A correspondent, "Resident," suggests that the attention of the Government .should be called to tho necessity of erecting a neat iron rajl fence around Government House grounds. He thinks that tho constant repairs required to tlie present ugly wooden fence within the last few years must already have cost more than the fence erected round tho Albert Park.

The malicious injury to property case, in which Henry Traco ;md John Phillips, settlers of Waiheko, were charged with damaging a hcuse, tho alleged property of Robert McLuod, was not concluded list evening at the rising of the Police Court, owing to the lengthened examination of the soToral native witnesses, Tho further hearing was therefore adjourned until Tuesday noxt.

Thero was a good muster of the Hobson Company at drill last evening. The corps was exercised in company formation at the hall and on tho move by Liout-Clifton, and exhibited a steady improvement. Owing to the hall being engaged on Monday evening, tho regular weekly drill will be held on Friday noxt, at 7 p.m.

Twenty two candidates wero confirmed byj|the Bishop at St. Matthew's Church last evening.

Tho Board of Education opened and considered the following tenders yesterday afternoon :—Erection of school-house at Puriri: Thomas Donovan, Thames, £397 10s (accepted); Hay & Boyer, Thames, £398; Park & Allen, To Aroha, £417; Mannix Bros., Te Aroha, £445; Coombes and Thompson, Thames, £459. Erection of teacher's houso at Upper Otonga : Henry Wolf, Hikurangi, £140 (accepted).

So much time was taken up by tho Board of Education yesterday in discufsing questions which came up on notices of motion that the ordinary business hud to be postponed.

To the Editor: Sir, —IJqw is Capo Town connected by telegraph, and » tljo circle complete round tho world?— Yours, ku,, J. —[Cape Town is telegraphically connected with the Ked Sea and Indian cables at Aden, by cables skirting the cast coast of Africa. Tho circle round the world is not yet complete, the eastern and western shores'ot the Pacific Ocean being still unconnected. A cablo from Now Zealand to San Francisco or any other part of America would complete the girdle.—Er.>. E.S.]

Woodyoar's Electric Circus was again nrowdedlastevening ; indeed,the attendance wa/i Israel' than on the two preceding evenings'! So for upwards of 8,000 persons have visited the Circus. Tho programme last evening was an excellent ono ; the daring riding of Talbot, Shields, and Jack Cousins, and the wondorously clover perfornj4;)ceßof "MadameZulu " (thccducatcd monk,oyj aiixl "Duke Bambini" (the trick pony) boing auiojig tho most noticeable features. This afternoon a matinoo for ladies and children was well attended.

The children's entertainment in the Newton West School-room last evening passed pleasantly. Mr John Birnio occupied tho chair, and delivered an excellent address on ' " Childhood aiid parental Care," which was well adapted to the understandings of tho children, and well received. The scholars sang a number of gongs on tho TonicSoj-fa system of singing, interspersed with recitations and readings. Mr Mason gave "The Definition of a Boy," which was true to tlw letter. The spelling boo caused much amusement, Miss J.iabcl Taylor carried off the envied prize.

Thero is a slight inaccuracy in our notice of tho proceedings in the case In Chambers yesterday. In tho case of tho Creditors' Trusteo in Bray's Estate v. Cant and Others, it was the plaintiff, and not the defendants, who had applied for a stay of proocodingK, Tho grounds of the application were that notjoe of appeal had been served on the defendants by tho plaintiff, and security giyen for costs. The application was refused, with £1 Is cost*. Mr S. Hesketh appeared for the plajntiff, and Mr Kochfort for the defendants.

