PRESENTATION TO THE HON. J. G. WARD.

Otago Witness, Issue 2401, 8 March 1900, Page 8

PRESENTATION TO THE HON. J. G. WARD.

THE PREMIER ON FINANCE AND DEFENCE.

AUCKLAND, March 4,

The Hon. J. G. Waul, Minister of Railways, was ye&terday afternoon the recipient of a handsome presentation from the Liberals of Auckland in celebration of his rejoining the Seddon -Ministry. The presentation consisted of a beautifully-finished gold medal with a gold sovereign case attached, enclosed in a silver casket. The medal i^ a massive gold one, with two clasps bearing Ihe dates 1891 and 1899. On one side of the medal is shown locomotives and an engine with the inscription "' Hon. J. G. Ward, Minister of JRailAvays, rejoined the Ministry 21st December, 1899." "On the reverse aide is a picture of the Auckland general post office, and the words " Hon. J. G. Ward, Po&tmaslergeneral. From friends — Liberal party." The medal is in a handsome solid silver casket, which is inscribed : " Hon. J. G. Ward. Presented March 3, 1900." The gentlemen present were the Premier, Hon. James Carroll, Hon. W. P. Jennings, M.L.U., Messrs W. J. Napier, M.H.R., J. Witheford (chairman of the Harbour Board), and a number of other leading citizens.

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The following passed the teachers' examinations in the Otago district : — Class D. — Janet Barr, Thomas Begg, Florence Bressey, Sarah Cameron, Grace Clulee, William Cook, Patrick Duggan, Victoria Kagan, Mary Enright, E&ther Perry, Peter Finlayson, Joy Greig, Annie Hancock, Isabella Hay, Helen Howat, Joseph Hunter, William Johnston, Johanna M'Donnell, Minnie M'Gregor, Margaret MacLeod, William Michaelis, Clarissa Mitchell, James Moreland, Henrietta Nicoll, Jane Pilkingtou, Robert Stables. Class E. — Lydia Anderson, Lucy Beckingsale, Jane Hartley, Josephine Pope. Partial pass, Class C. — Elizabeth Saunders, William Thomson. Partial pass, Class D. — Mary Alexander Beatrice Barr, Isabel Brown, Jane Brown, Ellen Chalmers, Sarah Dale, Lucy Digby Smith, Annie Donald, Annie Grant, Selina Guffie, Lilian Jones, Alexander Kennedy, Charles MAdam, Isabella M'Gregor, Casterine O'Connell, Jessie Paterson, Charles Roseveare, Jane Scott, Robina. Steel, Henry Urquhart. Partial pass, Class E. — Walter Blackie. Special Mention. — Class D : History — Beatrice Barr; Science — P. P. Finlayson, W. M. Thomson, H. R. Urquhart; Latin — Beatrice Barr. D and E : School Management — Lydia Anderson, Lucy Beckingsale, Esther Ferry ; Music — Janet Barr, P. P. Finlayson, Annie Grant, Annie Hancock, C. J. Roseveare ; Freehand Drawing — Agnes Galloway, Selina Guffie.

Special Mention, Southland. — Class E : Arithmetic, Geography, Science, and History — W. Brownlio ; Geometrical Drawing — W. Brownlie, H. H. Kidd, J. A. Mackenzie.

Alterations in railway rates are gazetted for the various classes of goods affecting local lines.

For the Planting Season, 1900, Niinio and Blair have for Sale the "Superlative" and "Hornet" Raspberries — both, new sorts, and vastly superior to the varieties grown here. Prices on Application.