SCHOOL COMMITTEE.

Te Aroha News, Volume II, Issue 81, 20 December 1884, Page 2

SCHOOL COMMITTEE.

A meeting of the School Committee was held on Tuesday evening last in the School-Wise, Te Arolia, at 7. 50. Present: Messrs Cuff (chairman), Vhier (secretary), Ilott, Lawless, Frazer, and Brown. Minutes of the last general meeting were read ami confirmed, after which the correspondepce was gone into. The following letter was read from the Board of Education : • Board of Education,

Auckland. 11th December, 1884. 8 r, — I am directed to inform yon that the Board propose?, to remove Mr Purdie at bis own request from VVaiorongomai School, and to appoint Mr John H, Gillies as teacher in his,stead. Mr Gillies is 23 years of .age, has been |in the service of the Board over four [-.jtears, lifts receives! eighteen months' i*reiUiing at the Auckland 'Tr.ninng College, holds a certificate of Class E4, and is at present teacher of Whangapoua feohool, Coromaudel. In accordance with the provisions of the Act I am directed to consult your committee with regard to the proposed removal and appointment, and to inquire whether they have any, suggestions to offer, to, the' Board thereon,— l have the honour to be, Sir, your obedient servant, , Vincent E. Rice, Secretary. 'The Secretary to the District School I Committee, Te Aroha Goldfield. ' . It wad* decided that'the 'Board be informed the .Committee have no suggestions to offer with respect to the proposed ehnnge. - ,",',.,' ; The petition with signatures attached of Waioroiuroni n iiouseSiold^rsi, raqnesting that Waion ngouuitby constituted a 'separate school ..djatriet-, wns read, an-1 'the following n»soJution,Amo,ve,d t ,by Mr Iloft,- su»d WoiVleij %,-Mr L'lwlfts^, avasjput. to l|ie^\iiiei}tyl^.<^^vY^ri'icji k ananiSnioiiply : "T at V.liiSv* Committee % conjsider -it is -moat ?de^3 : able ? 'tliflffi^tli/ pefci t ion ' of the -Waioroti $ •• 1 1 ai ' resid ents .for ' if* sV)ra»^ft : Cpmmitt ie be jgrftntad JtU'thjvjtli.'''; "? rt ", v^' v /'«-,.-.,, . i . s Tliei following is s copy of tlie.p^itio.ni Ireferreij 16 j > ,' 'l','^:r\, X }„, \AVaior<>n|r^

fßirous^ra tne ;Hoar<l iWjl,l t ' tis -yspparati oii ';jn/ time" to elect '^committee for fcli« enso-, ing tweltfeinfiuths.'— We are, gentlemen,' sei-yantsf >'f f^~;f ' >^f < , sJ, Nsme. . ; gua]ifjc/|ti6n. f T. Lfiwleas'' ,' Householder. J. Colenum., , ' do ,[^ J. MeL'aod jVlumiy \' 5i5 i /do »i T Jol)n Goldaworfchy d>"> R^nryliuttlo do JninoH Rojcmft"* I*1 '* f " l flo 1>!! • Jolin McLova . do i — 7- -« JumeH Soppett - s d 6 Hy Goldawoi'thj' , , do / „ Denis Md'fphy . do f Thomas Hcott ' • do Samuel T.'jSmnrdnn do lUdwurd G.ill.i^her do Archd. McGarvie do J. H Emott do J. EMery , . / -do Ja'ineß Oi'r . do P. FersriiHon ! do 'Thn*. Wrififht do D. Roborrwon do John Cnrroll do JfimesAVest do Hu^h McLiver ,do Geo. H, Applegate do Gt Smith . da A. Jtu'nieNon do ' Timothy Donovan /lo John Brien d^ John Hawkins do F, B. Trnde do Juines Samson do Alfred Scott , do VVillimn J. Ellia do D. G. Taylor do Fred. Booth do rftnry Baskiville do f With reg'aril to the annual school troat for the children, Mr Aliier proposeif " That this Committee are of opinion tlmfc it is desirable to join with the Committee appointed to arrange for thd providintf»of a treat to the Band of Hope and Knn lay Sclnol children on New Year 'B Day, nnd that a committee composed of Messrs Cuff and Marsdon be appointed on behalf of the day school, to make the necessary arrangements." The motion being seconded by Mr Frazer was put to the meeting and carried unanimously. A Ions? discussion took place as to how. funds,, were to be raised to pay off sundry liabilities incurred for firewood, cleaning, etc., etc., over and above the amount of funds provided by the Board. It was stated that a considerable quantity of firewood (some thought quite sufficient for another winter) was still on hands both at Te Aroha and Waio»'ongomai, a much larger stock having, been provided than was found needful. This .would be a goo I assut I for the incoming Committee. Some £10 or £11 heiiitf nccnss.iry to pay off existing debts ; it was decide I to equally, j divide it by each coiumitteem&u making himself responsible to the extent of £1 10s (seven committeemen, £1U IDs), to to be raised by canvassing the householders tor subscriptions, ani paid to tiie Secretary within one week. This was unanimously agreed, to,- it being highly desirable that all debts incurred duriuyr tiie. year should be pail (iff before annual election of new members. ' The expenses connected with cleaning have been unusually high this ye«r. We have no doubt no difficulty will be e,xperienee.l in raising so small a sum, as every parent will lie willing to subscribe a trifle in order to raise the amount required.