HUTT AND PETONE NEWS.. (From Oi'J Special Oorrespohdent.) •' -. '. ■ .-1? .-— ■ '

Dominion, 24 February 1913, Page 7

HUTT AND PETONE NEWS.. (From Oi'J Special Oorrespohdent.) •' -. '. ■ .- 1 ? .- — ■ '

• PEEE, SCHOOL;BOOK QUESTION. r,- T ?° meeting of tho Potohe District High School Committeo was held on Friday evening. Those present were: Messrs. D. M'KeSJiio (chaifhiiin), Taylor (secretary), Cox, List, Medhurst, Kirk, Abrahall, andl MODonald. The headmaster reported that the number onjhs roll at tho beginning of the month wns 704 primary and 17 secondary scholars; admitted during tho month, 8a primary and 3-t secondary; withdrawn, 88 primary and 22 secondary. .This; left the roll number at the end of tho month showing 701'primnry and 59 secondary, pupils. The secretary of thi Wellington Education Board' advised that the grant for free school-boolcs has been .discontinued; Mr. MlCenzie said that it had takon four years to build up tho system'of free books, and p6\v it had been discontinued. He would therefore niove:—"That tho Petone District High School.Committee.strongly objects to the discontinuance of free school-books and stationery,' and they respectfully protest to Mr. Massev.'' It means, said tho speaker,, another increase in the cost of living. The motion was seconded by Mr. Townserid, and carried. ~-.•■' On' SAtiirday afternoon -officers of the Government Orchordist Department paid a visit to Lower" Hutt to give a practical demonstration to the local tomato-growers, on how to'light the tomato blight, which has latelybeon prevalent.in tho district'.'. The dmnonstftttion took place on, Mr. Brl'iel's) gredrid' (on which the ; Government' havo - two outdior experimental plots), and was attended by about 30 tomato-growers. ■■ Mr. -.Webb, Government expert, was present. Although the Department has only been operating on these plots sihcC Christmas there is reason to believe that the blight is now almost totally eradicated, .At tho conclusion of iho demonstration, Mr. Bra=;el thanked the experts on behalf of Hutt growers. A demonstration of spraving in a greenhouse will be givon in about a fortnight's time.

GAVE HERSELF UP AS DONE. "I have been a resident of Kockhnmpton since 1800, and of Into years havo been a sufferer from Indigestion,"- snys Mrs. Mary Ann ' Hnwke, East Street, Rockhampton, Q. "To innko' a long story short I gave myself up as ( done with this world when I happened to tako up a 'Daily Record' in which I, read of the cure for .my complaint—Chamberlain's Tablets. I at once got a bottle and started to take them. Boforo I had half finished it I felt as if I could eat and enjoy my food, which I could not do before."—Advt.