Election of School Committees.

Wairarapa Standard, Volume XVIII, Issue 1666, 28 January 1885, Page 2

Election of School Committees.

KAITARA. There was a very large attendance of householders of the Kaitara school district at the schoolroom on Monday night. Mr W. S. Wakeliu was voted to the chair. Too mooting incidentally discussed the dangerous stale in which the gravel pit had been IctT ami strongly censured the wardens for ili.ir culpable negligence. Tuo Chairman explained the method of voting under the Act and after an animated discussion it was agreed that candidates should not vmo for themselves, A considerable nuniKr of candidates were proposed. Mr Bic’mel!, Mr Jones and two or three others rchtHnnUy declining the honor of nomination on the ground expressed by the former that he should not bo able to do justice to the oiUcc. Mr Jones was chosen scrutineer, ami the balloting resulted as follows : —\V. S. Wakeliu ill ; W. Woods 25; W. .Mitchell 2i!; J. Hodge (1; A. Dick 10; T. Ward 7 ; and Messrs Wain and Silmcn each (i. The Chairman gave his casting vote in favor of Mr. Waite on (he (jrou-.d of his having been previously a membra- id the cojjniil.ee, 'Thu newly eluded committee met imnn dialel.l afterwards, when Mr W. S. Wakeliu was eho.-eu Chairman, and Air Hedge Treasuier and .Secretary. Mr Ward stated that ho had in hand a balance of a fund which Was provided for prizes hist year and wished 10 give it fur prim s i r sowing. This was agreed to. It in a agreed to give the usual prizes and ::

.• -holiirs »t the Dispci-lom anmwf v . I W:IS rOlioivi; I tuill til-! W.il . ,ied out immediately. i i 'lvA'j , !lE.i;S'[’(.»K. Thu general mooting os Junon)! wider.: v.’.i■, ,u;U! ill'! solioo! iwuso, Fcathu.Mmi, ,i : Moiiu'iy c. cuing Mr Bunny was unan iuou-’l.v elected Chairman unit rend tin; ,mir..v roin.. t upmi die suto ol tiio .school also i.ubalance xiieei. fin follov.-.s : —lloeeipK bal.n.v from last.vair IHi II; oapualioi! .U.i 70!. i: FxpcodiuilV ifi.it) .‘I,-:;; 1 ; ft". ; \ o::; i It.! me ... .Cl K’-S 7d. ikIHH-5 :wd UUIO s': ... I adopted.

A ba’lot then took [dace aud resulted in the following gentlemen being elected as the new committee ; —Messrs Keys, Barton, Kobeiisou, M’Dougali, Matthews, Donald, and Bunny. After a veto of thanks to the Chairman and the retiring committee the meeting terminated.

Gil B YT OWN. A special committee meeting was held before the annual meeting when Messrs Gray (Chairmau), Nation, W r ood, Cotter and Trotter were present. A report and balance sheet for submission to the annual meeting was adopted. Mr Cotter reported concerning the pieuio, but as all the accounts were not iu the matter was left in abeyance. A vote of thanks was passed to Mr Gray for the able manner iu which he had discharged the duties of Chairman and Secretary during the past year. A similar vote was accorded to Mr Wyett for auditing the accounts.

About 40 persons were present at the

general meeting, the chair being occupied by .hr Gray. The minnic.-i of Inst Dwting of i 'Ume.uAd r i y,\k i\ ad an.; adopted nud tile annual report ami balance sheet read. (rinse will be publish,a in our next). Hr Gray proposed and Hr Haines seconded the adoption of the report and balance sheet, which was earned. Id speaking to the report the Chairman n ferreil to the irregular attendance of some children and shewed at what a disadvantage it pined both scholars and teachers at the examination and the loss resulting to the school. Ho also spoke of the loss in capitation which resulted from it. 11.complimented Mr Porrht as captain of the school cadets for the way in which ho Inu; striven to make the corps efficient, but regretted that the public had taken little or no notice of their wants. A smaT account had been owing by the cadets, but it was probable that Mr I’onitt would have to pay it oat of his own pocket. Ho expressed a hope that as parents had rot been asked tor anything during the year save for the annual picnic they would remember the cadets. The election of a fresh committee was then proceeded with. Messrs Wood, Nation, Gray, and Muir, members of the outgoing committee, declined to bo again nominated. Messrs Webster audLoatby were appointed scrutineers.

