Greytown Pre 1878
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Greytown Pre 1878 Note There was another Greytown on the Taieri Plains Otago and the Wairarapa Greytown was sometimes to referred to as Greytown North or North Greytown Bagnall in his book Early Greytown mentioned that Mrs.. Moles may have run a school for a while, she certainly built the “school house” while her husband was away, The school house was the only place in Greytown where public events were held. Bagnall described the room as a “hut”, he also states there were other attempts for short periods of time but this record will start with the Husband and Wife teaching team of Edmond Jupp (Also found as Edmund and Edward in various publications of the time. National Library has this about Moles, Samuel, 1826-1873 Born Essex, England. Emigrated to New Zealand via Tasmania. Lived with his wife Jane Moles in West Street, Greytown. Owner of Greytown's first general store and became the local post-master in 1867. Died aged 47 on 18th July 1873. 16th November 1860 An article stating that Greytown was formed in 1853 19th February 1861 Court to be held in the Greytown School house 17th May 1861 A PUBLIC MEETING of the Inhabitants of Greytown will be held (D. V.) at the School House, Greytown, on Friday the 31st day of May, 1861, at the hour of 6 p.m., to take into consideration the best mode for promoting and carrying on the School 4th July 1862 NOTICE. THE Second Annual General Meeting of the X Ratepayers of the Grey Town School District, will be held (D.V.) at the School House, Greytown, on Friday, the 11th July, 1863, at the hour of 6 p.m.:, for the purpose of receiving the report of the School Committee for the past year, and for the transaction of other business in conformity with the Provincial Education Act; By order of the Committee, W. E. THOMAS, J.P., Hon. Secretary and Treasurer. June 86, 1862 9th August 1862 Report of the Greytown School Committee for the year ended, the 11th of July, 1862, which was read and unanimously adopted in its entirety at the -second annual General meeting of Bate payers of the School District, held at the School House, Greytown, on Friday the 18th of July 1862. Your Committee in concluding their labours for the past year, have much pleasure in .presenting their report, and in congratulating the inhabitants of the School District of Greytown upon the progressive, state of their School. In the first place your Committee beg to call attention to the number of Pupils that have attended during the, year, and to the small expense what has been incurred individually in carrying out their instruction. By a reference to the scattered state of lye population, it will be. observed that the attendance of children during the year has been most satisfactory, the number averaging 24 which number your Committee have every reason to believe will increase with the population. Your Committee felt it advisable in the course of the year to reduce the weekly fees from one shilling to six-pence for each child, which has had a good result, and your Committee recommend the amount to be continued ; but at the same time it is imperative to slate that this payment would he altogether insufficient, without the annual rate of £1 assessed on each house, which amount the last general meeting of rate payers decided should be assessed. Your Committee suggest the continuance of the rate lo enable the School to be carried on with the same efficiency as during the past year. Your Committee have no hesitation in saying that without such rate the School could not be carried on so satisfactorily. Your Committee have much pleasure in expressing their satisfaction at the mode in which the School has been carried on by the Master and Mistress, Mr. and Mrs. Jupp, and they have every re son to believe that the progress of the pupils will give testimony to the same effect. Your Committee likewise congratulate the inhabitants on the improved state of the School room, which has been effected at a considerable expense, the state of the funds allowing it to be done without incurring any debt. Your Committee likewise intimate that a lending Library has been established for the benefit of the children, and cannot avoid recommending the perusal of the books to the domestic circle, which can be effected by a payment of one penny per week. Your Committee cannot avoid stating with much pleasure that after a payment of all expenses for the year, they are in the possession of a small surplusage of funds. (Signed) Samuel Moles, Chairman. 