It is pathetic to sce the two handsome schools, American and British, standing unoccupied in their attrac-yo grounds. Both are open for the reception of summer guests this season and should prove a boon to those who do not care to undertake the responsibilities of housekeeping. The Kuling General Hospital in the Central Valley formally re-opens. about the middle of May, whi Community Hospital will not be opened till further notice. It is understood that the schools will not re-open until the autumn of 1929. Mrs. Harry Price deserves great, credit for her success in opening a small school for the children residing here. The library building has provided a convenient centre for it as well as for the weekly religious}
Damage in the estate involving the expenditure of public funds is Limited almost entirely to roads. The bunding which preserves the roadway along East and West Banks has been seriously undermined in a score of places by occasional flood-waters in the main stream, and at some of these the roads have been parti aessoe li been dervaiebed but dams have all been demolished, but no important bridge has suffered. The repair of the bunding and road damage will be the frst call upon the funds of the estate. One has pious hope that the dams will not be rebuilt, as they are expensive, ineffectual, and hideous to look upon. The beauty of the present natural stream-bed is much more appropriate to a wild mountain resort. Most roads running up the hill-side are badly guttered and the drains filled with debris, Fortunately, there is a tendency fon the part of landrenters to pay all or & considerable portion of taxes due, for it is to be remembered that taxes as Kuling are paid; they are not collected, a8 the estate no municipal standing. The Council continues to function legally and the Chairman, who resides on the Kill, is very careful to secure the opinion of absent members on all Important points,
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