SCHOOL COMMITTEES.

Grey River Argus, 24 April 1912, Page 3

SCHOOL COMMITTEES.

KOKIRL \ At a meeting of householders he.lc in the .Kokivi School Room the follow ing were elected as 'a Committee fo.i 'he year: — Messrs Adam Blah", Adan Blair, junr:, Eddy Stratford, Jacli Griffin, Robert Armstrong, Fred Stratford and DaA>-id Wallace. At a subsequent meeting of the new •Commit tee Mr. Adam Blair, senr. was elected chairman and Mr .Edd> Stratford secretaT>'. " RU.NAINGA. The annual meeting of household ers was held in the State School Runanga, for the purpose of eleciin^ a committee for the ensuing year Very little interest was taken in the proceedings only fifteen being pre sent. Mr. G. Hunter was voted U the chair. The Secretary read ithe lDalanc< ', sheet showing the reicepits v o be ;£6" 7s 9d and the expenditure £62 5s 2d leaving a credit balance in hand o £5 2s 7d. The amount to .the credi of *he picnic account is £14 19s 9d The outgoing Committee's report wa dispensed with. It was proposet by Mr. Finlay and seconded by Mr 6'Rourke 'that the attention of th< Board be drawn to the fact that ow ing- i'o the illness of Miss Crowley thi school, which ; is the second largest ii the district, is 'being unfairly treaiiei ,and an injustice done ?o ithe heai teacher through' no relief being sen for over a week to =fill the vacant posi Sion and undertakfe ? he work..— Car i-ied. , The .following were elected unop posed a committee for the ensign; year : — Messrs J. Southard (chairman), W Bowers ((Secretary), H. Coppersmith J. Devine, J. Rouse, R. Williamson H. McKenzic, R. G .Bell, F Duggan A vote .of. fhanks to the ou'tigoinj committee (brought the proceeding to a close. / BODDYTOWN. There Avas a. fair, atitendance ■ o householders 'n *he Bioddvtowi School. . The following report was submitte by the outgoing committee -to th househblders :— ' "Your retiring committee have t report that during the year sever; necessary work's were carried outb ir side and outside the school. The Con mitt'ee have been regular in a' tendance at meetiag- and carried ovi their duties faithfully. The Euchr tournaments during the year wei financially successful. The retiring Committee sincere! thanks the residents lor the mannc in which they assisted through tli eredfcion .of the, school ; also resident who .kindly gave the use of the horses and traps for- the anhu; school picnic held at the Seven Mile. The following is the new Commii tee— Messrs G. Kitchingham (chai man), A. Boddy, R. Boddy E. Bode , .and Mr. Duffy, (secretary). ..;.: AHAURA.' , ' At; the annual .■-.meeting of .hou® holders lield in Ahaura School, 'ft following members were elected f( the ..coming- : year:— F. Pope (Chai mn). A Robinson, J. Q'SuHwan, \

Bone and J. Burrows (Secretary). BLACKBALL. A meeting of householders held an Blackball Schooh'KJom elected the following committee :— Messrs Colin Algie, <H. Ohilton, T. Sneddon, Roben Duncan, W. McDonald, R. Davis, and W. Ne ( ilson. At a suibsequen,t meeting of the new Committee, Mr. Algie was elocted Chairman, Mr. Chilton Secretary and Mr. Sneddon treasurer. MA.RSPEN. The .following Committee was elected at Marsden: — Messrs. W. . Lane, J. ' Rowlands, T. Richards, B. Low, and I R. Howie... j Mr. Lane was elected chairman, sec j retaiy and treasurer. REEFTON. Nine nominations for- the position of Committee 1 were received, viz, — Messrs Banks, Cooper, Scantlebury, No'ole, Castle, Pankhurst, Auld Wills, ' and Shepherd. This/ being the number required the foregoing were declared duly elected. The newly formed committee held their first meeting at the close of ;hc householders' meeting when Mr. IT. Cooper was re-elected chairman and Treasurer and Mr. E .J. Scantlebury was re-elected Secretary.