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Inangahua Times, Volume 74, Issue 74, 26 August 1878, Page 2

Wo undoretnnd thufc tho hotolkoopors in Roof ton, holding twelve o'clock lioenaos Imvo coinbinod to test on appoul to tho Supremo Oourfci tho dooiaion rcoontly dolivorod by tho Rooidcnfc Magistrate hero, anent tho employment of barmaids aftor 11 o'olook p.m. Tho County Council will moot on Wed* ncsday nest, for tho puvposo of striking a rato of Is in tho j(J upon tho annual voluo of ratoablo proporty within tho County. On Thursday evening bat wo roooivod intimation from Wellington, stating that tho Public Worlifl Budgot would bo dolivorod on tho following day, and tolflgmphod 'to us on Friday evening. Somothing has, howovor* ooourrcd in tho intorim to upset tho intontion of tho Minister, as tho. Stutomont, wo linvo ainco bonn inforraod, will aot bo delivered boforo Wodnosday or Thuraday next. It is not wholly improbablo that tho East and West Coast railwny agitation may Imvo had nomethin<j t) do with tho delay. Tho G-leo Club will meet for praotiao, in Dawson's Hall, ofc tho usual hour this ovening. Tho friondd of Mr Bayfoild to tho number of bolwoon forty and fifty, mot in Dawson's Hull, on Saturday evening last for tho purposo of bidding that gontlcmnn farewell on tho ovo of bia doparturo from tho district. Mr Wardon Shaw occupied tho ohnlr and Mr M'Lcan, tho vico chair. Tho Chairman after proposing tho toast of tho ovoning, in very fooling torm<», proaontod Mr Bayfoild with a handsomo slivor eoi'vioo, tho gift of his frionds in Roofton. A full report of tho pvoooodinga will appear in our next issue, Tho oonccrfc to bo hold under tho auapioofl of tho Rcofton Qloo Club, in aid of tho widow and family of tho lato William Loonard, has boon doflnitoly fixed for Friday evening next. Tho BiaoVs ''oiiit G;leo Club has kiudly promised to adniat, and tho two olubs will fling ono or two gloos togothor, as well as ecparatoly. Tho otlier itorns will connist of trios, duots, and fioloa (both vocal and inatru montol) and tho Roofton Brasa Band will perform on tho occasion. Bosidon tho pmotico at 830 this evening tlioro will bo a spoota' pwclico on Wi'dnosdaj cvoning at tho sumo timo and place Tho programme will ftpponr in our noxt issuo. Tho m»gaoi)y and Icnowlodgo of human naturo nooosaary to tho duo diaohargod of a polioo mngiatrato'* duty in London aro oondidorablo and tho caflCß brought boforo thorn would often tax tho intolligonoo of tho Groat Unpuid boyond its powora. Tho other day, at Hammornmith, a young follow was summoned for tho support of his child. Thoro was no quostion as to tho paternity, but only as to tho iiniount por wouk to bo oharged to him, Ho hud a smook frock, heavy boots gaiters,- and appeared by his attiro to bo nn agricultural labourer j hia solicitor, indood,

sugjDfPatod ua much and dwolt up.)ii Iho f lot ol hia boiiig only hia futhwr'a servant. 8omo« thing in tlio clulinqtioiit'fl appuurunco, howovor, awoko tho worthy magi*tr«t«'fl •unploions, nnd by unlucky ohuncc ho espiod n g'oom of -Bcarlut, bononth tho amook frock. •Unbutton your frook, oir.' Tlion thorc whs rovoulud not only a rod satin noarf, but a sourf pin. ' Did you buy that floarf out of you* wngos P ' ' Yon sii'.' 