THE SCHOOL QUESTION.

Bush Advocate, Volume XII, Issue 1755, 3 October 1899, Page 2

THE SCHOOL QUESTION.

At the meeting at the Oddfellows : 5' ■' . ':■ Hall last evening the Mayor was voted .->- N<i to the chair, and read letters from they,' *uw Education Board stating th»t on the;'' -~/rQ inhabitants of the southern portion of, : " ~~-'\ Dan nevirke conveying to the Board a .-. ■•: suitable site for a school free of ooet, ' '. - ' ■ school buildings would be erected and " . ~* classes conducted therein up to the ,' ''■ third standard, the school to be a aide ' ''.."-■ school for three years under the pre-. .*, -.: sent committee. The Mayor said that •',-■; ', since the last meeting Mr McPhee and *_= ■■: himself had canvassed for subscriptions "* - towards purchasing a site. They had , ; ' ■ been promised about £50, and a* the sita was to cost £80, there remained ''-". t '• '■ £30 to make up. Ho understood that '"•■_. \ since the four sections were offered-. - ' - ' . for ,£BO it had been found that one of ?l: ; them was sold, and it would cost an *1 ; ,: additional £5 to repurchase. The conf y ' veyauce of the site would cost about j ■ . £5, so that there was really £40 more .-..-■; wanted. — Mr McPhee said several who , . ."• had put down their names had wished ' „.-■ ' to have them erased when they heard', that nothing above the third standard '[ ■ I was to be taught. It was thought ; .T inadvisable to canvass further when some were withdrawing, but he had -. ■■ • heard since that on reconsideration' those mentioned had agreed to leave their names on the list. It was * question whether they should go on \. with the lists for a third standard school or urge tne Board thatri^ll ,} standards be taught.— Mr Solomon said there was no probability Of-is 18 Board going, beyond «vhat it M>&lß&'/ - standard school. it wo'Sli^^^^^^^^&r'' long before all standards'iwereJ.'ia^^fttH if it was a thorough success, as Kb «&'/£.- --lieved it would be. Unless the new, school was gone on with the Board would enlarge the present one, and ' there' would be no chance then of getting one in that part of the .town. — The Mayor said they would neves have another chance to get a school at their end of the borough. Only^High' , street had been properly canvassed.— ' Mr McPhee said a number of Tepapakuku subscribers had withdrawn because they expected to get a school there. — Mr Tansey moved that the Board's offer be accepted, that th_e '■ land be transferred as soon as possi- • ble, and that every effort be made.. , before next ineeting to raise, the. amount required. — Mr Eoae seconded. '. . i At first he had n6t been satisfied Wita •; 1 a third standard school, but •he ber , lieved it was best to take what they •-, could get. — The motion was oar- i 1 ried, the Board to be informed 1 that' steps are being taken to have the. . site ready for conveyance. — On the motion of Messrs Henderson and Rose Mr H. D. Knight was appointed to complete the canvass, and, the following committee was appointed to '"arrange for carrying out the Board's requirements :— Messrs Tansey, Eo»e, H. D. Kuight, Thorburn, McPhee, Druuimond, Barton, Bargb, McDer- . - mott, and Jno. Duley. Messrs Drummond and Kuight were authorised to , pay a deposit on the sections. — Mr McPheo said Mr W. V. Knight was in favor of the sohool as it present pror posed ; his opposition had been to the site in Miller's road.— Mr Eose. referred to the value of the sections to be secured, and said that at the price asked Mr M. Henderson was ; pra«tioally contributing £40 of the cosfe-r- . About £4 was added in the room to ... the amount raised, and the meeting closed with a vote of thanks to the chair. "