MASTERTON SCHOOL COMMIT. TEE ANNUAL REPORT.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2580, 23 April 1887, Page 2

MASTERTON SCHOOL COMMIT. TEE ANNUAL REPORT.

■-•- ~- > '.;-.-. "\7OUR Committee Bubm,it'th,eir. annua] - X report with aatisfa'oftion, as ,th> work and lnanagenient'of the school! for tho past year have beeufully maintained, and the Btandard of effiiiieli'cy has been quite equal They have ' also to record a st'eadyitiorease of pupils at both schools that a second school is required at the North • end of tho Borough, >hd-there is every prospect of this being achieved at a very •early date, the Education-Board having . appointed a-pomraittee to inspoofc and ro> portupon-tho^arailablesites;• and their' presence in'Ma'sfcerton is daily expected. ■ Tho number of'pupils on' tho roll of the'; .' main school is now 565, and tho average/ attendance for the past year has been 426,' and the infant school roll, shows'llß with ' an avorape attendarido of 84,:' .*, • " Tho balance-sheet for J ;the year eudair 31st December, 1886, shows;—Beoeipta £l9B 0s U , including a' grant of fj3s front; the Town LatidrTrust which i* thankfully acknowledged. Expenditure, £lB9 IBs Bd. leaving a credit balance of £3B 4**. 9d; but there were liabilities which haveV been paid since completely absorbing this, v sum. ". " :■• ■■•*"■ 'During.the past year 16 meetings of the Committee have been held, and atten'. dances were as follows :~J. 0. Boddine. ton 16, A; W. Hogg 15, J, W.Leahy. 15, Joseph Payton U,J. Muirll, man 10, w, Lowes 7. In February Messrs Lowes and Payton resigned from the committeas'they were dissatisfied withca recommendation sent fothoEduoafcionßoard re a second Bchool-si^, ; : It was thiiiighi < unnecessary to appoint; successors, tha annual election being s6' : liear. ' . The members of Committee in "rotation ? have regularly viaitod both schools, and' bear testiraony^.to/'the. good order and prevails throughout tie variousckses. - Notwithstanding several, ohahges hiing taken place iii'the Staff the standard of effioibnoy, has been maintained by - 'earnest attention of the and your Oommitfceehaye pleasa»in to!

cording their appreciation of tlio ablo mid efficient management of Mr Grundy, Uio headmaster, and also of tho attentive and painstaking manner in which Miss Keeling conducts tho infant school in Hall-street. Your Committeo, in conclusion, would add that tho Secretary, Mr W. Sellar, has carried out his duties in a moat satis- . ..factory wanner, and that his ability and • attention liaye'.iargely contributed to the the jvork. of tlie Committeo•'h'as'been managed. •'■ ■•'••■■ "• J.CBpDDraGTON; •:■••. . ' Chairman,

Secretary & Treasurer. Masterton, January 17,1887, •> \. Wo do hereby certify that the aWo is i.'.'truoV abstract of tho school fund ■accountsof tho School Committee for the fear ending the 31st December, 1886, ited that. the.said accounts aro correct, My vouched, and in accordance with law, ;: ... J. OODDIMTON, Chairman of School Committee. ■.:....•".■". A: DORSET,' ; .2580/ ''. Auditor.

-.' ■•.-. -etr.tement of -Ileoeipts"ftiid-expenditure ',.-.. . JIastcrton School for year ended | k^. v " ..;."• 81 it December 1886. at: receipts'. : ' '. £ a d £' 3 d| To balance in Bank ■ 1stJanuary, 1S86 5 12 Education. Board • Capitation ,„ 133 0 0 • ..Miwtcrtqn Town - - Lands 'Trust ba- . lance,-1895 ■;.. 15 0 0 llastorto'n Town ' iAndsTriwtfitant 1886,:,...'..; 35 0 0 ■ Sale of ro- /'"" "..*. ! M9 .3 193 0 0 7 .'". ExrasDiioiiB. ,«nii,7«v V ;/:| 3 ' (] .; &t a. By cleaning aelipol " &oul4)"uiIdiiig8„, , 48- 9 (i Fuel for School uso' 7-Hi 5. Repairs "to 'build- '--..■ mgsr'fetWand ,.'.-. • furniture... ,,,. 12 15.'(!'. ■ : ■■••- Books, maps, and furnitqre.;.. ...12 10 6' Sohoolfurnituro... 12 7 7 School stationery... 6 2 3 ' School requisites... 10 1 '1 ,.. ... 3 15 9 W Advertising 8 6 9 7 Stationery : H Prize3 5 15 6 Freight & cartago 2 0 8 Telegrams & postages... ... : ... 1-6 5 Rent Committee • Room 2 2 Secretary's Salary 15 0 0 Sundrios 19 6 159 15 8 Balance 38 i 9 .-■:■■ P.108 0 5 . W. SELLAR,