OANUI.

Taranaki Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 8509, 27 June 1889, Page 3

OANUI.

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June 24. — The Oanui School Committee met on Thursday. Present : Messrs G. W. Gnne (chairman), O'Donnel, Williams, Morrison, Kirkwood, Conaglen, and Malcolm. Out of the four applications forwarded by the Education Board f r the teacherßbip (M'.ps Malcolm, Mr Bill, Mr Bourke, nnd Libs Thomas), Miss Malcolm wns unanimously selected. — Mr Gane proposed, and Mr O'Donnel seconded, and it wdb carried, that Mr Silvester be Decretory nnd treasurer. — It wns reßolved, on the motion of Messrs Williams and Malcolm — "Tliot the Chairman pfcn cheques with the Treasurer," and " That the Chairman procure firewood for the nse of the echool." Other mißor mutters were thrn dealt with. A discoseion took place over the balance of the School Picnic Fund which had been collected in the Rubotu nnd Onnui district* when ODe, but now Raliotu claimed the whole. Mr Gane related what had taken place. Speaking from ntrnorj*, ho staled that after the sports were held in 1886 there was a surplus of £1 12s 7<i — Mr Gune at that time was treasurer of the Committee's Jonds only. Mr Alexander Anderson took possißpion of the money nnd rttuinrd it lor some lime; aftirwards Mr Bell bad it; ther, in April, 1858, Mr Tuonans Collins was appointed treasurer. jtfr Grb9 *A 9 Kfjusitsd t9 writs t9 Air

Bell shortly afterwards for the money; Mr Bell pnH the money to Mr Qane on the 7th May, 1888, Mr Gane paying it over to Mr Oollinn next day— [Mr Qane invites correction if wrong] — as iustraoted, which the Rahota School Committee well knew, they being in possession of writings to that efteot. Mr Collins still has the money in his possession. At the annual meeting of householders at Rahotu Mr Gano attended, and in reply to Mr Chapman said that the Oanui people were quite willing to give Rubotu half of the money, it having been collected in the whole dialriot when it was one district. A reply was made that it was not worth dividing. Mr Gane then informed the meeting that Oanui would keep the lot. It was then pointed ont that if they suar 1 Mr Gane they would get the lot. Mr Gane replied that as they claimed the whole, and talked of suing, he would inform them that as far as he was personally and individually concerned not one ceut of the money should they ever have. Mr Obaprx.au asked Mr Gane if he might take that down. Mr Gane said "yee, and take it home with you," and he would upaet it auain for him. Mr Gane read the correspondence that had passed between himself and Mr Chapman. It was deoided to form a Committee to get up some sort of amusement for the children to inaugurate the opening of the Oanui School independent of the School Committee. — The meeting adjourned.

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