'To the Editor : Sir, —I most readily and cordially endorse all that E. F. G. Grainger stated in fast Star, relative to the remarks which, in the course of his sermon, fell from tho Rev. Mr Colder, in reference to supposed destitution in ).'on: sonby. It is surprising how very quickly those idlo and vicious men liavs found their • way to tho now incumbent. I sincerely trust that the rov. gentleman will not permit himself to bo imposed upon by the pitiful talos which most of those who apply for relief may pour into his pars, I fee] giire that there" pp.n bo no roal want in the Ponsonby distant (except it may be 'jvhore the bread-winner ip lair] up with sickness, but such cases can alw.'iys bo known). Work ;s nearlyalways'td bohud for those who are not atVaic] of it, and it is only the idle and dissolute w!,o resort to begging U) obtain the mean? to gratify their craving fop diink. I think the people ,a,v.e sufficiently taxed wfthout being called upon to subscribe money for the support of the idle and dissolute. —I am, &<?., Pox-

I In our report of the discussion at the ■ Board of Education meeting yesterday '; afternoon upon the question of keeping i a teachers' roll, several typographical errors occurred which call for correction. For instance, A] r Hobbs was made to say, explanatory of n current rumour, that " indeed it was necessary to avoid a certain creed, in order to make sure of obtaining employment," whereas the italicised word should read "avow." Again, in the sentence " the roll was to be a strictly private one, so that the teachers could not be en- \ joined by it," "enjoined " is a misprint for

"injured." Mr Moss was "not" sure that the Board cither should seek to know the ages of teachers, instead of being sure on the point, and Mr Bueklnnd considered that the roll was "merely designed to obtain for the Hoard information which the committees and the otlicials already had." Announcements of Sunday services at the churches of Auckland will be found elsewhere.

To (lie Editor: Sir,—Mr F. G. Grainger objects to indiscriminate alms-giving, and while tlicre is good reason for some of his objections. lam not quite certain if it is not better to give in that way rather than not give iit all. How many of us take the trouble to inquire whether applicants are deserving or otherwise? Very few, I fear. And what is our organisation for relieving real cases of distress? Literally, almost none, unless we except advertising in full tho particular cases of distress. We have no benevolent society, no public socioty for the relief of discharged prisoners, no flower or fruit cluba to visit hospitals or asylums regularly. Fortunately, there are a few really charitable and good folks amongst us, but what they can do must be limited. Fortunately, also, there is not very much real want ; but want and help must, and always will, arise _in every city with its growth, and it_ is a rejection upon us that beyond a Relieving Officer to administer Government- charity there is no .society publicly established to help the poor, the widow, and the fatherloss, without thn necessity of their having too often to parade their wants through the kindness of the public press. It is very well to write, let us do all we cau to enable our brothers and sisters to retain their self-respect. The question in —" What do we do V" and 1 am glad to observe that the new incumbent in All ■ Saints' has spoken of tho subject. 1 trust his words may bear good fruit; but we want more than words.—Yours, &c, CHARITY.

To the Editor: Sir, —In your issue of Saturday evening's Star 1 notice a letter from a "Resident" expressing satisfaction with the members of the Dovonport District Hoard for laying a new drain with 1-inch pipes down tho.eonti'eof Ann-street. Now, sir, some three months ago a "storm-in-a-teapot howl " wan raised' by certain interested individuals in our marine suburb respecting the manner in which our rates were being spent, and public speeches made on what was termed "jobs " (whatever they may bo). The upshot of this was that, with two exceptions, an entirely now board was elected. It, however, seems that it is only out of the frying-pan into the lire, for a great portion of the' work done since by the new Hoard seems to have been done for the special improvement of the several properties of .some of the now existing members und their friend*, and this new drain is, in my opinion, another step in the same direction. As stated by " Resident," there has been a larger sum of money spent on the two drains already made, and which aro laid with'U-inch pipes, than tho importance of the street justifies, and now it is proposed to expend at least a sixth of our whole revenue on another (uluill I say job) in order that the properties of at least two of our worthy representatives may bo improved. Then again, in a work of such magnitude as this tenders ought to be called for ; also for the supply of 12-inch pipes, which 1 notico are being supplied by a personal friend of another of our members ; and further still, why should the rust of our local tradesmen have boen debarred from competing for tho supply of the wooden crossings, &c, roeently laid down by another friend of this wonderful body— VerhumSati. Apologising for trespassing on your valuable space, 1 am, &c., Protest.

