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Evening Post, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 74, 27 March 1912, Page 6

The Maoris will hold a church confeixttxoe at Awapuni, near Palmerstou North, next week. Natives from all parts of this and tho surrounding districts are ©xpeoted /to be in attendance. Provision h being made for the catering on a fairly extensive scalp. The tender of Messrs. Russell and Dirndl, at £3429, for the orection of th* Wancanui Education Board's offices in the Avenue, was accepted ou Monday plight, th© next tender Being £6 higher. The chairman gave a statement showing that funds were available for the- work mainly from the £15,000 loan raieed on tbe security of Ihe endowment recently leased. Last week an unsuccessful attempt was made to refloat the steamer Manakau, which ran aground recently on the south spvt at Waitara. On the evening tide another attempt was made. The Tainui succeeded in moving her some distance, when thct Manakau capsized on to her side. By noon neri day the masts and funnel had disappeared, and the vessol appeared to be fast breaking up. If the necessary Order in Council authorising v reduction in the width of streets is obtained it is likely that tho Government will shortly put in hand the construction of 32 workers' homes at Taitville, where a block of land wa« acquired some time ago. Five of the dwellings in the Derwent-street settlemenfc are now completed and occupied, and several moro will be out of the builders' hands next week. Good progress is being made with the construction of homes at Christchurch. ant} Auckland. A new departure in the issue of tram tickets on the line to Karori was brought into force last week at the request ot the Karori Borough, Council. By thin passengers from the city to Karori, or vice-versa, will only be issued tickets to the Botanical Gardens (the end of the city line), and will there have w> purchase tickets to and from Karori. A discussion on the matter took place at the council meeting last evening, and opinion was fairly evenly divided as to the efficacy ot the system, but it was eventually dtcided to give it a further trial. "Though the steady annual increase in the roll number for the district as 'a. whole is maintained, the increase is practically confined to city and suburhrui schools and tho schools on tho Manawatu line. . . . (Quoting figures.) This means that, omitting the two Mastertou schools, the rolls of the schools north of the Riimutaka a«d eolith of the Hawkes Bay lino show a. decrease of 9 per cent, in ten years, although the actual number of schools haa in the Mine period increased from 92 to 103."— Annual leport of the Wellington Educai tion Board inspectors. Mr. Eustace Lane, at a committee meeting of the Farmers' Union, said that in the past Hawkes Bay gra«s seed had v great reputation, but it wa* in danger of being lost. During a recent visit to the Auckland province, he had discovered that Hawkes Bay grass seed was being sold at a much lower price than formerly, the cuuae being that the seed was sold as old pasture. He had been told by an Auckland firm that they had decided not to stock any more H&wkea Bay grass seed. The speaker suggested that a series of experiment* should ba held to prove that the seed had not deteriorated. Further consideration of th# matter was deferred to the next general meeting. A building permit, issued by the Karori Borough Council to a builder (Mr. W. H. Nirnmo), who is alao a counculori and for which the' full fee was not charged, has caused some discussion at the meetings of the counc.il of late, and was renewed again last evening. A legal opinion on tho matter had been ob» tamed, which was to the effect that th« owner oi the building was liable, and iioi tho builder, who was simply -an agent. Councillor Nimmo said that i£ the council had not muddled the matter in tho first place the money would havo been paid, and he had merely wished to teach the council a lesson. He had had the ten shillings (the amount in dispute) in his pocket all along, and would now pay it. The Mayor considered it wduld have been more cour^ teous had the f<!o been paid at the outset. A conference of local bodies met ab the Druids' Hall, Lovin," on Monday, and discussed with the Natives the question of fishing rights for Europeans in tho Horowhenua Lake, and the- proposed lowering of the lake. Major Burlhißon, chairman ot the Lake Domain Board, presided, and said that from time to time matters had been brought before the Domain Board in connection with tho lake, and the Europeans were now asking the Natives to allow them to have the fishing rights on the lake, and they were also asking them whether they would allow the kite to be lowered. The board, having no power in either matter, was asking tho Natives to permit Europeans to fish for trout from Octobet to May. So far ac lowering the lake vvub concerned, the board suggested that it should be lowered, as was the case years ago. Most of the Natives present objected to lowering the lake or giving dshing rights to the pakeha. In bringing the meeting to a close, the chairman thanked the Natives for their attendance, and said that it was very satisfactory to the Europeans to know that the Native* would meet them and diecues matters concerning the welfare of the town. He hoped that as a result of further deliberations they would bring the matter to a satisfactory conclusion. The advance guard of the members of the Australian Press Association, who are holding a conference in the Dominion, arrived in Wellington yesterday, and are staying at the Grand Hotel. Mr. S. W. Brooks (Brisbane), who is an oxprtwident of the association, was accompanied by three New South Wales delegates, Messm. W. J. Mangan (A1I bury), F. Pinkelone (Oootamuudra), and Tarlinton (Murwillumbah). The other delegate* will reach Wellington to-day. After holding a two days' conference in Auckland, which they reached direct from Sydney, tho dele-gates were entertained at a harbour picnic by the pro> prietora of the Auckland daily pr<6«J and proceeded the following day to Rotoruu., where three days were spent in sight-seeing, bathing, and gotioraf enjoyment of tlie beauties, and wonders of the thermal district. Tho delegates express themselves delighted with their trip, and aie laying an ample stores of " copy " for their respective journal^ about all that pertains to tho Dominion. Some of the delegates will, doubtless t bo able to renew friendship with Australian* who arc now residing in the Dominion. To-morrow afternoon the delegates wilt be taken on a harbour excursion in the Ferry Company's steamer Awaioa, by the- proprietors of the daily press in Wellington, ajid aftorwavde entertained tit afternoon tea la the Day's Buy Hoiu.e A large amount of interest is being cw.tred on the coming Mnyoval Eletftioii. and it is to be hoped that tho oitiztuw win exeroiso thei? vot» and return a_ ptroflg man tor this most important pesiUc* us the city's affairs. In the meantime- qxorcine your own judgment in. anothor dirootion, by inspecting :ii>w shipments o$ /♦*) Eider Down Quilts, at C. Smith*, Ltd., Cuba-etreet. Now goods that show bool Vkovkmiuwhip, and tho Utwfc improve ments, prepared from the best tfradt Kider, which retain* ite i elastic nature purified aad ventilated in feather-proo French s,atoena nud eaUiib in a wide long ot colouia and dasigns. Double bed «uu i 6 x 5, 21h, 23s 6d, 2& 6d, 29« 6d, 3k b( to 77e 6d. Cot Dowa Quilt*. *» lid, 6 1 lid, 8* lid to 10s 6d. 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