Canterbury SCHOOL COMMITEES - 1893
... Press, 27 April 1893

BARRY'S BAY
? W. G. CHATFIELD
? T. Le COMTE
? R. A. STEWART
? T. STEWART
? F. WILLIAMS
? J. WILLIAMS
? J. WILSON

BURNHAM
? W. E. EDWARDS
? G. D. LEGGETT
? C. L. NICHOLL (Chairman)
? S. PARK
? Rev Arthur Robert Davis TOSSWILL (1847-1902)
- born Brixham, Devon

BURWOOD
? CAMPBELL
? COATES
? HICKMAN (Chairman)
? JUDD
? PALMER
? PARISH
? SELFE

CHARTERIS BAY
? R. ANDERSON (re-elected Chairman)
? J. HAY
? William HAY
? G. HENDERSON
? A. HUNTER

COURTNEY
? G. ADDINGTON
? Thomas Hamilton ANSON (Chairman) (1841-1894)
? Henry John Partridge LESLIE (1851-1916)
? A. McNEE
? G. T. ROBERTSON

CUST
? J. CHARLES
? Rev McKENZIE GIBSON (?-1918)
? A. D. HASSALL
? S. HEAD (re-elected Chairman)
? D. HOWAIT
? H. LEE
? T. WALKER

DROMORE
? ALLEN
? DALGETY
? GIBSON
? KING (re-elected Chairman)
? T. LANGLEY
? J. QUIGLEY
? WILSON

ELGIN
? CAVIL
? CLEMENS
? D. COCHRANE
? George Paull HOATTEN (1848-1921) (Chairman)
- lost his left hand in 1895 in a chaff-cutter accident at Newlands. In 1897 George was the Canterbury Representative of the Llewellyn's Bee Ointment, produced by Edwin Gallichan at Ashurst. By 1904 he was in South Australia where he had his own bee ointment formula and the name was changed to Hoatten's Bee Ointment. George died in South Australia
? H. KENNEDY
? A. LEATHAM
? A. PORTMAN

FAIRVIEW
? W. ALEXANDER
? E. BUTCHER
? W. DICKSON
? J. IVEY
? E. KELLAND
? P. E. SHOREAN (Chairman)
? M. STACK

FLAXTON
? J. H. BARKER (Secretary)
? C. BURRELL
? T. H. BURRELL
? John Vine CHATTERTON (1847-1926) (re-elected Chairman)
? W. DOIDGE
? E. DUFFULL
? T. PICKARD

GERBIE'S VALLEY
? W. BRAVING
? A. E. HARRIS (Chairman)
? J. MANSON
? W. McLEOD
? T. PASCOE

GERMAN BAY
? J. BROWN
? G. HAMMOND
? J. G. HAMMOND
? James HAMMOND
? F. HART
? Jules George Le LIEVRE (1862-1934)
? W. PIDGEON (Chairman)

GLENROY
? Mr CRUMP
? Mr DENNIS (Chairman)
? Mr JONES
? Mr NAPIER
? Mr ORSBOURN

GREENDALE
? ADAMS
? Mrs GOUGH
? HOLLAND
? JARMAN
? McCROSTIE
? C. RUDD (re-elected Chairman)
? THOMPSON

GRETA VALLEY
... Considerable interest was manifested, as it was the election of the first School Committee, and a hearty vote of thanks was accorded to Mr Acton-Adams for his gift of the land upon which the school buildings are approaching completion.
The following gentlemen wre elected first Committee:-
? H. ACTON-ADAMS
? J. CAMERON
? T. S. MANNERING (Chairman)
? J. McLELLAND
? W. K. PARBURY

HAREWOOD ROAD
... Mr G. WATSON occupied the chair. The balance-sheet showed receipts ?361 5s 3nd, expenditure ?333 0s 11d, leaving a balance of ?28 4s 3d (2012 equivalent of $5100).
The number of children on the roll for last year was ninety-three, average attendance 71.1
The following Committee was elected:-
? George Frederick DUREY (1861-1935)
? E. KEMO
? R. REID
? C. J. STANLEY
? G. STANLEY
? G. WATSON (Chairman)
? W. WILKINSON

KINGSDOWN
? J. CAMPBELL
? J. CRAGIE (Chairman)
? J. CROMIER
? R. DYNES
? J. HAMPTON
? G. TALBOT
? WOOD

LADBROOKS
? H. ARNST
? W. CAMPION
? H. MEHRTENS
? T. MEYER
? J. SHARP
? J. TOBECK
? F. WATSON

LEITHFIELD
? J. BOYCE
? T. GIBBS
? T. JAMES
? R. MAY
? William McADAMS
? A. McLEAN (Chairman)
? J. RUSSELL