'And Iho diamond pin P 1 1 Fttthor gavo it (o mo.' 1 You will pi»y Dj a week, Gall tho next onso,' Referring to Mr Stout's opinion that tho Stato should provido for thohljhoi* as well nt tho primary oduoation, tho Post says i— •' Thia is ft proposal adinimblo in ovory wrvy, but tho practical diflloulty of oarryin^ it out is tho cxpondituro which ifc would inyolvo. Tho objootion mny bo raUod that if tho higher forms of education woro open to ovoryouo, thousands of boya who might bo moro uoofully om ploy od in learning a tntdo and Jlttiug thoniflclvos to oa mi their living would loso their tlmo in being oduojlod pnupoi'J, only fit to swell tho ovor«orowded ranks of tho groat army olorkdom. In pvnotioo wo do not howovor, think that this would bo tho result. Parents amongsc tho working olassos usually fool that whon thoir sons havo reooivod a fait olomont'ai'y cduoal'on, thoy elioukl thon loam porno bueinos9 whoroby thoy aro to earn a | living. lion oo tho groatcr minibor of tho rank and fllo of boys would not bo Bont to tho High Sohools and tho Univoraily. But in canos whoro a boy in iv luunblo rank of lifo oliowo.l pxooptional ability, it would bo a grand opportunity for him to havo tho higher brnnohoa of oduoation open to him. Bosidcs tlioro rvo many studiously inclinod boya and young men, who uftor loarning a trado nnd scouring tho moans ofliving, would ondoavor to qualify thomaolvos to ontoi 1 tho schools for tho highor kinds of iustruo.ion, woro suoh opon to thorn froo. Wo trust some day to soo this idoa of Mr Stout's realised in praotioo. Woro tho highor branolios of education opon to all who ohooso to avail shomiolvos of thoir ndvantngos, thon Now 55 aland would om« phatioally looomo a country in whioh tho poorest lad, gifted with brain*, application, pluok, eolf doninl, and paraovoranco, might liavo tho ohanco of vising to Iho highest oflloci in tho Stito.' Tho first of tho Wollington Assonibly Balls thia year is to bo hold on Monday, 28th August. Noil M'Kny, n rosidont of Longbush Southland, linn boon arrostod for having obtainod undor falao protonoos from Goorgo Duthio, Oontro Hill, four dogs, ofthovaluo of £D. A ' Working \fon'fl Asiooiution ' is about to bo formod in Now Plymouth, Tho Southland County Council's ovordraft at tho bank in said to bo £1008. Sovoral sottlorn in Tuapoka havo lost valu< ablo oows and thouaands of shoop during tho lato sovoro woaihor. It is atatod, that to giro effoct to nil tho rcquoats for public works that tho Minister * of Works has had oflloially brought under his notice oinoo tho souiou, would rcquiro a voto of ovor £0,000.000. Great improvomontfl, wo undoratand, aro about to bo miulo in Auckland, i'lioy in* elude tho reclamation of about olovon and a quarter noron of land at tho lowor end of Qucon«3trcot, and tho formation of a now street, to bo called Now Qucormstrcot, which will bo in fuot a continuation of old Quoons street, Horo is to bo tho railway station and of tho clovon aorofl, two and a half aoros aro to bo rosorvod for frontages. Tho railway workohops aro to bo romoyod to Nowmarkot. It is said that tho work o,in bo ojinplctod in twclro months. Custom Houso-atroot is carried out in a dircot lino to Pnrncll. The good timo coming for Booffcon vrili asaurodly load to n oonaidorablo inoroaso in population, tho woathor that has adliuted tho district so long having brokon up and diaappoarod, and tho roads again in good work' ing ordor, will throw lifo an 1 ohoiirfulnoss around and upon this portion of Now Zealand so favored and co blossod, with nil that rondera lifo agrooublo, but whioh may and froqucntly do lead to thoso habits which ongondor discaeo through oxposuro to eioknoss and chills, tho houlthioat may bo stricken down by Rheumatism, 1 Rhicumatio Gour: Lumbago, Intkumixtent Frowns, Uniovm* ness, Ac, and it is well that all should know tho moot roliablo cures for thoso aro tho amous Indian MuDicrtfna known m Ghollah'rf Groat Indian Curos,"— thoy oan bo had of M. J!, Giasingo, Ohomist appoiutod 8010 wholesale agonfc for Roofton and district. Sco testimonials in advertising oolumu, — Adv