MANAWATU NOTES

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 7871, 5 August 1911, Page 7

MANAWATU NOTES

FEOM ONE OWN COEnESPONBENT. At the College street ecnool committee meeting last night a resolution was passed in favour of compulsory attendance at technical school and continuation classes 'of children who leave school at-- the age of fourteen years. it was decided to hold a meeting of delegates of school committees on August 2Sth to discuss the matter, and also to invito Air Braik, chief inspector of the Wanganui district, to attend. The committee appointed the following deegates to represent College street school: —Messrs Hodder, Whitehead, and Bov. DonaiL The annual meeting of the Manawata Employers' Association was held last night, presided over by Mr Aitcheson. The report showed the association to be in a prosperous-' state. Mr W. Pryor delivered an address on abour legislation. The following officers were elected:—President, E. L. Bread; vice-presidents. T, Childs, W. A. Browning; hon. treasurer, M. J. Konndy; auditor, H. L. Young; executive. It. S. Abraham, C. P. Johnston, C. Withers, J. Aitohison, C, Ji, Beattie, P. Johansen, H. A. Worrah J. Bell, J. Bett, G. W. Keeling. H. X* Young, A. B. Bennett, T. T. Kerslufce, W. E. Bendall, S. it. Lancaster. C. hi. Clausen, A. Mellor. IT. Croucher, Ji. B. MoWilliam, A. E. Causen, J. W. McCarty, E. J. Nash, H. Palmer, E. Davis, E. S. Pees, A. Xlan-ict, L. Seifert, i). E. Dustin, H. Scott. T. Griggs, J. Solitt, E. Hampton, H. Sinclair, it T. Hunt, J. B. Skeates, E. D. Hoben and J. Tennant. Mrs C. Cameron, of Newbury, has sold her farm to Mr 11. B ourke for iCO per , acre. Mr Harry Pamer, who has been seriously il at X.aunceston, is making rapid progress towards recovery and expects to return homo shortly. * A handsome gold cup has been donated by Mrs Meilsopj), hon. secretary of the New Zeaand Ladies' Golf Union, as a challenge cup for stroke play at the championship meeting.