MOTUEKA

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIII, 18 July 1929, Page 6

MOTUEKA

■SCHOOL rOM.MI'ITKi: MHHTIMS At (lie monthly meeting of the- .Mot.ueka District .High School committee there were (present Messrs 10. Trevena t {eha<rpiap), VV. Bridle, 4. TJitpinjOH, G. Smith, 11. Mart, A. G. Taßipt and J. Kim? '! lie chairman reported that tiie pump ami motor at the school had been put in order at the expense of tin- Board. Mr Lcapor, the Board's architect, had been interviewed re school paths, and the Board would also he consulted. Accounts amounting to £45 3s 4d were presented and passed for payment. The Education Board wrote confirming the appointment of Miss E. MoFadden as assistant teacher at Hail school. The Board also advised that the school committee elected at. the last householders’ meeting held at Motueka must stand lor the current year. HEADMASTER’S REPORT The headmaster (Mr 11. G. Johnston) presented the following report: — “During the week ending 21st June the school was open on only three half days and as, in computing average attendance, attendances under 75 per cent, of roll number arc excluded, the attendance was not adversely affected by the fact that on two of those three half days the primary totals at the main school were 46 and 75 respectively. The majority of the children have attended remarkably well since the earthquake. Five chimneys were rendered unsatisfactory by the big .shake. Of these, two cannot be used, and it is essential that the work on these, which has been commenced, bo continued at) once on account of the cold and wet conditions that prevail. The continuous bad weather has rendered the football field a quagmire, and this, combined with the wet state of the playground between the tennis courts and the school, demands tiie earnest consideration of the committee. A comprehensive scheme is required to effect a much-needed improvement (tor the . effect on tho health of the 'children is bound to be bad. Water is finding its way through the ventilator in Form 111 room and also in some places in the main building. Repairs are necessary. The cocoa distribution is under way and some 70 children are regular customers. After a month’s trial the financial situation will he reviewed; and I hope that it will be found to be- practically selfsupporting. Arising out of the headmaster’s report it was decided, on the motion of Messrs Smith and King, that the attention of the Hoard be drawn to the condition of the .Motueka school with a view to obtaining an architect’s report. With reference to the had condition of the school ground, due to storm water, a sub-committee, consisting of Messrs Trcvena, Hart and Talbot, was set. up to bring down a report.

Colonel McDonald had not made such a remark. Colonel McDonald: “I said it, and then withdrew it at the request of Mr Speaker.” Mr Nash: “Well, I will not pursue that point any further.” Making a personal explanation later, Colonel McDonald said he had not stated j-tliat he knew why the Palmerston North deviation had been stopped, but only that he knew a lot about it and would teJl Mr Nash privately. Colonel McDonald also denied that he. had ever offered his services to the Labour Party as a candidate. The Leader of the Opposition (the Right Hon. J. .G. Coates): “They wouldn’t- have you.” Mr Nash said he had not stated that Colonel McDonald had offered his services as a candidate, but that he had offered to join the Labour Party. The Leader of the Labour Party (Mr H. E. Holland): “But lie couldn’t join.” Robertson’s Golden Shred Marmalade is the best tonic-fqod when you feel “off colour.” Try it .on toast or biscuit and regain your natural appetite.*