The Henley hall had been engaged, and classes were being carried on there.
Twenty-four pupils were at present on the roll.
The teacher was granted a house allowance during the time the school residence was flooded, and the action of the committee in engaging the hall was approved.
NZ immigration policy outlined
When war broke out immigration was suspended until after repatriation of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force, with wives, families, and fiancees. The Government had already commenced settling returned soldiers on the land, and therefore it was not possible to offer any special concessions to immigrants for land settlement. However, in 1920, the Government decided to again commence a vigorous immigration policy, and with that end accepted immigrants under the Imperial Government’s Oversea Settlement Scheme for ex-members of the Imperial forces with their dependants. The Government also opened up its nominated policy, allowing any resident of the dominion to nominate any person in the United Kingdom, irrespective of relationship or occupation. This resulted in 10,107 arriving in the dominion during the period April 1, 1920 to March 31, 1921, a record since 1879. At the beginning of 1921 a grave financial and commercial outlook made its presence felt in New Zealand. Therefore, restrictions were necessary. In 1922 the Imperial Government’s Empire Settlement Act, 1922 authorised the Imperial Government to cooperate with the Government of any of His Majesty’s dominions with a view to affording assistance to persons in the United Kingdom to settle in any part of His Majesty's dominions. An agreement has been entered into between the two Governments. The cost of a passage for a man, his wife, and four children (aged 3 to 12 years) to New Zealand, £36, under which an average of 8050 souls per annum have been absorbed during the last three years, proved to be most beneficial. Under this policy the best class of settlers can be procured, primary and secondary industries catered for, and an individual resident of the dominion can secure his friends from the United Kingdom at the lowest fares.
1925 expo gets a name
Mr Sargood moved the clause proposing that the designation of the project be "The New Zealand and South Seas International Exhibition, Dunedin, 1925-26". Mr Loudon seconded the motion, and said the name had been adopted unanimously by the committee. The title was a euphonious one and quite embracing. The New Zealand and South Seas Exhibition of 30 years ago was a huge success, and he trusted that this one would be an even greater success. The motion was carried unanimously. — ODT, 17.5.1923
Compiled by Peter Dowden
