MORRINSVILLE. [From our own Correspondent.]

Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 363, 27 April 1889, Page 2

MORRINSVILLE. [From our own Correspondent.]

Great interest was manifested in tha annual School Committee election here. For some time past it was known that matters in connection with the School Committee were working anything- but satisfactorily ; and the householders, with the exception of Mr Geo. Smith (the Chairman), and oneov two others, were loud in their demands for n thorough change of" management. With the object of effecting this result Messrs ll an ison, Clifford, Buttle,. Horrell, Marshall, Turnbull, and Rowe y were asked to allow themselves to be nominated, and having consented it was thought (as full}' nine out of every ten householder were agreeable to thesegentlemen forming the Committee") thai; a contested election would be avoided^ Punctually at seven o'clock the proceedings opened by Mr Horrell being voted to the chair. Mr Horrell then called on MrG. Smith, Chaiiman of the outgoingCommittee, to read the minutes of theprevious annual meeting. This Mr Smith proceeded to do, but they were recorded in such a queer fashion that the Chairman stated he oould not understand them. Aftei* a long delay Mr Smith then read the report and baUi ,c '-sheet piepared This was severeh r criticised by Mr Buttle, who naked Mr Smith about cei tain monies that apparently were not referred to in the balance-sheet Here Mr Smith exclaimed " do you wish to insinuate that the balance-sheet is not correct or that I wish to defraud the Committee." Mr Buttle replied he did not wish to insinuate anything, but, he considered the balance-sheet was incomplete, as monies had been paid the Committee which appaiently were not entered thereon. Mr Smith said this was not s.->. At this stage one of the members of the outgoing Committee asked Mr Smith where the 7s 6d was 1 hat was paid by some parties who used the School for a dance some time apo ; as it did not appear among the item 3 on the balance-f?hef>t. Mr Smith thanked this member for reminding him, he had forgotten to enterit. This reply was greeted with roars-of-laughter. Another member now ftated that tlio-half-crown stated to be owing the Corn—

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