The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-04-28

come OF their own accord There are to-
day as many churches In Tasmania to the
population as In any English colony ana
the proportion Of crime iS no greater than
In amy other The total number of prison
rrs before the criminal courts in lStS was
Just about 1000, the most OF whom were
arrested for fraud.
The public order is as good here as in
New Zealand, and that Ia saying that 1t is
ton of Hobart when In conversation with
parSOp who was passing through here
the other day, He was an l.nllishmun on
for n tour and he evidently had a poor
opinion OF the raSmnnuus for he said:
"'FheSe people are not as good as they
secm. They are lax IN thelr cnforc 'mrnt
OF the laws, aud q crime that would i'm.
prison man In England Is often wnkcd
at here II yon think they are angels you
had hest leave your money at home"
| would say that this parson Is a dys.
peptic, that my money is still safe, ana
that do NOT believe him.
Since then ! have mndc INQUIRIES and
Roman Catholic, Methodist, Presbyterian,
Indcpendcut and Baptist churches. Nearly
all the people 20 to church, ana there are
5000 SUNDAY school scholars I'm ON depon-
nation alone. The Roman CATHOLICS nave
t0OO boys aud girls In their Sunday
schools. he PresbytcrAans about 1000 and
Tho MpthndlSts 5000 1t Is discredllohle
here not to 90 to church or sunday school,
aud the average worklugman mas ma
own pew,
ne OGnOClSt Ilhldltte eilh WNeSN''f~f
The Tasmanians are not backward in
educational matters, ! have not written
OF the schools OF New Zealand, but /
would say that there aud In Tasmania you
can have about us good tuition as Ia the
United States. In both countries cduca-
tlon Is compulsory Here the man who
does not send his children 20 school can
he fined $40 nor child. aud he win be hned
n. la does gnnI thpnt.
Tho schools are supported by the state,
The chef secretary Is tue minister Tor
education. and he has . corps OF othcefS
under hinl The system Of instruction Is
non sectarlun. There Is university ~
Hobart aud there are also three schools,
called ragged schools supported ny prt
yate subscriptions aud government ala.
Hobart has a well-equlpped museum and
sclcntihc Institutions
There are public libraries in many Of the
Tasmaniun towns. The largest Is that OF
the Launceston Institute, which has 10000
| volumes and the next IS the Hobart
| library, which has lSUOO
Another evidence OF the Intelligence nf
the people is seen In the excellent baok
stores which YOU find In the larger towns.
, The prices are quite as low as IN England
or tho Vultea states. and the best of books
can he had almost as quickly here as 1T
home The postal service, both foreign ana
| local Is excellent Books are sent from
England TO rasmania at the rate OF two
( ounces FOR a cent, rhere are mails about
once week. several OF the largest steam
! ship lines calling at Hobart. Newspapers
/ printed IA Iasmgnia can be sent %, amy
/ part OF the Island free OF postage, aud yol
/ can send them to any part ~ Australia or
! New Zealand al the rate OF ton ounces for
/ a cent do rot know ~ amy government,
which gives such advantages TO It's news.
I papers.
They Have Money in the Bank.
\ Connected With the postofhce department,
are postal savings banks, which pay per
cent interest on all deposits up 60 STM.
] Wherever you find money order oftcp
yau hnd one OF these banks. and n * re
markahie what an influence they have On
/ the THRIFT " the people. largo proportion
~ the Inhabitants are deposltors almost \
/ half million dollars heing annually re-
ceiyed in ibis Way at Hobart alone Their.
are now f6.uuO savings accounts IN thr
TWO towns OF Hobart and Launceston, and