The question of tho minimum age at which pupils should be admitted to tho ; public schools came up yesterday afternoon I upon a resolution proposed by Mr Theo. i Cooper, "That the resolution approving of : tho alteration in school a^o from 5 to 7 years, passed by the Board in .fuly last, be i rescinded ; and that tho Minister of Educaj tion be informed that it is the opinion of tho I Hoard that uo alteration should be made." Mr Cooper stated that SO committees had '. unanimously condemned the alteration, i and they represented the parents of children [throughout the greater part of the educa- | tional district. Ho thought they wore j actuated not by question.-: of convenience and oxiiedieucy, but by a regard for the I tinna fide interests of the children. Mr ' Cooper alrio showed that out of 0,000 | children attending tho city and suburban j schools, 1,342 wort) under 7 years, and that out of 8!),000 children attending tho public I schools throughout tho colony, 10,000 wero j under 7 years of ago. Tho alteration advui catod by tho Board, he said, would deprive one-fourth of the children now attending school of tho advantages of education. Tho mental or physical growth (if the children would not be retarded. Tho hours were short, and included three intermissions, ono , of \\ hours' duration for play and recreation, ! and the children were discharged at 3.30 in 1 tho afternoon. In England school age was from sto 13. In 2S States in America tho limit was not above 5 years, and in 10 the limit was -1 years. The result of altering the school ago would be to throw I n large number of young children upon tho streets, and would cause great injury to their future. The Chairman opposed the resolution because the Inspector had reported, in favour of the alteration, and not because his reading satisfied him that injury resulted to tho children if sent to stiliool beforo 7 years of ago. Mr Hobbs and Mr Luke supported MrCoopor's motion. Mrßucklandthoughtoventuallyanaltoration would be required, but at present ho would support tho motion. An nmondment was I proposed by the Chairman to defer tho motion tjlj n further report was received from the Inspector. This w(j,s negatived. Mv MoKonzio proposed as an amoudmunb tliat the limit be six years. This was negatived. Mr Cooper's motion was then put and carried. Tho effect of this is that tho recommendation made by tho Board to tho Minister of Education, asking for the alteration of tho school age from r> to 7 years, is cancelled, nnd tho opinion of the Board expressed at a full meeting (ono member only being absent), is that the school a^o should bo as. it now is, from five years to 15 years. At the meeting of tho Board of Education yesterday afternoon, a letter was received from Mr 11. Worthington (Headmaster of the Wcllcslcy-strect School) stating, in reply to tho Board's query, that ho had been elected a mombor of tho Parnell Borough Council, and asking fora reconsideration of his case. When requested to allow himself to bo nominated, ho had carefully considered the question in its rola ; tion to his position as a schoolmaster under the Board of Education, and ho came to the conclusion that, as the duties of the ono j cou}d not possibly clash with those of the 'other, there ly.is no reason why ho should refuse to be useful to his follow townsmen, if they did him the honour to elpct him. Moro than ono teacher in addition to j himself had become members of church synods and literary and other institutions, tho meetings of which they wcro expected to attend only when released from other professional duties. | Mr Goldio said that there was n very strong i reason for tho regulation In country schools, whoro schoolmasters took part in local polj- ' tics, and used their influence as teachers in politics, or sacrificed tho interest of their school to thesuccens of their political objects, Mr Mobbs did not poo any reason for dealing with Mr Worthington differently from other teachers. Mr Moss thought the better j plan would be to rescind the regulation, and to leave teachers to their own discretion in these matters. There were too many regulations, and if the teachers were deprived of ilii> freedom of action which all other civilians enjoyed, we should discredit the profession, which ought to bo regarded as one of the highest. So long as the school did : not suffer, lie thought the Board had noth : ; ing to do with it. Mr Cooper held that tho ; regulation trenched upon tho liberty of the subject, and, in fact, ill appeared tphimtoba \ quite ultra vires, If it were enforced, j every man of spirit would refuse to accept employment under the Board. Mr Buckland considered that Mr Worthington had a I strong point in the fact that the Borough Oounei] of which lie was a [rierober W(is out- : *ido bin school (listLici.. Air Uoldie moved, " That the consideration of (his matter be ' deferred, in order to obtain a return or tlio ' Hifinjjpr of children (if any) from Parnell , attending Wollpsley-street.'" Mr Cooper moved'as an amendment, '? That this Board see no reason to interfere with Mr Worthing? tyn in his capacity of member of the Parnelj J3orough Gou|icll, nnt}l jt shall be shpv/n. that his holding such efijco Interferes with ! ilio efficient discharge of his school duties.'1 Mr Goldie's proposition was earned.

