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Pelorus Guardian and Miners' Advocate., Volume 30, Issue 16, 26 February 1918, Page 8

A deplorable state of affairs was revealed at a recent meeting of the Hawke's Bay Education Board. It was stated that 80 children at Motuhora, north of Gisborne, were being taught in one room, 53ft. by 20ft., by two teachers. The ceiling was less than Bft. high, and the windows could only be opened at the lower end, and there was a loft overhead in which workmen had to move about. In addition, there was a tool cupboard in the schoolroom and workmen were frequently in and out. During the lunch hour and before school hours the children had to wait about in a timber mill. The secretary explained that the residents had promised to erect a school and nothing had been done. The Board decided to request the Department of Education to make a grant for the erection of a school and residence.