this office were sent across the Island to set an assessment value on each property. If property owners were not satisfied with their tax, appeals could be made with the Government Department.

Further decisions of Consolidation were brought to the attention of the ratepayers in 1968 when the Trustees asked for a vote on the Consolidation of the Grade VII and VIII students. These students received approval to attend the Intermediate Section of the Kensington Regional High School. The Trustees were again asked to consider complete Consolidation — all grades — with the Kensington area, at a special meeting held on February 21, 1968. Eleven voted in favor of this motion and four abstained from their voting privileges. Robert MacKay was appointed as the representative from our District to serve on the Consolidated Elementary Board to make plans for the present Queen Elizabeth Elementary School.

Along with Consolidation, the Trustees of New London, North Granville, and Stanley Bridge, agreed to send their students to Stanley Bridge School until the new school was built. The bus driver responsible for transportation was Floyd Serviss, of New London. This would be the last time the two rooms were opened for educational purposes. The Trustees who had represented this area were: A.S. MacEwen, James R. Murphy, Nelson Roberts and Gordon Campbell. Today’s method of selecting Trustees is very different from the 1970’s

The Unit II School Board officially closed the Stanley Bridge School in June, 1976. GENERAL EXPENSES

According to the Provincial School Act of 1877, schools came under the direct control of the five local Trustees who decided what the teachers’ supplements and operating expenses for the school would be for the year. This was closely monitored by the Department of Education. Logic would dictate that these expenses would be kept to a bare minimum.

The first records of 1890 show that the receipts for the year were $173.23, with disbursements of $166.05. Of this amount the Principal received $60.00 and the Assistant $20.00. The janitor received the same amount ($20.00) as the assistant. He also received $5.00 for Contingencies and $22.00 for coal. The Secretary, however, received nearly as much as the above two. His commission was $17.32. In this year a poll tax was assessed on all ratepayers. The status of the teacher was evidently on the lower end of the scale. The largest assessment for this year paid by Dr. R.D. MacNeill was $5.30. The lowest tax was $1.10. In addition to the assessment list, a tuition fee of $10.00 each was received from five students. It does not appear that too much responsibility was left to the Trustees.

The supplements continued to take a downward swing from 1890 to the turn of the Century, when they reached a low of $20.00 and $10.00. The janitor’s salary went to $70.00, with the coal costing $20.00 to $30.00 for the year. This was deducted from thejanitor’s total salary.

Although the janitor’s duties remained the same, his salary continued to rise. A new idea ‘to auction’ the janitor’s duties to the lowest bidder was introduced at the Annual meeting in 1906. The job was sold for $100.00, with the teachers’ supplements for that year being $25.00 and $25.00. The tax rate was 16 cts. per $100.00 and receipts for the year totalled $209.52. The idea was evidently not considered satisfactory because the duties were bargained for a set rate of $90.00 for the next year. A resident was asked to appear in court for not paying a tax of $2.28 which resulted in a court expense of 28 cents. Other items of interest which are noteworo

thy to compare include the following:

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