SCHOOL COMMITTEE ELECTIONS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4097, 26 April 1892, Page 2

SCHOOL COMMITTEE ELECTIONS.

The Nlasterton School.

The annual meeting of householders in the Masterton School district was held in tho Solioolhouse at Kurupuni last (Monday) evening, about fifty TOOjjjj bejpg present,. Mr Edwin feist' ww Voted' tQ°tbe 'oiiair.' The and bal'ahoe'sheet, as already published, were' 'read by the Secretary, : The Ohairmap, in referring to the jjusiness of tljo'year, stated ,t|at"it wjis in ponßofjue'nQß' oj the gpnts made by, the Town Jjanas' Trustees that the"OoD)mj'tte9Wasm'BUo]) a sound finanoial ■ position,, The question bad been raised whether ,the. Educa'tion Board should not be asked to grant sufficient money to meet their liabilities, but he'did hot; think they jntild reasonably ask move from the

i jjoard than they had received,' 'uhij to tjjo teacjilpg t{|e InspectorVrflport Bh'ojy64 tliat it was Rjoafc efficient, If. was only withaupli a ipn a? Mr-Jackson at its heai) that the high standard of the school could be maintained (applause). It was also satisfactory to find that tho new side school would shortly he erected. ■He would formally move the adojition oi tlie report arid Mr W. Prangnell seconded •: Mi' YV, G. Beard, as pngof the commitleo jvho had najkd upon tiie Town, Lands Trusties to" ask for grants, • acknowledged' the courtesy received 'ai tho .hsndß oif Hhat body. Had ,l jt' nfit jjeeii for ine yaliiablfaS? sistpnee rendiarea % tte jruste'efl, tjil! Committee would not have boen'aljle to. h|ve "rpeji if?' ordjdary liabilities, He was or'lbd opmion.that .jhe grapts made by the Trustees should not be devote! to me primary sohool expenses, but should be set aside (or a

[higher class 'of education. This | I might in time transpire, more particularly as he understood the subsidy from the Government would m future ' lie larger than in the past. (Applause), The following nominations were then received for Ihe nine vacanci&v on the Committee Messrs W, GP v Beard, 0. E. Daniel), W. M, Easthope, E. Foist, R. M, Gal Way, G. Heron, Z. M. Hoar, W. Prangueli and J. Williams. As the number of candidates did not exceed the number of vacancies, the Chairman deolared those nominated to be duly elected, amidst applause. ... ... ... '•'*. ... The Chairman'thanked the meet- ■ ing for having expressed lis confix dence in the bid committee in .Such a marked manner.

Mr Easthope * explained that tho Committee had done all in its power to iisve the meeting held in the Theatre, but the Education Board-had given instructions that. it. should take place in the schoolhouse, He would move that this meeting expresses its entire disapproval s the action of the Board in fixing the meeting to be held in the sohoolhouse; and that they be requested in future to fix it for a more convenient place. Mr J. Prentico seconded. . The Roy B. Wood asked' if place ot meeting was fixed by the Act or by the Education Board. The Chairman read a message from the Education Board on the subject. ■"

Mr Beard said it was competent for the Board to fix any place they desired for the meeting,

-The resolution was then put and carried unanimously, and tho meeting adjourned with it vote of thanks to the Chairman. .

ANNUAL COMMITTEE MEETING. At a meeting of the newly-elected Committee afterwards held, Mr E. Feist was unanimously eleoted Chairman for the ensuing year.

. The Chairman expressed his plea*sure at the good sense displayed by the householders in the annual meeting, aud tho despatch with which the business had been transacted.

The standing orders of the past year «ere adopted and Mr Beard was appointed vifliting - member for ihe ensuing month. ..V > The meeting then adjourned. OTHER SCHOOLS. Ferkridge,—Messrß D, McGregor (Chairman), W.' Osborne, I, Sykes, G, 0, Sage, T. Wilton, H. Dagg and A, Stempa. > Kketahuna,—The following householders were elected to the school Committee Messrs T. Baylies (reelected Chairman), F, Dowsett, J. Cooper, F. D. Pelting, J. Jones, B, Syverston and N. Neilson. The othe nominations were Messrs Tooh il Dawson and Maunsell. Only .three of the former Committee stood, two being re elected. ...Tesui - A. T. Hancock (Chairman, re-elected), A. Southey, F. W, Groves, H, Belliss, H. Newcombe, A, J, Speedy, and E. Mason. Pamatua,—J. Vile (Chairman, re" eleoted), G. Moore, A. Black, D. G. Fraser.lY, J. Reeve, W, Bogle, and H. H. Godfrey. The only other candidate was H. Benzie.

BiiLANOE,—W, Brown, J. Eaton, J. B. Tait, John Sinolair and H. Croad. . N Featherston.—J/G. Cox (Cbai* man), C. W. Keys (Secretary), dfi Cundy, W. Hodder, junior, W. Too* good and M, Tait., Fivo of those eleoted were members of the old Com* mittee.

Parkvale.-L. Nix, Geo. Carter, J, Hooser, J, G, Oates, J. Dalrymple, J. Horrobii) and N. Johnson.. . Dalefield.—J. Hartl Neilson, G. Gordon, J, Gordon, ,W..Hart, ii, Hodder and J,Bamfcry, >. - . CARTEUToN.-J. Aphn, E. Aplin, Jas, Stevens, Joseph Stevens, W, J, Mtddleton, King, A. Hughan, Thos, Proctor. Bnd E. Butler.

olakeviue.-S. Fosß, M'Lellan, rtanby, J. Smith, De JLacey, Gaskin, and Bbaw.

' Greyiown,—Messrs L. Sti George (re-elected Chairman), B. Q. Black, J. G. Fildes, H. S. Izard, W. Skeuv, M. E, Varnham, J. D. lleagerty, E, Y, Shearer, and J. jj. Pepper.