HUTT & PETONE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1989, 20 February 1914, Page 10

HUTT & PETONE NEWS.

(From Our Special ■Cl'brreeD'ondent.i.,, At a meeting of.:the Peto'ne District High', School Uommit'te-o las.t. eveaingi' tho results examinations ~ uiider v tlift rural science course, were. tabled, and. were considered very satisfactory, It was resolved that a letter of-thanks bo forwarded to tho Education. Board for improved. desks,:cfe. ..-The ■ head-masters-report for the, month of February was as.fp.ijows:—Roll,n,unVoer, primary department, 731'; Secwa^ary. department, '42; admitted' during "month, primary .83, secondary ■23.;,; withdrawn during month,;pfima.ry.77y.secondary 12; roll number, ' Friday,' Fchruary .1,3, primary 737, secondary, ,33; averago half-yearly attendance, primary .692", secondary o2; percentage, ..primary '93,6, secondary 97;. of 177-;.with'dra*kls. 42 were pupils who had gained ...proficiency certificates in December, ■ 1913..: 'rh'e destination of .these pupils was S-S follow:—Enrolled in department, 12; entered Wellington College (Boys' or Girls'), J0: entered Wellington Technics Day School. 5; gbn'o to employment, 15; total,, 42. ...

A four-roomed cottage in; Te P.uni Street, Petone, took fire on Wednc-sda? afternoon. About £40 will be rinuiredto. repair the damage. The building, which is insured for £150, is owtte4 by the Gear Meat Company. , A meeting of Hutt electors wiw.desire to support Mr. Albert .M. Samuel at the next general election, was held in the Hutt Lyceum las.teveiii.njr.' /A committee was set up with Mr. Ortmi Stevens as chairman and Mr. F. F. Wills as secretary. At a meeting of the Fetone Rugby Football League, held list. eveniiVir, and presided over by Mr. E. Tovey, it was decided to hold another picnic on March 6 at Maori Bank. The Upper Hutt School Committee is arranging another school picnic to be held on.St. Patrick's Day, on the Trentham racecourse, if procurable, at which parents will attend as well. The committee have still. £10 in hand from the recently-raised picnic. fimd. Mr. J.. Lynskcy. of Petone Technical School,-has'offered to start a tec-hiiifi.il (evening) at .Upper-Hutt-School'if twelve scholars are guaranteed to'attend as a. minimum. - 'As iin less than forty senior scholars left school' .during tho 'rummer vacation, .it is.expected ibi%l no difficulty will be experienced in taking advantage of Mr. Lvnskev's offer.