OPUNAKE.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 206, 8 February 1915, Page 8

OPUNAKE.

UAIIBOUE BOARD. (From Our Own .oCrrcspondent.) The ordinary meeting was held on 'Jiiiiisdiiy. 'j !i 0 members present were: Mi.-srs lluglisou (chairman), Moore. Hurst, MeKoywn, Lambie, and Maclie! Jn the absence of the secretary, itMcKcown was appointed, to take the minutes. CO -OPERATIVE SOCIETY. The chairman and Mr Mactie were appointed to sign the lease givin" the society a perpetual lease of endowment ior saleyards. The solicitors for the parties concerned had agreed on tile minor details. WHARF COMPANY. -Mr Ilm-st gave notice that the solicitor to the Board give die Wharf Company legal notice to quit lease of section 1. block 9. The discussion showed that this notice was given owing to the Wharf Company's assets now being in posse.-.-s;on of Mr Cave. -Mr _ Moore moved, seconded by Mr Liinbie. that the members authorised to sign the Co-operative (Society's lease make sure 'before signing that'th e rent due to the Board is paid, and that Mr Miicßoynolds' elaimVliag heen paid. The Finance Committee renorted thev had made endeavours to get financial institutions to take up the Board's loan of £SO/100, but without success. Tin committee recommended sending a deputation to Wellington tc induce financiers to take up the loan. Messrs McTCeown, Lambie and Macfic opposed this, bui the u-port was adopted, on the easting vote of the chairman Messrs Moore, Hurst and Hughsou voting for it. RESIGNATION. The 5.1 erctary, Mr Chambers, forwarded his resignation. On the motion of the chairman and Mr Hurst, the secretary is to be asked to reconsider his decision, and if he is not inchncd to do so, that the chairman be (inpowjred to fill the vacancy. Mr Moore moved that the Egmont County Council and Parihaka Road Board be asked to furnish the quantities fd gravel and sand taken from the Board's endowments and foreshore, and the Council's attention he drawn to the inroads made on the Board's endowments,—Seconded by Mr Hurst and ear--I'iQd. OUR SCHOOL'S FINE WORK. The following is a copy of the excellent report by the inspectors on the Opunake school. The teachers, Mr. 1). P. Evans (headmaster), and Misses i -Inning and Ifcrlihv, are to be congratulated. Reading.-E\-«eHcnt. Derivation.—Very good. Composition.—Essays very good. Standards 2 and i.— Excellent. Grammar.—Very good to excellent. Writing.—Very good to excellent. Spelling/Excellent. Recitation.—Excellent.

Arithmetic.—Good to very good. Drawing,—Excellent. Singing.—Excellent. Physical Instruction.—Excellent. Orography.—Very good to excellent. History.—Very pood to excellent. Nature Study .and Elementary Science. —Excellent. Handiwork.—Very good to excellent. Needlework.—Very good. Remarks.—The work of cadi teacher was equally excellent. Instruction in Class P.—These classes Lave received an excellent training. Order. Discipline and Tone of School.— Excellent. Efficiency of School.—Excellent Some of the country members of the T -mont Council were minutely inspecting th'.' recently laid down tarred work on the ain road through the town. If \t is not right w; 'shall hoar something about tar at the next meeting. ' _ The Church of England bazaar held ini the I'own Hall is. a yery successful affair, so far. The attendance is very t good, ano* business round the ptalls seems brisk.