PONSONBY SCHOOLS.

Auckland Star, Volume XLV, Issue 127, 29 May 1914, Page 6

PONSONBY SCHOOLS.

A ili-puiaiion from :'\<- I'ons.jn'ny Si-liimU (.VinilliilU-c, .oiisi-Mng of Messrs. 11. .1. U. Short (chairman). \V. Lambourne. .1. 11. Lcihabv. I!. TT. Swales. I If. ./. Knlri-aii. and A. M. Salmon, waited | upon the "Star" yesterday afternoon to present th.-ir msi , in reply (.> thn criticisms of the committee's action in the niaucr nf playgrounds and other facilities contained in n "Star" snb-leader of the ] lit Ii in-1. . I .Mr. Srnirl stated that during the last seven or eight years many improvements had been cflWted to the s<'hools. During the la-i tliri'e years the improvements made included two additions to the Pon--•only Sclionl. two largo adtlitions to the llerne Hay S<hool. approMmating £14dO, and an extra playgrouiid costing £1500. That * hool had 'alsr. been renovated throughout, and tiie grounds had been put in order. The Hicjbmond Road Shool had had one addition, and also nearly an acre of playground added at a post of £snii. The grounds had been fenced and the playground improved. In the Church Street School buildings hail been painted, rt.-w shelter-sheds erected. I and alteration* effected to the class-' rooms, 'I lie retiring committee have now j brought matters to n. heuxl concerning j additional playgrounds, and a portion of Scott's paddock is to be taken by the Kdiicatinn Department under the Pnblir Works Act. This last matter has been iblvi-ient.-il by the various committees for the p;u--t wven y.-ars. ami the retiring rnmmittn- has hrought it to fniition. While -ime congestion lias existed in the pa~t. this has been considerably relieveil by the alterations already referred tn and now Hearing completion, and will | iie further relieved as the result of an I undertaking given by the B.,ard of Ivducation to the retiring committee that it mil consider the erection of a school in thn I'onsorrby district for children up to j and including standard two. j