LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

Northern Advocate, 28 August 1913, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

In case there should be any misapprehension we have been asked to again make it definite to parents that the Whangarei school will re-open tomorrow morning at the usual hour. The disinfection carried out on Tuesday was of the most thorough description.

To-day's Weather Bureau forecast from 9 a.m.: —Westerly winds, moderate to strong prevailing, and freshening. The weather will probably prove squally and changeable. Barometer unsteady. Sea and tides moderate.

<*«.A burglary occured at Whananaki early 'tihis ' week. Yesterday Constable Armstrong arrested two boys, aged about 16 years, on a charge of having burglariously entered the Whananaki store. The boys evidently had been reading literature of the "Deadwood Dick" type, as it is reported that they were * carrying knuckle dusters and .revolvers. .

»_Mr T. Whewell, who for eighteen years was agent at Paeroa for the Wairi Goldmining Company, arrived !in Whangarei this morning , to take up [the local agency for the Northern Coal Company. Mr Whewell is well known to the "old hands" of Auckland province on account of his having been a prominent footballer. He was one of the Auckland te&in to play against Stoddard's team of Englishmen in the early eighties.

—--The secretary of the Marine Department has informed the Whangarei Harbour Board that the plans for the proposed extension to the town wharf have been approved "subject to the board taking full responsibility for the structures as agreed by the board., , .' The Department has also intimated that "after again carefully considering the matter" it does not see its way to repair the damage done Jfi "tjhe Natural WWarf." at Tauri-Kura Bay.

The following passengers were landed by the Manaia this morning-— Messrs Cooper, Williams, Foove, Whewell, Farr, Rawnsley, Aroh, Hawkins, Evans, White, Biglow, Simons, Carson, Jackson, McPherson, McKenzie, Keatley, Marshall, Goodhue, Robertson, Jones, Hamilton, Jones, Knowles, McLeod, Tucker, Rogers, Hutt, McKenzie, Phipps, Thompson, Rauner, Dove, Capt. Subritzsky; Mesdames Evans, Curts, Hughes, Jack, McDonald, Orr; Misses Heate, Galloway, Jack; Master Nelson.

At last week's meeting of the Auckland Education Board a communication was received fi'om t£e Inspectors in which it was stated: —After very careful inquiry into and consideration of all the circumstances connected with th& appointment of teachers to positions of heads of preparatory departments in the larger schools, we are of opinion that it is undesirable to'prepare .a special list of teachers for this purpose, and would recommend that such a list be not required. In this connectibn, however, we would further recommend that when the position of head of a preparatory aepartment in a large school becomes vacant the head teacher be consulted through the committee with reference to the special work he proposes to require the incoming assistant to undertake, with a view to stating in advertisements inviting applications the special duties demanded by the position.

Tne engineer to the Harbour Board (Mr J. McAven) has prepared two .plans in connection iwith the suggested launch wharf and breastwork near the town wharf. The engineer's suggestion is to drive 30ft main piles at 15ft centres and back these with slabs 15ft long, 3ft high, 9in thick, these to be driven in the same way as the piles, the lowest slab of each bay being fitted with a cast-iron shoe. The cost of the breastwork would be £2300 and of the landing £230. The construction of such a breastworkt says the engineer, would present a fine water-front, having a width of 90ft adjoining the Swing Bridge and 45ft at Walton Street. The cost of extending the town wharf to junction with the point of alignment of 'the breastwork .would be £2700, making a total cost of £5000 for permanent work from the present concrete wharf to the Swing Bridge If the work were carried out in sections spread over two or three years the cost would be 25 per cent, greater.

Who is William Wallen? The r-ost reliable watchmaker and jeweller. Successor to E. A. Simmons, Cameron Street, Whangarei. Charges moderate. —Advt.