Pursuant to section 156A (1) of the Education Act 1989,
I hereby declare that North Taieri School (3782), Reid Park School (3809) and Arthur Burns School (3705) will merge on 1 January 2004.
Arthur Burns School will be the continuing school and will remain a contributing primary school.
Dated at Wellington this 31st day of July 2003.
TREVOR MALLARD, Minister of Education.