Election of School Committees.

Wairarapa Standard, Volume XX, Issue 2061, 29 April 1887, Page 2

Election of School Committees.

The election o£ a School Committee took place at the Kaiwaiwaischoolhoujc on Monday evening. About seven householders were present. The report and balance sheet were read, also Mr Lee’s report of last examine tion, when a discussion took place on the report and the poor results of the teaching. TUo election of a new committee took place, and (ho following householders were eiccled a committee for the ensuing year:—Messrs \V O Williams, J Feist, C F Goodrich, T Smith, W Bock, Mason and Olsen. A meeting was held afterwards when Mr W 0 Williams was elected chairman, and Mr Goodrich treasurer. The meeting for the election of School Committee at Napier was probably the largest and rowdiest held in tuo colony. The schoolhouse was crowded to suffocation, am; large crowds were around the doors. After a rowdy scene, due to an attack made by one of the outgoing committeemen on his colleague, an adjournment was made to the Theatre Royal, which was immediately densely packed The same committeeman renewed his attack i . u were made to ropW, but when am..*.,, '--j his supporters, who were pacaeu the middle of the hall, refused to allow the speakers hearing. A scene of great uproar and confusion resuited. The machinery provided by the Act was quite inadequate for taking the votes of such a crowd, but at last it was agreed to give each one a voting 1 paper as ho went out, to be taken over I to the schooihouseand there deposited. The proceedings lasted three hours. '