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Opotiki News, Volume II, Issue 149, 22 February 1939, Page 2

Saturday’s Fitness Display. Owing to counter attractions, members of the Opotiki Hunt Club will not* he available to take part in. the display to be* held on Saturday in connection with Physical Fitness week. Ju view of this the display will now be held at the lU'serve and not at the Showgrounds as previously advertised. A varied programme of athletics and i.ovclty events will he included in the programme which promises to lie an attiaetive one. Further particulars will appear in Friday's issue.

Declining Birth-rate. An indication ol' the declining birthrate is given by llie roll at; the Levin District High School. lit 1938,. in a class of 52. hoys, no fewer than 30 were “only’’ children or had only, one brother or one sister. ilio lastthree years the roll has been'.practically stationary, despite the. influx of new settlers. In 1927 there tt’ore 059 pupils on the primary roll; l iin(‘.l92iS 050, and in 1930 the numFerg'dropped to 010. In 19.55 there werie. sf|6>yand in 1937 509. while this year tliO opening numbers were 557. Thus,/ in 12 years there hits been a decrease of 102 pupils, or approximately!, 16 per cent. ;\®*y'f Mamm