ALFREDTON.
(From Our Own Correspondent.) The now hall is now useds>,a day school, and also for ontyfch services on Sundays and so far que concert and a dance has beon beld%, it. I hear there is some talk of another concert, I shduld like to draw the attention of the parents to the day school, ■ A guarantee' was, I bolio7e, given for an attendance of sixteen'children-: anil' the highest attendance at any one time as yet was I believe twelve. There are plenty of children within throe or four miles to enable the promise to he fulfillod, but in some cases parents appear to look upon it as a favor to send them at all, the fact of tlwir children being brought up in utter ignorance never appearing to be considered. They have .now tho advantage of Having a building commodious at all events. The only chance of ever setting a permanent school, is to pull together; this lias, as well as tho state of the main road in winter, bpen a draw back to settlement. Now there is a prospect of both objections being done away | with, That is, provided,.as I said before, the settlers and parents pull together, .
With regard to the ■ hall there still remains, I understand, sobowhere about £BO of a debt to to cleared off. To. those helped to build it and could ajmid a few shillings for that puiposo, thanks must be given; Although a lothavo,in. doing so, merely done their duty to tho placo they dwell in in promoting che interests of the district, a place of this sort has been long needed, But how about those dwelling in Alfredton who have not contributed and who are able? If they did their duty by the place, I venture to say the debt would he wiped off or at all events be consider' ably reduced. Borne say if the road is metalled we will do so, What a childish excuse ? I undertake to say that if tho majority of settlers were asked whether we required a building for amusements for public meetings and other purposes, more now in our isolated state in winter, or more with a metalled road, by far tho greater portion would answer now,
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3639, 15 October 1890, Page 2
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373ALFREDTON. Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3639, 15 October 1890, Page 2
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