MATAWAI HOTES.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XL, Issue 13170, 2 September 1913, Page 4

MATAWAI HOTES.

At a public meeting held m the Matawai /Hall r .pn Saturday evening last an association was formed consisting of about twenty members ..to be -known as the. '.V' 'Matawai-.'. Progressive League." The objects'- of ihe league are to further interests of the township. Mr. R. J. Fleming, is the president with Mr. H.. Percy as . vice-president and Mr. It. Loame,i secretary. . > A meeting of the Tennis club was held, on -the same evening for the pur--pose ,-of reporting progress; . The work" of Cfonping-" the> courts m now \ well. -. m hancLvW; .*■■■. Wet and changeable weather has been experienced for the past two weeks, which no doubt accounts to a great extent -for the amount of sickne_s m the district. *Dr. Reeve, of Gisbprne, had an adventurous; journey out on-Saturday night- in* response to! an -urgent: call} and Dr. Ola-ridge, of Te Karaka, has also been called out. . Nurse .Greenslade < nas few idle moments- m attending to cafles^ and m working, m conjunction: with tlie doctors during the recent visits of » med-ical-men to the' -district.' The question of telephone facilities for the -resident nurse "hW again, beeh -brought upland it appears -regrettable tliat nothing-, ! has; been done iri this, direction.: * The fine new school building is now out of the hands ;of th_"painters, and will be ready for occupation- m about two weeks' time.. _lr. ißolohd, , bujldOig inspector for the board, is now m Matawai for. the purpose of examining, the building. „'•__ • At a meeting of the school committee held last evening, Mr Morgan, member of the Hawke's Bay Education Board, and Mr. ! BoJand were present by invitation, -twhen much • valuable information was gained by the committee. .Opportunity was taken of the. presence of Mr. Morgan to discuss several important points. in connection with the new schooL and' the teaching staff,; and a. hearty vote of thanks Mas extended to Mr. Morgan for his courtesy. Mr-,D. M. Cockeriil,' who took up his services to-day (Monday) as a temporary head j teacher was also* presently invitation, and a welcome byithe members of Ahe"committee was extended to him. Miss Lanjr, who acted as temporary head teacher after Mr Mjpßean's, departure, proceeds to Patutahi school.