LOWER HEATHCOTE.

Press, Volume XXV, Issue 3311, 12 April 1876, Page 3

LOWER HEATHCOTE.

Tbe meeting of the hobsftliblderttif this district was held on 7 p.m., in the School room. \ .-, ■■ The attendance was small. , Mr beau pied the chair,: jUKfread'tbe following € ]T U ;. "In accordance with the. EducationiOrxhn&nee, 1876, the committee of the LoWer ' Heathcote school beg to present a report of - their proceedinßs for :thft past sir months, your committee have much pleasure toteing ■ " able to 'report that "the' ne\fr class r6oms .for. the infante ia now completed, and furnished with galleries sufficient to accommodate of eighty children. The school has heeawhplied with a set of new maps and diaCTamsr A tender for levelling and drainrng the echobl groandß has been accepted, aiS the work ia now in progress. Your committee have taken steps to erect a porch with lavatory at the eastern, entrance also two additional closets/and to have the presentclosets fitted with pans. Tenders ;for ; 'thwe works liaye been called for. The large ' ; rojamhas Been f|tted A with ventilators, web aid very much to the bealtli and comfort of the: School, 1 The annual school treat, was, ' given on Thursday, the 23rd of December Tast, the provisions and supplies being proyidftdi** donationa andr «übscriptions from thrpaFcnts "and Iriends. 'Afterwhich the - were distributed MontJomery in a large audience; Yotifcommitte^deske^return fheir thanks, to Mrs Montgomery tof'the handsome prizes ■ provided* and W"all'parents and i,if * M»WhoSraaly-«^^ -"- -ireaf. r THat" ! your tortfnrittee *■•' - their sarisfaciaorf a»the : a«a dehgehdd * the'teachers 50 - H frT#'p*sV Bi*' , mOttrnS ! .' *hfe nutabbij of, «' clifdreVd^the books fdr tbe past quarter, is, V -<m,'yti,ViO lioysand 100-girls'? the aTOigfi attendance tor the Bame period is JJ7Q, h boyS &M>#l girls.*' -You* cbmn»ttee. ■ -'Sreeret'thati there has beenva" e©nsid*n!able. ■ 'afflburitofSickheSsinthedisMctdnjißg the s Year which has paused the attend-., at the achdol to falloff very much.. ''• Your'-fcomrhittee alsd : regriat that' there has. , (lahsideraAilfcdiseWcnt"ih> the distrtt-t ■ "# the way in ; which the school rate* are '-collecterl, ahd'the trdoble attdb annoyaace • •!wfcicfithe householders arefattoinrespect- •' rateV~ Abatement off aecqpnts for the half year ending 31st Marehyfl£76, !i ■ atid r dniy audited #«Je!PrOvtndialAuditor. ?l <ireaßbmittedherewith;'' ii j ■• *j.. ? -'iTf?Ke':*teport ; 'aS tto&rcdoiand > The nomination of »mtf«ee in place of Messrs -Jl R»g ; HVDavis, W* H©rr«v :»m# • ' tkeritbtik the Allowing sgentae- ' 8 ! men be oTuly,elecfce£*HW. P ' P.av.is t a n dQ-Gofton. , . r: ?ci ;