TUAKAU SOUTH.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 3, Issue 208, 30 June 1914, Page 3

TUAKAU SOUTH.

IMPROVING OUR SCHOOL

The Tuakau school committee are taking active steps to improve the school grounds. With this object they held a working bee last week, when all the committee, assisted by several public-spirited settlers, turned out and put up a galvanised shelter fence on the south side of the ground. The fence is about three chains long, of eight teet galvanised iron, and will be a boon to the children during the bleak, windy weather such as we had this month.

Further improvements are contemplated, including a yard for horses and the levelling of the grounds. The attendance at the school is steadily on the increase, the last quarter ending with ninety-four on the roll. COMMISSIONERS AT WOKK. We have hsd a visit from two Commissions lately: first the Canal Commission, and this week the Commission appointed by the Government tu inspect and report on the latest improvements made in the flax industry. They visited Mr Walker's mill to inspect a mechanical fibreshaker and washer combined. A bonus is to be given to anyone making any radical change and improvement in the methods of fibre-dressir/g. Messrs Frost Bros, alro have a mechanical shaker of their own invention, which was not inspected this time, but will be later or. A NEW COAL. With the openin? cf the Waifa Collieries a new coal is being offered on the river. It is of a superior quality and millers who have used it speak highly favourably of it. WHITEBAIT. Whitebait are now making their appearance in email quantities, but it will be some time before there is much on the mar ket.