DUNEDIN ITEMS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 4749, 20 July 1883, Page 3

DUNEDIN ITEMS.

[Peb PaHsa Assooiatiov.] DUNEBIK, July 19. He Invercargill contingent of the football team Arrived to-night, and the fifteen set out Iforth to-morrow. The public hare liberally tnbscribed towards the expesso of the trip, About £100 havisg been raited. The team •re very heavy, averaging 12it 41b. They are lacked to win both matcb.ee. The small steamer Peniniula was sHooessfolly floated to-doy. The City Council, at a special meeting held to-night to consider the proposed Auctioneers' BQI, suggested that the fee should be £50, I instead ef £40 | also thai £10 fees should be required to licenie person* aoling as share, property, or money brokers, oc appraisers. ;

[STBOIAXi TO THB " BTAB."]

DDNEDIN, July 20. A letter from the Dnnedin Sohoel Committee, regarding the alleged insufficiency of funds allocated for the purpose of repairing sohool property f was read at yesterday's meeting of the Education Board. It provoked a lengthy and lively discussion. It was eventually decided that should the Committee deoline to utdertake the neoessary works in oonneotion with the sohools or teaohers' residences, the Bo»rd would step in and do the work, deduotingthe oost from the Sohool Committee allowance.