LISMORE
? J. BELL
? C. J. HARPER (Chairman)
? J. PATERSON
? T. B. RICHARDS
? A. SMITH

LITTLE AKALOA
? ASHTON
? BENNETT
? HENDERSON
? A. McINTOSH
? H. PRIEST
? RIX
? A. WAGHORN jnr (Chairman)

LITTLE RIVER
? D. FOLEY
? W. FORRESTER
? HAUGHEY
? T. RADFORD
? John REYNOLDS (Secretary)
? G. T. SEFTON (Chairman)
? H. THOMAS
? John WRIGHT

MAKIKIHI
? John Davy BLACKMORE
? F. E. CHILDS (Chairman)
? W. HARRIS
? J. LISTON
? T. ROGERS
? W. SIMMONS
? E. WATERS

MASON'S FLAT
? A. COWIE
? J. COWIE
? H. LITTLE
? J. LITTLE (Chairman)
? R. WRIGHT

METHVEN
? DUFF (Chairman}
? LOCK
? MORGAN
? RAPLEY
? SHANN
? STEWART
? WRATHALL

OPAWA
? E. CURRY (Chairman)
? R. B. ELLISON
? C. PARSONS
? A. R. PAVITT
? G. SCOTT
? H. D. VINCENT
? E. G. WOOD
- Only the above seven were nominated

ORARI SOUTH
? T. BATES
? J. BRACEFIELD
? M. BROPHY
? W. EDWARDS
? J. J. ELLIS (Chairman)
? J. MASON
? B. RICHARDSON

RANGITATA STATION
? CAMPBELL
? EDGAR
? GYNES
? KAVANAGH
? McNIVEN
? SHAW
? WENDELKEN (Chairman)

REDCLIFF
? JOHNSTON (Chairman)
? W. MENHINNY
? ROBSON
? WALL

ROBINSON'S BAY
? S. CURRY
? J. HODGSON
? S. JOHNSON
? WHITFIELD (Chairman)
? W. WILLIAMS

ROKEBY
? ALEXANDER
? HINDS
? IRWIN (Chairman)
? McPHEIL
? MORELAND

SEADOWN
... The old Committee was re-elected,
? Mr J. HEDLEY (Chairman)

SEAFIELD
? AYRTON (Chairman for the 7th year in succession)
? E. COLLISON
? T. HAMPTON
? MOORE
? G. TODD

TEDDINGTON
? W. BLATCHFORD (re-elected Chairman)
? J. EDEN
? W. GEBBIE
? J. SMITH
? T. THOMAS

TEMPLETON
? Joseph BAILEY
? S. BAILEY (re-elected Chairman)
? W. BAILEY
? Charles BENJAMIN
? G. P. KISSEL
? George Way LUCOCK (1847-1915)
? G. D. MARSH

WAIMATE
... Mr D. A. Taylor presided. Mr Manchester moved - "That a vote of thanks be recorded on the minutes in fabour of the late head master, mr J. C. Adams (now of Normal School, Christchurch), for the painstaking way he had worked up the school and as showing the householders' appreciation of his many qualities as a teacher of the Waimate School". The resolution was carried unanimously. The ballot for the new Committee resulted in the election of Messrs:
? D. A. TAYLOR - 76
? A. KITCHENER - 68
? G. B. BARCLAY - 66
? W. PETIT - 62
? R. NICOL - 62
? G. HARDING - 59
? J. SINCLAIR - 58
? D. WATTS - 53
? E. J. ATTWELL - 52
The other candidates were Messrs:
? CAMERON - 51
? P. RUSSELL - 49
? E. D. SANDERS - 46
? C. RUSSELL - 45
? F. P. HARRIS - 19

WAITOHI
? R. BAXTER (Chairman)
? C. CAMPBELL
? J. CONNEL
? D. FRIEL
? P. FRIEL
? L. McCORMICK
? W. J. TENNENT

WAITUNA
? R. CAMPBELL
? J. COCHRANE
? W. H. BECKETT (Chairman)
? H. MEYER
? W. NICHOLAS
? E. M. VIGORS
? F. WESTPHAL

WEST OXFORD
... Only four members of the present Committee were present and no election took place, Messrs:
? DEAN
? KNOWLES
? RICHARD (Chairman)
? WATT

WINCHESTER
? J. COLLIE
? W. HIDE
? W. De RENZY
? J. McNAUGHTON
? W. PHILP
? R. SMITH (Chairman)
? W. STEWART

PHOTO
Plot 2 Block 60 at Gore Cemetery
HEADSTONE READS:
In loving memory of
the REVD. ARTHUR ROBERT DAVIS TOSSWILL
born 2nd Sept 1847at Brixham, Devon, died 21st May 1902.
And his wife
CHARLOTTE ANN TOSSWILL (nee Davis)
who died at Huinga, Taranaki 1849-1927.