HUTT AND PETONE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 551, 5 July 1909, Page 9

HUTT AND PETONE NEWS.

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"WEST PETONE SCHOOL: '- The first: meeting ■of the. nowly-elected "West Petono School Committee was held on Saturday night, Mr. J. G. Castle -presiding " over a 'tnll- attendance - oFmembers. : It, was > decided to recommend the Education Board, y - to'' appoint' tho following- •,teachersHead-: • master, Mr. ;Bedinglield : (late- hrst -assistant iat 'the''Petono School) first assistant -master, V iMr.'-Eustaco 'King (late; master at :,the Terraco ;Secondary School)first -assistant mis- ■•« tress; Miss Darter ' flato second - assistant. at Petone); and second assistant mistress, . Miss i Cook (lato of, Petone ■ School). ... A male i' junior: assistant .is .wanttd,: and it ._waSi dor ■J. 'elded-to ask tho board to readvertise. that position,. as only one namo was submitted. The attendance is- expected to, be about 300- ■ If further, additions to the staff ■ will have to be mado.. It is expected .that i the new school, will bo opened early next, : montlt.' Tho. furniture is being put in now. ' - A 1 letter was received from tho board: ad- \ committee"-tfiatVit'. had''donated : : "i ''some; pictures i for; the . f wallsi, : \'lie; : conimiti*e. ■ decided to thank 'the board; - and-to have i• i thorn framed.', -In reference :to funds, ..the board 'has promised to hand the committee Bomo. money, to carryV;on'.'with' atfj.first.';'.: It i ! was "decided-to meet again on July 15. --. ' JOTTINGS. - Rates and estimates will again como up ! I for consideratioa' at to-night's meeting of ;• - the Petono Borotigh Council.> , " ' - The usual monthly sitting of .the -Mag:s- '■ trato's Court at Lower Hutt i will bo held this morning. t '