SCHOOL COMMITTEE ELECTIONS. Hamilton East.

Waikato Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1959, 27 January 1885, Page 2

SCHOOL COMMITTEE ELECTIONS. Hamilton East.

TilK.itniu.il meeting of the householders of Hamilton East was held last night. About thirty were piesent. The chair was occuI»n><l by Mr G. .T. W. Barton, who read the advertisement in Tlie Waikato Tunes calling the meeting. The Secretary (Mr Dey) then ro.id tho following report :- Hvmm.tov E\s,r School Commute. KKi'oitr kok U'\it 18H4.— The committee h.ue ninth plcaiur«», on meeting the Hamilton East householders, to report that under tho present management this school li.ii made marked progress during the pa*t year. The attend nice li.ih been fully kept up to the average of previous yeais, which, taking into consideration the departure of se\eral families and the opening of a denominational school, sliowh that the benefits to be dented from the education of children in this school are fully appreciated by the general body of parents in this district. In the month of Septemlx>r, through the etfoits of Mr Stevens and his staff of teacher-, a concert was held, realising tl.">, the proceeds being applied to the purchase of books for the school library. When this committee crime into office there was a sum of one shilling and h'wpence at their disposal, besides liabilities of the previous year amounting to i' 3 fk Considering the scanty allowance granted by the Board— some t'2."i per annum— tl«e committee have much pleasure m informingthe householder that the income has not lieen exceeded : but, after paving all accounts a credit balance of ."is Id remains. At the commencement of the year the attention of the committee was called by the Board of Education to the fact that the attendance at the High School was below the self-snppoiting standard piomised at tho time this school \u-> started. The committee, bearing in mind the impoit.ince of keeping the High School open, invited the coopeiation of the Hamilton West School Committee, which imitation being heai tily responded to, the attendance of pupils w.us made up to a number s.iHsfactoiy to the Board of Education, and although, through illne-s and other causes the number of pupils can kcarcely be kept up dining the, piesent quarter, the committee have assurance that it is not the intention of the Bo.ud to clomj the hcliool. further, the committee have had piomises of ,m increase in the numl>er of pupils for the ne\t quarter. ]sut, at the same tinio, the committee earnestly urge njMtn the householders the impoitance of supporting their efforts to establish secondary education in thi.s district. The balance-sheet showed that the total receipts amounted to fc'2o fts 3d, and the expcndituro to £2!> 4s Ud, lea \ ing a credit balance of f>s Id. KI.KCIION OK COMMiriKK.— Tho following gentleineu were nominated as toninutteemen : -Messis (Jaudin, W. Dey, Tippen, Le C^utsMie, Bach, Beale, Hoe.s, JJell, JJarton, Chitty, Seddon, Kaeburn, H. S. Davies, and K. Y. Sandes. Ou a ballot being taken the first seven wero duly elected. Tho proceedings closed with the usual \oto of thank.- to the chair.

At a meeting of the committee hold mibhequently, Mr (Jaudin was le elected ch.uriii.in, :ind Mr Dey w.is le-eleeted sccietary and tiiMiuiet. It was .igiwd th.it tlic cnmimttee meet <»n the fir»t We»lne-.d>jy hi each month at half-past seven o clock.