ANNUAL MEETING OF HOUSE HOLDERS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2194, 28 April 1891, Page 3

ANNUAL MEETING OF HOUSE HOLDERS.

TEMUKA. The annual meeting of householders was held last night. There was a very large attendance. Mr W. Storey occupied the chair, and called upon the secretary to read the annual report, which was as follows ; Report of Committee submitted at the annual meeting of houarhr.lde.rs, Monday, April 27 : 1891.

Gentlemen, —In submitting the annual report your committee havt great in stating that the past year has, from a scholastic point of view, been a very fivorable one, the work of the sohool having been curried on with exceptional : y successful results. The finances are also n a satisfactory state. Staff.—Practically no changes have been rnsde in the staff. MiBS Bruce, who •a.'is appointed prior to the last annual meeting, enterrd upon her duties in June her place being filled in the meantime by -». locum tenens. The work of all the staff has been satisfactory. Attendance. —The average 'daily at•'eiidance during the ye«r ending'March 31st has been, boys, 148 ; girls, 137.6 ; !n v al, 285-7, an increase of 5.8 ou the prtiviona year. The highest attendance was, boys, 170; girls, 156; total, 326 At Ihe list tinniinl examination 336 scholars were presented. Of these on y 33 failed. The percentage of passes wan 47, and of failures 17. The number of pupils taking secondary subjects is 14. as ag-iiriHt nine last yenr. At the last examination 'tine pupils were presented with most crediuble results. <

Bui'dings.—The buildings ore in" fair repnir. During theye«r the' Corii'mittee expended the sum of £l2 6s 6d in repairs, the furnishing of an efficient venter supply, etc. They have obtained from the Education Board a promise of a grant, of £5 towards the cost of grading th floor of the infant room. A new bell ia urgently and an application has been made for same.

Meetings.—Twelve ordinary meetings have been held, the attendance at which bis been as follow :—Mr Storey 12, Mr B-own 11, Mr Velvin 10, Mr McOaskill 10. Mr Mogridge 9, Mv Rutland 10, and Mr Wills 11. Fiuancial.—At the commencement of their term of office your committee had to its credit the sum of £3 4s 7<i. credit balance to March 31 -*t, when the books were audited, waa £4 6* 7d. The wbitioriery fees received amount to £ls 15s 7d. Although your committee recognise that this latter item amounts to an illegal tax upon the upon the parents, it womd urge the regular payment of the came, as without some such assistance it would be impossible to carry on the work of the school in a proper and efficient manner.

Inspector's Report. The inspector's report upon the annua! examination wai a very favorable one. Its results have already been made known to you, and parents cannot fail to have appreciated it. The r port also upon the pupils taking the secondary subjects was exceptionally good, Conclusion.—ln conclusion your committee trusts that whoever may bo electi-d for the ensuing year may exprience the same pleasant relations to the staff »nd to each other as has been enjoyed by the outgoing committee for their term of office, W. Storey, Chairman. The following is the balance-sheet:— Receipt" : To balance in b*nk, £3 4< 7d ; graDts from E location Board incidental purposes, £56 17s 61 ; -ionatinns for general purposes, £ls 15? 7 ' ; proceeds of concert, £3 17* 61 ; total, £79 Jss 2d. Expenditure : By cleaoit»g school and £37 10s ; fne' for school UHe. £6 £.12 3-61; bowks, maps, and furniture, £9 5s 7il ! printing and advertising, £1 13s 6d ; postage, cheque book, etc., 9*; saUiy of secretary (15 months), £7 10a ; balance, £4 6:i 7 J ; total, £79 15s 2d. Fund Account. Receipts : To balance, £2 13s 10d ; net, proceeds of concert, £l3 17s ; donation A. R. G. Rhode?, E-q., £3 3i ; total, £l9 13a lOd. Expendiiure: By p'izw, £ll 16j 81; exchange, Qi ; b*lance, £7 16s 8i ; total, £l9 13< lOd.

The report and balance-sheet was adopted as read, on the motion of Mr Aspinall seconded by Mr Franks.

Mr Vallender asked if it was not as well to give householders a little time to air their grievances, if any.

The chairman said that he would be happy to answer any questions. i\one were forthcoming.

The chairman referred to the satisfactory character of the report, and drew attention to the fact that the Bum of some £4 more than usual had b;en expended on prizes. He suggested that another year, as there were still many children who could not possibly receive a prize, that the annual prize giving should be made the occasion for a little sociality, and tea and cak« givsn to the children, so that all might have pleasurable recollections of the day. Mr Newbury thought it would be better to give children books instead of standard certificates. A book would leave a more lasting impressison. He also drew attention to the fact that some children remained two years in one standard and then took prizes whereas more clever children passed through a standard quickly and were debarred from a prize. The chairman said that there was always some hardships. It waß regrstable but unavoidable. Mr Russell moved, Mr Twomey seaonded, »nd it was carried—" That a very hearty vote of thanks be accorded to the retiring committee for their p&t services." I Mr Storey returned thanks, the committee had worked most harmoniously, both with each other and with tb staff. He trusted the next commttee would be equally successful i! diring their term of office. Mr Morris then moved that Mr take the chair for the public m >eting. This was seconded by Mr and carried.

Ihe secretary read the minutes of the last annual meeting, which were confirmed, and then read, at the chairman's request, tbe notice from the Education Board directing the meeting to be caled, and also the new regulations with regard to elections. After a few questions had been replied to, the chairman read tho list of candidates nominated. Messrs T. Buxton und E. Ohapmm were appointed scrutineera. The poll resulted as fo"ows : P. McC*ekill 84 E. Brown 71 A. Russell 67 W. G. Aspinall 62 W. Storey ... 60 J. Cooper ... ... . "0 J. W. Velvin 82 J. Mon»ghau 37 J. W. Boulter 31 J. Davis ... 23 W. L. Duncan 23 G. Lynch 20 Thirty-five votes were received prior to the meeting in accordance with the new regulations. In all 101 voted. The result of the election was received with cheers. Mr Wills said that before the meeting terminated perhaps some person would like to express an opinion as to a resolution passed boycotting Wh<tcnmbe and Tombß' books. He thought perhaps tho present meeting would like to remove that embargo. VOTES OF THANKS. 3%A hearty vote of thinks was passed to the scrutineers and to tbe chair, and the meeting terminated. At the mseting of the new committee Mr W. G. Aspinall was elected chairman, ou the notion of Mr Brown seconded by Mr McCaskill. A report of the subsequent proceedings, and of ordinary meet- | mg of the old committee is unavoidably held over.