PROVINCIAL PARAGRAPHS

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 179, 16 August 1937, Page 13

PROVINCIAL PARAGRAPHS

Our Own Correspondents.)

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Makotuku JSchool. The monthly meoting of the Makotuku School Committee wus held early during tlxo week. All members attcnded, and Mr J. Palmer (chairman) presided. Mr A. Nei'ison, hea.dmaster, presented his report. The roll number is now 37, and the average attendance 34.6. The uew eycle slied is ready for use, and is to be metalled shortly. Tlie fancy dress ball, which the committee has held annually for dental cliiiic funds, is arranged for Friday, August 20. As in the past parents and friends are ixxvited to give the supper. It was deeided to engage Mr W. Te *Tau's orchestra for the mxxsic, and to adnxit free all children from neighbo.uring centres. Messrs J. W. Mildon and P. Anderson undertook the duti.es of M.CJ/s and Messrs M. Carruthers and G. Harding are to be doorkeepers. Accounts totalling £11 5/- were passed for payment. Ormondville School. The monthly meeting of the Ormondville School Committee was held on Thursday night, all members being present. The headmaster 's report gave the roll number as 53. The average atteiglance is good. A letter from the Hawke's Bay Education Board. stated that tenders for the conveyance of children? from Te Uri to the Ormondville School had bcen called. Mr Bonifaee, Dannevirke, wrote regarding suppiying milk to the school children. — The secretary was instructed to inform Mr Boniface that xxpon a recent vote 40 scholars had declared their willingnoss to drink milk. The school has been visited by Chief Inspector Morland and Inspector Lewist who were satisJied with the school work, and the conditxon of the buildiugs axxd grounds. The resignation of the assistant tcacher, Miss J. Higgins, who is shortly leaving for Englund, was receivcd and aecepted. Dangerous Corner Eliniinated. Some time ago the Dannevirke County • Coxmcil purchased a strip of land from Mrs F. Hoslcing with a view to widoniug the Norsewood-Te Uri highway, and eliminating a very dangerous corner in the xmcsemt narrow lxxne which conneets the two maiix roads txt which several iiccidents have occurred. This strip had upoa it a particularly flue maerocarpa hedgc, which is now being removed. Another old laixdmark gone, for it grew to a height of fully 20 feet with a wi.dth of oight or xiine feet. But tlie improveiuent in the road will more tlxxxa compensfite for the loss of a loeal ornaxnent by avoiding risk to life and linxb, and removing from a xnain road two dangerous corners. Basketball Match. Wairoa basketball supporters are jubilant over the wiix of the Wairoa representatives in the llobson Cup mateh against Poverty Bay, played at Gisborne on Saturday, which the visitors won by 7 -points to 5. The team has been praetisiiig regularly under the coaching of Miss Ivenny, and the win is encouraging, in view of the proposed visit to the Dominion touruey at Aixck* land in about 10 days' timo, No Wairoa Rugby. No Eugby games wero played xn Wairoa on Saturday in tkc conxjxetitious of tlxo Wairoa Co'unty Eugby SubUnion, owing to thc lxxteness of tho season and thc fact that xnanv jxeople had indicatcd their intention to stay at liome and listcn to the Tcst match at Wellington. Station Worker Injured. Mr James Voyce has been admitted to thc Wairoa Hospital for treatiucut following an accident to his left hand. It is undcrstood that Mr Voyce was cngaged in fencing work on tho Waikatea station, when a tool slipped and almost scvered the middle linger of the left hand. Motoring Mishap. About 1 a-xn. yesterday, a light car, contaiixing two passengers, a yoting man and a young woman, slridded in the loose skingle on the flats on the Morere side of the Te Uhi liill. Visibility at the tinie was' bad, and tlie road was vry wet, heavy iain having fallcn during the night. Tho car upset and lauded in the water-table at the side f the road. Beyond a slight bruisiug, neither passenger was injured.