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Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume 13, Issue 1016, 23 January 1869, Page 2

Telegraphic. — The operators at Wellington were holiday making yesterday, in celebration of tbe anniversary of the province; the office, consequently was open only an hour in the morning and the same in the evening. Communication with Dunedin is again cut ofl. Major Carlyon is at present in command of the Napier district. Upon his leaving town, which will be in a day or two, the command will devolve upon Capt. Kennedy, pending the return of Lieut.Colonel Lambert. Post-Office.-— lt is expected that Mr. Calders, the newly appointed postmaster and telegraphist for the Spit, will reach Napier to-morrow, by the s.s. Wellington. Should he do so, the post-office will be removed on or about Wednesday next. Postmasters. — The following appointments of postmasters appear in the Neio Zealand Gazette : — Edwin Hudson, at Mohaka ; William Schultze, at Havelock ; and Hugh Calders, at the Spit. Mission to Taupo. — On Thursday at noon, a small party, consisting of S. Locke Esq., Lieut.-Colonel Lambert, two or three of the Armed Constabulary (one of whom to act as Lieut.-Colonel Lambert's interpreter), and 20 natives under Hohepa and Paora Hape, recently armed by order of the Government, took their departure for Taupo, Mr. Locke's mission is a political one, he having, on being requested by Mr. Richmond, at once expressed his willingness to take the journey. Of the nature of Lieut.-Colonel Lambert's duties we know nothing, but suppose them to be of a military character. The Time. — Much inconvenience havj ing been experienced in consequence of mean time being observed at the offices of the General Government, and not in other places, Mr. Brewer has intimated to us j that the clock in front of his premises will, in future, indicate Christchurch, or mean j time. We understand, also, tbat the banks have adopted it, and that, in fact, it is likely to become general. There is a difference of seven minutes between Christchurch and Napier time. Educational. — The state ofthe country schools, unsubsidized and unassisted, na they have been for some time, is exceedingly discouraging. A change must take place, ond that speedily, or every schoolmaster worth keeping will find himself compelled to go elsewhere for a livelihood. Mr. Pearse, we learn, wili shortly begin the long deferred duty of collecting the rate. We sincerely trust he will encounter no obstruction, and that, very speedily, funds will be in hand to place the teacher, as a class, in something like a fair pecuniary position. Prize Firing. — In another column will be found, extracted from the New Zealand Gazette of the 13th inst., the rules and regulations for the Government prize firing in the Northern Island. The Sham Fight intended to come off on Saturday next, will not, we understand, take place, consequent on the absence at Taupo of Jiieut.-Colonel Lambert. The njilitia will, therefore, parade as usual