Election of School Committees.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume III, Issue 448, 1 May 1890, Page 2

Election of School Committees.

MEETINGS OF HOUSEHOLDERS. MATAWHEBO. Thebe was a large and interested audience at the Matawhero School room on Monday night. Mr Ball, who was in the chair, after stating the object of the meeting, called upon the Chairman of the outgoing Committee to read the annual report and balance sheet, Mr Arthur read the report, and made a few remarks upon the satisfactory progress of the school, which, he said, reflected great credit on the teaching staff; also the Inspector’s report upon the discipline and good manners of the pupils, which had been pronounced by Mr Hill as “ excellent.” He concluded by reading the balance sheet, whioh showed—receipts, £133 5s 3d ; expenditure, £129 8s 2d ; credit balance, £3 17s Id. The meeting having adopted the report as a highly satisfactory one, proceeded to the election of a new Committee. Messrs Westrup and Johnstone were appointed scrutineers. The election resulted as follows:—Messrs P. E Richardson (80), A. Grey (57), A. 0. Arthur (43), T. Wright (31), W. King (28), F. Parker (27), B. Thelwall (24)—elected; Messrs E. Cameron, J. Bright, Caldwell, Hair, Stephenson. Total number of votes, 355.

After the public meeting the newly elected Committee appointed Mr Richardson their Chairman for the ensuing year, and Mr Gray to countersign cheques. The Matawhero school, we are informed, takes the rank of third in the Hawke’s Bay Educational District, as per the published annual report. That the residents of the district take considerable interest in its welfare, is evidenced by lhe much larger number of votes recorded at Matawhero than in Gisborne, where the population is so very much greater, and the interest taken at Matawhero demonstrates the thoroughness and efficiency of the teaching staff of the country school. Mr Richardson has now been a member of that Committee for twelve years, and has been very zealous on behalf of the interests of the school. We are glad to see him in the position of Chairman—(and by their votes the householders paid ihim a very high compliment)—and believing as we do, that he knows the wants of the educational district, good results may be expected by parents and guardians of children attending the school, OSMOND SCHOOI,. At the annual meeting of householders in the Ormond district there were about 80 in attendance, and not since the educational district was formed has there been so much interest taken in the school. The Chairman of the Committee read the following report:— ”As will be noticed from the Inspector s report, the school continues to make marked progress. There are still, however, some parents who have not awakened to the importance of keeping their children in regular attendance. This acta as a clog to the school’s advancement, and keeps the teachers working at a disadvantage. The Committee has found that in many cases caralesaness on the part of these parents is the sole cause of this irregularity, and we w >uld now urge the incoming Committee to second our efforts in enforcing the compulsory clause of the Education Act. We have been fully alive to the necesei r y for a teacher’s residence in this district, and several applications have been made to the Board of Education for funds to erect one, but without success. We leave it to our successors to continue applying, and to weary not until the object has been gained. It affords us great pleaaurs now at the close of our term of office, to testify to the energy and painstaking of our teaching staff, and it ia a matter for congratulation that we are able—notwithstanding the drawbacks alluded to above—to hand the school over in such ajstate of efficiency. The accounts as audited up to the end of 1889, show receipts £65 3s Id, and expenditure £5l 4s 21, leaving a credit balance of £l3 18s lid.” The Chairman also read the Inspector’s report on the last examination of the.school, an eminently satisfactory report which has already appeared in the Standard. . Mr Kempthorne was then voted as Chairman of the public meeting, and in the course nf his opening remarks, expressed a hope that those who felt Inclined to be rowdy would control themselves, and not give the place a worse name than it had. He then called for nominations for the new Committee, and from the thirteen nominated the following seven were elected : Messrs A. M. Newman, McLean, Gordon, Hit ten, Davis, Walters and Foot. A vote of thanks to the retiring Committee and to the Chairman brought the meeting to a close. At a meeting of the new Committee held subsequently Mr A. M. Newman was elected Chairman, and Mr W. F. Hatten Secretary.

PATUTAHI. There ware about thirty persons present at the meeting on Monday evening, when the following Committee were elected:—Messrs Stewart, Sadler, Tuohy, Walls, Henderson, Lougher, and Ferguson. Mr Stewart was elected Chairman of Committee. TS ABAI. There was a large attendance at the meeting at Te Arai, Mr C. Evans being in the chair. The balance sheet showed a credit balance of £7 IBs 81. The following gentlemen were elected a committee for the ensuing year :—Messrs Evans (re-elected Chairman), Willson, U'Ben, Stewart, Kirk, Baird, and Beaufoy. KIBAKI. The following gentlemen were elected • Committee in this school district for the ensuing year Messrs Orr (Chairman), Tiffin, Anderson, Evinson, T. Brown, Sairs, and Pera Haropga. WABBENCA-A HIKA. At. the meeting of householders in this district the following committee were elected :—Messrs R. Colebrook (Chairman's Reid, W. Cooper, Stoddart, Rowe, O'Sull 1 - van, and A. Pritchard. The balance ahetS showed a credit of £6 18s 2d. makaubl The following committee ware eVotel Messrs Dinan, A. Barber, Tietjen, W. iters, Ryan, Oxenham, and Campbell. Mr Dinan was chairman of the meeting, and spoke highly of the success whioh the school had bean in such a short time.