Local Happenings

Northern Advocate, 28 July 1938, Page 2

Local Happenings

ELECTIONS COST MONEY. Echoes of llio recent local body elections were heard a( the Whangarei Harbour Board's meeting to-day, when claims wore received from the Whangaroi County Council and the Whangarei Borough Council for the board's share of expenses. The Harbour Board's allocation from the County Council was £53/6/2. while the Borough Council's claim was for £24/0 4. Payment of the claims was authorised * * * * FACILITIES AT GIRLS' SCHOOL. Following a report by Dr. J. W. Hall, the Whangarei High School Board has authorised immediate steps to be taken towards providing adequate lavatory accommodation at the girls’ school. Dr. Hall reported that the existing facilities were insufficient, and recommended additions. The board left the matter in the hands of the chairman, to take action as he thought best. .*•:*. * + * FLANS FOR NEW SCHOOL HOSTEL. [ Placed before the Whangarei High | School Board at its meeting this week i was a sketch plan of the proposed new I hostel at the Girls’ High School. After some discussion on various details, the j board has returned the plan to the I department, accompanied by a number |of recommendations and suggested {alterations. i: * * * I MEASLES AFFECT SCHOOL ATTENDANCES. j Ninety-three pupils were absent j from the local High School as a result of the measles outbreak. At the - High School' Board’s meeting this week, it was stated that 64 boys and 29 girls had been absent, either with measles or as contacts. During the month the roll of the senior school was 513, as compared with 524 in Juno hast year, while the intermediate roll showed 266 pupils, this being the same as in June, 1937. S: * !!! * WAIKIEKIE LIME COMPANY. A motion of condolence with the relatives of the late Mr Norman Finlayson was passed at the annual meeting of shareholders of the Waikiekie Lime Co., Ltd., on Tuesday. The late Mr Finlayson was for many years a director of the company. The recommendation of -the directors that a dividend of five per cent, on preference shares, amounting to £BO. and a further dividend of five per cent, on ordinary shares, should be paid, was adopted at the meeting. Messrs. E. W. 1 raid G. S. E. Morrison, who retired by rotation, but wore eligible for re-election, were again elected as directors, no other nominations being , received. Mr F. L. Gunn. A.P.A., was re-appointed auditor. At a subsequent meeting of the directors, Mr W. Collins was elected chairman. 1