The absence of any recreation or public reserves on the Surrey Hills estate has been unfavourably commented on in town to-day, and Cr. Phillipps lias resolved to bring tho subject under the attention of the Council at its next meeting by proposing the following resolution, of which lie lodged the requisite notice to-day :—" That, taking into consideration the manner in which the Surrey Hills estate, abutting upon the city boundaries, is laid out, there being no reserves for recreation or breathing spaces, or any public convenience or for either educational or religious purposes, this Council pledges itself to oppose this district being added to the city unless due provision is made for the above purpose."

A conversazione was held in the schoolroom of the Holy Trinity Church, Devonport, last evening, for the purpose of welcoming the Rev. J. Bates, who recently returned from a tour of the Australian colonies, which was undertaken for the benefit of his health. The building had been tastefully decorated with flowers and ferns by the ladies of the congregation, and presented a very pretty appearance. Tho attendance was large, and visitors were enabled to spend a very pleasant evening. Various pictures and ornamental articles, which had been lent for the occasion, were exhibited, while Messrs Edward Bartley and Josiah Martin provided telescopes, &c., and gave directions as to their use. During the evening Mr O. Mays, as chairman, mado a few appropriate remarks welcoming the clergyman back to the sphere of his former labours. The Rev. Mr Dudley also made a few remarks, in which he expressed pleasure at tho return of the Rev. Mr Bates, and that gentleman suitably responded. Several songs were given by ladies and gentlemen, Mr Gordon Gooch contributing " Our Jack's Come Home To-day." During the evening refreshments were handed round, and altogether the gathering proved a great success.

The animal general meeting of the Union C.C. took place in the Avondale Hall on Wednesday evening, Mr James Sinclair in the chair. The Secretary read the report for the past season, which shewed that the Club had played 19 matches, of which 10 were won, 0 lost, and 3 drawn. The following officers were elected for tho ensuing season: —President, Mr John Bollard; Vice-Presidents, Messrs John Buchanan and R. Garrett; Secretary, Mr John Sinclair ; Treasurer, Mr James Sinclair ; Committee, Messrs J. and J. Archibald, T. Steward, W. Bohard and Quintail. The following new members joined, viz., Messrs Bmtt, Donovan, Richardson, Quintail, and Halfpenny. It was decided to open tho season with a match on the first Saturday in October.

To the Editor: Sir,—Just two months ago, three boys (named Pucker, Thompson, and O'Leary), inmates of tho Industrial School, absconded, and on the following morning a boat belonging to James Conley, waterman, moored at Wynyard Pier, was missing. As these same lads, when running away on a previous occasion, had stolen a yacht belonging to Mr E. Mitchelson, M.H.R., it was apparent that they were again guilty of this act—shall I say of petty barratry 1 The surmise proved to be correct, for on the next morning tho master of one of the cutters espied Conley's boat rounding Cape Colville, out since that date nothing appears to have been heard of either the boat or the juvenile pirates. But not the least serious part of the affair is that by the loss of his waterman's boat Conley is deprived of the means of obtaining his livelihood. Now, as one of those boys, previous to his admission to tho Kohimarama Heformatory, had sorred a sentence of threo months' imprisonment in Wellington for larceny, and as the lot had only recently been detected in stealing MrE. Mitchelson's yacht, but with mistaken kindness woro forgiven, it does seem that there has been same remissness somewhere in not keeping a more strict surveillance over these boys, but allowing thorn to prey on a citizen in the manner they have dono. Under theso circumstancos, something should be dono by the authorities on Mr Conloy's behalf—either regain him his boat or replace it by another. Tho hardship ho has Buffered under for tho past two months makes it surely a " cause that lacks assistance."—Yours, &c, E. Hadrill.

