GENERAL, A few minor matters were dis cussed, and the defaulters' list havini been considered the meeting ad journed,

MAURICEVILLE EAST SCHOOL

Generally speaking the State schools of ftew Zealand are handsome and comfortable buildings, admirably adapted for the purpose used, and leven when temporary premises are obliged to be taken tbey are at least a protection from the inclemenoyof the weather. At'JlauriceyilleEast, how over, 'the exception which is said to prove every known rale may £e found, and the young idea in taught fo shoot in an aiicientatjd dilapidated building, nejther paired onfsjde npVin," the paper banging down in great ugly dirty ships', swayed l)itb,er and thither by the cpiling draughts. On wet days the rain pours.through the roof in torrents, and in winter time as rnucli as two inohea of water sometimes covers the floor,

Prayers, petitions, and other letters have been sent to the Board, the school has been visited by the secretary and members, and" over twelve months a sum was placed on the estimates for a new school, but it seems no nearer than ever, The difjculty of obtaining a suitable site is said to be the cause of the delay. Surely this could be overcome, and

the sooner aotiou is taken tlio bettor. A decent-sized tent or .marquee would ibe far ahead of the present building,] > whioh would make a very poor stable, let alone a sclioolbouse. The average attendance is nearly sixty, and the master (Mr Worboys) must' fiud it hard work preparing tho youngsters for their examination when they lose so much time, because parents will not send their'children to such a wretched place in bad weather, and for thin they oa*noo be blamed.
A THREATENING LETTER.
