SCHOOL COMMITTEE ELECTIONS.

Colonist, Volume XX, Issue 2398, 8 June 1878, Page 3

SCHOOL COMMITTEE ELECTIONS.

CITY OF:NELSON.

The Provincial Hall was attended by about 120 persons on Thursday eveniDg, and the increased attendance was highly satisfactory, as showing that it was. not want of general interest in eduoational matters and elections of School Committees that had on previous occasions caußed the numbers to] be so meagre, but that it was the inconvenient hour at -rhicu they were formerly fixed,-that prevented all but a mere few attending them. Mr P. Oooke was voted to the chair, and he called upon the Secretary of the old Committee, Mr H. D. Jackson, to give an account of the alterations provided by- the late Act. Mr Jackson complied with the request, and proposed, as the best meanß by whioh to conduct the eleotion, that the name of each candidate proposed should be written on a black board, and, that when all their names had been received, scrutineers should be appointed, and that they should deliver to .eaoii householder present a ballot paper, on whioh he would write the name or names of any he intended voting for, and that the scrutineers, having collected the papers, would at once go through them, and ascertain who had been elected. Messrs J. R. Dodson, E. Hodgson, R. Hadfield, and T. H. Stringer were appointed scrutineers. The balloting resulted in the election of D. Burns, 127 ; Rev. J. Beckenham, 112; W. T. Bond, 70; P. Cooke, 67; Rev J. Leighton, 65 ; J. Graham, 65; and J. R. Hooper, 60. The following gentlemen were also candidates— Meßsrs J. Percy, H. D. Jackson, Alex. Robertson, J. Hounsell, and J. A. Packer. Mr T. Soott, and the Rev. Bavin were also proposed, but as neither was present nor had signified in writing his intention to accept the office, it was thought unfair to allow the nomination, and consequently those names were not aocepted. The chairman declared the first seven to be duly elected, A vote of thanks to the chairman terminated the proceedings. SUBURBAN NORTH. Messrs W. Wastney, T. Dodson, jun, G. Froßt, D. Slater, W. Alborough, senr., W. Wells, and C. H. Martin were elected members of the Committee for this district. HOPE. The new Committee are—o. P. Kearns, R. J. Malcolm, W. Jessop, senr., J. Winter, H. Hall, B. Primmer, and W. Lines. Thirteen were nominated. Mr W. Jessop moved and Mr Maicolm seconded, " That this meeting, fully appreciating the services of Mr C. P. Kearns during his term in office, from June 12th, 1869, until the pregont date (nine years), do hereby accord to that gentleman a vote of thanks for the able, efficient, and praiseworthy manner in whioh he baa performed his duties as secretary." Carried unanimously. Mr Malcolm informed the meeting of tha wish of the Board of Education to almalgamate the Hope and Ranzau schools, when it was resolved to leave the matter in the hands of the new Committee. SPRING GROVE. The Committee elected are as follows—J. Clarke, W. Forster, G. W, W. Lightband, 0. Masters, James Robertson, Jaboz Hill, and J. A. Langford, junr. STOKE. About fourteen householders were present, and the following wore elected :—W. Doidge, B. Condell, J. Paynter, John Doidge, Chisnell, Harley, and Rout. RICHMOND. ■■'■!\. The following are the new Committee.:—Rev. W. Rowse, Messrs. Talbot, Barnicoat, Harknett, junr., Say well, Sheat, and Harkness, senr.