LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 9306, 5 August 1908, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

♦. Mr Justice Denniston. has confirmed tlio Registrar of the Supreme Court's report allowing executora' commission in the estate of Robert Heatoa Rhodes, deceased. The Education Board has approved the following resignations :— Miss N M«; G. Dalby, mistress at Hurunui ; Rev C«J A. Lyon, master at Rapaki ; Mr W. H. Down, pupil-teacher at Addington. | The residents of Summerhill having) asked that the school should be re-, opened, the Education. Board ha» ,re- : plied that if the salary we,re guaranteed the Board would advertise for • teacher. The Education Board has received a letter from the Department to th« effect that no arrangement has been made by which teachers in England and New Zealand could exchange place* for a time, and that it appeared very doubtful whether ideas of the kind were to any extent practicable. The following appointments^ recommended by the committee, have been made by, tho Education Board: — Burwood—Miss Hope HorreJl, pupil-teacher with three years' service, from January 1, 1909. Greta Valley— Miss Ada Cross, mistress;. Mandeville PlainsMiss H. A. HorreU, mistress. '.Richmond—Mr J. W. M'Gregor, headmaster. Sydenham— Miss D. Parsonson, pupil-teacher of* the third year, with two years' service from January, 1909. The relieving head teacher of th« new LLmvocd North School has reported to the Appointments Committee of the Education Board that there was an enrolment of 197 pupils, and asked that a -male pupil teacher might be sent tc assist. It was agreed to transfer a pupil teacher from Gloucester Street, also one from Woodend. It was furthei agreed that in view of the number oi children leaving the Richmond School it was not advisable to fill the vacancy at Richmond by the appointment »f < permanent assistant mistress. At the meeting of the Education Board to-day the following leaves^ oi absence owiug to illness were granted t — Miss M. E. Rowley, Phillipstown, z month; Rev C. A. Lyon, Rapaki, a month; Miss E. Webster, Little River, a fortnight. The recommendation of the Rolleston Committee that Miss Roberts should be granted an extension of leave of a few days was approved. The application of Miss M, E. Eaglesomo for an extension by on« year of the term of her engagement ai pupil-teacher was granted. A Wairarapa farmer informed a "Dominion" correspondent" that, in consequence of the disincli« nation of the banks to do busi* ness, there had been an unprecedented run upon the Advances to Settlors Department, the amount put through in the first four months of the present year being equal to the total oi advances made in 1907. The Government valuers all over New Zealand' were having a very lively time, and that was the reason why the Government had had to raise £1,000,000 especially for the purpose, and reduce thai advances from £1000 to £500 per applicant. The farmer stated that trie whole trend of the Department was h\ the direction of becoming a Stat<s bank, a movement which, he said, would be supported >y numbers of m&« on the land, who were practical forced to this conclusion by the action of the banks. For hoarseness which follows strain* ing of the voice, nothing is so sooth* ing or effective as Zyniole Trokeys> A trial will please you. 82

