A record in the matter of school attendance has been put up by four sisters—members of the Phunbridge family, of Tai Tapu, Canterbury. Irene has attended school for six years, Doris for seven years, and Madeline and Florrie for eight years (the last-named has now concluded her schooling), and none of the four has ever missed a roll-call in an aggregate of 29 years. Trie attendance at this school has always been good, a fact of which the district 'has been proud. This year, out of a total roll of about 80, 24 scholars secured Tegular attendance certificates, 17 not having missed a roll-call.
In his annual report, tho Medical Officer of Health for. Willesden, London, stated that nothing had struck him more in connection with inquiries into the economic cirenmstances of families than the fact that the husband only gives the wife enough to cover the bare necessaries of existence, while he himself conceal* Jbi» actual earnings,
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Evening Post, Volume XCVI, Issue 153, 26 December 1918, Page 6
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