GREYTOWN SCHOOL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 2, Issue 374, 28 January 1880, Page 2

GREYTOWN SCHOOL.

An influential meeting of householders for the election of a committee for the ensuing year was held on Monday evening, about thirty persons being present. Mr Baillle wm roted; to the ohair, and haying tead convening the meeting, explained its object. were read and,confirmed, The following report of the retiring i Committee was then read

.KIPO&T. OP THE GBEYEOWN SOHOOI. COM- , MIME FOE THE MR ENDING 31ST DECEMBER, 1879. In presenting this the annual report of proceeding! of your Committee for the past year, they have in the first place to aokowledge the assistance rendered them by the residents of the district by their liberal contributions towards the objects your Committee have taken in hand, and although it was against their wish to appeal to the public, believing al they did that it was the duty of the Education Board to provide all the necessary accommodation for the comfort of the scholars, they felt that if the appeal was not made and responded to the school would have suffered and a certain amount of money would not have been spent in the district. The liberal action of those gentlemen who took part in the entertainment on behalf of the school also deserve special acknowledgment, as by that your Committee have been able to prepare a balance sheet which shews assets equal to liabilities. Your Committee has to congratulate you upon the rapid progress the school has made within the last few months, the average.attendance having reached. 191 for the past quarter, which in itself clearly shews the growing interest taken by the children in their school. Your Committee has great pleasure in being able to report upon the unity and good feeling existing between all the teachers and their pupils, and believe that the success of the late examination is mainly due to this,,,During the past year your Committee have held twelve ordinary and four special meetings, at which there has been'a fair average attendance. The amount of works aud improvements completed since their appointment has been above the average j amongst which are the erection of the new residence at a cost of £395, the extensive alterations to the school buildings at a cost of £l3lloa, and gravelling the plaground, &c., £20145. But notwithstanding the alterations already made, many necessary improvements are required, such as sheds, <k, and it is expected that in a very short time additional school accommodation will be re : quired. The ordinary grants from the Education Board, i.e., capitation allowance, amounted to £57105, while the residents contributed £5213s 6d. Your Committee believe that in consideration of this the Board should not decline to grant a further sum for additions. _ Your Committee would recommend to its successor that a paid secretary and treasurer be appointed, who shall keep a proper set of books, The present system of allowing all the work of correspondence, &c., to fall upon the shoulders of two members of the Committee should not be continued. Your Committee must express a hope that the present staff will continue to work as amicably as hitherto, for upon that solely depends the growing success of your school. 14 be necessary to elect seven householders, as a committee for the ensuing year, those retiring being Messrs W. Bock (Chairman), T. C. Barnard; Dp Smith, W. Fenton, R. Wakelin, and A. B. Jackson. AH are eligible for re-elec-tion. It should be an instruction to. the incoming Committee to consider the matter of nominating candidates at least three days before the election, so as to allow time te appoint a thoroughly representative committee, and that if favorably considered by them, to communicate with the other committees in the Wairarapa and the Education Board, with a view to having the Act amended in that matter, and also in the matter of cumulative voting. The Chairman, in asking the adoption of the report, said he thought the Committee had worked well for the past year and hoped their successors would be able to report an equal amount of work and progress upon the completion of their term of office.

The report was then adopted on the motion of Dr Smith seconded by Mr-Ful-

Mr Brooks moved a vote of thanks to the retiring Chairman and Committee for their efforts in connection with the school.

The Rev Mr .Thomas, in seconding the resolution, said he had been a resident in Greytown for the past nine months, and had watched closely the.proceedings of the Committee and he thought that they had done a great deal of work. Be had much pleasure in seconding the resolu-' tion.

■ The balance sheet was then read and from the Board to be—Capitation £5? 10s, special grants £lO5 ; donations from residents £5316s 6d; other sources £l4 17«; total, £2313s 6d. ExpenditureCleaning, stationery, &c.,£24 13s 3drepairs and alterations, £150145; prizes pi«.i, ae, IM; , mj rs counts, £16175; balance in hand, £ll2s sa.

The Chairman then read the clauiei of the Act bearing upon the election of a committee, and requested the meeting to propose the names of candidate*. Ten naraei were proposed, Mr A. L. Webster appointed scrutineer, and the ballot resulted in favor of the following in the order named :-Dr Smith, W. Bock equal), W. G. Beard, W. Hammerich (equal), T, 0. Barnard, W. J. Salmon, and W. Penton,

Mr Beck thanked the electors for the honorable position in which he was again placed. He had thought of retiring from the committee, but saw that a lot of work m yet necessary, and he felt pleased at being placed on an equal footing with Dr Smith at the head of the poll, Dr Smith and Messrs Barnard and Hammerich also thanked the meeting and the Chairman expressed the opinion that a good committee had been elected. A rote of thanks to the chair concluded the business.

A meeting of- the newly elected Committee was held immediately after the annual meeting of householders, when Mr W. Bock was unanimously elected Chairman for the ensuing year. On the motion of Mr Barnard, seconded by Dr Smith, it was resolved that meetings of the Committee be held at the office of the Chairman on the second Tuesday in each mouth.

Re the suggestion, of, late. Committee, re appointment of Secretary and Treasurer, Mr Salmon moved, Mr Hammerioh seconded, that a Secretary be appointed at a,salary of £5 per annum,—Carried. Di Smith moved, Mr Salmon seconded

that Mr A. L. Webster be' appointed Secretary and TreaaMer.^Girrled. : Resolved that a pumpbe provided for teacher's residence, ' Resolved on the motion of Dr Smith, seconded by Mr Hammerich, that two members of Committee visit the school I®?? 4 4 °55 e a week, monthly, in roUtiori, thefirstvl?" ''^•* nd ■ and resideace, Mr Salmon moved, »econaea, that the firat visiting members ascer-' tain the wprk required, and. that they have power to act in respect of B&mo, The meeting then terminated.