WAKANUI SCHOOL DISTRICT

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 2146, 12 June 1889, Page 2

WAKANUI SCHOOL DISTRICT

MEETING OF HOUSEHOLDERS. : O»|ng to the failure of houieboldari to elect a Committee on April. 23rd, a -. ipeolal meeting oalled by the Board wa»' held on Monday evening foe the. iama<:> purpose. There was a very- large; atten* dance of householders and Mr P. Stewart, • Obatiman cf tbe outgoing Committee, ww< ' voted to tbe oh»lr, - * . . :.-'. The Chairman read the minutes of tht last meeting of Committee, also J[a•peotot'a report foe M»y 1889/ »nd /oil Jnne 6 h and November 15th JBBB. He also read a number of letters and oorrea« pondenoe whioh had pasted betwetd tb>' Board and the Committee on the vexed question onnoerritng the main hohobl.- ' -*' ; A'good deal of feeling was displayed bf £ several of thoie present regarding the Committee's action. A motion wa^. tabled by Mr D.- Wilson, and another by Mr J. Brown, but after some disoussiun both were withdrawn and ; tbe matter allowed to drop. ' . I Nominations for a new Oonamittee 'wa» ;- then proceeded with, BlghV noWinatidns ! were reoelved, but at this stage of the proceedings Mr N. Fitzgerald maW a J 'l personal explanation ' with regard ' td t>: certain rematka whioh had been made-wfth^ J re&td tohi» aptlota as imember qihhe Committee, ' *' ■■ "♦ • "■'» " Four of the hooeeholders nominated withdrew their names leaving only four on the list. After some delay, and no other nominations being forthcoming, Mr J. Brown moved and Mr -D. Wjllion s^eonded, and it wae carried, " That this meeting adjourn and leave the matter ia the hands of the Board to aot as they nay : * think fit. :'.-i*tc>: