SCHOOL COMMITTEES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 8556, 2 May 1891, Page 6

SCHOOL COMMITTEES.

ANNUAL ELECTIONS. HUN DA.

The annual meeting of householders was held on the 27th April, in the Hunua School, when the following gentlemen were declared duly elected for the school committee : —Messrs. George Crouch, William Trait, James A. Hill, George Hill, James Cowan, Thomas Steward, and George Hirst. —[A Correspondent.] TAUPIKI. The only nominations for the school committee were Messrs. Cox, Blacklock, and T. H. White. Mr. Benjamin Maclean occupied the chair on Monday night, when the following were elected : —Messrs. Cox,

Maclean, Edney, White, Hill, Hall, and Miller. At a subsequent meeting Mr. ■White was elected chairman. KOftUKOHU. On Monday, 27th April, the Kohukohu School Committee for the ensuing year was, at a meeting held in the hall, declared elected, there having been only the necessary number nominated, as per new regulations, viz.: Messrs. A. S. Andrews, A. C, Yarborough, C. W. P. Seon, A. B. Heathej, W. McGechie, S. H. Gordon, and R. Lester. —[Own Correspondent.] KAITAIA, The following householders were duly elected as school committeemen :—Messrs. T. W. P. Smith, F. H. S. Matthews, C. Roberts, R. H. Matthews, H. B. Matthews, Joseph Shannon, P. Murray, and at the committee meeting held afterwards, Mr. P.

Murray was duly elected chairman. . • WAIMAMAKO. A meeting of the householders took place in the schoolroom on the 27th April, when the following were elected a school committee for the year :Messrs. Bourke (chairman), Mead, Letts, Freese, Ansen, Driffill and Alexander McLeod.—[Own Correspondent]. MAKETU. The annual meeting of householders was held in the school on Monday, the 27th April. Mr. H. Donahoe, who was elected chairman of the meeting, called on Mr. Ashdown for the report. The balancesheet to date was £5 3s lOd to credit. The

inspector's report showed that great credit is due to the present teacher (Mr. W. H. Nicholson), inasmuch as that when lie took charge of the school in July, ISB9, the numbers presented the previous March were 44, passes 38*3, failures 39*2, but by ■ his energy and perseverance it is raised to 68 presented, passes 52 - 9, failures 16'3. The following were elected as a committee [for the ensuing year:—W. Ashdown (chair-

man), P. Barclay, H. Donahoe, W. Ferguson, T. Harkness, W. Jennings, and W. Stanley.—[A Correspondent.]

EAST TAMAKI.

The annual meeting of householders was held in the East Tamaki School on Monday night. Considering that there were no party questions to ventilate, there was a large attendance of householders. Mr. A. R. Harris was voted to the chair, and gave a slight sketch of what the outgoing committee had done during the past year, which was received by the meeting as satisfactory. Ten nominations had been received, but as seven members of committee were the number required, a ballot took place, which resulted in the eleotion of Messrs. A. 11. Harris, R. Hatley, Joseph Cowsil, R. Scarborough, G. . Brown, J. Wilson, and J. Whifcton. Satisfaction was expressed at the result of the late school examination, and the meeting was of opinion that the teacher (Mr. Green) was the right man in the right place. The East Tamaki School, like many others, suffers from the bad attendance of children, and it is a pity the law is not made more strict in that direction.—[A Correspondent.] *

kawakawa. The election of the local school committee took place on the 27th April, and resulted in the following persons being doclared as members for -tho current year -.—Messrs. William Black, R. A. Hall, Charles Grosvenor, H. Cummings, J. R. Reed, T. A. Bennett, and W. Matthews. Six of the above were nominated before the night of meeting, leaving but cne to elect. The meeting consisted of just two more than the six parties who had been previously nominated, which shows the interest the householders of Kawakawa take in school matters.

