MASTERTON SCHOOL EXCURSION.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 19 April 1913, Page 5

MASTERTON SCHOOL EXCURSION.

ARRANGEMENT® FOR MONDAY. The following information, , supplied by Mr W. H. Jackson, headmaster of the Masterton District High School, is published for the information of parents and others." The special excursion train will leave Masterton at 6.30 and will stop at Solway to pick up excursionists and will arrive in Wellington at 11 a.m. On the return journey tin train will leave Wellington (Lambton Station) at 3.25, and will stop at Solway, and will arrive at Masterton at 8 p.m. On arrival at Wellington the girls will be formed into line at the north snd of the platform, and the boys at the south end. The girls will be conducted by the- lady teachers to the ferry wharf, where a cloak room , has be:-n provided, in charge of a lady attendant.

The boys—for whom the whole of the -lavatory accommodation is to be made available—will remain at th station for a few minutes, and will then be conducted to the ferry steamer. The ferry steamer will leave for the battleship at 11.30, and will take scholars and parents. A full hour will be spent on board, and *tha> ferry ,steamer will return to the wharf at 1 o'clock. Scholars and parents and guardians in charge of them will then be free to spend the remainer of the time until the departure of the train as they may choose. Parents are requested to see that their children are well supplied with food, and that the younger ones have a small drinking cup in their bag.

A supply of milk will he provid' for the little ones on the down journey. Although a short stop will be made at Kaitoke it will not be wise to allow children to leave the train to obtain refreshments. When the tim© arrives for leaving the battleship the following signals will be given by the steamer's steam whistle—one whistle 15 minutes', two whistles 10 minutes, and three whistles 5 minutes before the departure of the ferry boat, rarents are requested to pay strict attention to these signals, and to see that their children are on board the ferry steamer before the final signal is given.

It is desired that parents and guardians will return their children to, the charge of the teachers and committee at the train not later than 3.15, in order that the entrainment for the return journey may be made safely and comfortably. A (Special school excursion will be run from Hlukamu and stations north of Masterton. Lansdowne, Matahiwi and other small schools will also he included.

We have been requested to .state that it hag now been decided that parents and guardians will be permitted to travel bv the above train, to the number of 150 at ordinary excursion rates.'