SCHOOL COMMITTEE ELECTIONS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXIII, Issue 79, 24 April 1901, Page 2

SCHOOL COMMITTEE ELECTIONS.

WAITARA. I The annual mooting »f was held in tha Wiitara S :hoolroom yesterday evening, Mr. B, A. Hignett being voted to the chair. The nominations resulted in th 1 ? ouvgolng committee being ro-'-l-c'x'd, niuioly : Messrs. Newbry, Bich<mo, J. M. Higuott, Palainontain, liidlell, Rawusley, and Tate. At a subsequent; meeting Mr. Newbury vnn re-elwled chairman. It is gonerally recognise 1 tli it this committee Ins djno very good services during its tenure of oftic, and an in-. teresting report and bilance-sheet, I showing a ve v y fair c>6'3it balance, were I to the meeting. The fo low-1 ing resolution was passed—"That this anuuil meeting of houaehoMe'sin Wai'tin strongly piotesfo against any d : version of the reveunes of tW.e Optku Reserve to any other purpoe whatsoever thaH lh:tt for which the rosarvo I was specially sot apait by the Univar-j jsifcyAct of 1874, namely, to providoi higher education for the bonc&k of the I Taranaki Province." I BELL BLOCK. I The following committee were elected:— Rev. Bennett, Messrs. Hal , Stanley, Muitie, Glegg, Snell, and Marsh. WAIIEA. H, Corbett (chairman), A. <;i.iiier, A. Mel) maid, T. Tohiri, T. Julian, W. llavell and E, Ay 1 ward were e'e::ted. PEMBROKE ROAD.

There was a fair attendance and a good raee'ing ensued. Messrs. W. Rogers, J. Rogois, R. Rogers, T. Preico, G. JacUsm, Burton and \Yi'liamson were cle:,od. Mr, W. Rogers was re-alecfct'd tlmiman of the com ■ mit'ea.

STRATFOK!) There was not a sufficient number present w herefrom to cbos 3 a committee. MIDHIRST. About twenty householders were present. The commit'ee's rep.irt sta'ed the average attendance for last quarter whs 108 and rtc:>mm uded thn incoming committee to uppioaehthe lio.i'J as to anew rusidenci for th« ttacwi. The accounts showed a credit b.tlanca of Ms lOd. On a lnlloc lor the committee Mossis. Searjenfc, Laurence, Norish, Robertson, M. McMillan, Corn y and Turner, were daclared el■'ot' , d,:ind subsequently Mr. J. l>. L.uv>en:o was elected chairman.

TONOJAPORUTU. Messrs. Walsh, O'Dounell, Baverstock and Firbank were appointed to the comiaittes who elected Mr. Brverbto;:k their chairman.