BURNHAM INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL.

Evening Post, Volume LXXII, Issue 72, 22 September 1906, Page 5

BURNHAM INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL.

OHRISTCHURCH, This Day. The Burnham Industrial S-hool- enquiry was resumed vcstcrdiay before Mr. H. W. Bishop S.Mr George - Melville Buxlinson, formerly in charge of the • Cavcrsham Industrial School, near Dnnodin, and of a tmsney school, near Auck!aad ) and now head of a reformatory at Werftroa, uoa? Wellington,- statsd that ha tsos m charge cf the Burnham Industrial School during tho j tsim the subject of tl»3 present enquiry, and had been in charge there some years ago. He thought the discipline and the tone- of the school wem better to-day than th*y were when he was acquainted with it previously. He> thought the boys were treated with care and humanity, and that tho manager and matron had the best interests of t_e institution at heart. The school appeared to him f.r> be sufficiently staffed. Dr. William John Andtrson, InspectorGeneral of School, attended in order to protest against the interpretation placed by certain witressgs on the words ha ! used at the enquiry held by him at Burn- j bam. Several witnc&es, including Mr. j Wilson, night walclunun, and Mr. Cooper, had stated (before Mr. Bbhop) that h» had said £hat he_ wanted everything to bo irrenSly> and if anyone said anything cf a hostile character he would not be slow in making a report for bis removal ; while other witnesses had stated that j taey understood that Dr. Audertou exI ptfLted them Dot to ray anything specially ( tortile to tho institution. Quoting from i m-=in^ry, Dr. Anderson stated that the purport of his words way "that he trust-ed ihe attendants would recognise that ha ias.fc them in a friendly spirit, that he ' would do his uuncst to give a. fair and patient hearing to their com.pl&int6, and.that if he found a bpirit of h»;ti ity or a. disturbing cknwnt in the institution, ho would not hesitate to make j such representations as would lead to the I removal of it." The only conceivable interpretation of these '•. ords was that it was one of his duties to rpmove any disturbing element. 'ihiou^hout the seven days of his enquiry he had no suspicion tint any otfier interpretation bad been put on tueM.

Froni tha advertisement in another j column it will be seen that the Rsv. Alfred Gamble, ot Melbourne, the organising secretary of the Church Missionary Association, will" address a meeting in the Diocesan Library on Monday evening, aad that all persons i interested in missionary work are in- [ vited to attend. The Church Missionary I i 3 the J*ew Zealand Auxilij ary of the Church Missionary Society, . and has missionaries at work among the llaoris and the iielonesians, end also '. iv Africa, India, and Japan. j In Chambers this nioroing the Chief t Justice heard the divorce case of Ann • Cross v. John Cri/SS. -^ His Honour grantj ed a decree nisi, to be moved absolute . ut the expiration ot three months-, and • made an order for the payment of ali- • !T,ony at the rate of 10s a. week. Mr. i It. B. Williams appeared for the petitioner. Mr. Kyme announces that he will commence new classes for teaching his rapid in.Us.io leading method at St. John's j Schoolroom next Monday evening ; at the Christian Ch-tpel, Petonij, on luesday; and that he will rtpsat the first lesson at the Y.MX'.A. rooms on Wednesday evening. | The donations to the V.M.C.A. build- | ins fund, which wero optionally payable in three periodical instalments, toi tailed £10,890. A number of people have i paid the full amount premised in one paynwnt, and hopa is expressed by the treasurer that others will adopt the sam* course. The sum of £2600 has ' already been received, £2200 of which has been placed on deposit. The Board of Management is assured of the building fund, but the association is in need of liberal assistance towards meeting expenses," The general fund now stands: —Receipts, £410; expenditure, £507; and other items would have to be included before the close of the year co that further receipts to the extent of about £100 will enable the board to furnish a balance sheet showing no deficit. Messrs J. H, Bothune and Co. _ insert in "our advertising columns particulars of several auction sales to bo hold by thorn. On Tuesday nest 25th inst they will sell, afc No. 85 Cuba-strcot, next Godbers', by instructions from Mrs. Fletcher, tho \vholo_ of her household furnituro and_ appointments. On Wednesday, 26th inst they will 'ell at tV">ir rooms, Featherston-strcefc, in tho estate of W. J Elder, two in\estmeni!> in Petono proportj. Lot 1 has a frontngo ! of 40 foci to Quccn-strcot by a depth I of S9 feot, with rosidonco thorcon, conj taining 6 room.*. Lot 2 also fronts Queen-street, section 40ffc by 93ft, 4 roomed coltago thoreon. They will afterwards soli a properly at Crofton, having a frontago of 90 feet to public road, fay a dopth of 217 feet, and a new villa rosidenco thereon containing 5 rooms, with 2 verandahs, and oonvonionco'?. On Thursday 271h mat, Messrs Bothuno and Co. will cell nt I thotr rooms a consignment ot | American Oak Picture Clocks, and a quantity of household furniture, tho ! whole to bo sold without reserve. On Wodno3tluy 3rd Ootobor, at 2.30 p.m. they will odor, on account of tho estato of W. Rolands, two city properties, Lot 1 has a fror.tngo of 48 fest 6 inches to Wi!!is-3ticet, by a tloplh of 165 foot, with cottago of 3 rooms, workshop, forgo etc.. ocupied by Messrs Stephens ana Marshall. Lot 2, 35 Abol Sinithutreet, containing 7 rooms on land with <i frontage- of 27 feet 5 inohes by a dopth of 62 feet 8 inchc3. An advortisornont also calls attention to tho salo of Highbuiy on 24th October. Thif- subdivision adjoins Kolburne, and is apnroachod by a road through this suburb. Tho sections all front formed and metalled roada. Messrs J. H. Bothuno nnd Co. insert a new list of city and suburban freeholds, and particulars of a number of houses to lot. Hcs3rß. Macdonald Wilson and Co, advortiso a salo of household furnituro \ »t,, at tUeir rooms on Wednesday B*st<.