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Wellington Independent 1 July 1865
LOWER HUTT PUBLIC SCHOOL.
A general public meeting of the subscribers to this school was held in the school-room on the 26th inst, A. Ludlam, Esq., in the chair.
Mr H. Cleland, Chairman of the Managing Committee for the past year, stated that in addition to the ordinary business of the school, he regretted to report the resignation of Mr and Mrs Harrington, as teachers of the school, in consequence of the ill health of the former, which the Committee much regretted, as through their great exertions the school had been brought into a most excellent state of organization, and the intellectual improvement of the school was admitted by all connected with the scholars. The Committee, under the circumstances, had accepted the resignation of that lady and gentleman, and had advertised for teachers in one of each of the Auckland, Christchurch, Nelson, and Otago newspapers, and also in two of the Wellington papers, the Independent and Advertiser. Thirty applications had been received, and the Committee, having maturely taken into consideration the testimonials of the different applicants, had elected Mr and Mrs G. Williams, of Auckland, as the master and mistress of the Lower Hutt School. The Committee had given the preference to Mr and Mrs Williams because they had conjointly taught a school in England for five years under the Government regulations, and that Mr Williams was the only applicant who offered a certificate from her Majesty''s Inspectors of Schools, and which certificate extends over six years, and is signed by different Inspectors at various dates, within that period, the last extending to the 6th of June, 1861 Your Committee are happy to inform you that when the Provincial Government School Inspector examined the different classes of the School (including the infants in charge of Miss Detchon) he expressed himself highly pleased with the progress that had been made, and stated that the School was in much better order than any he had inspected. Your Committee would also beg to add that no notice had been given to the teachers previous to the Inspector''s visit.
That the receipts during the past year amount to £291 3s Od, (including the Government aid,) which after paying £260 to the teachers and other incidental expenses, leaves a small balance in hand.
The Committee regret that there has been a very considerable falling off on the attendance of the children during the past quarter, in consequence of a few cases of Scarletina in the neighbourhood, but they hope that, as the disease is on the decrease, it will soon pass away.
Your Committee on account of the said disease, have deferred the holding of the usual annual examination of the school in the presence of the subscribers, but intend to hold an examination in two or three months, when prizes for merit &c, will be given.
Your Committee now resign into your hands the trust which you have reposed in them, and beg leave to place before you a statement of the accounts, and Mr Harrington''s report of the past year.
It was therefore proposed by Mr S. Fagan, seconded by Mr D. McKenzie, "That the subscribers to the Lower Hutt Public School desire to return their best thanks to the Chairman and members of the Committee, for their able management of the affairs of the School for the past year, to which may be attributed much of its success, and the advancement of education in the district."
Carried.
Moved by Mr S. Fagan, seconded by Mr D. McKenzie, "That the vote of thanks to the Chairman and Committee, just passed, be entered on the minutes of the proceedings of the Committee as a record of their services."
Carried.
Proposed by Mr H. Sanson, seconded by Mr H. Cleland, "That this meeting present a vote of thanks to Mr and Mrs Harrington for the praiseworthy manner in which they have discharged their arduous duties in connection with the Lower Hutt School for the past two years, and that the Committee be requested to prepare a certificate expressive of the satisfactory progress the children have made while under their tuition, and also of the regret of the parents that they are obliged, in consequence of the ill health of Mr Harrington, to resign their offices in the School." Carried.
Proposed by Mr J. Cole, seconded by Mr Barber, "That Messrs S. Fagan, H. Cleland, J. Knight, T. Burt, D. McKenzie, W. Hunt, L. Potts, G. Copeland, J. Cudby, H. Sanson, H. Collett, J. Townsend, J. Acourt, and T. C. Trott, form the School Committee for the ensuing year."
Carried.
The business of the evening having terminated Mr Ludlam remarked that, although he was chairman he hoped they would permit him to offer a few words. He begged to call the attention of the meeting to the fact that during his long residence in the Hutt sundry attempts had been made to establish schools on the Denominational system all of which had signally failed but he was happy to say that this School was a complete success, which he considered was in a very great measure owing to the unanimous working of the Committee. He strongly advocated the policy of giving prizes to the deserving scholars, and that he would give £5 to assist in carrying out this praiseworthy object. Proposed by Mr H. Cleland. Seconded by Mr L. Potts:- "That the thanks of this meeting be given to the Chairman for his liberal donation and also for his conduct in the chair". Carried.

Wellington Independent 13 July 1865
Private Academy at the Hutt.—
Mr Harrington having left the public school in which he has acted as principal for the last two years, recently opened his residence, Fern Grove, Lower Hutt, as a private Boarding and Day School, where twenty-five young gentlemen can be instructed in all the branches of a sound English education, so that they may be fitted for a counting house or any respectable business pursuit. Mr Harrington possesses great experience as a successful public and private teacher, and on his resigning the Lower Hutt School, owing to ill-health, the following resolution was unanimously carried by the School Committee:- "That this meeting present a vote of thanks to Mr and Mrs Harrington for the praiseworthy manner in which they have discharged their arduous duties in connection with the Lower Hutt School for the past two years, and that the Committee be requested to prepare a certificate expressive of the satisfactory progress the children have made while under their tuition, and also of the regret of the parents that they are obliged, in consequence of the ill-health of Mr Harrington, to resign their offices in the School."
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