LITTLE RIVER.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume 3, Issue 265, 31 January 1879, Page 3

LITTLE RIVER.

The annual meeting of householders was held in the, schoolroom, Littlo Kiver, on Monday evening, January 27. Mr Jacobsen occupied the chair: The Chairman having briefly explained the object of the meeting, read the report of the outgoing School Committee. (Want of space prevents our printing the report this time, but it shall appear in our nest issue.) The Chairman said that Mr Allen had beeii appointed to audit the accounts, but as the Bank-book had not been forwarded from Christchurch he was unable to do so.

Mr Allen stated thaif. he had looked through the accounts, and everything seemed perfectly correct." Some genera] conversation here ensued, after which the election of a new School Committee took place, when the following householders were declared duly elected, viz.: — Messrs Fitten, Olphert, Tyson, Walters, lialfe, Watkins, and John Reynolds.

A vote of thanks to the outgoing Committee and to the Char-man terminated the proceedings. At a meeting of the School Committee held immediately afterwards, Mr B. Kalfe was elected Chairman and Treasurer, and ~Mx Fitten was appointed to counter-sign all cheques.

At Barry's Bay.no meeting took place, only one householder manifesting sufficient interest in the cause of education to put in an appearance. No information has reached us of the proceedings at Duvaucihelie's Bay, Pigeon Bay, or Little Akaloa. -,".,; . ' " :