WAITARA.

Taranaki Daily News, 20 April 1920, Page 3

WAITARA.

(From Our Own Correspondent.) April 19. At tho monthly meeting of tiio Waitara School Comulitee held lust week, Miss Kernsieii (acting head-teacher) reported that the daily attendance hail reeaitlv fallen on account of so much sickness. Tho average for tho quarter was 2HO 74, hut the low Ilgure C 2t>4 was reached las. week To keep the present, stuff an average of 280 must he o'jta.ued, and it Is hoped that tho prcvntllng sickness will soon hj? (her. A circular ltMTer was received from the Education Board In regard lo the Prince of Wales" i':sit, "hey wishing to ascertain tlic number of children who would he likely to he ccming in. t At the recent Borough CotinKl meeting, the Mayor brought up the matter re the state of tilt hails in the town used for public pert'ormaices and dunces. He stated that neither of the halls was properly equipped with sanitary arrangements or protection from fire He dirt not think It fair competition (not that he held any brief for tho Theatre), but they had been compelled to comply with tho conditions, and he thought . : ' lf * other Invlls should i.v. made to do so. Cr | Oide adopted the same attimde, and it was resolved that the inspector report on tho ' three hall:; at its noil meeting, j The Town Clerl; made aimlicsllou to the. Council at its last meeting I'm- clerical J assistance in the effleo. He had found, j owing to too many inierruntto!! during the I day, the work got behind aiit: meant a gom> deal of night -,;orl; t,> pall up. After considering the matter in committee, the Coun- ! oil decided k ccuM not see Hs way to employ extra, esulstanci, but tlxed the office hour-; :o he: Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays, from 2 to ■! p in.; on the 211 th. of (he month'! 'J a m to 5 p.ii|, | The s s. I'ort Chalmers finished her loading oil Saturday, and sailed for Wang::mil Uie same evenli.L' The following cargo v.'.is taken in: jSorthwrlckX »i 8 quarters beef, 1341 carouses I.u'a'o, 1204 packages snnjries, !:ii sacks hidas. 44 casks (allow, £» cases tinned meals. Smart Road: 243S •luarters beer, ,102! i carcases mutton, 3D casks tallow.