BLUE SPUR.

Tuapeka Times, Volume VI, Issue 322, 17 January 1874, Page 3

BLUE SPUR.

(From, our own Correspondent.)

Things good and things bad come to an end ; and it is the case with School Committees. Our Committee has had a busy and prosperous year, and they have had the responsibility of expending £225 of Government money iipon the school building, and they have done it to the entire satisfaction of everybody, from the master ttpwards, assuming the master to be the lowest strata ; but in this case, as it sometimes happens in house-keeping or in toggery for the person, one good thing demands another. The new Committee will find it indispensable to make another appeal for at least £25 to make all snug for the winter. The Provincial Government, ever liberal where education is concerned will no doubt endorse this small bill ako.

The annual meeting took place on Monday evening, and, as usual, was but thinly attended. The balance sheet and master's report were presented, vnd passed, The Chairman of the old Committee, Mr. Grieve, announced that the partnership as a Committee had been dissolved through effluxion of time, and that a new Committee had to be appointed. Mr. A. Cormack moved a' cordial vote of thanks to the retiring Committee for their unwearied diligence in the interests of the school, for the past year. Mr. M'Lelland paid a well merited compliment to his excellent assistant, Miss Pope, for the assiduous attention to those under her charge, and that she had well earned an increase of salary, which he hoped the new Committee would see their way to bestow. The election of a new Committee then took place, and resulted in the following being elected : — Messrs. R. Grieve, W. D. Morrison, W. M'Nickle, and W. H. Luke, old members ; John Pope, A. M'Nicol, E. Varcoe, W. Osborne and W. Hall, new members. Mr. Grieve was re-elected Chairman, and Mr. E. Varcoe, Clerk.

Messrs. R. Grieve, W. D. Morrison, and A. M'Nicol were chosen as a deputation to wait upon his Excellency the Governor," and his Honor the Superintendent when they came to the Spur, and to invite them to visit the school. You have already made your readers aware of the fact that his Excellency did us the honor to accept the invitation, and very gracious he made himself with every one, and made every one feel at home. He chatted freely with the children, asking them several questions, and hearing them sing. While at the Spur his Excellency made-^the acquaintance of Mrs. M'Lelland, who is connected with some of the oldest and most respected tennants on the Kilkerran estate, and, when a, buxom Ayrshire lassie, Sir Jameß's Grandfather when out hunting, has had many a drink of milk at her hands. Sir James replied to the old Lady's queries as to the |" old folks *' with all the pleasantry and graciousness of an old acquaintance of his Qwn standing. This incident will be long remembered by those interested..