Tho clerk o£ the 'faranaki County Council said at the meoling on Wednes day that tho Council overdraft at the bank, including accounts p issed at that meeting, amounted to £1718 2s Id. A horse-box composod a part of the through train on Tuesday night, and much speculation was indulged in by those who talk " horsey " a 8 to what it contained, much interest being manifested by them on the subject on account of the approach in? races. It ultimately turned out to contain n.locil hack that had been down to Wellington raoes,and the "sporte," who had doubtless assembled on the platform to see a string of competitors for the races arrive, soon dispersed, apparently much disappointed. Mr H. H. Pinkney, of Christchurch, who has lately arrived fiom Home, has been approved by Messrs. Kelly (chairman), and Baucbope, of the Education Board, ns a successor to Mr Pridham, principal of tho High School, during the hitter's visit Home, he hiving obtained six monlhs' leave o£ absence. The matter has vow to be left to Mr Pridham to arrange, and as he recommended Mr Pinkvoj', who has had much experience in England in some of tho best scholastic institution?, an arrangement will be come- to between the twain, which will end in Mr Pinkney tubing up big duties here forthwith,

The Tarauaki Herald. PUBLISHED DAIRY WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4, 1888

The evidence given before the Parlia mentary Edacation Committee on the nature and working of the " Syllabus" in our primary' sohools is no less interesting and"'important than that we have already laid before our readers in previous articles. Dr. Brown, Chairman of the Ofcago Board of Education, uses these remarkable words :—": —" lam quite certain that the distaste for reading which we some times observe in young people after leaving sohool; a great deal of the larrikinisra which we see in towns, and a great dwal of the dislike of intellectual labor of any kind which is bo common, arise from the absurd method of examining schools. I do not think the process they (the pupils) go through oan by any stretoh of charity be called study. 