THIIEKE. The annual meeting of householders and election of school committee took place on April 27. There were not many present, but some settlers had taken advantage of the new arrangement, and had sent in their votes to the chairman of committee. Mr. McLeod having been appointed chairman, the report for the past year was read. It stated that eight meetings had been held by the committee. During the year changes had occurred in the teaching staff: Mr. Selby was removed by the Board in June and appointed to Kaitaia, and Mr. W. Simmonds had been sent up to Taheke. The attendance during the year has been fairly satisfactory, and the committee expresses itself satisfied with the present teacher. The sewing teacher, Mrs. GordonJ ones, resigned early in the year, and no fresh appointment has been made. The committee reported that the grant made by the Board is insufficient. It has been supplemented by the proceeds of an entertainment, and the balance to credit of school fund is £3 19s sd. The election was then proceeded with. There were in all IS votes recorded, of which one was informal. The result was: T. F. Holt, 14; M. O'Connell, 13 J. Jones, 13 ; J. Gordon-Jones, 12 ; John B. Lee, 11; J. Baker, 11 ; James Norris, 11 ; C. Classen, 10. The first seven were declared elected. A vote of thanks to the chairman and to the scrutineer (Mr. R. Procter) closed the proceedings. The first meeting of the committee was held immediately after the election. Mr. J. Gordon-Jones was unanimously elected chairman, and Mr. T. F. Holt secretary., The names of the' candidates for a seat on the Board were submitted to the committee, and the choice fell upon Mr. Peacocke. The secretary and Mr. Lee were instructed to arrange for tenders for cleaning the school, and the committee adjourned to the first Saturday in June.—[Own Correspondent.]

KATIKATI. The annual meeting of householders took place here on Monday, the 27th April, within the No. 2 School, for the purpose of electing a school committee for the ensuing year. Captain Macmillan, J.P., was called on to preside, and having read the authority for convening the meeting, proceeded, as chairman of the outgoing committee, to report as follows : —Since our last annual meeting & complete change in the teaching staff, of this No. 2 School has taken place. The school is now in charge of Miss Cordelia Crowther, Class El, with Mr. Jas. James assistant teacher, vice Mr. Ed. Mul gan, removed to Auckland, and Miss Wilson, removed to Thames. Your commitee have very great pleasure in reporting that the attendance has greatly increased since Miss Crowther took charge of the school. The Government examination of the school took place on the 23rd day of February last, immediately after the six weeds' holiday or long vacation, when, out of the whole school, only six failed to pass. Your committee consider this as very good evidence of Miss Crowther's careful teaching, and very creditable to the pupils ; but I believe even these six would have passed had the examiner taken and given more time, for it does seem strange that whilst the older inspectors, Messrs. O'Sulliv<*n, Peacock, Goodwin, and Fidler never took less than two days to examine this school, the new Inspectors hurry over the same duties, viz., the examining of seven different standards in as many hours. I consider this matter should be looked into, a3 well as having the schools examined as in former years before, and not shortly after the Christmas holidays. Your committee have to report sundry small repairs, on this school, and have pleasure in handing over the main building, with stable, outhouses, and fencing to the new committee in a perfect state of repair. Your committee have been called on during last year to defray one-half tbe expense of painting the outside of the teacher's residence attached to this school, and their attention has been called to the fact that the inside of the same residence requires repainting and papering, and I have further to call your attention to the fact that the fencing of the garden and grounds attached to the residence is very much broken down, and requires immediate repair, otherwise the trees and grounds will be completely destroyed. Your committee regret that as one half the funds, as already stated, had to go towards the painting of the residence, they are without any funds to meet these repairs. At the same time your committee recommend that the new committee at once apply for funds to have these repairs carried out, and for my part I consider the stoppage of a portion of the school fund for this purpose illegal, and not warranted by the Education Act, or any of its amendments. The accounts have been duly audited, and the balancesheet is on the table for your inspection. No doubt you will be glad to hear that under the able teaching of Miss Gill, No. 3 School id also in a flourishing and progressive state. I have now been a member and chairman of your committee for the last eight years, and in retiring have to thank all the gentlemen who have sat with me on the committee. In point of fact our meetings have" been most harmonious, and all have worked together for the benefit of the school and the interests of education. The chairman having read the inspector's report, proceeded to draw the attention of the meeting to the various alterations in the forms of electing the incoming school committee; and having reported that only three candidates were duly nominated— viz., Mr. Robert Hunter, Rev. Mr. Katterns (8.A.), and Captain Macmillan (J.P.) —declared these gentlemen duly elected, and called on the meeting to fill the remaining four vacancies. , The following gentlemen were proposed as candidates : — Mr. Thos. Goldsborough Anderson, Mr. J. Lockington, Mr. T. Leech, Mr. William J. Gray, Mr. 11. D. Major, and Mr. John Wilson. A ballot having been taken, the following were declared duly elected: — Messrs. Gray, Leech, Lockington, and Wilson. A vote of thanks to the chairman closed the proceedings. The new committee met immediately afterwards, when Captain Macmillan, J.P., was elected chairman for the ninth consecutive year.—[Own Correspondent.] ,• •