TEMUKA SCHOOL COMMITTEE.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1542, 20 January 1887, Page 2

TEMUKA SCHOOL COMMITTEE.

The monthly meeting of tjje above , ' Committee was he’d on Tnesdafevening , last. Present—Messra Brown (Cuair- j man), 'Blyth, Gray j Miles, Davis, Cooper, < and Lee. , , , . *] • >■’ ‘ MINOTBS. 1 ' , The minutes’' of the, previous meeting I were read’and confirmed.’ 1 r j ' ; COttEESPONDENCE. Outward—Two letters to, the Board of r Education were read ahd‘ approved, 3 Inward— , y /; , " ■ a From the Board of Education,'forward- f iog forms and abstracts of the school h funds accounts for ; the year ending 3lst n December, 1886, and requesting that the n same be accurately filled and returned to e the Education, Office, .together with books, ti vouchers, returns, .etc., by the 30th 1* JaDuary j also informing the Committee « that the Inspector and Secretary had been appointed auditors of (be said at accounts., From requesting the Committee ti to. transmit to the Board before January ae 30th, the names of two members to serve m oaths Board of Education, and directing the Committee for further information to m clauses 12, 20, and 21. —Mr Blyth moved, iq Mr Cooper seconded, and it was pr “ That this Committee Dominate Mr fil Barker and the Rev, lsr Siqythe, and ru that the/ Secretary,T their written ex qotnsept.V‘'. ru ‘ ,|lrotp.the same, rs rearrangement ah' teachers.-Me Blyth'propoaed, Mr Gray w< seconded, and it was carried-*- 41 ThatiMias of Florence Brown be recommended for the roc appointment of third teacher, 1 and that da;

