the following letter was taken from Timaru Herald, Volume XVII, Issue 783, 7 August 1872, Page, through Papers Past

- I have put it into alphabet order for easier research -

- TO THE CHAIRMAN -
Timaru School Committee

SIR, - We, the undersigned householders of the Educational District of Timaru, feeling aggrieved at the decision of the School Committee "to enlarge the present school," in preference to accepting the recommendation of the Board of Education to erect a good school on a central site, so as to meet all the requirements of the town, request that you will take measures to ascertain the wishes of the inhabitants on the matter, by calling a public meeting or otherwise, as you may think fit.

ANDERSON - T. W.

BALL - E.
BARGFREDE - Johann Heinrich 'John Henry'
BECKINGHAM - James
BLACKMORE - Joseph
BRADSHAW - W.
BRIEN - George
BROAD - Allan
BURGESS - H.
BUTLER - George

CLARK - David
CLARKE - R.
CLARKE - William
CLOUGH - William
COCKROFT - Joseph (1820-1894)
COCKROFT - Joseph junior (1848-1897)
COE - James
CORK - Thomas Grierson (1836-1899)
COWAN - John G.
CRAMOND - John

DALE - Philip (1832-1919)
DALE - W.
DERBY - J.

EDWARDS - William Lawrence (1840-1887)
ELDER - John

FERGUSSON - Robert
FISHER - Alfred
FISHER - Nathan
FLEMING - James
FLOCKTON - Charles
FOUSECA - Isaac
FYFE - Thomas Webster (1836-1920)
GABITES - George (1830-1914)
GABITES - R.
GIBSON - Benjamin

HAMILTON - John
HARRIS - T.
HARRISON - Joseph
HEALEY - William
HILL - Jacob
HOBBS - F.
HOLDGATE - Edward (1835-1927)
HOPE - John
HUTTON - Peter W

JACKSON - John
JACOBS - Chapman
JAMES - Llewellyn
JONES - Thomas B.

LANE - Philip

MACHIA - Thomas
McKEOWN - William
McKNIGHT - George
McMEEKIN - S. R.
McRAE - P. D.
MEE - John
MILLS - Thomas
MUNRO - William P.

OGILVIE - John
OXBY - William

PADGET - William
PEARSON - George
PRIEST - William

REID - John
ROONEY - William
ROSS - James
ROWLEY - Thomas G.

SILVERTON - W. C.
SIMPSON - John
SMITH - A.
SMITH - Richard
STANSELL - Robert

TAYLOR - John
THOPSON - George
TODD - George

WHITTAKER - John
WILDS - John
WRIGHT - Charles 'Chas'

- GENTLEMEN, - In answer to the above requistion, I hereby convene a Public meeting of householders residing within the Timaru Educational District at the Mechanics' Institute, on WEDNESDAY, the 14th August, at 7.30 pm.
- H. BELFIELD,
- Chairman
Timaru School Committee