Lately a competition was invited in England for a connected and intelligent paragraph containing the names of the principal London papers, money prizes being offered for the best composition. Among tho replies received, the following was the best, and received the two-guinea prize:—"ln this Era of the Nineteenth Century, when the News of the World is flashed by Daily Telegraph from all parts of the Globe, and the People read its Daily Chronicle in the City Press or its Echo throughout England, when tho trained Schoolmaster and Schoolmistress are cramming our Yqung Folks All the Year Round with Knowledge to tit them for tlioir future Life in the World —tho intelligent British Workman, from being meroly a political fSpcctator, is now becoming thoGuardian of thoso liberties so dear to overy Englishman and Freeman, The idoal English Mechanic is a Radical and National Reformer. Ho haa Truth for his Standard, is a good Citizen, and is loyal to tho Quoen and the Empiro. Ho drinks from tho Fountain, is an Economist, and pays his Tailor, Draper, Grocer, and Millor, He can calculate sufficiently to keep a Record of Money transactions with Builder, Architect, Engineer, Ac. Ho devotes a Leisuro Hour to Gardening, Amateur Work, or Cricket. Ho gets tho Daily News Every Week from tho Weekly Dispatch, and on Sunday evenings ho reads out Tit-Bits of Homo News and Police News, with cuttings from Punch, Fun, and Funny Folks, to his Society guests."

A grand concert in aid of tho funds of tho Auckland Christian Doctrine Society, under the patronage of Hit) Lordship, Ilishop Luck, 0.5.1 i., and local clergy, is announced to take place at tho large school-room, eornorof I'itt and Wellington-streets, on Monday evening next.

A deal of interest is being takon by lovors of the preen cloth in the billiard tournamentnow in progress atthe Nevada Hotel. Itisreqursted that thoso who have not yet played will be in attendance as soon as convenient.

Tho usual fortnightly meeting of tho French Literary Society will bo hold to-night, when Jlr John Anscnno will (five an ossay, entitled " Uno Semaino A Londres" (a week in London). As the essayist has a very pood lilQJVk'di/o of the French language, theresliould bo n good ultoniluuuo.

The new legal partnership between Jlessrs Burton mid Napier will bo found advertised in another column. Their olliceg arc in lligh-HtroctV

A grand concert will bo giypn in St., James's Hall on Tuesday oreninK next. In aid of Vh'o I'rnnklin Road Sunday-school; organist, I'rofesaor Ijiinbert, Tho proijrammo of tlio evont aiipeitrs ulscwherc.

Tho dinner and ball with which it is proposed to colcbrato tlio joint anniversary of Courts Zealandia and Kuroka, A.0.F., in tho Lome-street Hall on the !)th prox., promises to 1)0 about the best affair of tho kind tout husbocn held for sonic time past. Tho preparations are in energetic hands, and the tickets are said to bo going oil' well.

Mr D, F. Evans will sell at his auction mart. Queen-street, on Tuesday, at noon, houso property in Wellington-street and building allotments in I'onsonby, Sef- advertisement.

i\ Congregational Sunday-school will bo opened to-morrow afternoon in the new Eden Hall for children who do not attend other schools.

Mr R. Arthur sells on Thursday nex^, a superior allotment at Mount Eden, known as I!awlii>K9ton. The property W Woly situated for residence sites.

Tho spcQiid anniivoraary of the John Gtough Tcmpcranco 1j.0.L., No. will bo eelohrated in the Protestant Hall on Monday next, September 24. Tea on tables at 0.30 p.m. See particulars in advei'tisomont.

As por announcement olsowhorc, it will bo seen that the Black Diamond Minstrels intend to give one of their attractive entertainments in the l'arnell Hall on Monday, October Ist. Judging from the merit of their performances and tho reception accorded them, those enterprising piinstro'.s bid full' to boepme popular fayouriUis, We wish thorn oyory success,