The following candidates wane proposed and seconded Messrs Trotter, Brooks, Cotter, W. Udy, liiiliir, J. O’Connor, Horublow, Cuff, Kimberly, il. Udy, Revs Western and Young. The voting was as follows

Votes. Voters, Rev Young .. .. 51 21 J. Hillier .. .. 24 17 H. Udy .. .. 21 17 W. Udy .. .. ID 1G P. Trotter .. .. 17 7 Rev Western .. .. 10 15 W. C. Cuff .. ..11 11 P. Cotter .. .. 12 8 J. Brooks .. .. 11 G W. B. Kimberly .. 11 10 G. W. Horublow ..8 i J. O’Connor .. .. 5 -1

The lirst seven were declared duly elected

Mr Webster proposed a voto of thanks to the retiring committee for the way in which they had looked after the interests of the school and foe tho satisfactory report and balance sheet presented. Mr D. P. Player seconded the motion, which was carrod. Mr Gray returned thanks on behalf of the committee. A vote of thanks to the chairman concluded the meeting. A subscription for the cadets was made in tho room, on the suggestion of Mr Haigli.

Tho new committee will meet on a date to be notified in these columns.

MASTEIITON,

Tho school election at Mastorton, drew a crowded house on Monday night to the Kurupum Hall, where nearly 400 attended. The question ton, glit was school additions or a second school. Result of election ;—Hogg •281;; Boddington 2t»B ; Payton 219 ; Lowes 218; Eceso 170; Woodroofe 1.38; Girdwood 135. Eight otners polled 235 votes between them. Messrs Hogg, lieefie, V/oodroofo, and Girdwood arc in fav-r of second school. At a meeting of the Committee afterwards a resolution was passed requesting the Board to give effect to the petition for a second

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the i Ci.i l ' i.'j rro.'d. The c! Aimi v,-.;;; then or. cg: .L.l with an resui ed iu ihc choice of M-srrs Ji Fairbrr the/, G .uph. Ciu ur, ■l. A. E.iijbgolher, 1; Anderson, Aplin, a a! A .5. Vcsiou. At meeting of committee, Mr Rairbrollur, sen was elected chairman, Air R, Fairbrotlier st crotarv, and Mr Awlvivou i-easuior.

MATAHAWA. The /ollowing housLiioldcis woic elected without opposition, as minima's of the School Committee : -Mes -rs Gallon, -T.>uZillwood, C. Ordish, Blown, McGuire ami Gosling'. The householders passed a vote of thanks to the lata committee, and also paid a high compliment to them for (ho highly sate factory manner in which they had conducted the duties of the past year. At tho subsequent mi-ciim;, Mr Ordish was elected chairman, and Mr J..m s, treasurer. OL.'UIi'ATLLE. The election of a school committee took place on Monday night with the following result; —J. Bairstow, A. Booth I l '. Feid, J. Bmlis, 0. Goodin 3. Nielson, T. Underhill, J. Smith, 11. Smith, Mr A. Bootlr was elected Chairman. BELVEDERE. The following gentlemen were elected ar> a School Committee on Monday night ; Messrs B Morgan (chairman), R Butter, Zabcll, J Stevens, W Clarke, Lorenson and Anderson. PARKVALE. The School Committee was elected as follows Messrs W R Fairbrother (chairman), H Edwards’. 0 Deihl, Young, Reading, Ackerman and A Ollivcr. JV.IiIATUA. Jlesrrs John ILeks, Corbett (Chairman), A. W. Scdcolr, JI. Mimas, W. W. MtC/vdlc, J. 13. Shelbourne, D Crewe, and 11. Sedcole. TENUT. Messrs Marlmv,, McUußhai, TDfoid, Perry, Knight, Xi.-holK mid Blading' ; Mr Mackey ic-eb ctvd .as chairman. OPAKI. Me sis Everett (chairman), T. Brown, Hugh Campbell, Rubai Campbell. 1). MePhee. J.lt. Welch, and R. R. Welch. W.WGAWA. Messrs Wy. t!,! 'avail, I’kleC, Gray, Raynor, Ingley, mill licymnls. Mr Reym lds was elected cluiuuau. TAUMRU. Mesas .Reg-as, Neville, ! I •-cock, O'Connor. Manning, Smbb, am. Cm; ■ M.