Feilding School.

Manawatu Times, Volume X, Issue 1161, 29 January 1884, Page 2

Feilding School.

A meeting- of householders of Feilding was held m the schoolhouse last evening; there was a good attendance. Mr Sherwill was voted to the chair. The Chairman read the notice calling the meeting. Tli; 1 anginal report and balance sheet 'vns r.-'an The Secretary stated, iv reply to Mi Macarthnr, that the balance sheet had not beeu audited by the auditor appoiuted by the Board of Education, Wang;mni, m accordance with the rule. He (the Secretary) hai telegraphed to Mr Brown, the Se* cretary of the Board, asking for an auditor to be appoiuted here. He received the following reply — " No. Mr Wagstaff will audit them m due course ; not necessary for to-night." After discussion, the following resolution was passed : — " That this meebing receive the report of the outgoing committee, and regret that the Education Hoard, having called the meeting for a certaiu date, and neglected to send their aaditor, the balance sheet cannot be passed." The following resolution was likewise passed — " That the Secretary of the incoming committee be requested to forward a copy of the foregoing resolution to the Education Board. The following gentlemen were nominated as members of the new Committee : — Messrs Foster, Nicholas, Watts, Towler, Bray, Worsfold, Sherwill, Eeading, Eutherford, Hall, Wright, Bartholomew, Murray, Eanger, Bilderbeck. The following were elected : — Messrs Foster, Bray, Watts, Towler, Nicholas, Sherwill, and Eutherford (the first four were re-elected. ) A vote of thanks to the Chairman terminated the meeting. Report of the Feilding State School Committee for the year ending 31 at December, 1883. Your Committee have much pleasure m reporting that the attendance of the children has increased during the past year as shown m the following table, namely : —

Your Committee have put the compulsory clauses of the Act m force, and believe it has had a tendency to increase the attendance; owing to the insufficiency of school space and other causes, the com" pulsory clauses of the Act have not beeu rigidly enforced. The committee has made an application to the Board for a new school and believe that when they receive their building grant from the Government the request will be complied with. The committee being desirous of placing this important school on a better basis, considered it advisable to recommend a change m the teaching staff. After considerable trouble this has been effected, to the evident advantage of the scholars. The present staff now consists of the master, assistant master, assistant mistress, two pupil teachers, and two cadets. A truant inspector has been appointed, who has paid several visits to this district, and your committee be^ive has had a good effect m causing more regularity iv the attendance of the children. The i'lav-gruund has been much improved during the pastyearby the erection of a close boarded tence, gravelling, and draining, and by tho erection of a bell tower. Some £31 has been expended on it. The schoo and Master's residence ha\e been painted. The school has been ventilated, which the committee believe will have a beneficial effect m preserving the health of the teachers, and likewise the scholars. Several additions have been made to the furniture of the school, such as maps, desks, platforms, &c. There have been 22 meetings of

the Committee during their term of office, and the following show the number each member has attended : — Thompson, 21; Fostar. 19; Bray, 15 ; Worsibld, 18 ; Watts, 21 ; Towler, 18 ; Murray, 8. A copy of the balance sheet for the year ending 31st December, 1883, is laid on the table. There is a small balance of 14s m the bank to the credit of the committee. J. C. Thompson, Chairman. BALANCE SHEET. Receipts— Balance on Jan 1, 883 LI6 Is 7d ; from Board, for ordinary jinrpose-', L 36 9s lid, and for fencing !>laygro»'nd, LlO ; donations for ditto, L.2 10s ; contributions from parents towards cleaning and warming school, L 6 LS^ ; total, L7l 19s 6d. Expenditure. — Clearing school, &o, L 24 2* 6d ; fuel, L 7 I4s ; repairs, L 3 7a lOd ; books, maps, &c, Ll 16s ; fencing jriaygroand, I>2l 15s ; adverfci-ing, L 3 os ; stationery ,&c, Ll 16s 9d ; telegrams, etc, lls 6d ; draining, etc, Ll lO?; belltower, LsBs ; balance m bank, 14s ; total. L7l 193 6d.

Average roll. Ay. attnonce. 1883 1882 1883 1882 March qr, 277 262 193 199 June „ 261 262 175 167 Sept „ 259 257 208 192 Dec „ 277 269 210 192 Avrge forvr 2«9 262 197 188