TEMUKA.

Timaru Herald, Volume XL, Issue 2919, 31 January 1884, Page 6

TEMUKA.

Thn annual meeting of householders m the Temuha Sobool District was held m the sohool on Monday ereniug last. There irere about 120 persons preaenl, and Mr K. P., Gray, Chairman of the retiring Committee was toted to the chair. • Tbo mirintf o of the prftvions annual msoting were read and confirmed. " ■: • ■ Mr Bout, Secretary, then read the retiring Ooiawittee's annual report sis followß :— Gentlemen, — As directed by. the Education Act of 1877, your Committee have pleasure m submitting for yonr approval the followingreport and balance sheet for the year ended 31st December, 1883. Sohool Staff.— As you are aware there ha,vo been several changes m tbo Bteff during" the past year. At last annual meeting attention was drawn to. the loss of .one who had long 1 token, an interest m sohool affairs, and duringthe' ]iast year the distriot has sustainoii the, loss of Mrs Eowo, who hod been an energotio and faithful teaohor m the aohoel for tha "-past nine 'years. It is, howevur, satUfaotory to know that for the current jear yon have it full and efficient staff. . . : .■•"■"' Buildings.— The bnildinKS . now occupied, and whiah havo been crested during, ,, this Committee's term of office, are, of thomsolroa, all that oould bo desired ; hUII there arts yet sevei-al artiolea of furnitnre'requirod which the Board will doubtless supply shortly. • •' ; Financoa. —^Tou will observe by the balance shoot that at the commenomont of 188S this Committee started with a balance of Jgl.3* 6d. It, ie now their pleasing , doty to show a balance o£ X 8 1& 10d to oradit.. . The amount of MO, a epeoial grant mado by the .Board of Kduoation for tree planting m 1880, whioli was BlSentby the Committee of that year Id inoidentils, and afterwards 1 iasrtftd oat of therecoiptsby the Committee of 1882,wb8 held'intaot' by tills Committee until thoir meeting on Deo. 28th, when, after careful consideration it waa deoiiled to refund tho amount to the Board, aa. that body had made application for it, the Committee stipulating thai, the Board shoulß makeaspeoial grant for.liree planting whep, tho iieasou oomoa round, tt will, therefore, be neoesaory for the new Committee to beur this m mind.

Fuel. — The Committee to report that' whilst the expenditure under this item has beori, .£9 6s 6d, the receipts from spholors denying the benefit has t>c«n only J&i ss. Meetings.— There have boon 12 ordinary^ and 9 Bpeoial meetings bild daring the' year, whloh have beon well attended. Messrs. o'Hallorn.n and ABpinoll "were elected to fill the Vaoanoies oansod by: the retiremunt of Messrs. Mookay and Poatpoint respectively. The tolationß of the Committee with tho Board of Education and it) offioors havu boon harmonious and satiafaotory. , ■ , Prize Fund.— Tho oonoert given on ß{h Oot.: m aid of tho prize fund, re Bolted m the groan rootipt of JBBO 14s; nott Tooeipt J624 7S 6d. Out of this sum XlO 9s 'M was expended m prizes, leaving a balanoe of £13 17a 3d, whijh will be handed to tie Chairman. of the, now Committeo for prize fnnd purpoßos only.] (Signed) K. X Grat, Chairman of Committoo. .

Ihobaiauoe-sbcet WMalioread. Itthowed ik total net receipt for tho y«ar of £771 2a 3cl, of whioh £664 18» Id wai for lalariei. Tho incidental «Uowano« for td« yea» was 563 0* id. The net espenditurt wu £767 0) lid.

Mr Busaell, m moving that the report and balance-sheet at read be adopted, congratulated, the Committee on their very favorable chsraoter. Mr, Edgier seconded tbe motion, which was carried unanimously. The Chairman, m reply, thanked the meeting for the oonfldenoe expressed m the outgoing Committee, and s tat or) that be was also indebted to the Committee for tho hurmonious manner m which they bad assisted him m performing his duties.

• Mr Bunaell moved, end the Rev. Mr Gordon seconded, a very hearty role of thanks to the retiring Committee, whioh was curried by acolumution, and the vote was suitably acknowledged by the Chairman. The election of a Committoo for theourrent year was then proceeded with. The following gentlemen were nominated, and a ballot being taken resulted m the first seven named being elected, the voting being as follows : — G. Bolton ' ... 61 J. T. M. Hayhurst ... ... 52 Rev. D. Gordon 61 J. Blyth 47 G. Rdgler 47 J. W. Miles ... ... ... 44 A, B. Kirk 41 J. Brown 87 W. Storey ... 86 K. F. Gray , ... ... ... 80 j J. Divis . ... ... ... J4 I Boy. T. A. Hamilton . 20 H. T. Clinch 19 I B. D. O'Halloran ... . ,18 W. Wills , 6 W. G. Aspiuall "„ 2 I B. Pilbrpw ... i ! Mestra G. Wood and A. Allen aoted as scrutineers, to whom a vote of thanks was carried. „ „

. Mr Twomey moved a hearty vote of thanks to the Chairman, which was carried unanimously. The Chairman expresied the pleasure he had felt ia presiding over such an orderly meeting, and , trusted that the Opmopittee elected would next year produce as favorable a report as the outgoing Committee. He had iittle doubt tbsy would, for they had a splendid staff of tonohere, m whose hands the education of the children was safe. . The aunnal meeting then terminated.

,- The newly-eleoted Committee afterwards hold a meeting, and Mr Kirk was elected Chairman for the ensuingjear. Mr Blyth moved, Mr Bolton seconded — "That the Bey Mr Gordon andJMrS. A. Barker be nominated 'to fill the vacancies on tbe Board of Education."— Carried.

Tho Eev Mr Gordon moved, Mr Milei seconded, and it was carried — "That! the. Chairman and Mr Hayhurit be visitors fort ho next month. ■■-;...:

Mr Bout was re-appointed Secretary to tho Committee. :

Accounts to tbe amount of £6 7s 5d merit passed for payment, and the meeting .adjourned. :