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as the accommodation there, in view of the
extensive building- operations and consequent
increase of population, is not at all adequate to
the requirements of the district—this is not an
addition, but will take the place of the temporary
iron building" at present in use—and also tor
similar reasons a new Council school for infants
has been built and will shortly be opened in the
Christ Church district, Alpha Road. The sanitary
condition of all these schools has been under the
supervision of the sanitary officials, and frequent
visits of inspection have been made, as referred to
by the Sanitary Inspector in his report, from
which it will be seen that as a result of these
inspections three of them were found to require
attention, in two of these the defects are in process
of rectification, while the third is still under the consideration
of the school managers. There is,
however, one matter that should receive attention
from the school managers, and that is the condition
of the playground or area immediately surrounding
the Hook schools. In the case of all the
others, the open spaces are tar paved or asphalted
and have been for some years, but that at Hook
is most unsuitable, having only a surface dressing'
of furnace ashes, and moreover is not properly
drained. This is a most necessary work and
should be done at the earliest opportunity in the
interests of the children attending the school.
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