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Taranaki Daily News, 1 March 1917, Page 8

SaEES BY AUCTION N.Ji. LOAN' AND MERCANTILE. AGENCY CO., Vm : A u : Sales held subject to Rules ol the Taranaki Auctioneers' Association. IvOHUiiATAHI SHEEP AXD CATTLE I'Alll. THURSDAY, MARCH I, 1917. At 1 p.m. THE ISI.Z. LOAN & MERCANTILE AGENCY CO., LTD. offer, subject to the rules of tlie Taranaki Stock Auctioneers' Association, as above— DOO 2_tooth ewes TOO good rape lambs 200 2.tootli wethers 550 fat ewes 200 G-tooth ewes (good lino) 300 4 and G.tooth wethers 500 full-mouth ewes 1400 lambs 200 head mixed cattle AUTUMN HORSE FAIR, OPUXAKK. AT CLUB HOTEL YARDS. SATURDAY, MARCH 3. At 12.30 p.m. THE N.Z. LOAN & MERCANTILE AGENCY CO., LTD. soli by auction as above—--100 HORSES, comprising—- ■ Draughts, Half-draughts, Milkcarters, harness, hacks and ponies Team of 3 Draught Horses (geldings), with 2-yard Block Dray and Harness 1 Spring Cart Also— On account of Qpunake Rating ClubCorrect- Cards (meeting March 17). West End, military camp; Mr J. C. Hall, probationer, Midhirst, military camp. Resignations were received as follows:—Miss G. Holford, Hawera; Miss G. Roberts, Otakeho; Miss Mitchell, Niho Niho; Mrs Henderson, Albert; Mrs White, Oeo; Miss F. McAllister, Stratford; Mr 11. Dempsev, Central; Miss A. Graham, Tahora; Miss A. Phillips, Eltliam. The Rev. A. B. Chappcll's resignation of the position of assistant secretary was accepted, and the action of the committee in appoining Mr E. C. Join, sdn, was confirmed. ' It. was decided to take steps to open half-time schools at Ilaparua and Waitawhena. x Mr Smith's report of Mr Meredith's offer to lease half an acre of ground for a horse paddock at'Oakura, was adopted. It was resolved to inform the Tokaora Committee that the Hoard could not increase its giant towards a shelter shed. The Board decided that the Otakeho Committee be infoiyned, in answer ti< its letter of the 7h instant,, that he additions proposed would give their school floor space for 135 scholars, allowing 12 square feet per scholar, and for 102 scholars, allowing 10 square feet, the floor space allowed by the Department at the present time. The Eltliam Committee will be informed tll.lt 1110 nnmrr way to supply desks othre than dua desks already supplied. The chairman and Mr Smith were deputed to consider the application from the Spotswood settlers for the establishment of a side school at Spotswood. The application for a school on the Inaha Road was referred to the inspector to report on. A temporary general instructor was appointed to the Hawera Technical School. Mcsrs Goodwin and Hooker, of Hawcra, waited on the Jioard and asked that the school children of the district be granted their mid-winter holidays in the first week in July instead of ir .June, so as to enable the children tc attend the Hawera Winl)>r Show, al which a big British display will b< made. The display was an Imperial matter, and Mr R. W. Dalton, Britisl: Trade Commissioner, was arranging it The display would be instructive anc educative, and the matter was lieint taken up enthusiastically by trades people, and the object was to encouragi British trade. Mr Trimble moved, and it was carried "That on application being made to tin Board by a School Committee desiring t( close its school to enable the pupils t< attend the Hawera Winter Show at tin beginning of July, permission be grantee to close the school for two days." With regard to a letter concernin; the conveyance of school children a Inaha, Mr .Tiuld, a correspondent, wil he informed that children over twelvi years of age must not make use of thi conveyance to attend any other school provided their nearest school is not ote: three miles from their home, or ehil dren under 12 provided their home is no more than two miles, and that no chil dren under seven years or over four teen years can be charged for. Mr Wilkinson moved, "That a com mittee be set up to inquire into th conditions of the Eltliam and Ilawer: Secondary Schools, particularly in re gard to the attendance at each school and to the clashing of technical am secondary branches, to report in regari to the policy to be pursued and goner ally, the committee to consist of Mossr Masters, Trimble, Dixon and Wilkinson —Carried. Au application for additions to tin Okiawa school was received, anfl it wai decided that as the school nuist be en tirelv rebuilt in the near future, it wa: inadvisable to mako additions to thi old school just now. Mr Wilkinson moved, and it was re solved, "That the Department he writ ten to, asking for a reply to the Board' request for a grant for the difl'erene between the cost of concrete and wool for the Normanby new school. The following sub-committees wer set up:—Finance—Messrs Dixon am Wilkinson; Teachers' Selection —Messr fSntith and Trimble; Manual and Tech liii'iil—Messrs Dixon and Trimble. Th chairman was elected ex officio mem her of each committee.

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