MOTUROA MATTERS.

Taranaki Daily News, 16 June 1922, Page 5

MOTUROA MATTERS.

MEETING OF ASSOCIATION. MOVABLE SCHOOL OPPOSED.

The annual meeting of the Ngamotu Domain Board and the Moturoa Progressive Association was held last night. Mr. W. Morton presided over a good attendance. Reporting upon the domain, the chairman said that during the planting season a small number of members attended every Saturday, valuable work being done. A portion of the reserve was fenced off and the shrubs provided by the Borough Council and Messrs. Duncan and Davies were plantpd Tt was uro'p.rl that all members whf

were able should attend the working bee' as it was a very unfair thing to allow small sectiop of enthusiasts to shoulder 3 whole of work. Mr. J. Carr, of F" 3 " wood, had offered to grub the gorse first year, for the use of the sectic offered to rent any portion not used( board during the second year. rh - 5Se terms were considered favorable an# * ease has been arranged. The balance sheet showed a £lO 19s 6d, and this was adopIt was decided to continue the working bees again this year, i “?e first will be held to-morrow afternc when ad interested in the work are ? te “ a ** tend. Progressive Association otters were then discussed. The Ec* t,on Department’s proposal to erect aova ol e schojl

at Moturoa did not finc 3vo ’‘> as th BB6 structures were consider nothing better than tin sheds. Variou J . eaker3 stressed the seriousness of the f ® r .P are .^ a Who would be expected ?® nd tkei y children to such a school, * 2 h was primarily for erection at rail-he ; t^ nd other places, where there was no iy ati on of the school population being pe’ n ® rit ’ whereas at Moturoa it was expe d 300 'Y°“ Id attend - The point was raisr an inferior class of school would e saril - v mean that a lower-grade teache/ 111^^ 6 employed, and this would retar< ie childrens progress. The department? 10 ? 08111 was generally considered an ins to a dlstrlct which had been the oldes’ tablished ln th « Province and who^ lure P ro £tess was assured. Apprec’ n was expressed at the Education Bor action in drawing up plans for a j/ anent school for submission to the/ rtwent » and the following motion W rned unanimously: “That this meer‘ ratepayers and householders in the l^ oa district is pleased to know that tb^ ucat * on Board has at last recognis/^e ur B ent necessity for school facilit/ n neighborhood; further, we are c' e °Pbiion that a school is long over< and . there is no justification for f rection of temporary buildings in sucK established and growing community , < tram-stop question was discussed, c/ ni being levelled at the section-end bi at Whiteley Street, and it was r( ed that it be a suggestion to the yUgh Council that the section-end from be at Carter’s store, and 'section-end from town be at Bayley .d, thus constituting an overlapping secsimilar to the one in the town, and t the Whiteley Street stop be eliminated, is arrangement, it was pointed out, uld cater for a large summer population the beach, serve the permanent resilts better, and be a good business proiition for the council. k question was asked as to what was the ution in regard to the sanitation at the amotu beach cottages, which was before public a short time ago. the hope was iressed that steps would be taken to see it no danger arose from lack of sanitaa this summer. 'complaint was made as to the state Whiteley Street, and it was decided to iroach the Borough Council with a view having the road attended to and a tpath formed. Appreciative reference was made to the uable work done by the secretary (Mr. re) during the first year of the associan, and Mr. Carr agreed to carry on in position this year. A vote of thanks s passed to him and the chairman bv Jamation, and to Mr. A. Carter, for the of his store for holding the meeting.