CANVASTOWN.

Marlborough Express, Volume XLIII, Issue 105, 1 May 1909, Page 7

CANVASTOWN.

[rfllOM OTXJI CORRESPONDENT.! Friday

On Monday last the householders met for the purpose of electing a School Committee. Mr E. H. Stratford was voted to the chair. A tter opening the meeting the Chairman asked the Secretary to read the annual report, also the Inspector s report on the school. The Inspector s report on the last examination was aver- good one, and a credit; to the teachers. The i Secretary then read the balance-sheet, which showed the amount of money in hand at the be-, sinning of the year to be about ±,4y 18s 7d: £42 7s 9d had been spent-, leaving a balance in hand of £7 lOslOd. Mr P. Morrison moved that the bal-ance-sheet and reports be adoptedMr C F. Hart second the motion, ■which'was carried. The Chairman asked the Secretary to read the minutes of the last Committee meeting. The Secretary contended that it was out of order, the present meeting being a householders', and not a Committee meeting. However, alter a little discussion, the Secretary read the minutes. Mr C. F. Hart asked for the correspondence to and irom the Education Board in reference to the appointment of the assistant teacher. This was read, and caused some very heated discussion between the retiring Committee and the Secretary, although the Secretary seemed to have things fair and square and above board. Still, there seemed to be some misunderstanding between the old Committee and the Secretary, and the matter took up a lot of valuable time. However, after the wrangling had subdued, the Chairman went on with the householders' business, taking nominations for the election of the School Committee. The following gentlemen were nominated:—D. Morrison. C. F. Hart, F. B. Rush, sen., H. Homes, S. Gardiner, John Hart. E. H. Stratford and John Mason. The first seven were duly elected by ballot. The Secretary ot the outgoing Committee was nominated, bub declined, after serving 15 years on the Canvastown School Committee, He is a man who has taken a keen interest in the school, and has done a deal of work free of charge, which would have cost other committees several shillings.