ALEXANDRA SCHOOL.

Dunstan Times, Issue 614, 23 January 1874, Page 2

ALEXANDRA SCHOOL.

The Annual Statutory Meeting of Householde s was held in the School Rocm on 'Monday, the 12th hist., at 7 p.m. A goodly muni er put in an appearance, of whom Mr. Robert Mercer was elected to the chair.

The business of the meeting ha' ing 1-een stated, the Chairman of the retiring C< mmittee read the following report■ “ Your Committee have much pleasure, in making their report, in stating that during the Se«sion ot !S>73, the woik of the School has gone on veiy satisfactorily, the average attendance beii g about the same as the year LS72, namely between, eighty and ninety, and the School fees paid on the whole veiy regularly. “ During yem Ct n mittee’b turn of office our late Scboo mlsticss, Miss Phaser, tendcied her icsignatioii, owing, we believe, to the Government having reduced the salaries of the Schoolmistresses Id/, Your Gnminit’ee wailed on her, and asked her to reconsider the matter, and that they would make up the salary to its farmer

amount ; but having accepted an appointment at Green Bland, .-he declined.

“ In answer to an advertisement inviting applications for the office, wo received three applications, Miss Bruntm being the one chosen, and whom v.c trust gives entire satisfaction.

“ The contract entered into i'y our predecessors for the extension of (ho Sch -ol building has been completed, giving ample accommodation, MBs Brunton instructing the junior classes in the new additions.

‘ Your Com mitt re lias laid out the sum of 7/ in repairing School fence during the year; but would recommen I lint, when any further repair is necessary (which will not he for some time), a stone fence should be erected. The Committee has also purchased two cooking-stoves tor the icielenccs of the teachers ; and provided the school with black board and other furniture. -

‘ The mount of School fees was 158/. Bs. with the sum of 13'. I.ls. outstanding debts, making a total of 172/. 3s. during the \ear, and there is only the sum of 9/. 2s unpail during the Se-sion. “In conclusion, your Committee would sincerely congratulate the district on tiie prosperous and highly satisfactory state of the School, which is owing, no doubt, to the efficient management of the teaches; and. in retiring fiom < fiice. it is our earnest wish that the Scho >1 should pm-per in the present year as it has in the pist.” Afte" discussion, the report, as read, was adopted. Kesolvep, That the number of the incoming Committee be teven.

The following gentlemen were thereupon elected :—Messrs, Theyeis, Fivers, Calder, Terry, Kohertsnn, M‘Donald and Mercer. The raee’ing was dissolved wiih a vote of thanks to the Chair. —o— A meeting of the new Committee was subsequently held. Mr. William Thoyers was elect’d Chairman and Honorary Treasurer, and Mr. K. Mercer; Secretary

! The meeting nights were fixed for the first Tuesday in every month. | After discussion, it was resolved. That a suh-Committee,, consisting of Meters. Thcyers and Mercer, wait on Mr Heid, the Schoolmaster, respecting School fees. I The meeting then dissolved.