TO THE REV. MR LIWIS

Otago Witness, Issue 2509, 16 April 1902, Page 71

TO THE REV. MR LIWIS

OX IIIS DEPARTURE FOR AUCKLAND SlKeth is a g.it of heaven, sr-nt 'lv be the mc"-eiiger of thought. WliPicbv unto the heart is bi ought If- hope red its enlightenment The woicls oi wisdom and cf yoirih ; The muttenags of the outei- u'ght, The pioclamcuon of the fighi That wages m the cau=e of Truth , The words lh.ni fan to life the zeal, Deep hidden m ihe patriot heart ; The- \oice oi Pro£re=a ajd oi Aj t, That oaly kindred b:oast= can feel. All theme 1 - withir tli» Lumfir reach That to llir gj-tc o! l>bs<= usendi — The ir-j.i of Jofc <r -- 4 Jic icy i ' fr^cii'l- — Have gained tlie fcr cvi oi l!:\ sjjr.ch. You laiiL,'lil th ')T-om I'or, 1o -'.^'l V'i'.h gladues , at Affe-tiou'- c."I!, Bnt, noir, th" snclci""-t v.-oid r; all You cay iv.to oui ghoie^ — '" Faiev:eill "

Yet not in sadneas rii'st we speak, Tho' separation be our lot. Our hone s'ja.ll strew forget-rae-noi Across each plain and rugged peak. Farewell, then, but forever "be Our patriot brother in the is»« Where winter's snow and smam-jr's smile Is lapped by oce eternal sea. —John Ma.len.'Tak. Duneaiu, April, 102.

Two or three severe eases of measles are Reported in Winton. The burglary at Mr Palmer's store at Island Bay was evidently committed (-^ays the Wellington Post) by a man. well used to Carpenter's tools. Entrance was effected by lx>ring a series of holes with an auger in tho outer wall and then sawing out a piece of the weather-boarding large enough to enable the enterprising "workman" to crawl into the store between two shelves. Mr Palmer, l«yho is a practical builder, says the work of boring and sawing must have occupied at least an hour. The articles stolen comprised tobacco, jellies, and chocolates of the value of about £8.

Butter is in such keen demand in Wellington that the brokers find it impossible to fill all their order-, and a further use in pi ice is probable. The following estates of over £2000 have recently been proved m the colony -.—Auckland : P. Gallagher, £3859 ; Christian Poiter, £5887; R. Wyles, £4840. Chmtchureh : J Margatroyd, £2926; D. H Monro, £9109; G. J. Cholmondeley, £12,555 ; C. En-or £19,532; W. Vincent, £3834; P. Clinton £25,380; N. O'Bnen, £2625. Dunedin: P V. M. Filleul, £2961; R. Morrison, £2469; Charles W. Korr. £12,576: R. Perry, £3736; H. Thomas, £11,662; W. Harvey, £5258. Nelson; B, Taeker, £2543.

Tlif Education Department is bringing out a book on health, for the public schools, in which the subject of temperance will be dealt with. "'The Maori of 100 years ago was an educated gentleman," Mr G. Laurenson told a conference of school committees last Satur day ; "he could neither read nor write, yet he knew the names of the plants and birds about him : he knew how to snare birds and catch fi-hc--; and he had a store of practical knowledge. When he was 20 years of age he was better educated than are most of the boy-> and Rirlfc who are turned out of out colleges with. 13. A. and M.A. after their nsus£§,"