TUAPEKA MOUTH.

Tuapeka Times, Volume II, Issue 94, 27 November 1869, Page 3

TUAPEKA MOUTH.

(From our Own Correspondent.) \

A meeting look place here on Monday c erAng, Llio 22nd instant, in Mr. TayloVs stoj'c. to appoint a teacher and forui^a committee to proceed with the erection 6f a school-house. lUr. T. W. Maiilor tool the choir. There v. r er3 live application^ for the situation of teacher. The clec" ion was by ballot ; find when the scrutinoor^l exanunod the tickets, the result v/as f oundj to be as folioiys :— Mr H. C. Richar.ls,| Lawrence, !f votes ; Miss 3\aloy, Law-| rence, 5 votca ; Mr. "D. Campbell, Lawrence, 2 ; Mr. W. J. Williams, Dunedin, 2 ; ;ma Mr. W. Weir, Tuapeka Mouth, 1. Before the election of the highest can be confirmed, the names of all the candidates havo to be sent to the Board of Education — their sanction being required to mu.ko the election valid. The following committee were appointed to choose a site for the school and see to the immediate erection of the building, viz., Messrs. Dawson, Brown, Patcrson, Taylor, Drysdale, M'lntyre, Arbuckle, and Mailler. About a week ago a company was formed by the following gentlemen, viz., Messrs. Mailler, M'Lei3h, Kerr and ! to prospect a spur where there were indications of a quart z reef. After operations had been commenced, and indications of gold had been found, it was considered advisable to increase the number of share holders to twelve, so as to provide funds to carry oufc the prospecting thoroughly. At the conclusion of the school meeting the chairman mentioned the number of shareholders required, and the following gentlemen immediately responded to the call, viz., Messrs. D. Reese, Taylor, Roscow, Anderson, Dawson, and Tyson and Co. (2 shares). The company now consists of ten paying and two working shareholders, and I trust the attempt will be highly successful.