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  2. CORRESPONDENCE.

    H. J.--As a general principle, the staffs to be employed in State schools are allotted once in six months, i.e., for the half-years commencing 1st January and 1st July respectively. But in the ...

    Article : 138 words
  3. AGRICULTURAL NOTES.

    The weather during the past week has been very favorable to the crops, and the pastures are showing signs of recovering. The season has been a most severe one on the ...

    Article : 1,524 words
  4. MISS ANGEL

    I have been trying to tell a little story, of which the characters and incidents have come to me through a winter's gloom so vividly, that as I write now I con scarcely tell what ...

    Article : 870 words
  5. RESPONSIBILITY OF SHIPOWNERS.

    SIR,--The many disasters that have lately occurred, involving such fearful sacrifices of human, life, are, I think, of sufficient importance for reviewing this great question. Individuals or ...

    Article : 949 words
  6. THE CHINESE LOTTERY QUESTION.

    SIR,--The suppression of the Chinese lottery is a matter which is now before both the Legislature unit the public, and therefore a few wards from one who has made the matter a study may be ...

    Article : 592 words
  7. THE NEW SCALE OF TEACHERS' SALARIES.

    SIR,--when the present system of education was initiated, its stanchest supporters were the teachers, who foresaw their emancipation from the thraldom of the clergy; the importance ...

    Article : 666 words
  8. BRANDY CREEK.

    SIR.,--Would you permit me a little space in your valuable paper to make a few remarks on the working of the Land Act at Brandy Creek. There is little land to be got here now. It is ...

    Article : 228 words
  9. THE MARRIAGE OF MOIRA FERGUS.

    It would have been strange, indeed, if Angus M'Eachran had missed seeing this advertisement, for it was in all the Glasgow newspapers, morning after morning. It ...

    Article : 4,146 words
  10. FREE-TRADE IN ENGLAND AND VICTORIA.

    SIR,--I read some times articles in the newspapers on the blessings of what the writers are pleased to call free-trade. In England I was brought up among men who called themselves ...

    Article : 530 words
  11. LIFE RAFTS AT SHIPWRECK.

    SIR,--A very simple, inexpensive, light and easily-got-at raft can be always carried (is, in fact, with a few slight additions, now carried) on board all ships afloat. Let ...

    Article : 213 words
  12. PLANTING OF TREES IN HOTHAM.

    SIR.—As the planting of trees in public thoroughfares or streets is now the mania, and with a view to emulating the excellent example set by his Worship the Mayor of Melbourne, I think the ...

    Article : 251 words
  13. DEFECTIVE RAILWAY IRON.

    SIR,--I have road the remarks in your journal on the introduction of railway iron for 166 miles of railway in New South Wales that has turned out to be utterly worthless, and you speak with ...

    Article : 309 words
  14. LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT.

    SIR,--The Minister (Mr. Gillies)having notified his intention of moving to again amend the above, it is to be hoped that among other innumerable mistakes, omissions and ambiguities, the whole of ...

    Article : 458 words
  15. PROTECTION ONCE MORE.

    SIR,--In the midst of all the petitions, deputations, resolutions, letters, &c., would you be kind enough to admit one voice from, the country? I am aware, Mr. Editor, that the ideas herein ...

    Article : 584 words
  16. FORESTRY.

    SIR,--How often are we reminded of the necessity of being thoroughly acquainted with both sides of a question, and the injury which may accrue when elaborating on a subject from ...

    Article : 766 words
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