8th August 1863 SECOND ANNUAL REPORT OF THE GREYTOWN COMMON SCHOOL COMMITTEE. The Committee appointed by you at the Annual Meeting 10 July, 1862, have now closed their labors, which have been rendered less onerous than is usual in consequence of the unanimity with which the affairs of the school have been conducted. They have the pleasure of congratulating the ratepayers on the. satisfactory progress of their school as exemplified by the gradually increasing, number of children who attend. In the half year ended June 30th 1863, the average monthly was 29 while the number who attended during the corresponding period of the year 1862 25 and considering the satisfaction the master and mistress have given since their appointment in 1861 the Committee look forward with confidence to the continued progress of the Greytown School, believing, that with the efforts of the teachers and the good feeling displayed by tie tradesmen, farmers, and others of this flourishing district combined, their school will continue to be a credit to the locality. Your Committee have also much pleasure in calling: the attention of the meeting to the cheerful and ready manner in which the school rate has been paid by the inhabitants, the whole amount of arrears being but a few pounds. Your Committee would therefore suggest to the meeting the continuance of the rate at the same amount as last year, viz : one pound per annum, assessed on each house within the district, which will enable the Committee to continue the present uniform weekly fee of six-pence paid by each of the children who attend school. It is unnecessary lo state that without the rate the weekly payments must be proportionally increased ; it would therefore be imprudent to change a system of raising funds, which with the aid so liberally rendered by the Provincial Government, has proved to be both economical and beneficial in its results. Your Committee also congratulate the meeting on the state of the funds, there being a surplus of thirty pounds in the bands of the Treasurer; this amount may be reduced by the purchase of additional maps, class books, library books, school room furniture, and firewood. Your Committee have thought it advisable under the circumstances, to increase the joint stipend of the master and mistress, by the addition of twenty-five pounds per annum from the first of January last, and the Committee believe this expenditure to be fully justified by the progress of the children and the reported expressions of satisfaction on the part of the parents, at the attention shown toward their children while at school. ' Your Committee beg to direct attention to the Circulating Library belonging to the school has, in penny payments, produced an income of twelve shillings during the year, though the few books of which it consists, cost but thirty shilling-;. The Committee have to regret the retirement from office of their late Treasurer, who is about to leave Greytown on a visit to England, it will therefore be necessary to elect another gentleman to succeed him. Benjamin Stevens, Chairman of Committee. 1865 22nd July 1865 Inspectors Report included list of all Government Schools, (Note that there were none in Wellington’ Adopting this classification, the Government Schools in the Province would be distributed as follows : — Town Schools. Wanganui Lower Hutt Village Schools. Greytown, Pahautanui, Turakina, Upper Hutt, Johnsonville Country District Schools. Kaitoke Wanganui, Matarawa Valley, Bonnie Glen, Tutinui, Lower Rangitikei, Tawa Flat, Karori, Featherston, Morrison's Bush, Carterton Masterton Wainui-o- Mata " Besides these three classes there is another, consisting of four schools, whose present circumstances render it inexpedient to continue to them a grant from the Provincial Chest, to this class belong the following schools : — Parawenui (Lower Rangitikei) Taita (Mr. Robinson, master) Lower Hutt (Mr. and Mrs. Philips) Upper Rangitikei (Mr. Johnson) 1866 15th March 1866 Braithwaite— Jupp.— On the 3rd March, at the School-room, Greytown, by the Rev. Dun Debois, Henry, third son of Arthur S. Braithwaite, Esq., of Nelson, to Elizabeth, eldest daughter of Mr. Edmund Jupp, of Greytown 24th March 1866 PUBLIC MEETING AT GREYTOWN (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) According to notice a public meeting was held in the Greytown School-house at 8 p.m. on the 20th inst Mir Hall proposed and .Dr.. Spratt seconded that Mr. Ingley take the chair. The Chairman then read the notice stating that the meeting was called by the Trustee of the School Property to consider the state of the School and the School Property. Mr. Hall— Mr. Chairman and gentlemen I propose in moving the first resolution to take the latter clause in the notice first, the School Property, and in doing so it is necessary for me to go back ten years, and explain to you, as one of the trustees, the nature of that trust confided in me, and I consider it necessary to do so on this present, occasion as there are only a few here who attended our first meeting to erect this school-house.