Election of School Committees.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2583, 27 April 1887, Page 2

Election of School Committees.

MAUBICJSVILLBS.

About 40 householders were'present at the School Committee Election. The Chairman of tlin retiting.Qgmuiittoo opened the meeting and read 'the Committee's report and Balanco Sheet, and then called on the meeting to elect a Chairman, and proceed with the Election of a new Committee.. On the motion of Mr W, Jessen, Mr Gundersen was voted to the Chair, and the nominations of candidates were started. Out of tcii-nomjnated, the following were elected i—Peter Andersen junr., William Jessen, Gander Gundersen, Nicolas Jensen, Peter Larsen, Jens Sizvertens, ; ,',"

A vote of ihanka-. to the retiring Committee, and the Chairman closed the Meeting. ,:;

, The newly elected Committee held a meeting immediately afterwards, and Mr Gunderson .was elected Chairman for the ensuing year. ■ The following report aid balance sheet was submitted to the meeting : your Committee submit their report for the five months they have been in office. Tlie. number of pupils en the roll of the' uchool is 9,0 and the' average attqiulancafor the past yew' has been' ($ bojng an increase of 1 compared with the year before. The balance sheet for the yearending 31st December, 1886, shows', Receipts £32 12s Od and balance from last year, 5s 9d,. making a total of .£33 17s 9d. Expenditure £2O 4s 4d, leaving; acreditbalanceot£7l33sd, The balauco sheet from January Ist 1887 to datejsiipws Receipts, £b 123 Gd "and balance |from previous year, £7l3s fid, making a total of £l3 5s lid. Expenditure, £dlhM, leaving the proson't balance in hand of £3 18b Gd. There is, howovor, a capitation grant of £7'losod iiowj'dWanda liability for firewood, jußt dellvoFed, for £3. By perusal of the balailbli sheet it will be seen that although yb\H' ©ouiihitteo have only recoived capitation grant forone quarter thoy ha ve paid t wo quarters Btationery, also expended £3lßs, on metalling in front of the school, and.|hey predict that your next committee/should without any diiculty carry on the' managomont for the.eusuingyear, During the 5 months there has beon niue meetings of the Commifcteo, and an analysis shows the atten- . dance to have been as follows:—John Jessen 9, Podar Anderson 9, Pedar Larson 7, Hans Noilsen 7, Jens Sizvortsen 6, Lars Laraen 5, Cilius Pederson 5, In conclusion wo would mention that a | change will shortly take place in the i teaching staff, a new master having been i appointed who will arrivo on Tuosday, ' May 3rd 1887.-John Jessen, Chairman. I Tho receipts for the year ending 31st December, 1886, were L 33 17s 9d, and expenditure L 26 4s 4d, leaving a balance ] of Uj l3s sd. The receipts to 25th April, ' 1887, wore balance in liand L 7 15s 3d, capitation grant Lsl2s 6d—total Ll3 5s j lid. The expenditure to same date'was ', as follows: Stationery fpiv school LI 16s Bd, metalling L 3 }Bs, cleaning for quarter '•} L3los, committee's stationery 3s, balance ; ' in hand L3lßs 3d—total Ll3 5s lid;; . : ' ■ CARTERTON. i The following were elected members of 8 the Carterton School Committoe without 1 opposition; Mesera R, Fairbtother

