The Catholic social, held in the' Foresters' Hall on Wednesday night, proved thoroughly enjoyable and was attended by about 80 couples. Excellent music was provided by Mrs Boddle. Messrs F. O'Connor and W. Tarrant officiated as Ms.C.
It is stated in the annual reports of 1910, issued by the Wanganui Education Board, -that the average ages of pupils of the Dominion State Schools in Standards V. and VI. we're. 13 years and 13 years 11 months respectively, in the fear 1909, and iri the Wanganui District Schools last year 13 and 14 years respectively. The average ages of pupils of both these standards attending the Lytton street school who have entered from other chools, is 13 years 11 months, but of those who have commenced their education in the school 12 years and 7 months. The latter figures indicate a ground of comparison very favorable to the local school. By the report referred to, it is shown that there were a total of 53 pupils in the two standards attending the Lytton street school last year, with a roll number of 256. This was a larger proportion in the upper standards than is shown in respect to any other school of the class in the district. Tlie present proportion is 50 to a roll number of 251. Consequently the proportion of pupils in the school who obtained proficiency certificates, namely 18, and competency five, in respect to roll number, was most creditable to Mr Stewart and his staff.
When sending Home show sheep for sale recently, Feilding A. and P. Association asked for a separate opinion as to the relative values of prime Down and Longwool lambs.. The judges reported: With regard to the relative value of prime Down and Longwool lambs there cannot be, over here, two opinions-the superiority of the Down is unmistak-able-if only it is finished off properly. If on the other "hand the lambs sent over are thin and plain, then they cannot pass as first quality, and the quest of breed in second quality does not much matter, and affects the value very little. This.no doubt is the cause of any doubt that may still be held by some snippers as to the unquestionable superiority of the Down breed. In shipping tegs and large lambs the great difficulty of course is to get them well finished, with wellcovered legs, and yet not too fat on the ribs. Great care should be taken to avoid this, as fat and wasteful tegs are very unselling, even at a considerably reduced price.
The introduction of the system of rating on improved value in the borough of Gisborne is ,says" an exchange, likely to have the effect of placing a fairly large area of unoccupied land upon the market. One effect of the change has been to quite put a stop to speculation in sections by working men, or people who cannot afford to pay the greatly enhanced rates.
A dairy farm in Waikato is advertised for sale. It is said to be a real bargain.
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Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXII, Issue LXII, 2 August 1911, Page 7
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507Untitled Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXII, Issue LXII, 2 August 1911, Page 7
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