FIFTY YEARS AGO.
THAMES SCHOOLS IN 1875. SOME SURPRISING FIGURES. ' The following figures are taken from the report presented by the Auckland Education Board to His Honour the Superintendent of the Province of Auckland, May Ist., 1875, and will prove of interest to readers: Ivauaeranga Boys’ School. —Roll, 343 (largest roll number in the Auckland district). Teachers: E. Brown, O. Field, J. Philp, Miss Day, Miss Russell. Kauaeranga Girls’ 5ch001.—327 on roll. Teachers: Miss Hazelden, Miss Boon, Miss Weils, Miss Lova.tt. Miss Keven. Parawai. —101. Teachers: J. Compton, Miss Bennett. Tararu Boys’.—42, G. Lankham. Tararu Girls’. —63, Miss Burns. Thames.'-—212, J. Goodw/in, J. Phillips, Mrs Pilkington, Mrs Tregonning. Waio.tahi Creek. —155,' Mrs Skeene, Miss Brown, Miss Bowen, Miss Hamilton.
Punga Flat.—3s, T. Campbell, Mrs Campbell, needlework. Shellback.—l94, G. Maherly, Miss Gott.
Total, 1,472 pupils (to-day 545.) Tapu School.—Roll, 4S. Teacher: John Murray. The population of Thames is given as 8073; the pupils for the Auckland Education District as 8,284 (to-day 65,000). The Waiotahi School Committee had five schools under its charge.
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Thames Star, Volume LIX, Issue 16623, 20 October 1925, Page 5
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