Education Board.

Bruce Herald, Volume XI, Issue 1012, 24 May 1878, Page 5

Education Board.

;.„•- „.:■■-, .-Vr— r-^—— ■ ■■;,■■■ ■ ■. .j The Otago Education Board met yesterday Present— Messrs Donald Reid (Chairman), Bastings, Green, Fulton. Clark, Elder, Praer, and Professor Shand. . I . WEST TAIERI. A petition from Weat Taieri was presented by a deputation. The petition, which was signed by heads of families, stated that it was necessary that the present achoolhouse should be removed from its site to one nearer the centre of the district— say to the Government, township of Maungatua, sometimes called Woodside. The deputation pointed but that the new site would be in th 9 centre of the population, whereas at present there were two schools close together, and none affording accommodation to the large number of settlers in the direction of Woodside. Mr Fulton spoke in favour of the request. I Mr Green considered that this application | should be referred to the Finance Committee*: which had a number of similar requests to deal with. He thought that the Board's Inspector should; in reporting on school matters, report confidentially to the Board, which should hand it to the requisite Committee. By this means the Board would be likely to get fuller reports. The application was referred to the Finance Committee. . 4 That the scale of staff submitted by the inapeetoM'be approved and adopted. 5 That no'school shall be established e>t maintained by the Board where lhe number of pupils is below twenty-five, and that it be left' to the discretion of the Board to subsidise schools in districts where the prescribed number of pupils cannot be obtained. 6 That the payment of teachers during t he present quarter be continued at the average rate of last year, and that the same allowance be made to committees as was paid last quarter. " - MR HISLOP'S TBLEGKAM BE FAYMJNTS. Your committee recommends the Board to agree to the request made by the Secretary of Education, that this Board should receive all payments for the united districts of Otago and Southland up till the 20th of June, the and of the present financial year. TEACHER'S RESIDENCE, ROXBURGH. Your Committee begs to recommend that sections 5 and 7, town of Roxburgh, be purchased as a site for a teacher's residence, provided the same can be obtained at areason- , able price. "'■ . SCHOOL SITES. Your Committee recommends that the secretary be instructed to write to the Minister of Education requesting that funds may lie placed at tbe disposal of the Board for the purpose of securing school sites in suburban and town districts in which ho reserves, or insufficient reserves for school purposes have been set aside. OAMAKTT COMMITTB'S CLAIMS. *» Liabilities of lata Committee. — Your Committee recommends the Board to decline this request. x OAMAHU SCHOOLS. . Your - Committee recommends that Mr i Somerville be instructed to proceed at once to the district and report upon the proposed additions to the three schools. PAYMENTS TO MUSIC M4STEII AND DRILL INSTRUCTOR. Your Committee regrets that, owing to the limited funds at its disposal, it cannot recommend tbe .Bdwd to make a further allowance for the object named, but expresses a hope th&t tbe quarterly allowables mftd Aby the Board to the School Committed will be \ sufficient to enable them to continue the instruction of music and drill as formerly. MONTHLY rATMXKTS. . . Your Committee recommends theJßoard to take into its favourable consideration, as soon as the arrangements of the Government tor making advances are decided on, the question of monthly payments to teachers. FORBURY AND BALCLUTHA. Your Committee recommends that, subject to the approval of the Committee being obtained, the report of the Inspector «f Build-

ings on the applications of the For bury and Balclutha School Committees be given effect to.- ' .' ' ; ■• '- : " '.'■'■ » CLERICAL STAFF. Your Committee recommends the appointment of an additional clerk in the office at a yearly salary of £200, and that Mr Park, the junior clerk, receive an increase to his salary at the rate of £25 per annum, to. date from Ist July next. " appointments' committee's report. The Secretary read the above report as follows:-'-Mr W. G. Wallace of Maungatua, to be ncaster at Pukeuri ; Mr W. Maule, of the Normal School, to be second-master at Waikoiiaiti; Mi* James {3*ant, of Lawe* Harbor; to be second-master at Eensington ; Mis 9 Elizabeth Gillies, to be schoolmistress at Sawyer's Bay ; Miss Jane Black, to be schoolmistress at Palmerston , Miss P. E- Grant,to be assistant school-mistress at Tokomairiro Mr J. L. Cooke, of the Bluff, to be secondmaster of Albany Street School ; Mr James A. Rix, to be third-master of the Albany Street School ; Mrs Watt to be schoolmistress at Hampden— -Mr Farnie's'request for leave of absence to be granted.— That Mr Campbell be appointed temporarily: to Roxburgh, his permanent appointment to be contingent on the manuer in which his duties are discharged under the temporary engagement— That in future; as far as possible, all vacancies be filled up by the appointment of 'teachers in the service of the Board /and that such apr pointments be made by a system of promotion according to merit and length of ser- j ■vice.' '■:■-■ -.: .■■'■• ;■ .... .. .: - ■■ . "' . ■■■ -i ' fi6MMKMES'g SESoST. TheT Secretary read the above report, which stated that, Your Committee Jbfaving considered the various matters referred to, begs to recommend as follows :— ; ' " SCALE OF SALARIES AND TEACHING STAFF. 1. That a scale of salaries be drawn up based on the average attendance of the schools, to be supplemented by augmentation grants, dependant upon the classification of the teachers. 2. That the augmentation grants . be ■as follows:—

3. That the salaries of unclassified teachers be £20 less than that paid to holdersj'of third-class certificates. SOUTH GLENKENICH. . As a restilt of his visit to the district, the Inspector reeommen<iecl -that ten acres of section 24, block IX., be granted for a school site, and that a school be established there.. The Chairman moved, and it was agreed to recommend to the Government that the whole section be set apart— ten acres for the school and the remainder as part of the endowment for educational purposes. OBOOKSTON FLAT: The recommendation of the Inspector for the establishment of a school at Cookston Flat, was agreed to. , HEW SCHOOLS. The Chairman in reference to numerous applications for new 'schools, having pointed out the* state of the broad finances, the Finance Committee were ordered to report on the matter SCIENTIFIC APPABATUS. An application from the Athenaeum to purchase the scientific apparatus belonging to that institution, was referred to the Finance Committee. Mr Bastings objecting that the Board should thus relegate its work to a committee. PAPAKAIO. An addition to the schoolmaster's residence at this place (costing #23 10s) having been put up, application for payment of this sum was how made to the Board. As it wa* found ihat the Board had never authorised the expenditure, the application was refused. BLUE SPUR. Mr Taylor reported that on visiting the school unexpectedly at this place, he could net find any register of attendance. The schoolmaster Mr Dalzel stated to him that he bad a note of the attendance at his house, but it was not forthcoming, i It was decided to communicate with Mr Dalzel and the School Board on the matter.

Class 1., Division A, £60 „ 1., >, 8,£40 „ 11, „ A, £40 „!£., -;,„ B, £20