RUATANGATA.

Northern Advocate, 5 June 1912, Page 3

RUATANGATA.

-1" (Own Correspondents HOUSEHOLDERS' MEETiNG. The above meeting was held in the public school on 27th May at 7 p.m., w&en Mr Hodge presided. The minutes of the last annual meeting were lead and confirmed. REPORT AND BALANCE-SHEET. -The report and balance-sheet were adopted. The latter showed that £8 3s 7d was carried forward from last year and the receipts from the Board of Education during the year amounted to £16 3s 3d. For the same period the general expediture was £18 6s 7d, leaving a credit balance of £6 Os 3d to be carried forward. Twentyone children's names are on the roll at the east school, with Miss Kane in charge, and M on the west school roll, with Mr of. Lord in charge. Both teachers are discharging their duties j most satisfactorily. j ELECTION CF A SCHOOL COM- \ MITTEE. ! Messrs R. McDonald, C. Whimp, M. Jopes, W. A. Hutchings, J. Lord, R. Hodge, and E. Tremaine weie nominated and duly elected a committee for the ensuing year. A vote of thanks to the chair concluded the householders' meeting. SUBSEQUENT MEETING. According to rules the above,meeting was held immediately after the householders' meeting. Wr Whimp proposed that Mr Hodge be the chairman of tho committee. —Seconded aby Mr E. Tremaine and carried. Mr THodge proposed that Mr Hutchings be the treasurer and countersign cheques.—Seconded by Mr Lord and carried. v . Accounts amounting to £3 12s lid were presented and duly passed for payment, being accounts accrued and, due since the date of balance-sheet on March 31st 1912. Mr Hutchings proposed- and Mr Lord seconded that a small gate be erected for the school children's convenience.—The motion was carried, having been recommended by the meeting of householders. A vote of thanks to the chairman terminated the n-eeting. THE DISAPPEARING TRICK. * A respected settler on the East-side ikad six sacks of potatoes stored in a Jied for winter use—so the tale goes — but apparently someone else thought the proposition a good one also, and by the aid of a, horse and dray came one dark night, backed the conveyance up against the bank on the roadside about two chains. from the dwelling, and quietly relieved the rightful owner of his potatoes. Perhaps in the sometime future a con-science-stricken individual will duly forward a cheque for the value taken SOCIAL. The advertised social for the 31si May was a general success, there being an equal number of ladies anc" gentlemen present from far and near; sufficiently so to enable dancing tc be indulged in with pleasure. ' ACCIDENT. Mr C. F. Hardy misfortunately or Friday evening- was thrown from his horse and sustained painful injuries .in the vicinity of the shoulder, anc was taken to Whangarei in a vehicle the same evening.