TINWALD.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1824, 25 April 1888, Page 2

TINWALD.

'"he annual meeting of householders waa held ia the school oa 4iprU 23rd and, considering the inclemency of ihe weather was f;»iriy ettoudtd. Mr 0 y ,ili, who ix-d acted as Chairman of Uummit'.ee during the past year, was elected Oh\»r man of the meeting aad proceeded to u.iw &Q acoount of the bua.ness transac-ed by the late Committee. He stated " that the pupil teaohet'd time hividg expired the Committee selected Mr Keea Williams In hi 3 place out of five applicants, and their choice was cj;.firaK>d by the Board, iStdpa had next been tak^n by the.n for the appointment of a maater and,out oi j the two uamea forwarded by the B jard, the Oomutictee had selected that of Mr (x Oulvarhouae. Prizis wore givon to tbe most deserving scholars on Jane 2Lst, Jnbiiee day. Tjnderß had been called for the post of oaretiker to the schoo aad that of Mr D. Moriarty had beeu acoepted. The Committee,conßideringthat the date of the two previous examinations had beeD very unsuitable had written to the Board on the subject with the result that the examination took place before theOhrietnua holidaya instead of m January or February, and he wao glad to state that the school had passed a very satisfactory examination. The seat of Mr Jephaon on the Committee becoming vacant by non-attendanoe, the vaoanoy was filled by the election of Mr John Fergie. The usual aohool treat and distribution of prfzas took plaoe on Maroh 30bh, and aeemt>d to give general satisfaction. The Committee held 17 meetings during the year. —Mr Caygill then went Into the details of the receipts and expen dlture during the year, the accounts showlug the satisfactory resuTt of a balance of £13 5i to the oredlt of the Committee; The meeting then proceeded to the eleotion of a new Committee. ISlne gentlemen were duly proposed and seconded, and a poll waß taken, with the following result :—

Mr Doherty ... ,. b ttt jg Mr S, Oorrlgan 14 Me Ennia jg Mr W. H. Smith ... 'Z 13 Mr Jephson ... 13 Mr Clothier 9 MrJ.Ojrrlgan 9 Bey. W. Blake 8

Mr Burgess 7 The first seven gentlemen were declared duly elected.

A vote of thanks waa unanimously pasajd to the outgoing Committee, and also to the two gentlemen who acted as scrutineers.

At the Committee meeting whioh took place afterwarde, Mr S. Oorrigan was elected Chairman, Mr Jephson consenting to acb as Secretary. The night of meeting waa fixed for the laat Wednesday m each month, and the Chairman and Mr Clothier were appointed to sign oheque3.