SCHOOL ELECTIONS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 3, Issue 675, 25 January 1881, Page 3

SCHOOL ELECTIONS.

THEMeetiii)?'was*ell attended. In the ibßettce.o'f Mr : Caselberg,'Mr Renall was Tpt'ed. to thei'ohair. ■'•'' calling upon thesecreta.rj tp thY report, expressed his opinion .thai it'would be found a satisfactory one.; The teaching power had increased, the scholarship had increased and '■ •veiithe funds' had' increased, The Secretary then read the following : '-..v...... ■.■■■;mm, ' Your Committee has the honor to report that-during iti term of office it has held 19 which the attendance of mem ' j)ers,i.|iiiß been regular and punotual, Tho jnpome.for' the year from all sourpes, as shown by the balance Sheet has beea £lB9 Ps, and. the expenditure £192 sd, leaving an i ovwdravTof :£2 lis 63', arfd'this, with an unpaid account of IQs 6d, forms a liability of £3ls Ud to be .taken over by the new Committee, and against it is shown an asset pf £25,. being tho ca| ilation allowance for Bje8 je quarter ending 3jst Depopibor, JBBO, ow due from the (in Board, ' Your Cdmrnittee'-has also the'pleasure to report that during the year the avorage' at- i 'tendance has iticreased fiom 260 to nearly 800, and'that the capitation allowance lias increased £lO per year, and in consequence of the increased attendance the teaching staff has been aiigme'rited one assistant master and,one pupil-teaqher. )¥eal6ohave the pJeafroreTtb report'that the'Wairarapa Sdhoftehip of £3O a-year was gained by a pupil of the school, Miss Elizabeth Marshall, Your pompjitfee hntf purchased a harmo. pfiim for tile aejjopl at a cps't of £}q. 1 he insfrumept, tfiough not bought at first-baud is pearly pew and ip good condition, and has given satisfaction to the music-teacher. Purine the year Mr Pilkington resigned bis position as liead-Wter, sad adopted the post of th|rd master, AJr Gnwdy, who was appointed to the vaoanoy thus caused, took charge of the school on the 2'id August, and your.Committee has great pleasure in reporting" that his qualifications for the work,, and-his- unremitting attention to his duties have been such as to give orery satisfaction; • ? 1 Forborne time past the crowded state of the infants'-class-room has been a source of greitinconTen-enoebothto thekachera and P4p l ars, and your Committee has made strong iepreaen.ta'tionii'.Qf % foqt to the flduoatioji,/ Board, A short-time ago the Board;/ -requested, yow Committee to bavo plans,prepared with a view to enlacing the school,..and this was done, aud the Board (troDgly urged to push on the work during the Christmas Holidays, when your Committee received a letfet from the Education Board.' reqnestjug it to open negotiations yjth the Town'Landa Trustees'ibr'an ex|hangej)f'' sites. Your Committee did so, Mid found'-that :the Trustees were willing to exchange nearly three acres of land opposite the Catholio Church; and to give a sum of fWO.for the present Bohool acre and buildintfs, • stipulating only that the Education Board should get the necessary Act passed through the Hpuse to enablo the Trustees to alienate the'land,, and recommending that school building's should be'erected on the new site tv accommodate not less than 500 chilWpi - Mr Turpbuli; the architect to tho Board, has been tollasterton to report upon •ihe.value ,pf-the new'tite audits suitable«bs_ for'«-school, and the proposal and chi'ect'i report will:c6me':before,tha-Edn. . eation Board al'its next .meeting,, and your anticipa'tesTavorable results. In concln6idn,'.your : ;Comniittee'has very great pleasure in reporting that, there is a marked.improvement in the School during the past twelve mourasi' The recent examination held by the Inspector was, in all classes but one, most satisfactory, and the progress made was such as-to till forth warm commendations from Mi Jjee., '.■'"' M. Carsiißero, Chairman. I The balance sheet shewed receipts £lB9 9s, and expenditure £192 Os sd. ' Mr Oaselbert! arrived at this juncture, and took the chair. Be had, he said, just returned from Oastlepoinl, and could not have been present earlier. He spoke op the question of the proposed new aite, and invited an expression of opinion thereon from the meeting. Mr James Russell, on behalf. of the JKuripuni settlers, expressed his approval $ the proposed new site. , .;. .Mr Pay ton-moved, the adoption of the rwoit. '•..■•■•• '*. •' Mr Ruißflll questioned whether the

