SCHOOL COMMITTEE.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIX, Issue 7, 29 April 1914, Page 3

SCHOOL COMMITTEE.

The following are additional result o! elections at the annual meeting of housoholdors on Monday night :

Whaugamomona.—Thine was a lull house ;U. the school and .Mr T. Bradlety, chairman of the old committee, occupied the chair. The animal report read by the secretary (Mr K. (i. \'":\\\ kner), disclosed a very satisfactory state of affairs regarding the school. Much progress has been made during the year for the greater comfort and convenience of the children, including new metal paths and yards, levelling and sowing and subdividing of the school paddock, fences planted with ornamental shrubs at intervals along the road line and a children's garden scheme inaugurated. The social aspect, too, has been well catered for in the direction of eoncerts, socials, and a monster excursion to New Plymouth—after all of which the social account shows a substantial balance—a pleasing proof of the interest taken by the local public in school affairs. After discussion the recommendations of the School Committees Association were approved oi. the resolution to be forwarded to the .Minister for Education. The balancesheet of the school account was then read and adopted, hut not before several speakers aired their grievance against the Government for not allowing more liberal capitation to small country schools, who are thus vastly handicapped against schools of larger attendance, but not proportionately larger upkeep. For instance, it was stated that the capitation' for the school this year was about £IG, while the cost of clearing alone was £TS per annum. For election of a new committee there were thirteen candidates, including the whole of the late committee. The ballot resulted in the old committee being returned by a fair margin, the names and votes being as follows:—T. A. Bradley (chairman) 29, It. O. Fawkner (secretary) 28, 1). Brown 27, D. Wildermoth 22, F. London 22, It. Hill 22, J. Barlow 18.

Mahoe. —About a dozen poisons attended, and Mr A. Colson was voted to the chair. The report, which showed a credit balance of £'l2 15s Bd, was adopted. The following' nine householders wore nominated for the committee, the first seven being elected : A. Colson 11, J. L. Ross 11, J. A. Kemp 10, .). L. Taylor 9, J. C. Hills 9, J. Whittington 8, E. G. Barleyrnan 8, S. A. Mann 7, A. F. Bulmer 5. Messrs Whittintgon and Colson were re-elected chairman and secretary respectively. Pembroke Road.—E. Rogers (chairman), \V. McCracken, L. Rogers, R. Membery, and J. Gibson. Tmia.—Messrs Hathaway (chairman), Goodwin, Vickers, F. Wellington, H. Kirby, Milne, W. Skedgwell, junr. Rowan.—H. Munchy, C. Waite, T. Waite, C. Xorthcote, J. F. McCarthy (chairman and secretary). Tututawa.—Julius, Jacobsen, Robert Augustus Brickell, Cyril Burton, Francis Walter Simpson and Win. J no. Simpson (chairman). Douglas.—J. H. Wylie, ,). C. Smith, H. Wilmshurst, A. Needham, Alt'. Needluun, W. Watson, E. Walter (chairman). ft Huiroa.—W. Phillips (chairman), W. J. Bray (secretary), ,1. Main, H. B. Kidd, Geo. ford, G. Rutherford, A. Churchill. Stanley Road.—G. Sangster (chairman), P. H. Wellington, J.' McCracken, G. Keighley, •). Shaw, P. Stanton. W. J. Wellington.