INTEBPROVINCIAL

Timaru Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 2779, 20 August 1883, Page 2

INTEBPROVINCIAL

[Per Press Association.]

Auckland, Aug. 18. The question of religious iDstruo'ion m schools has coma up m » new form before the Board of Education. A Wesloyon clergyman applied to a local Committee to be allowed to Uach the Bible m school one day m the week, at a time other than school hours. The application was refused. The question argued was .whether they had power to refuse. It was held that tbo third sub-seotioo of section 81 was conolusire, and the Committee had full control orer the uses to wbioh the school buildings might be applied. Tke New Zealand Educational Institute, Auokland branch, appears to be showing signs of unusual activity. Yesterday a letter was receired by the Board of Education relating to an addition to the capitation allow* ance placed on the Supplementary Estimate* last year, which they appeared to think

was intended to refund the 10 tier cent reduction on teachers' salaries. The Chairman moved a resolution to tho effect that tho Secretary be instructed to inform Mr Mmon that although the Beard couW not. recognise therighloftbeNcw Zealand Educational lnitituto, or the right of any such institution? to demand from the Beard any account of how any noreya voted by the Legislature wero diipojel of by tho Board; yet ns a Dißtter of courtesy, the enquirers may ro inarmed that tjio Bnnrd know of i o mocey having been voted by the Legislature for the purpose of refunding the 10 per cent deducted trom teachers' sal.ries. A meeting of creditors of Wm. Alei. Uunt, goldminer, haa been held. His assets wer* ±,150, the hou.e and furniture, -ver which there was a bill of sale for £150, and li.bilit.ea £633 Hunt »., the di.corerer H"■ ' h "f bolder of th « famous Uhotofer goldmine, Thames. At a meeting of tho Trades and Labor Council, telegrams were reid from nearly all the city member-, ,-c Government Riilwa,. and other Employees Act. Much Indianation wai eipreaied at the action of those Members who had lentlhemielves to the worii of suppreteing what the Council regarded bb a useful Statute. A closely contested football mutch w a » played to-day, Banks T. Po^t and Telegraph officers, which ended m a draw. Sergeant Greville and Detective Hughes made a raid upon Ihe premises of Mias Am; Swansboro, tobacconist, and captured three ernes of champagne and one of bottled ale. A suspicion of sly grog selling going on ihere had been entertained by the police for somo time. Mr Tlicopbiluß Cooper, solicitor, has been elected to the Board of Educition by 30 votes over tho Her. DatH Bruce. The contractors for the first section of the Botoruu railway, Marshall and Mercer, have made a start on their contract, but no great progress is being*mado owing to wet weather. Tenders for the second section received by tho Directors will be considered at a meeting next week. Further proseoutions are being instituted against publicans for selling adulterated liquors. Giseoene, Aug. 19. A new engine and boiler for the South PaciGo Petroleum Company's works hag been reoeived from San Francisco and sent up to the springs, where it i« expected to arrive m eight d»ys. Work m tho Bouthern Cross Company s land is being pushed on rspidly. The manager has left t) confer wi'.h the directors m Chrittchurch. Opunake, Aug. 18. About 170 natives, many coming from Hawke's Bay and the Eatt Coast, were turned back this morning by Colonel Roberts, Captain Messenger and a native interpreter from Pariha'ca. There, were only ten of the Armed Constabulary, under "the command of Captain Morrison A bar was place! across the bridge, but they did not attempt to force a passage. They turned quietly back and said they would oome back to-morrow. Wanbakci, Aug. 18. John Cresswell, for dming ecabby sheep without obtaining permission from the luspoctor, was fined £5 and costs. David McCartney, for cruelly beating and kicking bis son, cix years old, and pushing him into the fire, was sent to gaol for fourteen days, with hard labor, without tho option of a fine. Wrixinoton, Aue. 18. A man named Macguire, an immigrant by the Oxford, died at New town to day. Tbe cause of death was typhoid ferer, contracted on board the vessel. Aug. 19. The Hawea, with the English mail, waa to leave Manukau at ten o'clock this morning, and is expected here to-morrow afternoo. 1 . Tne Minapouri will await her arrival and t-ike tho mail South. Anothor of the Oxford's reeently-linded pessengers, a girl who gave evidence before the Commissioners on Friday, has been seized with typhoid fever. CHBI3TCHUBCIT, Aug. 19. The following have been chosen to play agnintt Aucklind : — Btcks : E. Cotterili, Farr, C. D'Auvergne, Robinson, lies, and Helmore; forwards: E. Milton, W. Million, Archer, Feuwick, Andrews, MeLear, Mathias, Winsloe, and E. D'Auvergne; emergency : Blunchnrd. Dukkdin, Aug. 10. A trial fifteen, lots one man, Murray, who was unwell, played a sixt°en, among whom were two or throe ioterproviucial men, at football on Siturday. Tbe fifteen won by four goalt and seven or eight tries to nothing. Taiaroa will pliy m the match against Auckland. Tho tender of B. 8. Sparrow and Co., amounting to £1255 10s, has been accepted for repairs to the Botom&hina. The work is begun and will be completed m about six weeks.

During the past three months about 700 draught horses have been shipped for Sydney by the Union Company 'i steamers from Port Chalmers and Ljttelton. They have been mostly taken to Queensland, and the demand is slackening now.

On James Smith and Sons' Greenfield estate, Tuapeka dietrict, 25 double-furrow and 8 swing ploughs are at present kept busily at work. They will lay down about 2000 acres m grass and 3000 acres m turnips ibis season.

The Town Clerk at West Harber, who burned several of the municipal books, assorts that bs did so because he was rendered desperate by the action of tho Council m dismissing him. It is Dot believed thero are any defalcations on his part.