TELEGRAMS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 218, 9 August 1884, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(united press association.) Dunedin, August 7. The Mornington Gable Tramway Company have a credit balance of £1,245 as the result of the year's working. Ranger Burt on Sunday morning caught a settler grafting suawning tmut out of Hayes Creek m Waitapu district, ami arrested the offender. JX is stated that the poached fish have been sent by the barrel to Dunedin. At a conference last night of the Dunedin suburban School Committees, resolutions -were can ied for the abolition of cumulative voting ; for the alteration of tho compulsory clause m the direction of compelling every ohild of school age residing m a school district to attend a school forty-five days each quarter j that the Education Department should appoint a truant officer charged with the duty of enforcing tho compulsory clauses ; that it is desirable that the powers of committees should be enlarged, especially m connection with the appointment of teachers ; that the present syllabus is excessive, and requires immediate revision ; that history and geography should be excluded ? as unfair subjects m the Standards. When tho Waihora is admitteJ to pratique, she will probably b 8 despatqhed fiani Auckland to Melbourne direct, Jnvercnbgiix, August 7. At the Champion Ploughing Match to-day 40 ploughs competed. The first men have hitherto been prominent as prize ploughmen. Christchitrch, August 7. At Sydenham Poultry Show there was over 430 entries, many of considerable merit. There was a large attendance.