SCHOOL CONFERENCE.

Clutha Leader, Volume IV, Issue 191, 8 March 1878, Page 6

SCHOOL CONFERENCE.

••*•- . A conference of the delegates from School Committees within the. County of Bruce, with a view to secure unanimity of .actionin electing members of'the Education Board, was held in the Tokomairiro school on Saturday. The following gentlemen were present : — Messrs J. C. Brown (Chairman), Clark, and Marryatt, Tokomairiro ; Nelson, Lovells Flat ; Douglas, Waihola ; - Johnston, Fairfax ; Tulloch', Glenore ; Armstrong, Hillend ;■ Sinclair, Adams Flat ; and Bennetfco, Table Hill. ■• Tho Chairman: haying explained the object of the meeting, mentioned that, the Tokomairiro School Committee had nominated Messrs Clark, Adams, Fulton, Reid, De Lautour, Green, Shand, Fraer, J. W. Thomson and F. Wayne. Mr Douglas thought the meeting should endeavour to secure one member each for Bruce, 1 Clutha, and.' Tuapeka. Waihola had nominated Messrs Fulton and Wayne, but in addition to these, it, was suggested that Messrs Clark, •DeTLaut.our, D. Reid,. H. Bastings, A. C. Begg, Bannerman and Shand, were those that they would sup T port. 4. Mr . Clark . said it was hot yet -known, what" representative would be' selected by the Clutha County as its representative but it was very important that- Clutha and Bruce should work to each others hands. . Messrs. Clark, Fulton, D. Reid, De Lautour, Adam, Fraer, Shand, F. Wayne, and J. W. Thomson were suggested as the nine for whom the. Committee should ; -vote. , In the coiirse of the discussion that ensued, Mr Marryatt pointed' out the number of Tokomairiro. names upon the list. Mr Douglas thought that , by .voting for nine members, they might not- get any. I He was quite willing to support Mr Clark,. j as the' representative for the South districts?' •-■ • • ■--' 7 '■' f^ _ ' Ultimately the following resolution was, 'agreed to—" That this -meeting imai-i---moiisly recommends Messrs Clark, Fulton, D. Reid, -De- Lautour,' Adam, ; Fraer, , Shand, ?\Vayne, and; J. W. -Thomson, : to the favourable consideration --of the School ,Comniittees,m.(theC6unty.FJv.- *:■;•*.- • ■ "' .■..-.. • Mi; Clark suggested that ■ ;two gentlemen should .be., appointed .„a -, sub-Committee i to ; 'attend the Balclutha .Conference, • \ when --it;". might be fpimd 'desirable, to alter jhe dist:;He suggested Messrs 3rdwn and ! Marryatt.- .

i --ahd';r-suggested Messrs Clark and Brown. , . , j •Mr?Clark? f said''tKat"as ;, he ; ' : had Jbeeh'' placed tidh , the; list -of ? paiididates ' ! for the; Board he wpukh prefer not to be one 'of' the Conunittee. , . : ?■-..; .-..'-.•. 7.-; : ■ ? ?. <*- : '- After.a, discussion .Mr. Marryattis sugT gestioh was put ih the form of a.resolution.and carried. 1 ;' "'"-''' ""' v ""' ' l .' '? , : The pi*oceedings;theh terminated. ... ; ■',-?"- Dttnbdin's Choice. ••" '■•' . A conference of the Chairmen of Com-. • , mittecs belonging to , the ; districts along, the coast, between .Waikouaiti and Taieri- . -TNoi-th, "and "'including punedin. .and suburbs, 5 was held iii Murray's Private Hotel on Tuesday afternoon? There was. a . numerous- attendance, the -'majority of the . Committees, being represented. EigKt"eeh ; members were proposed, and it was determined to : reduce this -. number to six j : as' the population of the, division representee., stood as five and a half or two and a half in i proportion' to' the rest of the.Provincial district. : A" ballot was then taken, resulting in the following gentlemen, 'the : votes -being 'according; to. -the order in which the names , appear : — Messrs R. Rutherford, A. C. Begg, W.. Elder,. W, H. .Reynolds, . Donald Reid, and James Fulton. . It was decided that -circulars" should be forwarded, to the different school committees requesting them to vote- for the six candidates chosen by the conference. -