HUTT AND PETONE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 978, 19 November 1910, Page 6

HUTT AND PETONE NEWS.

(Frcin Our Spccial Correspondent.) AYood loft in an oven to dry at Messrs, ?ickard's bakery shop in Jackson Street, ?etone, was tho means of turning out the. ?etone Fire Brigade at 7.30 last evening, rhe-iflaines were suppressed before any lamago was' done. ■ . The Petono District High School met ast night, those present being: Messrs. j'Kenzio (chairman), Abralia.ll, Kirk, 3ird, and Hill. Tho Education Board orwarded a statement, which intimated :hat the subsidy oji the funds accumulated at tho school's recent concert would >e forwarded immediately. In regard to ;he school's annual picnic, it was ;olved to hold it oh December 10 at Belnont, arrangements to be' loft in the rands of tho chairman,and secretary, Mr. 3ird. It was decided to expend a sum if £10 on the school library, tho secretary ltul headmaster to select tho books. Tlib ihairmau dealt at some length with the [uestion of establishing nil agricultural :ourse, and subsequently moved:—"That m agricultural courso be started at the list-riot High School at the beginning of he school year 1911, and that tho board ks notified of the committee's intention." Phe headmaster (Mr. W. Foster) reported hat tho attendance returns ill tho pri- 1 nary department showed that tho number in the roil at the beginning, of the month vas G77; admitted during month,' 25; vithdrawn, 19; total roll at end of tho nonth, GSit; uveragd roll number during ha month, 677; average half-daily atendance, 611, or 90.2 per cent, on the roll lumber. This comparatively low percentige was attributed to wet weather. In ho secondary department tho figures vero:—Number on roll at the beginning if the month, 63; withdrawn, 3; Toll lumber at'end of the month, GO; average ■oil number 62; averago half-daily attendince, 58.7; percentage of half-daily attendince on roll number, 95.4. At tho Petonc Police Court yesterday norning a prohibition order was issued igainst a local resident. The Petono West End School Committee net oil Thursday evening. The following nombers were present: Messrs.. Castle chairman); Bmridge, Maynard, Swan. ?arrant, Davis, and Cotton. A. vote of hanks was accorded the General Manager if Railways (Mr. T. llonayne) for a gift if metals for the school museum. Mr. ,V. G. D. Evans, who has been secretary o tho committee • since its formation, endered his resignation dii aca-unt of iressure of' other duties In reference to he committee's application to the Eduation Board for a miniature rillo range, hat body advised that there was a stanlard range and rifle which could be supilied at a cost of £3 lis. Exception was aken to the contents of a letter from the iliairman of the Education Board, in vhich ho asks that. <£50, the proceeds from ho recent bazaar, should lie handed to he board for that body to disburse. It vas Tesolved to appoint a deputation to rait on the board to discuss the matter. Hie headmaster (Mr. BedingfieM) reported hat tile number on the roll at the beguiling of the month was 395. Eighteen' mpils had been admitted during that >eriod, and 4 withdrawn, leaving the roll lumber at the end of tho month 409, and lie averago attendance 361. It was deeded to hold the school concert on tho ?riday preceding the Christmas holidays, dr. Ct. Davis was appointed secretary, •ice Jlr. Evans, resigned. A vote of thanks was accorded slr. Maylard for his donation to the museum. ' It is nearly three years since a. school ov Silverstreani children was first mootill. This weak a further meeting of the lommitteo, then appointed, was held to ;onsider the site question. Tho offer of a 'site" on tho boggy sido of Heretannga vas, however, declined. Furthermore it vas tho unanimous opinion of the coninittee that tho western site should still 10 claimed.