then thanked the meeting for taking tho matter into their own hands and releasing the _ com- ; mittee, but he would draw their attentionto 'the fact ij that some expenses had beea in curred, and that he would call upon the farmers to share m them, as theyhad F beenin '-curred on their behalt Mr Todd then went; round and collected the sum of £2. , A vote: of thanks was then passed for the secretary, j as"also to MrHayhurst as chairman of the meeting and committee. The meeting then terminated. •' ''• " ■ " > '^"BoabD or Education. — From the Lyttd ton Tvmka w» learn (that the' following busi ness with reference to schools m the South was transacted at the Board of Education on Monday last : — A letter was read from Mr Hardcastle, stating that the best place to hold the meeting of Pleasant Valley house holders would be Mr Arthur Betts' house, and suggesting * alight alteration m the

boundaries of the district. The Board de cided to approve the alteration desired m the boundaries, and appointed the meeting of householders to be held oh Monday, ihe 16th of March, at Mr Betts 1 house. It was de cided to recommend the Superintendent to proclaim the Pleasant Valley district, ac cording to the boundaries approved by the Board, and also to proclaim the Waibi Bush and Geraldine boundaries a» altered by the establishment of the Pleasant Valleydistrict A letter was read from the Temuka commit tee, asking the Board to recommend an as sistant mistress for the school, as the num ber of children attending it was increasing rapidly. The Secretary .was instructed to reply, that the Board were not : m a'position to recommend anyone for appointment as assistant teacher, but would sanotion the ap pointment of a male and female .pupil teacher, to be instructed by the [present master and mistress respectively. : ; The Chairman reported that he had telegraphed to Pareora to stop the erection of the school buildings until, after the ratepayers' meet ing. ',■ ..'.., : - ... ., ..-,-, New Hebkidks , Mission. — An address was given m the Presbyterian. Church last night by the Rev J. G. Pa'toh, on the state of the islands of the New Hebrides, and the progress of the Mission established 'there. The Rev. 