PAPAKURA

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 7, Issue 381, 7 June 1918, Page 3

PAPAKURA

PAPAKURA SCHOOL COMMITTEE. At a meeting of the Papakura . School Committee held on Monday, May 27th, there were present the r Bev. W. C. Wood (Chairman], Messrs J. Murray, J. Andrews, A. Baker, D. B. Stewart, J. R. Wilson, A. Turner, with Mr S. Evans (Secretary). A deputation from the Papakura Town Board consisting of Messrs R. M. Gillespie (Chairman) and Harold Wilson (Clerk), waited on the Committee regarding the arrangements for the sanitary sorvice which was being re-inaugurated by the Board and after some discussion the Committee agreed to pay the sum of £l2 a year for the service. The Committee having decided to join the Schools Association the Chairman was appointed to act as representative at the meetings of the Association. With regard to the official opening of the enlarged school it was definitely announced that this would take place on Wednesday the 19th June at 2,;30 p m., and that Mr J. D. McKenzie (the Chairman of the Education Board) was expected to perform the opening ceremony. There was a large attendance at the farewell social and dance given on Monday evening last in honour of Private Archie Andrews. Musical [ items were rendered by Miss Rea, Messrs Rea and W. Sutherland, a i cornet duet by Messrs Gibbs and Pilkington and a recitation, " Knitting," by Mr T. J. Corin. Music was supplied by Mrs Walters and Miss Hibbard and the duties of M.C. were capably carried out by Mr P. Bullen. During the interval an order for goods to be obtained from a local bu.-iness-house was h aided to j Private Andrews, accompanied by the best wishes of the townspeople. In pursuance of a decision arrived at by th» Ptpakura School Committee at their meeting on May 27tii the Rev. W. C. W« od and Mr 1) B. Stewart, acting as a deputation from the Commitree, wai'ed on the Auckland Board of Education last Wednesday and advocated in view of the increasing number of pupil- that the teaching staff should be strengthened. Their arguments were- recognised by the Hoard who agreed to appoint an assistant in lieu of two pupil teachers. Runaway st<eds were for some reason or oth c r well in evidenc a' Papakura last Tuesday morning. The three horses ti'iai-hed to the Clevedon mail bus made a holt from the post oflice but \v, re topped near the school, a lady passenger in the meantime calmly retaining her s>-h t within the conveyance in blissful ignorance of the : t that no driver was directing its pr >giess A pair of horses a't>ifh.">| to n van belonging to Messrs Stokes and 1 'ail and a horse at'm-hed to a gig, the property of Mr Keane, abo respectively made off " on their own " but their careers were arres'<d, no

damage }.«'injr don»> in «ir11• r < | An Assessment f'.-.u?l fur tli.- j.urpose of hearing ol j<vtions to the revised valuation rolls fur the IV. pakura 3>i.s , ri<.t and Wain.u Riding of Manuka!! ('oiir.tv is '<> ho held in the I'ajiakura Cowhouse next Tuesday.