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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 13234, 20 July 1906, Page 5

What it is hoped is a unique case was mentioned at a recent meeting of the. Masterton School Committee. A boy, who is nearly 10 years of age, and is only in Standard 11.. has to rise at live o'clock every morning, meeting a milk cart at aquarter to six a.m., and delivering milk till close on. nine o'clock, the hour at which school opens. He has nothing to eat from the previous night- till -the school is dismissed at half-past twelve o'clock. . His earnings for these early morning services represent the .munificent sum of 2s 6(1 a week: The committee-decided to write to the boy's father, and also to his employer, pointing out that unless the boy is more humanely treated some decisive action v.- ill be taken by the committee. To-day at neon Mr. .1. Thornes will sell by auction at the land sale rooms, 83, Queenstreet, a double-fronted shop and dwelling of four rooms in Hobtfon-street, near Wel-lington-street.' Full particulars.: in our advertising columns. As will be seen by advertisement elsewhere in. this issue , the schooner Ronga it advertised for sale by toad«r«. '