A special meetinz of the East Tamaki District School Committee was held in the sehool-rooro, Flat Bush, on Tuesday, to take into consideration the proposed new school {jran ted by the Board of Education for bha district. After a desultory conver sation, in which, considerable surprise was expressed at the hasty manner with which the Board had proceeded in the matter, tho following resolution was proposed and carried unanimously : - " That the Board of Education be requested to rescind tho resolution passed at their last meeting granting a new school for tho district till Buch time as this Committee have had an opportunity of seeing the Inspector's re port."

At the monthly meeting of the Thames Drainage Board yesterday in Mr D. G. MacDonnell's oilice some important busi ness was transacted. The question of an extension of the drainage area was referred to a subcummitteo to confer with the mining assessors and bring up a report. The question of altering the coal supply was referred to a committee to report on. Mr R. Comer, one of the Thames Drainage Board, raised another important matter, that of necessary repairs to the windbore of the big pump. The 24-inch column rests on an 13 inch windbore at the 6-W-Joot level. This 18 inch pipe Las now become encrusted to such an,extent that there are now only 9 inches of internal diameter, and as the waterto fill the largo column has to bedrawn through this there is a great of power. It will be necessary to pump the water down from the 500-feet level to the 640-feet level, to clean the wind-bore. A Committee will report on the matter.
