STRATFORD.

Taranaki Daily News, 3 March 1920, Page 3

STRATFORD.

(From Our Own Correspondent.) (All communications, letters, etc., Jeft wltli Mr, H. J. Hopkins, bookseller, will reeelv« prompt attention.) March 2It is understood that Messrs Henderson and Moore, the contractors for tlie new Technical High School, will sooji he abje to qommdnce (operations. TMe work has been delayed owing to shortage of cement, but Masters Ltd. have received advice that a shipment of 150 tons of cesiaent I J.: arriving in Patea to-morrow, and will he forwarded to Stratford as expeditiously as possible. Miss Sage, who Ims been a member of the teaching gtaff of the secondary department of the Stratford High School for some time past, acting on medical advice, is relinquishing school teaching for twelve months. Mr. W. Slattery, v.'ho was admitted to the hospital on New Yeai's Day with a broken leg, the result of an accident at the raceMur.se, ha? recovered. He left the hospital last week-Hid. The monthly meeting of the School Committee was held last night, Mr. J. W. Bevin presiding. The Special Committee appointed' to bring down plans and estimates for the cocoa shed submitted plan of a room, 80ft. by. 40ft., to seat 384, also for copper room, etc., the cost being estimated at £850; also smaller plans costing £750 and £690 respectively. The report was adopted, but as the building depended on the amount of the subsidy it was at first decided to postpone action for the pre-sent.-but in view of the urgent need of the .shed for the use of the girls, it was resolved to obtain tenders for the erection of the building. The tender of Mr. 11. J. Hopkins for stationery was accepted_ A vote of thanks was passed to Messrs Poster, Grub and Rcllringer, Ltd., for selling tickets for the excursion, also to the donors of fruit, T. Lamason. P.A.C. and David and Co.. and to Mr. Grubb for car. It. was decided to distribute I'2S handsome prize books, specially pnrchn.-ed in England, prior to the disestablishment of the DH.S.; also recommended the incoming committee to give prizes to the primary school on Hie hnfls of (lie year's marks. The attention of the Board is to be drawn to the need for an immediate start bi>iii"» , r.iisde on the Technical High School. The X-Rnv fund hais been increased by £4 4s as the result of a- dance last month, Mr. C. TT. Fox having forwarded a cheque for ihe amount. The rainfiill here last month, as recorded by Mr T. TI. I'enn. was 19.13. the maximum fall being 3.7 Sin. on the Other falls were: Ist 40in.. Bth I'lin . !)th .241 n . 14th ,25in.. 10th .44in„ 2-tth .'«in.. 25th 1.73 in., 26th 2.00 in , [27 th .91 in.., 2Sth .-lOiti

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