SCHOOL FOR DEAF

Greymouth Evening Star, 18 April 1946, Page 8

SCHOOL FOR DEAF

SANITARY ARRANGEMENTS SATISFACTORY

(P.A.) CHRISTCHURCH, April 17

The exterior sanitary arrangements at the School for the Deaf at Sumner are now in good order, according to the City Chief Inspector, Mr J. W .Huggins. Mr Huggins said to-day that, when he drew attention to the unsatisfactory conditions a week ago, immediate. steps were taken to put matters right.

The principal of the school, Mr H. Pickering, who spends only part of his time in Christchurch, had not returned from the North Island yesterday, but the acting-principal, Mr L. Regnault, made a brief statement in response to an inquiry. He said the inspector’s visit came at a time when the school, was short of labour. The school had a man whose duty it was to attend to the exterior sanitary arrangements. He left the staff, and it was a week before he could be replaced. In the intervening period, gardeners had to do this work. The school, grounds were extensive, and so the gardeners were unable to give as much attention to the sanitary work as a man whose job it was, and the work got behind. A case of scarlet fever brought the inspector down at that time. Immediate attention was, given to matters that the inspector had raised. ‘ :