Tinwald.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XX, Issue 4478, 26 April 1898, Page 2

Tinwald.

The annual meeting of the houaeholdera of the Tinwald school district was. held m the Bchoolroom last evening. There was a good attendance and Mr J, A. Clothier, chairman of the outgoing committee, presided. The Committee reported having held eleven meetings daring the year. In April last) the number of scholars on the roll was boys 78, girls 70 ; total 148. The present number is boy« 82, girls 74; total 156, showing an increase of 8 scholars during the year. The average for last qnarter was 124. In the month' of June Miss Taylor resigned the position of infant mistress, the duties of which she had discharged with marked ability for three and a half years. Prior to her departure she was the reoipient of a suitable memento subscribed fox by the parents and friends of the scholars as $ token of {heir appreciation of tier services. On the recommendation of your Committee the Board promoted Miss Douds to the position of infant mistress and Miss R. Bonnington to that of assistant mistress. We are pleased to say that judging from the fnspeotor'a annual report the whole of the staff are doing excellent work. We strongly urge the importance of a more regular attendance on the part of many scholars, and we regret' that it has been necessary to dead" notices to several parents' and truab that thejT will send their children more, regularly m fthe future,' In response to our' repeated and argent applications the Board haye plapod a new window m the master 1 * room, and re-roofed the master's room and the master's hoqse with galvanised iron. We have to the best of our ability and the fqnds at oqr disposal kept the ootbujldingi and grounds m good order* The statement of accounts shows the receipts from Board £446 108 fjd, balance brought forward £11 6s lQd, total £447 17s 4d ; expenditure £435 13a, balance m hand £12 5a 4d, total £447 17s 4d,

For the new committee eleven nominations were received, and after they had been balloted for, the Chairman deolared tho following eleoted :— J. Clothier „ .. ... 23 J.Stephens 21 C. Doherty .. „ ..19 J.Gudaell 18 J. Hampton . . . f „17 ]p\ Bonnington „ ... ,„ X 0. Hawkins ..„ <„ ,„ 13 At the close of the. annual meeting the new committee met, when Mr Clothier was unanimously eleoted chairman. He thanked them for the honor, and it was decided to hold the qoramitte^s meetings on the second Tuesday m the month at 7.^9. p.m,. •" *