Manutahi Notes.

Patea Mail, 30 June 1882, Page 2

Manutahi Notes.

The school children assembled at the school-house in great force (for Manutahi), 38 being present, by invitation from their late jteQph?r. Th|| in the customary games and romping on -such, with abundance of lollies, confectionery, and a well-laid tea before leaving. happy as only children can, be. , n An engraved inscription is on the ; Way~Tr6M~Yrenmgtoi'!|"Tdr"* l&'Hfcwic

presented last week, - and will read thus Presented to ‘Miss Hay by her pupils on leaving the Mamitahi school, as a token of esteem.” Miss salmforlh and*.iMMSQdrrigaA' undertook the financial part of the business for the clock,, and .carried it- thfongh successfully. ' ' ; - • ; ; If the “ most potent, • grave, and reverend signiora ” of the - -School Com-mittee-would show a little of the spirit of their juniors, and less of their misapplied zeal in getting up petitions and searching) for qnlbhles to obstruct business at meetings, it would be mach better for all concernedJ- The Committee should : set the, example .for the children to copy, instead of the reverse. Our bye-roads are in a bad stale.)' I would, draw the Road Board’s. attention to a place known as PeacockV cutting, before some serions accident happens. The embankment is worn away with traffic, for want of repair; and now it takes a . skilful “ Jehu ” to pilot an empty dray across without being precipitated aver, the embankment.

...The M.O.CL- Jheld rfup^ngp.last Saturday. The. Secretary, Mr Whittem, read thofinancial ing a small, balance- in favor lof tie Club. After discussion it iwafe resSTvefi that a committee consisting of Messrs Peacock, Corrigan, Hamilton,. JSewtoo, iSelect a soitable site for a permanent meeting. : ! !

The paterfamilias, of. / indebtedjtp your ; ;i Parent,” for bis suggestions re the* amalgam atioh of Mfinutahi "and" Whakamara~Jschj&6l§T? What a grand solution for school troubles, as he calls them ! s Epr |, | Woodville schools; they are tively about the same as the former. Sell' the Kakaramea school property, and wittf. ing half: Way ithe. itWOipl&ces and call it the Woodville High SchooL I am ; rather afraid 1 ;that' Kakar&mcal ■would, not- be -able- -to'-see 1 where ' &0r mutual benefit came. ’' I’ 'suppose this abstruse question raised by “A Parent ” will be settled in the usual, way. here-r. 4 '• i ,«'. r - , . /. -j-'-i ; I j* J by petition. I am hourly expecting t<r hear of one being taken around for '\>V. ; Wl,V v l Observer.