SCHOOL COMMITTEE ELECTIONS,! ♦— j

Mataura Ensign, Volume V, Issue 224, 26 January 1883, Page 2

SCHOOL COMMITTEE ELECTIONS.

PINKAOLE. , ! The annual meeting for the eleotion'of a| committee for the ensuing year was held att the schoolhouie, Pinnaole, last Monday eten-, ing. There was a large attendance and Mr! Hay (chairman ef committee) occupied "the' chair. The Chairman read a report showing a balance in hand to the credit of the. committee of £2 12s 4d. The Chairman said they were all no doubt aware that the Inspector to the Southland Board of Education had reported in favor of removing the Pinnacle school from its present position to the Waikaka siding, and at the request of the Inspector he would ask them to say if they would uphold that report or vote tot the school being allowed to remain where it waß. Mr Dawson thought they should first prooeed with the election of a committee for the ensuing y«ar. The Chairman having put the question to the meetiag it was decided to first proceed with the election of the new committee. Twelve names were proposed, and only seven being required a ballot was taken with tho following result :— Messrs K. Sheddon, J> Hay, A. Syme, H. McKinnon, W. Dowman, T. Daweon, and J. fowler.

The Chairman then asked those present to vote on the question of removing the Bchool to Waikaka siding, when the chow of hands g aTe the following result :— For its retention in its present position, 26 ; for its removal, 12. A vote of thanks to the chairman closed the proceedings. OTAMA. A meeting was held at Mr Alexander Stewart's on Monday evening for the purpose of electing a School Committee for the year, The following gentlemen were elected, viz., Messrs Oooper, Kennedy,! McOallum, Baxter, Stewart, MoGHlvray, and O'Hara. Mr Stewi art was elected chairman and Mr Cooper aeore tary. , MATAURA. The retiring committee reported that the school was in good order and that a cash bal- • ahce of somewhere about £5 was available for the new committee to start with. The following gentlemen wore elected members of committee for . the ourrent • year :— Messrs ,*T, MacGibb'on, E. Winning, Bea'ttie, T. Palmer, Lowden, Dickie, and Angus. , Mr Palmer was elected chairman of the new committee and Mr Lowden secretary and treasurer. Mr Thomas MacGHbbon was, at the committee , meeting, 'nominated for the Southland Education Board, WAIKAKA. A largely attended meeting of householders was held on Monday at the Star Hotel, Wai- ! kaka, for the purpose of electing a School Com* mittee for the current year. Out of sixteen .nominations the following gentlemen wer« ■ eleoted :— Messrs Lamb, M'Leod ,Balantyne, ; Smith, Barron, Noble and Mclnt j«h. Immediately after the general meeting a committee meeting was .held at which Mr D. Lamb !was eleoted chairman and Mr M'Leod eecre- < tary and treasurer. I KNAPDALE. : A well attended meeting of householderg , was held at the schooihouae, Knapdalo, on Monj day night, Mr J. S. Millar in tba chair. Tb e •treasurer; reported abalance .of j £12 to the credit ot the committee. The following gentle ; men were elected members of the committee |for the ourrent year :— Messrs J. Marshall* ■U. Gillespie, A.B, Melliek, F. Davys, S. rS.' Millar, E. France and J. Gerken. Mr J. S« Millar waß re-elected chairman of committed and Mr France secretary and treasuser, : BAST HOKONUI. ..- ' The annual meeting of the householders of this school district took place on Monday the 22nd inst. There was a very small attendance.: Mr A, A. Maodonald acted as chairman. After having given a resume of the^ifl Committee's last year's tenure of office, ihe^j stated that the amount of subscriptions given and duly acopunted for for . the purchase. , of the school : site -was ;■ £25 18s. The committee : desired to express their thanks to all the subscribers who so kindly ; assisted in giving the funds for the above 'object.. The following were duly nominated as.oommitteemen for the year < commenoing \> the 22ud inst,: — Messrs A. A. Maodonald !Falconer,Dickson, Williams, Terry, Kingdoh I Jen kins, Edwards, and' Ferric The ballot decided that Messrs A. A. Maodonald, 'Falconer, Diokson, Williams, Terry, King* [don and Jenkins should ocouppy that position. On the result being known the chairman said^he district ;wa"s muoh indebted to Mr Edwards for -the fgreat interest he had taken sine the agitaMoh^forlthp school first;.: commenced and that - next'-ye^r. ; vhe; hoped: ■ at the, , various :centrei|B| pf population nave 'im^/fqrWi^ed/tbV.'fpi^i lowing /returns : — 'Cv 7 J '/■•'' .'"-' ' - : ; -:; r '-^vyf^ Waikaia.— Dr Drury and Messrs^Ttiol'!;^ Taylor, l)ona)dJPraser» Miphael Moffitt, JV-B^ Braitbwaite, — Johnson, and (£, R, Hanson. Mimihatj. — Messrs Alexander Beange, Jajf , Cuslraie, f . [Peter, Ferguson, , ■ t John McLaren, Jas...Miln», Andrew Jfoble/ and j^florge Play- J fair. The committee chose Mr'.'Cnshirie chair* man for the year and Mr Beange clerk , and treasurer^ ' L '''"/'. ' ' ' ' ' Lumsdbn.— Me3srs ' Black, MacKenaie, Allen, Menzies, Crutch, Small, and Thoa, Martin. : ' ' ' ) (. Chatton,— Messrs 6. R. Wtisi t F. " Mijnei J. C. Robinson, A. Cruickshank, J. Donald,' A, Biaok, and W. Calder. The' flrst^named was re-sleeted secretary and' Mr F. Milne ohairman, , . -.-, iKVBROARCHiiL.-r-Messrs D;Llfathespn; W,, , Sloan, C, McKay, J. Mansom! James Ramsay, G, Trew,,and M. Birs*. . f( - „ Duhkdin.— Messrs D. M.i Stuart, jun,, isJH W. Green, M.H.R., B Nathan, W. Isj^ Bolt, B. Isaac, Jai. Robin and Eoberfc Campbell. • ' - Tapahui,— iMessrs J, A. Mooney, M'Lean, ■ F. R. Wihon, , J. Spittle, Rev.J. C. Wilson, M. GMließ and Rev. D. J.Murray. WAiPAHi.— Messrs Griffith, Clirke, Taylor Froßt, Turnbull, M'Andrew and Robertson; Tutukau. — Messrs Alexander Dickie, Allan : Gait, junr., William Muir,. Andrew, Clements, . Robert Shanks, Andrew Shanks and Jams*. Mitchell. Mr Dickie was re-elected chairman* Pinb Bush.— Messrs Thos. Ay son, Jas Holms, William Dunlop/ (Alexander Sahgefef, , James Monagan, Henry Boyd and Henrj : Golden. \ Oxabia.— Messrs Jas: Scott, (chairman Quertier, Collins, Burke, MoPhail, Weather- ' burn and Hunter. : . '-''.* Wtndham.— The ifollowing seven gentle- \ men were nominated and duly. elected:— Messrs J. Templeton, 0, Finlayaon, James Walker, J. Kirkland, W. Fraser, Trainor, and R. Duncan. South Wyndham.— The following are the .^ school committee for ,the present year :— | Messrs T. Kankin. T. Hunter, A, Hunter* ' W. Stirling, E, Smoothy, J. MoPhail. and Joseph Walker, ,