Mayor acknowledges the receipt kenn "C.W.G." of £1 towards the Coal and Blanket Fund. At the meeting of the Education Board to-day, Mr J. Jamieson stated that new dual desks would be installed ot Phillipstown School almost imraedi«tely. The Minister of Mines has decided \hfdi in future uo junior pa?>ors sbali be set, except in surveying, in connection with the annual Schools of Mines examinations. A laboratory and classroom are to be added to "the Napier Boys' High school at a cost of about £900. It is understood the Government will provide £500 of that amount. At the meeting of the Education Board tcnlay, the Board, of Managers of the Bank's Peninsula Technical Claeses, Akaroa, reported tho acceptance of Mr G. Haylock's tender ot £895 for a building for the manual and technical classes. The Mines Department has placed an fcrder -with the Keystone Driller Company, of Beaver Palls, Pennsylvania, lor a traction Keystone drilling machine and equipment to be used tor testing deep alluvial ground in Otago *nd Southland, for which it appears to be more particularly suited. The orchards in tho Havelock district (says the Hastings "Standard ) are looking exceptionally well, the trees being free from insect life, and have a good fruit "show." Given another favourable season, the crop should be quite double that of last year. In some instances, orchardists who, at one time, showed opposition to spraying, are now quite convinced that the action ot tne Government in that direction has proved extremely beneficial. A survey and inspection of the Government training-ship Amokura has just been completed by Mr Arthur Calvert, surveyor of ships under the inspection of Machinery Department. Mr Calvert noted the discipline of the boys, who, he says, were prompt at fire and boat drill, handling and sailing the^r •boats excellently. The surveyor expresses himself satisfied with the results achieved by Commander Hooper with the raw material at disposal. "The "New Zealand Mines Record" States that permits have been granted by the Inspector of Mines, under the Sunday Labour in Mines Prevention Act, to the Taupiri West Coalmines (Limited), Huntly, for two men, and to the May Queen Goldmining Company, Thames, for two men. The inspector reports that Sunday work is necessary at Huntly to prevent the floodipg of the mine, and that at the Thames the repairs to machinery cannot bo conveniently carried out on jveek-days. Mr H. W. Bishop, S.M., held a sitting of the Magistrate's Court at Lyttelton this rooming. The only business dealt with was an objection by the Registrar of Electors (Mr Wallace) to placing on the Lyttelton district electoral roll the names of John Waddle and John Hills, firemen on the s.s. Otterburn. The ground of objection was that the Otterburn was not a ship owned or registered in New Zealand. The men .did not appear, and Mr Bishop made an order that the names should not be placed on the roll. Mr W. H. Zouch, inspector to the Bociety for the prevention of Cruelty to Animals, wishes it to be mentioned in reference to his report to the Society, published in this morning's *' Lyttelton Times," that the constable ut Addington, to whom he reported a case of thirteen horses being left in a paddock, alleged to be literally starving, was not responsible for delay in investigating the case. Mr Zcuoh's complaint was, he points uut, of a general nature against the circumlocutory manner the police had of dealing with all complaints reported, to Uiem. | " . The Education Board agreed to-day, in confirmation of its Normal and. Technical Committee's report, to represent to the that on the recommendation of its inspectors the Board proposed to endeavour to arrange for some of its uncertificated-and untrained teachers, whom circumstances had obliged the Board to appoint, to receive training at the Normal School in school methods, including instruction in manual and technical subjects, and to ask whether the special grant for training teachers in manual . and technical subjects might be used to defray a portion of the necessary travelling ana boarding expenses of these teachers. A curious bone comb has come into the possession of the director of the Dominion Museum (Mr A. Hamilton). It is such as was worn by Maori chiefs In ancient days, aad was used for decorative purposes only, being stuck in the top-knot Avhen the hair was drees>fd. Usually there was a hole in the Somb by which the feathers were attached. The comb in question came Jrom the Rotorua district. These jombs are now extremely rare, but according to.old pictures and engravings, they were at one time common. The bone used was usually taken from the lower jaw of one of the smaller whales. Mr Hamilton has also secured a fine collection of other similar combs from the Islands. They are made of variDus materials, and in some of them exquisite work has been put by the native craftsmen. i In submitting a return to the Education Board of the average attendance S,t the cookery and woodwork classes for the half year, Mr Howell, the director of the Technical College, .reported that ©wing to the peculiar conditions at the beginning of last year it was not possible to make any accurate comparison, but it waa clear that, in spite of an increase in the case of the smaller schools, there was on the whole a depreaß© in the total number, which was still about 150 less than was originally anticipated. The claim for capitation had amounted to £505 7s 6d. and eco.nomies having been effected in severa ways the financial position of th< manual training department was ap proximately in agreement with th< original estimate. The report wai adopted. On the motion of Dr Hight It was agreed to secure reports f ron - each school of the number of childrei I receiving manual training in Standard: )VI. and VII. ; A check will be given to the influx o Chinese to New Zealand by the opera tion of the new Chinese Immigrant Act Amendment Act of 1907, whicl will come into force on October 23. I the Act, is carried out in its entirety It will practically stop the traffic. 1 circular has been issued to the Collec tors of Customs pointing out that "un less amended, the Act will apply to al Chinese, whether first arrivals in thi dominion or not, who arrive after th< time specified, but the Government ha; A Bill under consideration to providi exemption from the reading test fo Chinese at present absent on a visit, o for those within the dominion who de sire to go abroad with the intention o Bgain returning to New Zealand." Thi last provision will meet the wishes of i large number of Chinese now residen In the dominion if the Bill becomes law as it was one of their complaints in th< petition «6Mt to the King that the neT Act would be severely felt by men whi bad lived for many years in New Zea land as peaceable, Jaw-abiding persons Jiad married here, and had families whi frere being brought up as Europeans. i Nothing is quite go good in bron chitia and chronic cough as Stearne jWine. Its delicious taste makes it . regular use a pleasure, and it acts a \% matchless tonic and body-healer. 1!

I The Education Board has approved oi I tho appointment &f the following sew- ! ing mistresses: — Mrs J. Campbell, j Chertsey ; Mrs E. Jndkins, Domett ; ; Mrs J. C. Sheldon, Mount Somers. I At the country school of Wakahu, in. ! tho Taranaki district, is a teacher withI oat a home. The Education Board, at its last meeting, was unable to accept any tender for the erection of a residence for the teacher in question ,as all the tenders were in excess of the amount granted for the purpose by the Department. Meanwhile, the teacher has taken up his abode in the school porch. He has obtained permission from { the committee to curtain off and use j part of the school porch as a sleeping [ room. i The report of the Normal School arid Technical Committee, presented to the Education Board to-<3ay, stated that i there were twenty-six pupils in the \ eecondary department, and that when the neighbouring schools made their , promotions at the end of the year, j there would be a further increase, j With regard to the Department's offer j fco supply miniature rifles, it was decided to reply that the Board was or opinion that it would be very difficult for the pupils to spare time and for the Board to find accommodation. -The Board also had isome doubt as to the utility of training in shooting with the j miniature rifle.