Annual School Meeting at Ahuroa.

Rodney and Otamatea Times, Waitemata and Kaipara Gazette, 15 May 1912, Page 4

Annual School Meeting at Ahuroa.

The annual meeting of householders of Ahuroa school district was largely attended, "about forty being present. No other nomination forthcoming, Mr Jenkins was called upon to preside. Several important matters were brought up at the meeting. Mr Woodcock, senr., in speaking to the outgoing chairman's, report, remarked upon tho amount of time that was taken- up by the scholars in digging and attending to the garden instead of acquiring a fuller fund of general information and equipment for their future work in life as tho present tendency being to make market gardeners of them. Ultimately, a motion was carried, whilst not censuring the existence of gardens as a' tasteful environment, yet desired that the time spent by the children in school gardening bo within reason. Another matter which was lost when put to the meeting was for a division of the oducationai interests of the district, it being thought that insufficient grounds had been advanced for splitting up tho school district. The householders present unanimously passed a resolution urging tho incoming committee to take up the matter o£ re-opening the school at Woodcocks. Several names were nominated as committee men, tho voting resulted in favour of Messrs Sago, Jenkins, A. Woodcock junr., CO. Woodcock and Jos. Week. Tho chairman declared the forogoing yentleition. to bo duly elected for tho ensuing year, and requested them to meet at once. Mr Jenkins refusing to hold the chairmanship, Mr Sage was elected to that office, and Mr 0. 0. Woodcock to sign cheques with tho treasurer.