BALCLUTHA.

Clutha Leader, Volume IV, Issue 186, 1 February 1878, Page 6

BALCLUTHA.

A meeting of householders of the Bal--clntha district for the election of a School "Committee for tlie ensuing* year-, was held "in the schoolhouse on Monday evening. 'There was a fair attendance. Mi* John M'Neil was called to the chair. The Chairman read a circular from the 'Secretary to the Education Board in•structing as to the mode of procedure to "be adopted by the meeting. He then called upon the Secretary, Mr A. Bain, who read the following report of Committee : — Your Committee, although their labours have not been arduous, have met afc regular intervals, •anrt although other engagements have at times ■necessitated the absence of some members, there lias been at all times a sufficient number to carry on the business of the school. We are glad here to have the onportunity of thanking Mr A. Grisror for his valuable assistance in facilitating the business of tho Committee. When we took office last year we found to our -credit the sum of £9 Ks 3d, and £42 10sfc.es to -collect. We have collected of fees during the 3*ear the sum of £192 16s 2d, and received 'the sum of £40 from the Education Biard as subsidy on money expended the previous year. Out of this sum we have expended on "teachers' salaries -61(59, and on repairs to building?-., improvements to school grounds, repairs to 'fences, &c , £51 16s 2d We have also collected from Ihe pupils attending the school the sum of £12 10s 9d for coals and cleaning, and on coals • and cleaning that amount has been -judiciously spent. We now leave to our credit £9 6s and a "few outstanding- accounts, tbe last remnants of demands by public schools, for our successors to "-collect. The total number of pupils that has attended 'the school during, the year is 210. the average -attendance being 133, and tbo pupils now upon "the roll number 169. Of these, 18 are be<jinner», 40 are in the first, 45 in the second, 25 in bhe "third, 23 in the fourth, 14 in the fifth, and 4 in *the sixth standard of the Government Syllabus. 'This shows no increase as compared with the "--previous year. Notwithstanding this, your ComTnittee would recommend to their successors the urgent necessity of converting the teacher's resi- • deuce into another class-room, and to provide a • detached residence for the teach t. In closing their report, your Committee would •wish the newly-formed Committee the same measure of undisturbed success under the new -system of things that has been experienced under the old. The Chairman then called for nominations for members of Committee. Twelve gentlemen having been nominated, a" ballot was taken, which resulted in the election of the following gentlemen :— John M'Neil, R Hogg, C. V. Br.ewer, W. Stewart, W. Hope, A. Bain, -and P. Bell. The Chairman then intimated that the 'business of the meeting was concluded, • and thsft the first meeting of Committee -would take place on Friday evening. The meeting then closed.