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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Nelson, Marlborough & Westland Provincial Districts]

Fern Flat

Fern Flat.

The Fern Flat Post Office is a small building situated in the school grounds. It includes a telephone office and a money order and savings bank department. Miss Gayne, who is further referred to as teacher of the Fern Flat public school, is postmistress.

The Fern Flat Public School is an old wooden building, and was established many years ago. It has accommodation for forty pupils; the roll contains eighteen names, and there is only an average attendance of fifteen, as the cessation of mining and sluicing in the district has seriously reduced the population. The school residence contains four rooms.

Miss V. E. Gayne , Sole Teacher of the Fern Flat Public School, was born in London, England, came to New Zealand with her parents at an early age, and was educated at Wanganui. After serving as a pupil teacher in Wanganui, she was appointed to the Eltham road school, Taranaki, prior to her present appointment. She has a D3 certificate. Miss Gayne is postmistress at Fern Flat.