meeting could adnpt it, as it had to be presented to a superior body—the Eduoaiion Board—and the meeting had no power to alter it. Mr MeCardle, speaking to the resolution, reported that ho had spoken to several members of the Education Board on the proposed change of site, and each one of them was favorable to it. The report'at.d balance sheet were then adopted, and 1111 unanimous vote of thanks to the reti'int? Committee passed, MrCaselbeig then left the chair, and Mr Renall Was reinstated, in it for the election of a Committee. The fulll'iwing were proposed for the new Committee:—A. W. Renall, E. Feist. M. Onselhera, J., Pay ton, J. C. Boddinston, Jas. Russell, T. O. D'Arcy, J. Vile," W. Sellar, W. VV, MeCardle, A. Bish, W. Alexander, D, Donafd, W, Wilton,and H.Cole. Mr Feist expressed a wish for his name to be withdrawn from the list, Messrs Grundy and Waitte were appointed scrutineers. The result of the ballot was the election of Messrs Russell, Bnldinaton, D'Arcy, Vile, Payton, MeCardle,. and Donald Donald—the two representatives of Kuripuni, Messrs Rub sell and Donald, being returned by block vote. Mr MeCardle said he would be glad to retire from the Committee in favor of Mr Caselberg, who stood next on the list, Mr. Caselberg was very well satisfied with tho Committee as it stood, He had served his year, and though ho took a strong interest in the school, had very little time to devote to public duties. Kuripuni was very well represented now, and he thought it was better to let matters remain as they were. The Chairman decided that Mr MeCardle, having been declared duly elected, could only retire accordiug to the form provided by the Act, Mr Russell, having Wen placed at the head of the poll, returned thanks to those who had voted for him, Mr Payton moved the following reso lution:—That this meeting disapproves of the present syst.em of block voting. Mr MeCardle seconded the resolution. Mr Caselberg spoke in favor of it. Under the block vote three persons could upset the wishes of a majority. A small minority could, aB it wero, rob the majority,of its rights. Mr P'Arpy was in favor of doing away with, cumulative voting, The question had been mooted all over the colony, and he'hope.d to see "the Lopa} Ejections Act or soiiie other method of electioj) substituted for the present one. Mr Feist entirely approved of the resolution, He never bjiiiself' gave more than one vote to any one candidate at.a school election, Mr James Russell complained that gentlemen seemed, to think that the election as far as the Kuripuni vote was concerned was a oonnived one, and denied that such was the case. The Chairman said that some of the old hands would soon be hopping off to the cemetery, and he was glad, to see some new ones in, Ho did not object altogether to a minority having a njeans to seoure a representation, though tijiepower given to it under the Act might be abused by sending in men on a oommittee who were absolutely hostile to a.school. The new committee might have a wild elephant of two in it, but he always understood that two tame .ones could lead one wild animal, and he liad no doubt but that it would get along all right'.'"'' ' '"' '-'' ' "The resolution 'was'then put and carried unanimously. |j}e meeting then terminated with a vote of tlia'riks-to tji'e ohajr. '.' COMMircBjB MEETING.

At a meeting of/the Committee held the sauie evening,'|lr J.:o.' &>d.dji)?ton was eleotpd phairma'riand treasurer," and Jfr W. M. Easthope secretary. The third Wednesday in each month, at 8 p,m., was fixed for meetings, Meears Boddington and D'Arcy were appointed visiting memberg for the current month, • CARTERTON. . The following Committee was elected for (Jarfertpni-Eichard Fairbrothev. sen. (Chapman), Bd-unnrAnderioii, \Miam. : staff, WiJliam Parker; Andrei Law Whi'te,Adam Armstrong, H.H. Wolt'era." CLABEVILLE, The Clareville election resulted in the return of Messrs John Vilo, Isnio Bairsljqw William Vfesta>mbe, : QorpV ' Thomas Waldin, Collingwood Goodiu, Walter Prauoi6, and Henry Burgess.'' " GREITOWN. The following committee was elected ;- Potter, W. Bocl L. 8f George, F W. G.fleard, B. A. WA, and H. V. White. "" •■'"■' IT.