Mrs Henry Buttle, Matron at the School for Deaf Mutes at Sumner, was born at Drury, Auckland, and was educated privately. At the age of sixteen she was appointed assistant mistress under the Auckland Board of Education at the Otara School, where she continued for seven years, Mr. R. M. Houston, now member of the House of Representatives for the Bay of Islands, being headmaster during that period. Miss Young was appointed assistant teacher at Sumner in 1882, and resigned in 1884. Her influence on the girls was specially commented on by the director in his yearly report. Miss Young was married to Mr. Henry Buttle, of Waikato, during that year, and with her husband returned to the scene of her former labours in 1893, since which she has filled her present position.