RUNANGA NOTES

Greymouth Evening Star, 29 April 1925, Page 8

RUNANGA NOTES

Cl ■ ' -itjpw- — (Our Own Cur respondent). n The annual meeting of householders L- was'held in . the Runanga Schoolroom ‘bn Monday, when' there were two ' householders present; -.with the Committee. Mr J. F. Pattinson presided, 11 The annual report and balance sheet were read and approved. r lhe balance. l ' sheet showed receipts totalling £656 d 15/2, and expenditure £602/18/7, leavy ing a credit balance of £<>33/18/7, of A which 244/4/3 belongs to the swimming i- bath fund. The Runanga, citizens are 1- endeavouring to build a bath if- sufii■e cient 1 amount can be raised. Approxie mately £4OO will be required, with the i- Board’s £l5O grant, to erect the baths, n Great improvement has been made m y the school surroundings, £6B/13/.® havd ing been spent in .asphalting and cart. ing of ashes, and labour. ‘ A piano has been secured for the school by donaf. tions from the citizens,' subsidised by j. the Board. ' ‘ • As only the required number of the committee (nine) had been nominated, the Chairman, declared the following e duly elected: Messrs W. J. Wicks, iS J. Duggan, M. Johnston, J. Davidson, dB. Armstrong, 11. Southward, D. a Barns, W. Rafferty, H. Gillighan. The 1' retiring members were Mr J. F. Patl- tinson (Chairman), and Mr E.W. Ken. e nedy (Secretary and Treasurer). ir z Mr PattinsoiAsaid that lie regi'fetted is leaving the chair, but in all probabil- >, ity he and his family would be leaving n the district very shortly. He wished n the new committee every success' in >. their term of office, and hoped they n would work in harmony and continue the good woi-k done .in the past two years while he held the chair, Mr M. Johnston eulogised Messrs ,r Pattinson’s and Kennedy’s ' services, A. and hoped that their two successois 3- would prove equally painstaking oiht.- cers. t- M-r Pattinson moved a hearty vote of n thanks to the headmaster and his ;9 teaching staff for their valuable ser"e vices to the (committee in the endeavr our to raise funds by school children’s |. concerts and entertainments. j /\t the Committee meeting held sub. . sequent to the householders’ meeting, Mr W, J. was elected Chair5 man, Air John Duggan -.-as Secretary and Treasurer, and Messrs W.. J. Wicks and B. Armstrong as Trustees.