TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

New Zealand Times, Volume XLI, Issue 6957, 8 September 1883, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

(UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.) Auckland, September 7.

At a meeting of the Board of Education itr Worthington, head master of the Wei. lesley-stiest School reported I hat he had to remove Mr W. J. Brown, assistant teacher, from duty on the previous day, not considering him in a fit condition to attend to cUes.-s, and also a ,!;inir for hi, removal, as be could not allow him ag'in to take charge. Mr Brou n forwarded a note from Dr. Baytum, certifying

that he was suffering from ulcerated throat and nervous debility, which would necessitate his absence for a week. The Board censured the head master for arrogating functions and for stating that Mr Brown would not again bo allowed to tench in the school; and postpoaod its decision in Mr Brown’s case pending an investigation by a Committee. Waxganoi, September 7. ,

Mr E. H. Carew, of Dunedin, R.M., was married here. to-day to Amy, the fourth daughter of the lata Mr Charles Broad, E.M., Greymoulh. Chbistchucch, September 7. ■ At a Committee mcotiog of the Agricultural and Pastoral Association to-day, the Secretary announced that Messrs Miles and Go. offered a special prize of £2O for the highest prize taken in Merino sheep ; Mr E. G. Tripp, £5 for a one-horse gorse-cutter, and £5 for combined aowerand manure distributor; Mr Ballautync, £3 3s for highest fat stock prize-taker. It was roiolved to suggest to Mr Tripp to give £lO far a sower and manure distributer, as the gorse cutter was impracticable ; also decided to offer £5, added to a sweep of £2 by each exhibitor, for not less than oewt of untaste 1 cheese.

In the action of Store agunst the Union Steamship Company Judge Johnston to-day gave judgment for plaintiff for £312 with costs.

Weather has now taken up, and is blight and cold to-night.

Dunedin, September 7. The amount of .Messrs Eincaid and--McQueen’s tender, which was accepted for the ironwork of tho railway bridge here is £13,826 19s S 3 ; the tender for stone abutments, &c., previously let, was £10,003. This bridge is to carry street traffic across the main railway line, just as it enters the passenger station from the south.

In reply to a memorial by local manufacturers asking that all Government work posdble to be done in tbs colony should be ooutractel for within the colony, the Ptem'er has replied, saying, “ I entirely agree with you that nothing should be imported by the Government which can be supplied by the local manufacturer, quality and prices being equal. Indeed, I am prepared to go further, and to say that the local manufacturer should have the preference even at a moderate excess of cost-, provided that excess is not more than, say from 3 to 4 per cent.” Rosa, September 7. A great deal of interest was shown over the nomination of B trough Councillors, yesterday. Eight candidates were nominated for three vacancies. Last year, some difficulty was experienced to get anyone to stand. A quartz reef showing gold lias been discovered two miles from the township of Ross, and a lease has been taken up and granted. The prospectus comes up next week lor floating a Company to work it; There is some excitement iu consequence of the Government not calling for tenders for tho Mikonui river end of the Long Tunnel in connection with the Mikonui Water Race, which at the present rate of construction will takb over seven years.

is being overdone with business people coming from all parts of Westland.