BLUE SPUR.

Tuapeka Times, Volume II, Issue 93, 20 November 1869, Page 3

BLUE SPUR.

(From our Own Correspondent.)

A meeting of the School Committee was held in the School on Friday evening last, to take into consideration a report frcm the teacher, requiring the extension of the School premises. Owing to the large increase of children and the appointment of a sewing mistress, it is of I the greatest importance that more accommodation be provided. There were pre- [ sent— Mr. E. M. Manuel (in the chair), Mr. A. B. Matthews, secretary, Messrs. I F. B. Nicol, T. F. Morris, and A. G. Thomson. Minutes of the former meeting were read and confirmed. . The teacher's report was highly satisfactory J as regards attendance, and also the reI ceipts for fees which, when all collected, showed an increase over the expenditure. \ The report stated that there were upj wards of fifty children in attendance, and that the teacher required more desk-room. There are upwards of thirty writing and using the slate. The committee agreed to the extension of the premises ; also to provide more desk accommodation . It was stated by the teacher, as the the secretary for the Presbyterian Church Committee,. ; that that committee had a meeting on the subject. As the Presbyterian Church I used the S.chool for worship, and found ■it too small ; that without pledging the , church to a particular line of action in the matter, they were satisfied; that were the School Committee to initiate the movement, the Presbyterians to l a man would support them ; and indeed ihe entire community are interested in tho matter. It was also stated that the Government, with their accustomed liber-

ality in the canae of education, would at least grant pound for pound. The V.'cJeyans arc progressing even beyond tht>ivexpecv,ations in promises for their nou- nhayul . They have been fortunnt<? hi wx-urmg, aa a collector, Mrs. Claike ; that lady iws already on Zser card, over a i-mnid hundred; and if other collect* ir-< -'u-o as fortunate, the new chapel will be a handsome building. It is a pleasing sign of the times when such action is being taken in the cause of education and religion.

There was very heavy rain here on Tuesday last, accompanied with heavy peals of thunder ; the rain was very much wanted, and must be a great boon to housekeepers, whose barrels had become low and leaky.