“Gazette” District News

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXIII, Issue 4395, 27 March 1922, Page 3

“Gazette” District News

ngatea. the school. The visit of Dr. David and Nurse Serey to the Ngate.a school on Thursday was taken advantage of by the local school committee to again stress the necessity for additional accommodation. The committee was represented by Mr G. T. Davidson, who pointed otu to the doctor the congested conditions, which the committee considered unhealthy. He recognised the fact that the Education Board sent the doctor to the schools to look after the health of the children, and the speaker was pleased to see the doctor, but 1 Mr Davidson thought it inconsistent to have a school the size of Ngatea’s with so many children crowded into it and at, the same time a doctor coming round, yet nothing being done in the way of enlargements. The difficulties the teachers were labouring under should also he taken into consideration. The doctor told Mr Davidson that he could see the school was somewhat overcrowded, but it was a matter of finance with the Board, which •> at present did not have the money. It was therefore not altogether, the Board's fault- He instanced thercity schools, which wer.e so greatly overcrowded as to be absolutely detrimental to health. Those. cases were more urgent than Ngatea’s. As far as his report was concerned, he would do what was right'for the district. Mr Davidson maintained that in the cities the children’s homes were near the schools, while in the country some children .had -several miles to ride, and often in we.t saddles. At Ngatea the shelter-shed was being used as a class room, and there was no place to put saddles on a wet day. The position at Ngatea was, therefore worse than it at first appeared. The doctor thought the committee was quite justified in requesting enlargements to the school the only excuse for delay being shortage of money on the part of the Education Board. - Mr Davidson asked the doctor if any concession could be made flor the medical treatment of scjiool children. The doctor replied that that was not the case .at present, but he thought bhat a nurse from the dental department might possibly be sent to the various schools and dental treatment given free. Treatment for all’ other ailments must be paid for. PipTURES. At the Ngatea Hall Committee meeting on Saturday evening a letter was received from Mr Hamilton stating that he wished to make biweekly screenings, and that he would probably install a permanent plant. , Mr Hayward thought pictures once a week was quite sufficient and moved that the committee call ffor tenders for the lease of the hall for picture entertainments once a week for 12 months. Mr Jamieson seconded, and the motion was carried. PERSONAL. Miss E. Hilford, local postmistress, returned from her holiday on Saturday. During her absence of about three months her place was taken by her cousin, Miss R. Hilford.

WAITAKABUBU. STOCK SALE. No improvement was shown in stock prices at Messrs Buckland and Son’s sale at Waitakaruru oh Friday. Calves brought from 7s 6d to 15si fat cows from £1 15s to £3, store cows 15s to £l, bulls 10s to 15s, 18-taipntb steers £1 15s to £2, and thvo-year store steers £3 ter £3 5s- A' pen of 10 beef steers was sold for £5. PERSONAL It is stated that the Hon. D. H. Guthrie (Minister fbr Lands) will be visiting the Hauraki Plains during the first week in April. KEREPEEHI. SCHOOL COMMITTEE. A meeting of tfie Kerepeehi School Committee was held on Friday evening, Mr, W. Booth occupying the chain There were also present: Mesdames Murdoch and Innisi, and Mr L. A. W. Bagnall (secretary. Mr 3. Twist (headmaster) also attended. It was announced that there was a sum of about £l4 in hand, proceeds from a recent concert, for the, library fund- With a £ for £ subsidy the amount should reach nearly £2B. The committee expressed satisfaction at the inspector’s Quarterly report on tfie teachers’ work. It was decided to improve the ■ / school grounds, and also the paths round the schoolmaster’s residence. TENNIS. LAIDLAW CUP FINAL. The final of the Laidlaw Cup competition was played at Hopai on Saturday between Turua and Hopai teams, the former gaining the honours by 92 points to 61. Though Turua won ajl sets except three, most of the games were wel], fought out, the winners proving slightly superior in each case. Play was generally of a high order. There .is yet one game to be played, but that cannot alter the resultThe following are' the scores detailed, Turua names being mentioned first: ' Ladies’ Singles.—Miss Gibb 7 v. . Miss Carruth 4; Mrs Melsop 7 v. Miss Hilflord 3. Ladies’ Doubles.— Miss Gibb and Mrs Melsop 7 v. Miss Cayuth and Miss Hilford 4 ; Mrs Scott and Mrs McMillan 7 v. Mrs Murray and Mrs Wade 4. Men’s Singles.—Wright; 7 v. Murphy 9 ; Brownlee 9 v. Vowles 0 ; Bagnall 8 v. Waite 9. Men’s Doubles;—Brownlee and MrMillan 9 v. Murray and Murphy 7; ■Wright and Bagnall 9 v. Vowles and Waite 7; Mules and Scott 7 v. Coppins and Banks 9. Cofnbined Doubles. —Mrs McMillan ajad Mules 7 v. Mrs Murray and E. Goppins 2 ; Mrs Scott and Scott 7 v. W.ade and A. Banks 3.