r the recommehdaiio'u for the appointment [i of fourth andpupil teachers stand over - till next meeting j ; the Secretary to intimate to the Board.” Q chairman’s statement. i) The Chairman stated that he bad had an opportunity of‘ seeing Mr West, the ’ Board’s architect,'';and they had inspected (be ventilatpra in the school, and that Ur Wo° f eoid he would report the matter to the Board. He had also seen him r« dis- ■ tempering,'but Mr .West, said he thought i that ndtbing could be done, as there were a great.many schools ..worse than- the Temuka School. However, he had promised to submit tbe matter! to the Board. The Chairman also stated that Mr Batterby, the janitor, bad informed him that one ot the ladders had fallen to pieces.—lt was decided that Mr Blyth shbultf ! : iqe about this matter. J I: REPAIRS. | The Secretary informed the Committee v ' that lie Had received the sum of £l3s from the Board’of Education, half the estimate forcertain repairs; ‘ - 5 u '3 " BAIANOK*3HBBT. The Secretary submitted jto the Committee tbe balaace-eheet for the year 4 •• 1 ending 31st December, 1886, which shoved the- receipts to have been £9O 18s 9d, and the expenditure £9O Ids Id, leaving a balance to credit of Ida 6d. —The balance*sheet was. adppted., . CHRISTMAS HOUDATS. . ,-v. /, , Mr Lee wished to know why the Christ* mas holidays; bad been- extended without • consulting the Committee t k After a brief explanation by the Chairmao, and some' animated discussion in Committee, it was decided on the motionof Mr Gray, seconded by Mr Miles —‘ ‘ That this matter Stand over H<l next meeting. ’ ihe meeting then adjourned. r; TEMUKA MECHANICS’/IHSTITUTE. TheannualnieetingoftheSubscribers to tbe above Institute was held' on last Tuesday evening, inf the ■reading room. About 15 subscribers ware; present, and. i ■ on the motion ;pf Mr Badhatn, secon dedl by Mr J.;Ashwell,,Mr John .Lawaon took! (be chair; ■ i. , ■. iii I, The minutes of the . previous meeting . were read and adopted,..: The balance-sheet showed: that the : . balance to. credit laatyear was £34 4« , ltd, the grant from Government .£1617b 6d,..subscriptions £43.175; 6d, and some •other/ sums, which .brought the total u, receipts up to £OB 10a 4d. The expenditure was £76 18, 51, leaving a balance to , credit of £22 12s lid. :.: ' : i Mr Badbam thought (he /.Committee desewed a vote of oeosure for;/having anything to credit,/ and roade a motion to (hat effect, but after a little badinage tho balance-sheet was adopted. '<3 .Mr Badhsm wished to koew? something is about the hay dispute. He desired to ;r know whether it was setttied or not.- , The Chairman said he believed it was j' # sattled. Perhaps Ur Edwards would b» „ able to explain. ' ' Mr Edwards said Dr Hayes was norry be made a mistake, and would make ►f restitution. ( '’ r .■ i | b v ' Mr Badbam said the action py tbs e police had been called in queatiou abpnt jg Ho did not see why the police ahould favor anyone because he happened; to be> either blue, green, or He wished! 8 to know why it was the Committee bad 8 not reported tbe policed ; i> 4 ~ e The ; Chairman could say.; very'little e about it. Mr Twomey could : get no one i. to second bis motion.' * Mr Badham said he would move a vote g of censure on the Committee for having overlooked-such a monstrous; neglect of duty; on the parti of the .police. ■ When * a misdeed was done it be. ■ called aitebtion to. They were not so priestridden or slave-ridden in the^country that they ought to be v afraid to, call a spade m spade. ; Ho.waa Borfy,beiiha(l not beep present for if > he; .had he would bavo seconded the ciotioh for reporting tb« r police. . ~v ,•, . Tbe Chairman said that as Dr Hs.yes 1 had promised to remunerate Mr Edwards * for tbe Jhay, they - should) let the thing “ squash,’ Dip Hayea .. j*’ squashas” the' and , tjie polica “squashes” Dr Hayes, and bo it is all . settled between, them, ~ i Mr.Ed wards‘jaid; DrHayes was ;aider ' the impression some of^thd ‘etabletkeepere * or some owners of ! entire horses 7 ned oat the hky, and that was the roasoa'hW took jj. f “ - ''U’-m:. "■« > Mr Badbam said they ware oot discuaf- , ing Dr Hayes’ edodnet. They were dioensa- ( ing tha conduct of the police in refosiog to give any assistance to a nan thatasked them to prevent men from taking the bqy ba bad cut en the place of which he bad 1 'charge."! ! .ii/: Mr Mason did not think they were there 1 thkt night to question thA ’action of i the police, and after some further conversational sort of a discussion the matter ) dropped.. . .. . The election of officers, waa then pro- k 1 ceeded with, the result ,being As : -p —President, Mr W. H; Hargreaves; Vice-President, H. M. Miles; Secretary and Treasurer, Mr L. E. Hainas ' ComI mittee, Meiers J. Beri, H. Lee, T« Edwards, ?. Ooira; E. Lee, G, McS. Gentleman, J. Lawson, W. ;Biy«ra, Blyth, and P; Archer. , , utK. On the motion of .Mr Edwards, aeeonded by Mr Mason, a vote of thanks was passed to tha retiring Committee Mr Blyth tkqught it was desirable,, to* reduce the subflo to ten shillings,n year; : Some people had spoken to and said they would, like very mp«h> to join, bnt that the sHbscriptioa wa» too highland they could not afford-it. It may be that they, would not get uy, aore money through it, but it wpiud result in a wider interest being taken' in the Institute, but in a greater diffusion of knowledge. . He wonld move—“ That the subscription be reduced to 10s a year.’ Mr £. Lee seconded the and strongly supported it. . . 4n!f X : Mc Mason suggested to make.the reao* tion a recommendation to the Committeei as it was not the business of the present meeting. Mr Twomey said it was not tbe business of the Oomaaitttee, but of ;a general iqoeting, but it could not ba done at the present meeiiog. The aubecription was fixed by the rales at £1 per year, and the rules could not be. altered or added to except at a special meeting. . He rend the rules bearing on tbe. subject, which showed that i special gpmij((&l meeting would have to be cklled K an i 3 thi|t netice of the business tg ■be traosaoted at that meeting should M adyettisad foqjr clear da y« Mw&tt meetiag was bald.

*■ /! /], Hr. Bad ham; objected .to .the mibsoripI tion fee being reduced. If they made it v ~ free not many, more would come. They ■ i -.hireA “educationmad*.ln this colony. They, were pampering up children, and offering Mem prizes, yet they would not come, lie entirely disagreed with the proposal fee. ! A requisition to the Secretary to call a . general meeting for the purpose of dis,.T qossingthe proposal, to reduce the sub- ’’ was drdWn up and signed by ten f members, as required' by the rules. . 'On the nioiidu .of Mr Beri, seconded by Mr Twomeyi a cordial, vote of thanks was passed to ’Mr Rout ‘for having audited the accounts of the Institute. On, the motion jbf Mr Twomey, seconded by Mr Badhara, a vote of thanks to the Chairman was passed amidst great acclamation, and the meeting terminated.