TELEGRAPHIC

Inangahua Times, Volume II, 25 August 1880, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC

« [BY ELECTING TELEGRAPH.] [ran press association.] Kapieb, August 17. At the Education Board this morning the question of children under nge again cropped up. Mr Lee stated that the capitation was being il'egally obtained for three thousand children under age, which mpant a direct annual expenditure of £12,000, and indirectly, owing to the accommodation provided and allownnees, another £8000. He thought the Bonn] should remonstrate with the Mini-ter of Education on this illegal expenditure in the present state of the Colonial finances. Mr Tanner gave notice of motion on the suhjpct for next meeting. Auckland, August 19. On dit that a rising and shining light in the legr.l world has decreed it prudent to visit foreign lands in consequence of four separate affiliation cases pending .-.gainst him at the IJesiJent Magistrate's Court to-day. Wellington, August 23. This affernoon Mr Macandrew, ns leader of the Opposition, presented Major Harris, Government whip, with a very handsome marble clock and vases. The clock has a gold plate bearing the inscription to the effect that the present was given in recoanition of the Major's services to the Lihenil party. A private tplegram received from Wesrport, to»dny, states that a whirls wind travelling E.N.E., passpd over that 'city' tiiis mnrning between 7 and. 8 o'clock. Several houses were unroofed and otherwise damaged. A nntnber of trees were nlso uprooted;