WAIMATE.

Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 13104, 1 May 1908, Page 9

WAIMATE.

The annual meeting of tho Hijrh School Board was hold on Tuesd i.'y, the Jtov. G. Barclay presiding. It w;is notified that tho Rev. G. Barclay had b:.-en re-elect«l to tho Board by tho Borough Council, tho Rev. A. Morri,vt!i by the County Council, and DrBarclay by the South Canterbury Education Board. Tho statement of acconnte to December 31, st showed receipts £527 O3 Ifl. and expenditure £427 11s lid. Tlio Rev. G. Bitrclav w:!8 ro-elcct-cd chairman unanimously. The ordinary meeting was thon he!:l. A special sub-cornniitt-oo reported that having cnrefnlly consHorrd the Board's finance it did not think it nrce.ssary to recommend any ntluct-ion in expenditure. Tlio technical classes were prnnted £10. Tho headmaster reporter! number on roll at School 71. nvcrnjTP 62. Dr. Barclay and Jlr Bwke.tt were appoitirod to represent tlte Board on the Toohnieil AasociatioTi. A comrritten wns up to revise thn seholnrship on account of iho increaivo in the number of scholarships.

At the Mrt.rktrotp's Court ot TTn.irnato on Wedr>eedry. before Mr Tlii'tcJi.ieon, S.IL. Mary E. Barnes surd foiushand, Svdnoy M. Rarnee ; on the ground of desertion. 5 Lγ MJdclltv ton arrow rod f.-vr corr,p]<i.!ii,n,T!t. Aft-cr hooriniT tlio ovx]'Yic<? of both partirs, hie Worship sairl he couM nofc com mi* or. tihe pvitlonoO'. and tlio cliargo was f]ismis«?d. After fomo dieenseion as to Triamtonaiice coniplainr ant's s«>!icit_or said tlio parties had conecmtod. to live togot-her and ap>pjied for leave to withdraw t-ho ca:->9. His Womhip suid ho wae glad t>ho arrangemrinit lird l>co,n mado, and the case for Tnaintenajtc© was witbdra-'vrn. Iji tie case of Adaiuson v Knight, judgment miminons, an application to

vary iho order for payment of oo&te \rae rwfuted.

At tiio laet meet ing of the Hospital Trutstfve (.Mr J. Sinclair presiding). Mm hospital enrzocn rpportwl thai fifteen roniaintxl in tho Lrißtkutaom at the da.to cf i-lic lat4 rtnturn; t.wwitytoar iiad be<»n admitt<xl einoc>, one liad died, nine had boon discbargud at cured, and on* as incurable, leaving under tr&a-t----nient. In rc-;;ar<l to tho Boroegli Council's for parn.-ttnt <t'. ra.to on- a property Icsi«.hJ to tl:o tni6ftoce ; an aniond.rne.nt tliat tbo rate pai<l wag lost, ajwi a motion that tho ra-to bo .Tiot paid , •.j-.i.i oar?-i<d. Mttsrs Millw and Atwil! rotin?; in tJio minority. Ilr ttailßh Officer rci>ortfxl t.hat t-lie stoff wye ovenvorked. and tho chairman said tJie Hc-aJth Olli<t>r <H?;i6klt>rtxl tJio ftn-<;r wa.nl required improvement. The obaLrman was'appointed to attend the conning confcrciifo in Weiliiigtan. It was roc-oiin.endcd t.hat tho" prvnent mode* of e!<vrti<vj of t rn»t«e and system of stoff apnoim-nKMits be. niainUaioK-d.