PORTOBELLO. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESSPONDENT.) April 10th.

Otago Witness, Issue 1586, 15 April 1882, Page 13

PORTOBELLO. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESSPONDENT.) April 10th.

We are now in the midat of tho Easter holidays, but I may say that we keep thorn in a very matter-of-fact style here,' no one allo wing ( himself, to. neglect his ordinary avocations' for the sake of even going jto ,Dunedin to see'thd grand review!' Even bur own'ga^ -"lah'!! Volunteers made ho'move'toitho front, "' ' j A novelty in the shape of '&■ "merchant, 1 ' selllpg " hot cross buns' I ; made: h)s, Appearance on Good IMday here, and,,aß, I jthe <I thi|ig,was' ( newi It took, (of comse. i, ' i „,. i, ;'i . , , " ( 'A ' number of people visited us on that day by steamer and by the rood. 'Although tho day was' not a vory peasant one, quite a number of boatß we're sailing 'about in the harbourj which made things look a little livelier than usual. Saturday was very wet, nevertheless it dio^ <not prevent a number of keen sportsmen appearing, intent upon' the slaughter }of ducks and &uch like uamo. If they bagged one' fpr every shot 'thoyfli'cd: they did \roll.-- —"--■.- — \ iSunday and to-day wcio both very wet, especially this forenoon, when it rained 1 very heavily, with] a stiff blow from the south-west. The rain wasi much needed, ;a3 the ground was very dry. I may say tliis is the fitst good' fall of rain we have had for' a 1 riumljor 'of years. ■ ■ • •'■ < ' [ ■> " Tho a\cragc attendance of children at the Hooper's Inlet School for.thd quarter just ended 1 was SI ; number on tho roll, 40. This 'shows up pretty woll, con&idcrins( that the school opened with 30 for the first week or two. The average- attendance at the Portohcllo School for the quarter was 52 ; Dumber m the roll, V- The average says very little for the patrons of this school, and thoy will require to bunt up the children 'md make them attend somewhat better, or I nm ftfroid the Education Board can hardly in justice |<e<-p two teachers for the Porfcobcllo nobs. The attempt to frighten some of the people by sending round the police can hardly bo said, to have boen a success, as I am informed the parties in question revenged themselves by s- iming their children to Broad Say School. , .