EDUCATION BOARD.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XXVI, Issue 251, 2 November 1892, Page 2

EDUCATION BOARD.

The monthly mooting of tho I'Uuont'on Boml was held tliij morning, l'reaeut : Mes-jra Tarrant (chnirunn), Tnlbot, Ilnrstuoua.*, Phillips Denck.'r, Look, Maginnity. and Major Fr.inklyn, Board of Man mi tiers' Report. Tho report of tho Board of Exiimnera wns read. It stilted that six npplicatious for the teaohership nt Matiri had boon received, and that Mr J. Liva w,is recminnnded ns being the oaly certificit:d appliouit. Six npplicitiona for tho tjacherahip nt Waingaro wcro considered, and Misses Ihriic-fc/, Fittill, Haycock, M. H ibb, and 11. Symcs wore reoommouded, their nauieß to be sent in alphabetical order. Seven applications for tho toaohorship afc Brighton were received. Miss ,], Oxley and Air \V. Youug wcro recommended, their namea to bo ssrit in alphabetical order. Three applications for tho assistant teaohership ab Haven -road school were received. Mr. Arthur Douglas w.ia recommended as being the only suitable applicant available. Central School. A litter was re id irom thu Town .Schools Coinmittoo containing a copy of the resolution passed at the last meeting of tho School Committee as follows : -" This Committco tegs to bring under tho notice of tho Board the fact that tho Sub-committcc appointed by the Hoard to meet a Subcouimittoe of tho Town Schools Committee to considot the question of Bitc3 fot a Central iSohool have not yet met for that purpose, and would request that a meeting be appointed afc tho earliest possible dat*, aa the question of re-building JUUmpdcn-street school does not admit of any further delay. Mrs Riirey's letter was also forwurdud for tho information of tho Board." It was resolved Unit tho sub-Committee of the Board ni?eb a sub Committoo of tho Town Schools Committee at aoonas possible, the sub -Committee of tho Board to consist of Messrs Look, Dcncker, and Talbot. Secretary's linp-trt. The Secret iry read hia report which was rojeived. Inspector's lleyort. Tho Inspector said ho lad tnkon Mr Lidley to the West Coiat us sijaisUnt exiininer and ho had turned ouc an excellent examiner lie oould not havogofca better man, — AfcDeaniafcon nn «saiatant probationer was wanted. Coußideratiou deferred. Tho Inspector aiid that at Cronaduu there was a woll but no water iu it, A tank was sadly needed. Resolved that a tank be supplied. Tho Inspeotor reported that freali de3ks were required iu tho Girls' school Westnorl. Resolved that fresh dc3ks bo supplied at tho Girls' school Westport. The Inspector siid that Mokihiuui sliould bo deulareJ a school district, and that a school should bo built there, It was resolved on the njotion of Mr Phillip* tint Mokihiuui b.o constituted a school district, that the ru'esant Committco bo asked to ddino tho bound uics, and that tho Inspector ami tSjcrebry ascertain whether thorn is any reserve (hero which could be ni'ulc use of. Tho Inspector said that he thought that a sohool should bo built at Auatoki, as tho people wero hemmed in there by mouatuus aud rivers. A letter was re.id from tho Chairman of tlio Ling- Plain School Committee, stitiug th.it a school was needed at Anatoki, and asking tho Board to give the boundaries of tho Long Plain school district. It was resolved that tho matter bo postponed until next meeting, and tint tho Secretary forward tho infurm>t'.o:i asked for to tho Long Plain Committee. Tho Inspector read somo of hU report on schools examined. Lyeil. A good deal of correspondence wna read concerning the teaching of sewing at the Lyell school. —Action was t.iken by tho Bo;ud iu the matter. Tad mo r. Mr C)llins was appointed to;iehor ftt the Tndmor H jlioo), I'Jjia miners for Scholarships. The Inspector and Mr Liltlojolnf wero rcappointcd eximinors lor soholarship3, and it who resolved that the c.YAtiiiuabtou take place on the lltli and 15th of 1) oeinbar. Building (jrant. It was resolved, oa tho mouiou of Mr Donckor, that the balance of tho building graut bo kept for contingencies. Finance Committee, Tho report of tho Finnuoo Comuiitteo was read. Pho Cdmmittoo made tho following rpcommciulatioiiß :— Thnfc iu future tho aubMdy for tho Waiwero llouHehold fiohool be paid quarterly instead of once a year. — That the pinna and speciu'oations of tho verauduh for Stanloy Brook bo approved of and forwarded t j the Committco.— That tho Lawer Wakefiold Committee bo informed that from tho information before tho Board thero is nothing duo for tho toaohing of singing in their soJiools,— Tflftfc fonoujg »ud g«t39 Had also, a ,

