SCHOOL COMMITTEE ELECTIONS.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXIV, Issue 2778, 3 May 1890, Page 2

SCHOOL COMMITTEE ELECTIONS.

HAUTAPU. A welt.-attend El) meeting of householders was held on Monday evening, to hear the report of the out-goin? committee, and also to elect a new one for the forthcoming year. The balance sheet showed a credit balance of £1 0s 3d which may be considered very satisfactory, as the ordinary grant received from the Board is only £G. The report was as follows :—Your committee find that the ordinary grant from the Board of Education— £0 per year—is totally inadequate for the purpose of keeping everything in and about the school in thorough repair, and your committee think that some difference should be made between schools in and near townships, where special local entertainments can be successfully carried

out to provide funds for school purposes, and country schools where the population is so small and scattered—as is the case in this district—that the efforts to raise funds by entertainments is almost out of the question, and we find they leave little or nothing to hand over, as is instanced by the two lectures that only returned 10s. The examinations were held on December

2nd and Inspector Crowe's report—produced for inspection—is a most flattering one, which must be most gratifying to the householders of the district. Wo are greatly indebted to the Education Board for sending us so talented and persevering a school-mistress as Miss Sinclair, who has had charge of the school for the past fifteen months. Under Miss Sinclair the school has progressed wonderfully, and a large influx of scholars has taken place. We are now entitled to a pupil teacher, and your committee have pleasure in announcing that the Education Board have appointed Miss S. Land to the position from May Ist. The Inspector's report to the Board as to the state of the buildings, is, that the school requires painting and several other minor repairs. The Board has called the attention of the committee to this, and the chairman was instructed to write in reply, and draw the Board's attention to the fact that the funds at the disposal of the Committee would not warrant them in undertaking the work, which would cost £10 10s. To this the Board replied ottering to contribute £0 and advance the balance £4 10s, such balance to be gradually deducted from the ordinary grants. This offer your committee think should be accepted. Your committee further recommend that a small plot of ground on the school site, should be set apart for the encouragement of the scholars in layingout and looking after a flower garden. We regret having to call attention to the fact that the school has been broken into on two occasions, and some of the fittings broken ; however, a little vigilance on the part of the householders, will, we hope, provent a recurrence of these acts. The annual picnic pnd sports for the scholars was held on the 28th March ; unfortunately the day proved wet, but the school building being available everyone present seemed to enjoy themselves, and everything passed off very pleasantly. The residents subscribed lijoerally towards the childrens' prizes, an account of which altogether with the balance-sheet, will be provided in due course.—Jamks Eorbkst, Chairman.—The report and balance-sheet were unanimously adopted. A special vote of thanks was unanimously accorded Miss Sinclair, for the able manner in which she

had conducted the school, also for the attractive way in which the school is nearly always decorated with cut flowers, etc. The whole of the outgoing committee were re-elected, viz., Mes:;rs G. E. Clark, W. Russell, J. Peppercorn, R. Ciicketl, J. Dykes, S. Cowling and J. Forrest. Mr Forrest was re-elected chairman of the committee. The committee accepted the offer of the Board re irepairs and painting of the schooi;and outbuildings. PUKERIMU. The whole of the out-going school committee at Pukeriinu were re-elected, viz,, Messrs J. Fisher, >J. Anderson, A. Wallace, W. Scott, A. Kubas, J. Gane and J. Scott. Mr J. Fisher was unanimously reelected chairman. The report and balancesheet were read and adopted. The former was "satisfactory, and referred in the highest terms to the very able work done by Mrs Bruce during the !)A years she has been mistress of the school. The latter showed a credit balance of over £5, which may be considered equally satisfactory, as we know that school committees are usually in an impecunious state. Mrs Bruce is—much to the regret of the inhabitants—leaving the school, and is going to live at Cambridge West. We understand that her successor has not yet been definitely appointed. HARAPEPE, The annual moeting of the householders of this district was hold in the school-house on Monday last. It was not a numerously attended meeting, not over a dozen being present. Mr W. H. James was chairman. The accounts for the past year having been read, after some little discussion were passed. The business of electing a new committee was then gone into. The following householders were proposed and elected Messrs John: Strong, Thos. Rosborough, Thos. Hunter, John Ross, W. jj. James, John Byrne, and John McGuirk.