SCHOOL COMMITTEE ELECTIONS.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXVII, Issue 9264, 26 April 1892, Page 3

SCHOOL COMMITTEE ELECTIONS.

NAPIER. The meeting of householders- tn the Napier district was held lest night in the Theatre Royal. The attendance was only moderate as compared with former years, and bnt little interest semed to be token in the proceedings. On the motion of Mr J, G. Gilberd, seconded by Mr T. Sidey, the chair was taken by Mr F, Button. Mr Sntton explained tbat Mr G. H. _- Swan, M.H.R,, who otherwise would have occupied the chair, was necessarily absent in consequence of a prior engagement. The secretary read the following report:— Your committee bave pleasure in reporting that the i schools under their obarge are now In exoeUent working order. The Inspector's examination showed some of the higher standards to bo not so far advanoed as in previoue years, but the lowor standards, the Infant department* and the Hastings-street echool passed with creditable preOolenoy. Borne very important alterations bave been reoently made fn the teaching staff Mr T. Morgan has been appointed aa head-master ' to flu tike vacancy oaused by the resignation Of Mr A. B. Thimron ; Mr Hislop bas been appointed third master In the pVmo ot Mr Heslio, who waa compelled to rotlre through Moknese, wbich, tho oommlttoe regrets to say, has since ended fatally; Air Oaugblcy was appointed fourth master, being an additional teaoher, to wbloh this district was entitled is oonsequonoe of the increacedat* tendaaoer ' During the year Mr 8. Bpenoe resigned from tbe oommlttoe in oonseqnenco of his removal from the distrlot. - Mr J. H. Sinclair was appointed to All tho vacancy. Tho committee have held 18 meetings, at which the attendance bas been aa follows*.— Edwards 18, Griffin 18, Fielder 18, GUberd 18, Sidoy 17, Mebden 16, 8penoa 8, Blnolalr I. As Is usual, entertainments were glvon to raise funds for prises, and were very successful. Your oommlttoe bavo made an endeavor to establish teohnlwl olaasee, but bave not yet been successlul. Tbey recommend the In- { coming committoo to make further efforts in support of this important branch of education, Hour oommlttoe bave tbla year made a stand against giving holidays on raco days. Ste deoresse fn the attends*. oe on those ys has not been so great »s was oxpeotod, and there would probably oease to be any appreciable difference (•iter a time If parents would more striotly entente their children's preeenoe at tohool on those days. The assist* anoe ol the poUoo bas bt on obtained to act as truant officers In oarrying out the oompulsory .^-- clauses ot tho Eduoatlon Aot, and tho attendaaoe la steadily increasing. The attention of the In -coming committee Is directed to tho neoeesHy of tbe poUoe continuing their exertions to enforce more regular attendance. The balance-sheet showed receipts for the year amounting to £218 6s 9d, and expenditure £28 Ba, Hd more." Mr T. Sidey, in moving the adoption of QA the report, reviewed tbe work of the year, ud claimed ior the outgoing committee that in tha face of very adverse eircum- •.. stances to be faced at the commencement I ' of the term of office tbe school waa in a most excellent condition. Mr Edwards, in seconding tbe adoption of the report, referred to tbe imptorance of technical education, and hoped tbe incoming committee would make a point of that, The report and balance-sheet were ' adopted. . The meeting then proceeded to the election of a committee for the ensuing year, tbe ballot resulting as follows :— Votes. M. Uebden .. 262 T. Bldey 252 N. Heath _. .- ... 241 J.Neilson 240 T. Exeter 237 CH. Edwards 224 E. Mayson ... .- - 224 J. Griffin 221 T. Bear 219 J. B. Fielder 203 J. Arnold .. 201 E.Hallom 200 J.W.Smith Ib 9 E. Bourgeois .. ... 115 The Chairman declared tbe first nine duly elected. The new eommitttee subsequently met and elected Mr M. Hebden chairman, Mr W. Hodgson secretary, and fixed upon the first Tuesday in each month as the day of meeting. Messrs Bear and Nellaon were appointed visitors for tbe month, and the committee adjourned.