SCHOOL COMMITTEES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XVIII, Issue 5998, 7 February 1881, Page 3

SCHOOL COMMITTEES.

PAN'MURK. , The annual' meeting of the householders of the above district was held in the Panmure district school on Monday, 24th January. Fully- 100 householders were present. Mr. Archibald Stewart was voted to the chair. Mr. A. S. Thompson, secretary of the school committee, read the report and balancesheet for the past year. The report stated that Miss Stewart was appointed assistant teacher by the Board of Education at the beginning of the last year. The returns showed that the school was progressing favourably. The average attendance for the year was over 64. The committee had applied to tlie Board, to liuilil »*. tcaclier's. house, and to fence the school ground, the district to pay £20 towards the same. The Board are now putting up the fence, and the committee expect tenders to be called by the Board of Education for the teacher's house. The committee had a new bell erected, and new water filter and all school repairs done for the past year. The" balance-sheet showed that the income, with balance from last year, amounted to £21 17s and the expenditure £19 Is 4d,'leaving a credit balance of £2 15s Sd. The report and balance-sheet were put to the meeting and adopted, the following committee were then proposed and balloted for. as follows :— Charles Roberts, 111 votes; T. Clearv, 103 votes ;A. S. Thompson, 101 votes; G. E. Ireland, 100 votes; James Willis, 93 votes ; James Hogan, 90 votes ; Peter Ganley, 72 votes; P. Currigan, 07 votes; Jolm Stone, 19 votes. The Chairman declared the first seven the duly elected committee for the ensuing year. A vote of thanks to the chairman brought the meeting to a close. At the first meeting of the newly elected committee Mr. G. E. Ireland was unanimously elected chairman for the ensuing year, and Mr. A. S. Thompson secretary and treasurer.—[A Correspondent.] I'AKDRAN'GA. The aunual meeting of householders was held in the school-house on Monday, the 24th January, at 7 p.m. Mr. John May was called to the chair. The committee's report congratulated the residents 011 the completion of the new school, and that they had brought the compulsory clauscs of the Education Act into force within the district, &c. The balance-sheet showed the receipts were : —Grants from Board, £21 Is Gd; donations by district, £1 16s ; balance in bank, January Ist, ISSO, £S 0s 7d; total, £30 ISs Id. Expenditure, £29 10s lid ; balance in bank, £1 7s 2d. The report and balance-sheet were adopted. The following gentlemen were elected by ballot the committee for the ensuing year : — Messrs. Robert Masse 3', Edward Fitzpatrick, John May. Edwin Roberts, John Matscn, William Andrew, and Alex. Bell. A vote of thanks to the Chairman brought the proceedings to a close : afterwards the committee met and appointed Mr. Bell chairman.

Henderson's mill. A public meeting of the householders of the Henderson's Mill school district was held in the school-house on the 21th January, for the election of a new school committee for the coming year, when Mr. Richard James Vercoe was voted to the chair. The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. Mr. Duncan read the items of accounts, &c., showing a balance in bank and in hand on' 31st December, ISSO, of £7 2s Id. The accounts were passed, after which the meeting proceeded to ballot for a new committee. . The following gentlemen were elected : —Messrs. John Malam, John Hueston, Robert Lawrie, James Hepburn, Archibald Hepburn, Richard J allies Vercoe, and George Robert Duncan. The meeting broke up, and the new committee met soon afterwards and chose Mr. G. R. Duncan as chairman. WADE. The annual meeting was attended by about twenty. Mr. H. Lloyd being" called to the chair, requested the chairman of the retiring committee to read his report ana balance-sheet. The report was a favourable one. The financial statement was as follows :—lncome : Capitation allowance to 14th of August; £20 : reduced allowance to 31st of December, ISBO, £1 5s ; extra grant to complete fencing, £10 ; private contributions, £1 ; rotal, £32 ss. Expenditure : Cleaning school, ss; planting trees, ploughing and clearing enclosure, £4 2s ; repairing, 14s; Stationery, &c., £1 Os 4d; school furniture, &c., £1 12s Gd; firewood, £1 ; fencing, &c., £15 12s; contribution to teacher, £5 ; total, £34 Os lOd ; balance due to committee, £1 15s lOd. Mr. Fallowdown asked permission to crossexamine the retiring chairman (Major Stoney) relative to the lavish expenditure of the money (£5) allowed to the children for cleaning the school-room during the year, and although the annual fute was subsidized by a similar amount for prizes by the teacher, and a considerable outlay on "the entertainment after by the Chairman, he still contended in a very warm manner that the children should not be permitted to dispute the Chairman, and expend this money for them, which, however, had always been the case, and on this occasion gave general satisfaction, as was explained by the Major. He (Mr. Fallowdown) called for a vote of censure, which was not put to the meeting, and it is insisted that the i6te was not for the friends of the children but for strangers to the district from Kaukapakapa, Pulioi, and Waiwera. Mr. Hatfield supported Mr. Fallowdown, and moved, " That, in future, the outlay of the £5 allowed to the children should be vested, for its expenditure, in the hands of the committee." Rather a novel way for granting money for work done, and tlien controlling its outlay. A vote of thanks to the chairman terminated the proceedings, after the election of a new committee by ballot.— [Correspondent, AVade.J

WIIATAWHATA,

A meeting of householders was held in the school-room on January 24, for the purpose of electing a new school committee. The accounts were read and passed, showing a credit balance of £15.. The following were elected a committee for the' ensning year :— Messrs. Bailey, Crawford, Foxall, Iwersen, Braithwaite, Kellow, and Fitzgerald. A meeting of the committee was held immediately after, at which Mr. Bailey was chosen chairman.—[Own Correspondent, . January DRIVIN'r; CREEK, COROMASIiEI.. The annual meeting of householders was held on Monday last. Captain Thomas was voted to the chair. The Chairman read the balance-sheet, and report of the outgoing committee, which were adopted. A vote of thanks to the outgoing committee, and another for the able manner in which the head-master and his assistants h.id con ducted the school, were passed unanimously. The following householders were then proposed and balloted for : Captain Andrews, Messrs. McCartain, Coghlan, Howard, Reid, J. Ryan, James, French, and Wells. At the close of the poll, the Chairman declared the first seven duly elected. A vote of thanks to the chair terminated the proceedings.—[Own Correspondent.] JIAXGOXUI. The annual meeting of householders, for the election of a school committee, was held in the schoolhouse, on Monday, 24th of January. The following were elected a com mittee : — Messrs. Mcintosh, Trimnew> Wyles, Foubister, Kelly, Gillott, and O'Neill. The secretary of the outgoing committee read the annual report and balance-sheet, which was adopted by the meeting. —[Own Correspondent, January 27.J