SCHOOL COMMITTEE ELECTIONS

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2062, 24 April 1907, Page 2

SCHOOL COMMITTEE ELECTIONS

MAKAURI. The annual meeting of householders was held in the Makauri school on Monday, when 20 householders were present. Mr. W. J. Turnbull was elected to the chair. The bal-ance-sheet showed a credit balance of about £ls. Regarding the circular from the P.B. School Committees Association, it was proposed bv Mr. MacGregor. “That this mooting of the Makauri

householders are ill favor of a separate Education Board for this district, and that we write to the Secretary of the Association advising them to form a strong committee tc: go carefully into the matter.” Mr. J. C. Field, in seconding tinproposal, said the one desire was tc do the right thing for the' advancement of the district as shown in the reports, taking the increase of children in the North Ward for the past three years. There had been an increase" of 500 children and with tinpopulation so steadily increasing it meant their capitation, was growing also, and financial difficulties would ho overcome in every way. in reference t o teachers’ dillicullics, Mr. barton had told t-lieui that at a recent inspection of schools surrounding Napier it was found that there were first-class teachers bidden away, and this, happening in a large district like Hawke’s Bay, showed teachers what might occur even in a big district.

The following committee \ver< elected: —C. J. MacGregor, J. Cl Field, Smith, Reid, Graham, Walker East. Mr. MacGregor was appointed chairman. MA R AKTAU A.

At a meeting of householders lieh at the Maraetnini school the inspect or’s report, was read and considercc highly satisfactory. The followin' committee was elected :-^-A. .1. AA ij son (Chairman and Treasurer). T Bartlett, Pita to Han, Renata Tu peka bind Raihania Rimitiriu. KAITER ATA HI.

The election of the School Coinmit'too resulted as follows: A. E. Evans, AV. Evans, M. Benson, J. A r oustein, 11. Hooper, B. Austin, and J. McKay. Mr. Austin was elected secretary and treasurer, and air A. Evans war. elected chairman. AVAIPIRO BAY. At AA r nipiro Bay the following committee was elected : Messrs Geo. Baker, C. S. McCracken. AA r . Painter, Hatara Matelie, A. P. Durrant (chairman and secretary), J. Barr, and J. P. Murphy. Press Association. ANCKYAND, yesterday. The .school committee elections in the citly and suburbs passed off quietly last night, there being no burning questions to engage the attention of householders. Some of the suburban meetings were very poorly attended, and this fact was the subject of some adverse comment. Mr. P. M. Mackay was re-elected chairman of the City Schools Committee. NELSON, yesterday. At the school committee election for Nelson City the chief interest centred in the demand on the Education Board to persist in the proposal to ereclr a new girls’ school ill Shelbourno street on the old gaol site, in place of the present- Toitoi A 7 alley school,, which is regarded as too shady in winter. The Board has adopted plans and called for tenders, hut a minority insist that the building fund cannot be used for new buildings. BLENHEIM, yesterday. A meeting of householders at Blenheim unanimously recommended the incoming school committee to favorably consider the adoption of the Nelson system of religious instruction in schools. ■ .

ROTORUA, yesterday. The annual election of school committee last night attracted an overflow meeting at the Alexandra Hall. Natives attended m hundreds, the issue of the election being as to whether the headmaster should be remgved or not. There were 240

votes recorded. The old committee wore dclouted, nod u new committee elected by a majority averaging over 'lO. Fifty-three natives voted solidly for the headmaster, who is connected with them by marriage. The mootinrr was comluclcd hall hi Maori and half in English. Feeling is strong hero that a separate school should bo, provided. _ , , ... AUCKLAND, last night At a mooting of householders in the? I’ukokohn West District last evening strong comments were made on the action of the Board of Education in shutting the doors of the school against primary school children for two days per week, and the following resolution was passed unanimously: —“That this meeting approves of the action of the school committee jn protesting against the closing of the school to children on statutory school days to hold agricultural classes ior the education of teachers, and would surest that the holding of such classes should be on Saturdays.’ ’ j