(Chairman), B. Anderson (Treasurer), W. B, Campin, Jiib, Stevens, Joe. Aplin, W. Carter, and E, Butler. The following is the. result -of the ■Belvcdero School- elections:—Messrs E. Morgan, -seC •(Chairman), T, Edwards, JK. Butler, G, Stevens, H. Edwards, G. Burnetii ad I. Anderson. :vr.V.T*HEIiBNJ.RACyS ; - ; ' ; ' ; " The.following.were elected a;School Committee for Taheienikaii:—Messrs ;G.lollard,E;Duiin l B. Cave. W, Smith, J. Wisharty mk A. Wilkinson. Mr Wilkinson wall elected Chairman. •■''■' .■■ , •■;? .-PARKVILLE. ' The Pnrkvillo election resulted in tho following gentlemen being elected,: Messrs C. Deikl (Chairman),Panderseu,. A. Oliver, A. Johnson, N. Sorensen,.N. Johnson and ,B. Chanipney. TAUERU;'"? At tho meeting of householders, th« following report and balance sheet was adopted; also that a vote of thanks be acorded to the retiring Committee'. ,_ Your Committee have muoii pleaoaw.; in submitting tho following report forthe year.—When they took ollice tkey/, found things aonerally in :'s:"l>aokw«ro i: ; and unsatisfactory slate. ''■ The;--tbui teacher seemed to be quite- utlabloto ■ ■teach Irs scholars, -which.'irafcilearly borne out. by tho result of .tlio pxawin. ation ; tlio Committed thoreforo -thought it their duty to havo him romoved, and he was accordingly asked, to . resign, which ho eventually did by sending m his resignation to tho Board. Unfor> tunately, the school whs -closed for ibou'S three 'months, between the old mastor; leaving and tho ~wx one coming. Tim Board had several offers, >but thought it would bo bettor to wait fora good one, than to take an unsatisfactory one; and how well they havo succeeded,' yotj scarcely require mo to say. Mr Edridge the present master, was chosen by the Board,: as tho most suitable, out of three applicants, and unanimously'"approved by the committee. Mr Edridge kindly volunteered to open the school ■about a fortnight before the prescribed time,- to givo the 'children/all; the ohance possible, andsueceededyb^Jwell, getting about sixty-five pur oent»:oi.- passes, and that in the face of no school for three, mouths and only about tqajreoks' teach.ing, This proves that we have a first class teacher, and also that the children ar* ■ not all idiots, as the. : uld teacher wished to make ~.s. .' appear. . Your Committee also considered it neces- • ■ffih-y to erect wet weather sheds. which was done at a cost of L2l, and as we wife uiiablo to pay for it we" applied to the Board for help, and after nipoated writing and waiting on them;.-, 1 kindly cotisontol to ■ •animint of funds in the bank is JK'9s%i also L2 unexpended balauco of susins? toons towards picnic, but there arfrseyfc ral unpaid liabilities', as iqitgee- LB'.i6s on account of wet soy-:- . oval smaller accounts, smiioYof whicH beva not been rendered, but asMkm the £lO together with the quarte'ri'.%itaticu combs from thoßyard ivo wilfibVable to show a credit'. balaii'cb : to Uogiu-tkb. year with. During the year MrVHercoek resided from the'. Committee, and his 'place was filled by Mr Adams also ; allowed his ' tenjiioof/offioeyfo run out, and tlio 'vacanefmis-filled by Mr John Dunn. At our. last inontlily meeting it was unanimously agreed to ~«'m the children a pic-nic on tlie-.Q'uwius Birthday, to which your. Committee Mes you will all subscribe' liberally and .''slab bo there to. take an active part in-it. "The uumborof Scholars on tho r011.i5,34, with an average attendance last-quarto? ef 31. The number presented at oniniuation ~was 23, and the. .number passed. 16, which speaks forit«6hV ■=■■ ',' ,',.; ■ ROMUir DONAID. :.;;, :. Chairman.'

..KKEYERTOWN. ■- i At the/jiunual election of a School j . Committee, the following gentlemen; were elected out of eight candidates ; s Alexander' Stewart, Simon Donovan, Robert McKay, 0 H. Oabdrne,.Joseph > Ranby, Donald Finlaysoii and Thomas i Giles, .At; a meeting of the '-tiewly . elected Committee, held subsequently, ' Messrs Donovan, Osborne lind Steprt '•■ were nominated for the position'' of chairmahj the latter being eloctef, Mr Osborne was appointed If oq, Ireaijur.^ ~",;." \VANGAEHU; ,iJ^: At a'meetiug of householders, held in theWaugaehu school- house on the 25th iust., tho following'gentlemen were .elected on the new'l'bmmittee i-. Messrs. Shaw, James,.- McMuUeri, JMooii, McKay,, J.!\clcson and McKenzie. Mr was re-elected •Chairman, and Mr Walloon treasurer.