EDUCATION BOARD.

Auckland Star, Volume L, Issue 73, 26 March 1919, Page 8

EDUCATION BOARD.

WORK AUTHORISED. * The Auckland Education Board met this morniup. Mr E. C. Banks was in the chair. The business of the day w as mainly the consideration of requests fur alterations and additions to schools already in existence, and erection of new buildings. NEW SCHOOLS. A tender of fCOO for a new school building at Kaipaki was accepted. Applications, from Takanlnl, Whakatane, and Patlti for new schools were considered to-day by the Education Board. Although Takanini was only two miles from Papakura and Manurewa schools, it was shown that a new school there would serve S9 children in thirty families. Mr Kins was j asked to report on this application. The Whakatane request was made by the manager of the freezing works there, at the Instance of a number of people who lived out of reach of the present school, and who drew attention to the growing district, and forwarded a list of 44 children living in the locality. The chairman and Inspector were authorised to report on this and the Patlti request. The Board was asked to re-open Makeokeo and Oropl schools, and deferred consideration till an Inspector makes report. ENLARGEMENTS. Cambridge asked for an enlargement of Its school, which has a floor space of 3160 square feet, and an average attendance of ! 323. Epsom called for two more class rooms. It is accommodating 557 pupils on '0680 square feet. Takapuna also applied for enlargement. It's floor space is 3364 feet, and its attendance 311. Each appliea- , tlon will be reported on by an inspector. I A memo, from the Department concerning the Whangarei Heads aroused some disj ciission. The Department intimated that it j could not approve of the Board's application for erection of a new school building at Whangarei Heads, and at the same time aequiese in the retention of the Keotahl school. Members thought this was "a scandalous thing," because both schools were necessary. The road 'between the schools was the artery of a freezing works, and was- very dangerous for children. An J inspector without real knowledge of the local conditions had reported adversely on ;an application for a new school on the prei sent site, and the Department upheld that. I The Board decided to strike out contrary Ito the Department's memo. Another case Jon all fours with Whangarei came up I when the Board discussed an enlargement jof the Huntly school. The inspector rej ported he was not prepared to recommend lan enlargement on the west of the river I until further efforts were made to provide J a footbridge across the river. While agree- : ing that a footbridge was necessary, as I the children had to use the full-traffic rallI way bridge, the Board held that this was I outside the issue altogether, and its consideration would delay "the alterations for a very long time. The school was at present j overcrowded. It was resolved to "receive" jtbe report, and forward an application to , the Department in the nsual way. I The Board was authorised to carry out , minor repairs and Improvements that entailed expenditure, of over a thousand 1 pgufldeiiX-c-*"""