kitchen dresser bo provided in connection with the new bou=e at Bpring Grove nfc a. cost not oxceeding £17 10?.— That a, iOOgal ship tauk and a (olouhl oven be sent to (Spring Grovo for the new house.— That a sum not exceeding £5 be voted tho 88 Valley School Committee for a \vat3r supply for the new lions?. —That a sum not exceeding £8 bo voted for (i force pump for Sarau school. — That the "Waingaro Committee- he informed that tho state of the Hoard's finances will not permit of a grant being made for stumping the That the specifications mid tender for repairs and painting at ■Wostport Boys' school be referred to Mr ICllis to report on. —That a sum not exceeding Xi) be voted the Lower Moutero School Committee for the new doublc-lmng sliding sashes in the newly hired school-room.— That Mr Italton be informed that before his application can be acceded to, it will be necessary for him to forward to the Board a properly wonlid and signed order.— Tha'i tlie proposed verandah to teacher's houso nt Kerf lon stind over for tho present, but that « sum not exceeding £10 bo v tal tho Committ 0 for tho fencing and g;it>.s in connection with t'-io house, and an additional sum of £3 103 for 1113 pointing applied for.— The Chairman reported having visited Itinzui school, and ib was reoo in mended Unit the firebrick bo repaired, and a S'gley cowl ho j fixed on the top of the sohool chimney, the cost to bo defrayed out of the school fund.— Tho Hoard 'a hooka show an avnilabl-j balance on Building Fuud (ths year's building grant I of having been recoived) of Mid 173 scl. The credit bal mco on gene ril account is £2(550 19s 2J, subject t) tho p.iyinent of thcdiy, it 17 131 Is Id. The report wr.s adopted. U])2>ei< Wnkejleld School Committee. A hitter was read from fcha Upper Wiikefield Sjlicol Commitoeo with reference to t!io delapiiate.d stito of the to ichor's house. - Unsolved th-.t Major Fr.mklyn and Mr Phillips inspect the s-jhool building.* and report to the next mectt got' the Uo.ird. I'romised Land. Mr St 'ad Ellis read hia report on plans of proposed sohoal at Promised LauJ.—liesolved that tho report bo sout to tho local Commit lee, Notice <f M'tlio.i. Mr Hurstliomo said he would po.-t.ione moving his motion until the report of itho sub committee wa3 received, It enifi nations. Mr R, Hodder sent in hi3 re-ignation as teacher of tho Stanley Brook school.— Itesigurt'on nccepted. Mrs Scott sent in her resignat ; oa as assist mfc tcaoher of the Toi Toi Valley Suhool,— ll»signatio:j ncoeptod with regret. It was resolved to advertise for a teacher for the Stmley Hi ook school. Toi Toi Valley School. Mr Donoker a<kcd tho Inspector if he knew of any probationer whom ho could recommend for the position now held by Mrs K. Scott. Tho Inspector said that both Miss i-'add and Miss Gibliu were oligible f r the position. It was resolved to submit tha names of Miss Giblin and Miss Sadd to the Town .Schools Committee as being oligiblo for the position uow hold by Mrs K Scott, It was resolved that the salury should be £G0 per annum. Westport, Jfc ivas resolved lo advertise for probationers for both tho boys' and girls' schools at West port. Dennlston. It was resolved to advertise for a junior assistant teacher for Dcnniston School to be capable of teaching sewing. lLum\Hlun-Htvee,t School, Mr Dcncker said that an infant school should be erected at Haiiipden-street at once, lie would move that the JJoard take immediate steprt to erect an infant school at IJiiiupden-strect. The Inspector said the petitioners wished for ii school similar to the Brook-street School. The cost of such n building would be about £300. Mr Maginuity seconded Mr De.Tcker'a motion. Air Tilbot B dd he would support the motion if it was understood fiat the building should be so created that an ordinary sohool could bi added if needed, The Chiirnmn thought it would bo much better to wait before taking any action, intil tho subcommittee had mot and reported, Mr Look agreed with tho Chairman that it would bo ns well to wait until next meet ing before doing any tiling iu the milt;r, Air I'liil lips thought it better t) defer consideration for another mont'i. fi Mil jor Fr.mklyn moved as an amendment That tho matter bo poatpjued for a mouth, to allow the fcJab-'jommitteo to report After some further discussion, the nuieud~ rnent of Major Frankly.) was carried on the casting voto of the chairman.