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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Jun 21, 1913
Page
4
A property offers 35 acres sown in oats and grasses 40 acres ploughed for turnips a large woolshed to hold 350 sheep in two sheds plus extensive stables cowshed implement shed sheepyards and dip facilities
Sago and tapioca products listed including finest white sago bibs flake or pearl tapioca Siba dor finest Japan rice split peas pearl barley and cooking peas. Haricot beans red Egyptian red lentils white flaked rice and white flaked tapioca priced per packet with varying weights.
Notices mention 7.80 for Wills Street Methodist Church and Band of Hope activities at His Majesty's Theatre with pictures accompanying the public notice.
The piece argues for added education methods for young children while noting widespread protest. It argues many systems are experimental, out of date, and demand streamline, with kindergarten reform critiqued for failing to spark a child’s imagination.
The Montessori method developed by Dr Maria Montessori in Rome emphasizes self directed learning, practical life tasks, and toys that encourage reading and arithmetic. A New Zealand teacher and Minister of Education official discuss trial potential as authorities consider adopting the system.
The Labour Ministry in the Commonwealth faces a significant setback as strikes across tramways gas and coal sectors disrupt Sydney and New South Wales. The Fisher Government’s fall appears linked to widespread labour turmoil and the challenge of forming a stable majority in Parliament.
Wellington City Council debated leasing insurance work to a London firm with a 10 per cent rate cut and waivers on ordinary clauses. The Town Clerk to prepare a schedule and invite tenders from all Wellington insurers per a Press Association dispatch.
In Blenheim the proposal to spend £72,000 on a water and drainage scheme is thrown out by a majority of 91. Other items note a district league credit balance of £690, court actions in Wellington and Hokitika, and updates on ships, bankrupt estates, and local meetings.
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