SCHOOL COMMITTEE ELECTIONS.

Evening Star, Issue 7505, 25 April 1888, Page 4

SCHOOL COMMITTEE ELECTIONS.

* The following additional returns of those elected are to hand :-»-

Outram.—Messrs P. Grant, Snow, Chisholni, Brent, Bathgate, Mackenzie, and \\ . Saniiymount.-Messrs Walter Riddcll, Archibald M'Kay, J. L. M'Oreßor, K. Stewart, J. R. Rutherford, William Dick, sen., and Thomas Hitchcox. Mount Cakcull.-Messrs; 1. M'Gregor Alexander Graham, John Battens, David Winter, William Claxton, John Paisley, and John Wheale. Highchjfv.—Messrs J. Bishop, James Duckworth, James Inglis, James Fairbairn, James Waugh, Duncan, Taylor, and Alexander Btuart. . Waitati.—Messrs Richard Harris, Henry Clark, K. B. Ferguson, John Clark, James Kay, Thomas M'Connel, and J. Schofield. Taieki Bkach.— Messrs F. A. Joseph, S. E. Green, W. Gibb, R. Fairbairn, S. Augnew, C. Morgan, and N. Laverty. Sawyers Bay.—Captain Thomson, Messrs John Crickmore, James Cleghorn, Andrew Davidson, Charles Eade, Thomas Robertson, and George RoB3. Brighton.—Messrs James Barron, n. Wicks, B. Wasserbrenner, J. Docherty, J. Davy, A. Burtles, and D. M'lntosh form the Brighton School Committee for the next BALCLDTHA.-The following is the result of the election of School Committee for Balclutha, the first seven being elected : Dr S-nith 05, Messrs John Dunne 50, James Hogg 47, Peter Keddie 42, G. W. Hutchms 41, J. Ramage 34, P. Mason 33, J. Wilson 32 A. B. Henderson 30, D. Wood 30, J. Wilkins 23, P. Bell 16, D. B. Sievwright 11. Blue Spur.—Votes of thanks to the retiring Committee, and to Mr Ncill and his assistants for their arduous labors in connection with the school, were carried by acclamation. The following were elected a Committee for the current year, viz. : Messrs J. Campbell, W. Peters, S. More, J. Wren, W. H. Lake, S. Johnston, and G. Ralston. , North Taieri.—Bev. John M. Sutherland, Messrs Donald Reid, John FinjHay, Williamson Currie, James Fraser, William Smellie, Donald Williamson. Kaitangata.—The voting at Kaitongata was as follows, the first seven being elected: -Messrs M. Shore, 101 ; Andrew Small, 57; Joseph Shore, 56; W. T. Smith, 54; William Kelly, 53; Dr Stalker 51 ; John Welsh, 32 ; George Bell, 30; William Middlemiss, 27; Allan Blackie, 27; A. U Campbell, 24 ; A. Carruthers, 20; Thomas Hislop, 14. . ~ Woodside. Messrs Duncan Campbell, William M'Pherson, Robert M'Diarmul, Allan Mann, Michael Morgan, James Cuthbertson, and John Stewart. Messrs Stewart and Cuthbertson are new members. _ Waimate.—At the annual meeting of householders to elect a school committee for the ensuing year about 200 persons were present, and the proceedings generally were very lively. A determined effort was made bv a few to return a majority in favor of retaining the present head-master. Four of the most pronounced members of tho old Committee in favor of a change in the headmastership were returned. Fourteen persons were nominated, and the following were returned :-H. Petit, G. M. Ross. W- J. Black, J. Opic, M. Gall, and S. Collet* At the meeting of the new Committee Mr Ross was elected chairman, and a motion was carried confirming the action of the late Committee in desiring a change in the headmastership. A good deal of feeling was imported into the matter, but the majority on the Committee appear determined to carry out the wishes of the householders despite the efforts of the minority. Palmkiwton.—The building was crowded, jhowing that great interest was taken over the election. Mr R. Kwing was voted to the chair. After the adoption of the report of the outgoing Committee the nomination of candidates was taken, with the following result: Messrs C. Gillespie, 201 votes ; J. Aikle, 106; C. Russell, 162; J. Scott, 106; A. Gilmore, 61; J. M'Donald, oo; i A M'Ritchie, 54; James Kitchen, 49 ; R. I Steel, 49. The first seven were elected. Waihola. About forty-thteo householders attended the ar.ninl meeting. The Rev. George Hall was appointed chairman. After the Committee's annual report had been read and adopted, the following nominations were made-.-Messrs Crane, Morgan, Smith, Robertson, M'Gillivray, Borthwick, Wilson, and Reid. A tie in the voting having occurred between Messrs Wilson and Reid, the latter gentleman retired in Mr Wilson's favor. The chairman then declared the first seven duly elected. Tokom airiuo. —The voting was as follows, the first seven being elected :-Messrs C. Campbell, 178; J. Inglis, 171; W. Moore, 169 ;R. Murray, 127 ; H. Sproscn, So; Dr Christie, 66 ; F. Twiss, 58 ; Rev. (i. I'ynesClinton, 23 ; Rev. R. Taylor, 1!); Alexander Walker, 11. „ « ... « n Fairfax.—Messrs E. M. Duthic, R. Carruthers, J. Thomson, J. M'lntosh, W. Murphy, H. Hamilton, and J. Martin. [By Telegraph.] Auckland. The annual meetings of householders for election of School Committees, etc., throughout this district were generally well attended. In the city educational district and also at Ponsonhy, resolutions were passed recomending the shortening of the terms of school holidays, and the householders of the latter district also suggested that children over fifteen years of age be not admitted to the public schools, and that pupils who have attained the Sixth Standard be not allowed to remain at school. The following resolution was passed at Newmarket: " That the meeting request the new meeting to call the attention of Government to the present pernicious system of electing School Committees, whereby each householder can record his full number of seven votes to any one candidate." A resolution was also adopted in favor of reducing the salaries rather than the number of teachers, as proposed by the Board of Education. Wellington. The election of School Committees for the city and suburbs passed off quietly. In many instances the old committees were re-elected.