BOARD OF EDUCATION.

Auckland Star, Volume XXVI, Issue 18, 22 January 1895, Page 5

BOARD OF EDUCATION.

The firsb ordinary meeting of the Board of Education foe the new year was hejd today. Present:- Mr R. Udy (in the chair), and Messrs Luke, Muir, Wilding, Lambe, Woodward^Coopor, and the Rev. J. Bates. •Report of the Chairman and Executive Committee;— This joint Committee pre-. sented a?lengthy'report. Tenders had been accepted' »b follows: —Grayson Bros., £188 15s, for addition to' VY hangarata School1; S.; . White, £39, , for improvement's to Remuera school ground; C. Layer, £205, " for' improvements at' Grafton Road School j E. Johnson, £45,: for painting Ponsoriby'School; W. Wardell, £7:l4s'6d, tor painting Paparoa School; A/ Calder, £9 'ss, for painting Karamu School and dwelling ; D. Elliott, £13 15s, for painting Kirikiriroa School and dwelling ; F.-tßeeves, £6 10a, for painting Morrinsville School;' F. Reeves, £13, for painting Obaupy School; D. Elliott, £6 lOai for painting'Whatawhata School; J. Ellinjjh'am, £310, for erection of teacher's house at East Ttfmaki. vftlr ElHngham having declined to take up his tender, bis deposit ;of £5 haa been forfeited, and fresh tenders b&v<rbeen invited. ; The .'report also1, ~Btaied":-~Auckland city : Authorised tarring and; sanding of city schools under direction ;of architects.' Cambridge:. AiifiKdrised' repairs to school building under direction of architects. ' Epsom: Architects have been instructed to repair fireplaces in school and dwelling. Frankton : Application for the establishment of a school haa been referred to the Hamilton West Committee for their report. Grafton and Newtoß : Authorised tarring and Banding of school ground under direction of architects. Morrinsville:' Request tor enlargement of school has been declined. Mount Albert: Granted,£l to eradicate fnrze from school ground. Newmarket1: Granted cost of a water'meter. Otahuhu : Committee have been furnished with information available -as to examination results in certain schools. Ponsonby : Authorised repairs to roof of scool at a cost of £5. The report also dealt with a large number of small grants made to country schools. Scholarships;—-The report of the Chairman and Executive Committee stated application had been made to the Governors of the Auckland College and Grammar School for the privilege of free tuition to be extended to the five highest) on the list of those who; had gained junior certificates of proficiency. Obituary.—The Chairman in his report regretted the deaths of the following teachers :—Lieutenant-Colonel Smith, head teacher of the Huntly School; Mr Michael P. Mulligan, pupil teacher, Kauaeranga Boys School.—On the motion of the Chairman it was agreed to send a letter of condolence to the widow of Lieut.-Colonel Smith, and allow her three months'salary. Ib was also agreed to send a letter of condolence to Mr Mulligan's parents. . . . Teachers.—lt was stated in the Chairman's report that tha.following resignations had been received :—Mr A. H. Gatland, teacher, Waitakerei; Miss C. K. C. Davies, teacher, Hikurangi; Missi.E. E. Picken, aasiatanb, Beresford-street; Miss A. Moses, assistant, Huntly; Miss A. M. V. Kells, assistant, Kawakawa ; Miss A. M. Wilson, pupil teacher, Tauranga No. 1 ; Miss B. E. Powell, pupil teacher, . Devonport. Appointments had been authorised as follows: —Mr A. F. Burton, head teacher, TePuke;

Mr H. Blackmail, teacher, Otorohanga ; Mr J. Wooller, head teacher, Hikurangi; Mr A. J. T. judkins, teacher, Mataburu, Nos. 1

and 2; Mr A.; W. 8., Davis, teacher, Whangaripo'; Mr W. Brown, teacher, Mangahura; Mr G. Brown, teacher, Kaitara; Mr G. A. Somerville, teacher, Purua; M 133 A. Henry, teacher, Long; Bay; MrE. K. Mulgan, assistant master, Newton West; 'Mr A. J. Hill, second assistant master, ISlewton East; Miss S. J. iPurdie, assistant, Newmarket; Miss R. Gt. Crisp, assistant teacher, Beresford-streeti;. Miss E. A. Nixon'; asßißtariti.-Mounb Eden > Miss A.-M. Bqttrill, assistant, Huntly; Miss F. Li. Hall,'assistant, Kawa Kawa. Pctpil TtfACHpKs.-rA lengthy reporb of the sub-Committee appointed to confer and report upon the question of the employment, training and instruction of pupil teachers was laid on the table. Consideration was deferred till the second week in February. Chapel-street School. —The City Schools Committee wrote, protesting against the Board's decision to open a new school in Union-street, arid stating that they still adhered to their former proposal to enlarge the Chapel-etreeb School.—lt was agreed thab the Board should confer with the pity Schools Committee on the matter on Friday next, in the moantime the Board's architect to inspect the school and report us to the accommodation and its sanitary condition. ' Tenders.—The following teachers were accepted :—Fainting No, 2 school, Kati Katl North, W. J. Gray, £815s 6d ; painting Karaka school, F- J. Shepherd, Mount Eden, £7 ; fpainting Opuawhangra school, W. J. Cameron, £9 13a; painting VVairangi School, F.. S. Shepherd, £8 103; paihtiog Paparata School, Norton and Mackenzie, £7 ss; painting teacher's house, Onehunga, John E. Kelsall, £9 15s; erection of teacher's dwelling East, Taraaki, Geo.; H. James, £309 and £327} improvements to school and teacher's house at Hamilton East, C. H. Warr, £67.