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Press, Volume XXIX, Issue 3893, 14 January 1878, Page 1

TO OONTEACTOES, BUILDEBS, AND OTHEES. John W• _LFrewett ; g BinLDING AND QUANTITY SuBV-YOB, Late Clerk of. Works to the Australian and New Zealand Government, the Bonrd of Education; and Canterbury College. Bills of quantities furnished; building surveys made; disputed accounts adjusted; bu3ders' - and contractors' agent for labour and materials. BARBADOES (Near Armagh) STBEET, 1-11 CHKISTCHUBCH. 6788 J. W. ELLEN, WOOLSCOUEING WOEKS, KAIAPOI, CASH PURCHASER of Wool, Sheepskins, and Hides. Sorting and Scouring done i _ usual only at paying prices. Attendance at 1 B—ngiora every Tuesday. 10-15 1965 . NOTICE OF EEMOVAL. I H. W7 Ford, ' ENGEAVEE, __THO___-_IEE, COPPER ; PLATE, A GENERAL PBINTEB Of Invoices, Delivery Books, Memorandum Forms, Show Cards, Labels, and Visiting Cards. H. W. FOED, HAS REMOVED to ___-_FOBD STREET (Next the Shades). P.B.—All persona favoring him with their orders may rely upon having the same with despatch and at moderate charges. 8-24 9803 j BAILWAY FOUNDRY, i CHRIST CH UECH, SCOTT~BROS., ENGINEERS, &c, BEG to inform their customers and the publio generally that they have REMOVED To new a#d co_—odio—i premises in STBEET SOUTH, Near the new passenger station. Manufacturers of Railway Contractors' riant, Flax Dressing Machines and Presses, Wool Presses, Agric-lt-ral and oil descriptions of Machinery. in and Ornamental Bailing, Gates, and Tomb Fencing. STOVES AND COOKING APPARATUS. Drawings prepared, and estimates given for all kinds of Engineering and MacLinery. 9-21 Bepairing dons with expv-ition.

gdneational. MEH.P. TOWLE (formerly Organist St. Franpis Cathedral, Melbourne, and St. John's, Tooirak, &c.) is now prepared to take PUPILS in MUSIC and SINGING. For terms, _c, apply to Herr Buna's Music Warehouse. High street. " 11-13 3298 JtV. J.BIST tOEABELL (Organist Durham street Wesleyaa Church) * IS prepared to EECEIVE PDPILS for the - OEGAN or PIANOFORTE. TERM COMMENCES ou MONDAY, 21st January. 1878. Address—Milner and Thompson, High street, 1-14 Christ—nroh. 6906 BOABDINO SCHOOL 4fOB YOUNG :..-'■ • -OENTLBMEN. . « b;w_»ff » ui> «_i »?«t_it~(>!~. ■r.wt #vr—/T-- _- -. « r____t. Ul__N, HU-HI-. -' -:i •■■'<• THIS: ►SCHOOL will BE-OP_» an SATURDAY, -ftra JANUABY. ; Tne course of instruction comprises the usual branches of a liberal English education,' together with Latin and Flench. The Schoolroom and Dormitories are cheerful and well ventilated. .-v. i, ■ •<■■ The Pupils will have the benefit of Sea Bathing. References and terms On application. > 1-12 68„ C. L. WIGGINS, Principal. EDUCATIONAL. 3 MATLOCK BANK, UPPER-RIOCABTON, -_AB CHRISTCHURCH. THE npxt Term in Miss Lohse's school for the higher education of girls will commence on Monday, the 28th of January. In a few weeks there may be regular communication by coach, between Upper Riccarton and Christchurch, at convenient 'hours for daypupils. 1-9 6663 ""THE BOABD OF THE EDUCATION DISTBICT OF CANTERBURY. GENERAL ELECTION OF COMMITTEES UNDER NEW ACT. THE Board, in pursuance of power in that behalf conferred by the idncation Act, 1877 (sec. 63), hereby directs that a PUBLIC MEETING of the Householders in every School District throughout the Education District of Canterbury, be held on MONDAY, the Twentyeighth Day of January, One Thousand Eight .Hundred and Seventy-eight, at Seven o'clock in Evening, for the election in each -district of seven 'householders (sec. 63) to form the Committee for such District, for the year ending with the Fourth Monday in January in next year. The place of meeting shall be the Schoolbouse in each district which is provided with a Bchbblho—se, and this is to be understood to mean the main schoolhouse in any district which has more than one school. In the districts in which schools ore not yet built, the places of meeting shall (subject to correction in a future advertisement) be as follows : — Barr Hill—Blacksmith's Shop, Barr Hill. Balcairn—Road Board Office. Claremont—Mr Mcintosh's House. Dunsandel —The Hall, Dunsandel. Irwell—The Church, Irwell. -Malvern South; —South Malvern Boad Board office. Otaio "Upjier—Mr Agnew's house. The following are extracts from the Education Act, 1877, bearing upon the election of Committees :— "'Householder' means every adult male or female person, who as owner or tenant, lessee or occupier, occupies, uses, or resides in any dwelling honse, shop, warehouse, or other building in any district, or every parent or guardian who is liable to maintain, or has the actual custody of, any child." (Section 4.) " No bankrupt who has not obtained his final order of discharge, no person attainted of treason, or convicted of felony, or perjury, or any infamous crime, no person of unsound mind, and no person not qualified as herein required, shall be capable of being or continuing a member of any Committee." (Section 59.) "At such meeting [for election of Committee] a chairman shall be chosen, and the Committee for the preceding year shall give a full report of its proceedings, and thereupon the electors present shall proceed to elect by ballot, as hereinafter provided, a new Committee for the then current year of seven persons qualified as prescribed by the fifty-eighth section of this Act, and may re-elect all or any of the per3on3 going out of office to be members of such new Committee." (Section 64.) " At every meeting convened and held for the election of a Committee, the Chairman having a deliberative vote shall also have a casting vote.'' (Section 61.) " At every election for a School Committee every voter shall be entitled to a number of votes equal to the number of the Committee to be elected, and may give all such votes to one candidate, or may distribute them among the candidates, as he thinks fit." (Section 65.) The Board farther directs that the first meeting of each School Committee be held in the place appointed for the election, and immediately after the election, upon the same evening. The Board requests the Chairman of each public meeting to make to the Board immediately after the election a return of tie names of the. seven householders elected to form the Commirtee, and recommends that each Chairman of Committee report his own election as soon as possible. JOHN INGLIS, Chairman. C-ristchnrcb, January 4th, 1878. t 1-5 6524