ENGLISH COMMERCIAL.
London, April 9

The Bank of England returns published to-day show total reserve in notes and bullion to be £13,376,000, and the propor tion of reserve to liabilities is 345. Three months' bills are at 2 per cent., but blik quotation is nominal. Consols aro 96_, active. New Zealand 4" per cenb. inscribed ?toc_, 105, steady ; ditto 3i per cent., 97J, firm. Nov/ Zealand long-berried wheat ia 42s 9d ; market firm. New Zealand wheat on the passage, quoted at 41s ; caigo has been sold at 40s. New Zealand lamb, sd. Quotations for moat aro otherwise unchanged. Now Zealand hemp unchanged. South Australian wheat, 43s 6d, firm ; Victoria, 42s Gd, market weaker. Sugar : Best German boob, 13.-5 9d ; Java, 15s 9d. No. 1 best Scotch pig iron, f.o.b, in the Clyde, 42s Od. Wool is unchanged.
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
The following business was transacted at the Board of Education after wo went to

press yesterday afternoon

Howie;;.—A deputation watted upon the Board to protest against the appointment of Miss Laura A. Roberts, a pupil teacher, on probation, to tho Howick School, assert ing that they wore entitled to a fully-quali fied pupil teacher.—On tho motion of Mr Cooper, seconded by Mr Lennox, it was re solved to conform with tho wishes of tho Committee.
Papakura.—Tho Papakura School Com mittee protested .gainst tho proposed removal of Miss Walter from Papakura to Ngaliinapui.—lt was resolved to confirm tho action of tho Board, to allow Mr D. Mc- Kay to remain in Miss Walter's placo, and to £ive Papakura an extra pupil teacher.
