KAPONGA.

Hawera Star, Volume L, 10 October 1930, Page 10

KAPONGA.

SCHOOL COMMITTK!-:. j (from Our Own Correspondent.) j At the monthly meeting of the school committee, held on Alonday evening, Air. F. W.. Fallows (chairman) presided over the following nieilibers : Mrs. 1. E. Evans, Messrs iattersall, Ciordge and Cossum (secretary). Accounts totalling £3 IDs wore passed for payment. . A report of the visiting committee for September was received and on their recommendation it was deemed to approach the Education Board vnth a view to having the brickwork renewed in the hreplace m the headmaster’s room. . ~ It was also decided to have the piano overhauled and to obtain an estimate of the cost of putting the strument in first-class ordei. Correspondence was read from the board intimating that owing to -the financial stringency all subsidies on special money raised would be discontinued except in exceptional cases. ■Messrs Fallows and Cossum were appointing the visiting committee tor tins month. ... It was decided to proceed with airangementis for the farewell social to the headmaster, Mr. J. Bn die. who finishes HP the end of this month. Air. Farnell, at present headmaster at Mangatoki, will take up the duties or headmaster at Ivaponga as Irom November 1. METHODIST LADIES’ GUILD. At the ordinary monthly mooting ot the Kapunga. Methodist Cnurcli Lames Guild, which was held on ;ihursda> afternoon. Airs. Cossum presided oun a fair attendance. Lt was reported that as a result Oi the guild’s stall at the recent spring flower show £lO had already been pain in and a further £2 was yet to come. . Airs. Webby and Aliss Alyhill pert appointed the sick visiting committee for this month, whilst Airs. J. Duj and Airs. McFarlane were thanked ioi services in that capacity duimg ’.^ep The secretary was instructed to io ward a letter of condolence to Airs. Berry in the loss of her husband. It was decided to hold the annual garden fete on Tliudsday, Decemcei 4. GENERAL. . When driving lier car into tlip garage at the rear of Jier residence on A\ ednestlay afternoon All’s Fever had a miraculous escape from injury. yJ 11 ” liing across the section is a wire clotnes-line which is usually supported by a -prop. During her absence the prop was removed and when returning to the garage Airs Fever, being unaware of this, drove the car into the wire with a result that the windscreen was badly damaged and the hood torn off. as the wire tore its way over the car. The result of yesterday’s poll for the vacancy on the Town Board resulted in Mr W. Alarr being elected. Air Maripolled 62 votes, and his opponent. Air J. H. Tyack, 40. A coincidence of the election is that Air Alarr polled (12. at the previous election, when he headed the list of the unelected.