MAKAIRO.
The New Schoolhouse. The Makairo school has just been completed, and those who have so liberally sub. c ibt-d towards the cost are deserving of the highest praise. The settlers are greatly indebted to Mr John Halliburton for his valuable assistance. The building is ISO x 11. with seating accommodation for 10 or 50 pupils. There is also an outhouse 11 x 7, in which children from a distance may put tlieir saddles etc. Mrs Bland, late of Ditton, has been engagid as teacher, and it is intended to start school duties in a fortnight’s time. It is intended to Celebrate the opening of tho school by holding a concert and dance on Jubilee night. The following is a list of those who subscribed towards the building fund :—James Tipping i'2 2s, C. Engstrom IT Is, R. (. . Ellingham i'2, A. Smith 10s, A. Moghau 7s (id, J. Halliburton 10s. R. Halliburton 10s, X. \V. Ebbetson T'l. W. lvoay ss. R. Reny ss, E. \\. Smith 10s, 0. S. Christiansen A'l Is, M. Whitt head 12 10s, W. Ellis ss. J. Reay £l, J. l’innigan 5s (id, 11. Ibbetsen 10s, R. Foster i’2. B. Smith 10s, J. Harn ss. Mr darn ss, C. P. Neilsou ss, Eli Smith ss. Mr Cross ss, J. McCarthy ss, K. Munroe ss, H. D. Buchanan 10s, Mr Mogan ss, A. Milne 10s. S. Coyles 10s. Mr Boy den ss, C. Ward ss, W. Hull ss. W. Nicholson 10s (id.
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Pahiatua Herald, Volume V, Issue 511, 18 June 1897, Page 2
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