HBH 1896 Feb 26 Port Ahuriri School Com A special meeting of the Port Ahuriri School Committee was held last evening, present: - Messrs: FREEMAN (chairman), COGSWELL, M'ALLISTER, NELSON, TRASK, ANGOVE, for the purpose of selecting an assistant mistress vice Miss DENHOLM, resigned. Seven applications were received for the position with certificates ranging from D5 to E4. The whole of the testimonials were read out and each candidate was balloted out singly. The selection fell upon Mrs H. ANDERSON, who had been for ten and a half years assistant mistress at the Waipukurau District School. It was also decided to ask Miss DENHOLM to remain until her successor was able to relieve her.