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The Devonport School Board was formed on January 24th 1871. Those elected by the population to serve on the Board were: Mr C Row (Wesleyan), 2,281 votes; Mr J Angear (Liberal Churchman), 2,054 votes; Major Lakin (Wesleyan), 1,946 votes; Rev. J Vaughan (Independent Calvanist), 1,524 votes; Rev. J Bullen (Conservative Churchman), 1,322 votes; Rev. F Bellamy (Conservative Churchman), 1,258 votes; Mr G G H E Rundle (Conservative Churchman), 1,088 votes; Mr L P Metham (Liberal Churchman), 968 votes; Mr J May (Leaguer), 892 votes; Rev. W Cross (Liberal Churchman), 761 votes; and Mr J Rolston (Leaguer), 673 votes. There were 22 other candidates, the lowest vote being pulled by Mr W Hawke, 7 votes. The Board in 1878 consisted of Mr Joseph May (Chairman), Mr John W Ryder (vice-chairman), the Rev. John D Bullen, Mr Lorenzo P Metham, the Rev. Pitt Johnson, Mr Henry M Daly, Dr John Rolston, Mr John Frederick, Mr Henry Moorshead, the Rev. Henry Holmes, and Mr Charles Henry Bennett with Mr J J E Venning as Clerk. For the salary scales introduced by the Devonport School Board from April 1st 1900, click here. Devonport School Board was abolished on March 31st 1903. THE SCHOOLS CHERRY GARDEN STREET later YORK STREET BOARD SCHOOL
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