AUCKLAND.

Wellington Independent, Volume VIII, Issue 763, 2 February 1853, Page 3

AUCKLAND.

.'Weslkyan Day School.—The Annual Public Examination of the Pupils of this school was held on Thursday, in the school-room .adjoining tho, chapel, in the preserico of. the Wesleyan ministers of the 'neighbourhood, and a number of the 'children's'-parents, and other friends of eduoiuiou. The proceedings having been opened with singing by tho scholars, and prayers by the Rev ; Walter Law'ry, Mr. Singer, (the Master) made a few preliminary remarks, reminding the au'dieuco that the Glasgow system of instruction, under which the "School is now placed, has hot been. sufficiently long in'bperp-. 1 'tioh here to developb its full effects, and stating that, of the pupils then present, thero were but a few who had been in iho school '-'during the entire year. , Several of. tho more advanced pupils also happened to he/ahSon't.'o'n llmt occasion,'and , ' the total of tljoso present (probably about (eighty) was considerably bdow the usiuJ attentluuci:,. the number on tho hooks •boiiig üboiit oiic hundred and ton, Mr..

Singer then proceeded with the Examination, which—making fair allowance for the io , circumstances—afforded ; satisfactory evidence of the ability and diligence tif the master, and of the benefits 'which ! the pupils have already derived, and are likely, as they advance, to derive more largely, from" the admirable Training System .under which they are now, instruutod. This was 'especially apparent in tho amount of their scriptural knowledge, and the prompt and intelligent manlier in which '.they 'answered, and themselves proposed, 'questions on the interpretation and historical facts of tho Bible. General Reading, Analysis of the Lessous read, Arithmetic and Geography, were- successively subjects of examination. The writing of the scholars, drawings, and a number of specimens of plain and fancy work (executed by the female pupils, under the tuition of Mrs. Singer) were also exhibited, iho whole shewing a, .proficiency which ruust be deemed creditable at present, and is especially encouraging as a promUc of future progress. At the end of the examination, the Rev. A. Roid, of the Throe Kings Native In stitutj.ou, addressed the scholars, —if that may be palled an address, in which (with his wonted aptitude for engaging the attention of liis young hearers), he made the* ciiildreu themselves frequent,, and obvious'y very interested, interlocutors; and the proceedings were closed with prayer by the Rev. Thomas Beddle.— New Zcalander, Dec. 25.

The -New Zsalander of the 2Sth ii!t observes tbat: —

The accounts which reach us from various quarters of the abundance of the harvest'which is now in progress of ingathering, are, we are happy to state, of the most gratifying character, giving every assurance tbat there will be " seed for the sower, and bread fO4 the eater," and that the toils of the husbandman wiliije requited wi.h a richness even surpassing that'to wliiuh w « are ordinarily accustomed in this fertile district of a fertile country. The season in all its varied changes has been most propitious to agricultural pursuits: and our farmers are likely to reap crops which may well encourage them to ftituriTapplications of skill and effort, and preserve \hein from every temptation to envy those whose preference it is to seek for literal gold iv the bowels of the earth. The'yield of hay, we are informed, has been large,'end the occasional interruptions of fine'weather which have taken place have notj beer: such as to interfere with its being generally saved arid Blacked. Potatoes are coming into our market, fine in quality, and abundant in quantity.

Auckland La.yd Association.— A Special General. Meeting of the Shareholders of tliis Association was held in die Hal! .of the Auckland Mechanics' Institution on Wednesday the 22nd of December, Mr. J. T. Boylan, Yiee-Presi-deut, in the chair. The chairman stated that the meeting had been called for the purpose,—first, of making some alteration in the law relating to the number of 'tiie Committee, the present number(7) being found insufficient for the conve-uieiit-wbrkiug uf the business ;—secondly, to empower the Association to avail itself more fully of those clauses of. the " Building and Land Societies' Ordinance," authorising such Societies to prescribe the forms of conveyance or other instruments necessary for currying its purposes into execution. On,the first subject it was unanimously agreed to make an alteration in the number of the Committee from seven to fourteen. On the second subject of the requisition, Mr. T. Williamson stated the deficiency of their present rules, and the hardships that persons realising , their shares were put to for law expenses, for conveyances, and re-con-veyances, uud suggested that according to the 31st clauseoftheOrrfinah.ee it appeared that the expense of the re-convey-ance was superfluous, for that clause enacted that the receipt of the Trustees for the full payment, of the mortgage money, endorsed on the mortgage deed, would operate as a re-conveyance—-but the form of this receipt should be specified iv a Schedule to be annexed to.the Rules of the Society. These defects were pointed out to the Committee by the Trustees, who were requested by the Committee to communicate with the At-torney-Generarin order to obtain his opinion as to the forms of conveyance and receipt which would be required to meet the case. That gentleman had kindly complied with the request by furnishing Forms, and explanations connected with them, which it was believed would obviate all iho diiUeulties, and limit the expenses to be incurred by individual members to the cost of a single deed. The Committeo bad recommended these forms for the adoption of tho Shareholders, and he (Mr. Williamson) concluded by moving that they be accordingly, adopted, and added to the rules as Schedules'!), and E. The motion was seconded by Mr. Clark, and unanimously adopted. The Association is now in a flourishing condition, there being 102 shares, and held by 70 members. The amount paid in, being. £15 per week, is more than sufficient for two drawings every three weeks. It is'expected that additional Shareholders will come forward to tako advantage of the privileges which the Association affords.—-JYtw Zealnnder.