PROPOSAL FOR OPARARA

Press, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22566, 23 November 1938, Page 5

PROPOSAL FOR OPARARA

CONSOLIDATION WITH BARAMEA SCHOOL EDUCATION BOARD " laSt^*^? 111 ? 11 lthe H on. W. H. MctSTIL^ 0I ? ed t0 the Nelson Educa- • »**t£o ?L at lts monthly meeting on £|afl & <-jParara parents on the pro*^TSwf°nsolldate the school there *fcSS mea - He s the setT™? °ne exception were agreeonly * he formal aPPU-itHiV^-S 1 * secretary of the Karawas required for the '^^»S D _ Depa^tment ' s consideration. Sv? expressed the hope that the • ■'*ttaftP uw be consolidated by the -SJ otihs next school year. ' - ftlSdi.^ 3^™^, 31 ? 0 strongly recom- - ~feffiP e establishment of a manual- ' '-«ISL* e 2* re at Karamea to serve '-'•■JQ»3^.i& orn Li t«e Wanganui to ,". SSSSsr *"*? board decided to apply S^SiSysap^S l * for the estabHshp. ™ t!, centre. _

The resignation of Mr E. J. Scantlebury, a member of the board since 1913, because of ill-health, was received and accepted. The chairman and Mr J. H. Harkness paid tributes to the services given by Mr Scantlebury to education over the last 25 years. The chairman and Mr Harkness were deputed to attend the annual sports meeting of the Buller District Schools Association on December 9 at WestThe offer of Mrs Tennant (Charleston) to sell her residence, now occupied by the Charleston teacher, was declined, as it was said- that a newbuiMing WOUltl be erected it the department decided to provide a teachers residence, for that grade of school. The Commissioner of Crown Lands (Hokitika) wrote asking if. the board proposed to acquire the site for the proposed new school at Punakaiki. which he had recommended. Various reasons for removing the schoo? to a site near the recreation reserve were submitted by Mr F. H. Ogilyie (Greymouth), but were considered to be invalid, and the secretary (Mr J. H. Thornton) was instructed to proceed to acquire the new site.. . - The secretary, who reported that no tenders had been received for the new school at Alexander Kiver, was authorised to submit plans and specifications to several contractors with a view to getting a tender for' the work. Mr L. G. Robinson's tender for alterations to the Murchison teacher's resi--1 .-—«• waa accepted, _. . . . -.- : >_.

"On the chairman's recommendation, the Karamea committee was authorised to carry out certain improvements. Miss C. A. Williams (Blackball) was appointed assistant mistress at Karamea, and Miss D. Pratt (Waimaire) assistant mistress at Seddonville. BULLER HERD-TESTING ASSOCIATION The following committee was elected at the annual meeting of tine Sz±ll&x- j Herd-Testing Association: Messrs W H. Martin, jun., R. Wimsett, L. Powell, J. Pottinger, H. Palmer, W. H. Rat-1 cliffe, -W. H. Hateley, D. P. Mumm, R, Goulding, D. Kerr, R/ Mitchell, F. Collins, and B. Duncan. Mr Martin was later appointed chairman. Mr F. Clarke was re-elected auditor. PASSENGERS BY AIR The following were passengers yesterday by Cook Strait Airways' West Coast service:— Wellihgton-Greymouth: Messrs J. Stainton and F. Lysons. Nel-son-Greymouth: Messrs E. Rosel and P. Troedson. Greymouth-Wellington: Miss L. Bush, Messrs M. K. Smith, F. 'H, Wilson, snd.Wj K» Scarjjoro.ugh,