TECHNICAL EDUCATION BOARD;

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 110, 1 February 1908, Page 6

TECHNICAL EDUCATION BOARD;

. A SATISFACTORY. " : • Tho. Wellington -Technical Education .Board met .last. night". V.'.-Prosenls.-'MessreV -jUp. Luko (Chairman). W. Allan, T. Ballingcr, D. Robertson, D. Jt'Larcii, T. Chrmicl'iael.Leave of. absence.:was granted to Captain M'Donald, and a vote of sympathy with him ill his;.hpreliyemciit. was passed. . '. ■ The (Chairman said that tho nominal debit.balance- of the Hoard would bo extinguished by moneys dno from the ■'Govornmcnt/'-'.Thc sum' cxpejulerl by Iho Board'ftirK]> paratuV aiid.'material was to V refunded: .'taking. everything into considcratibii, 'iueliiding-;' repairs to the buildings and necessary alterations to meet .'.tho increasing' 'demands on'the school, ho thought-. they might congratulate, themselves. on coming thtough the year with no .serious debit balance. The 1 members all .appreciated tho:excellent work dono, by Mr. La "Trobo and his staff. He believed the school had never been better staffed and equipped, and,. tho.work'Yof the staff 'had' been 'excellently clone. ,■

, Accounts. amounting .to' £<325 ils.- 1J d', -.:(in-' eluding £444, lis.; Sd. ( for . salaries for 3an--uary)' .'were /passed',for, payment:' On. receipt. of tho", iioticu Ith'At • Messrs ■- J' G. W. Aitkcn, ,M.P;',. W.', H .Field', J1 P ,| liners .' Allan had been elected to represent the-.Education.- Board,, tho.'.-.Chairm'ah;- expressed J sat isfactioii v a ttho... appointment, of ;juch ablq arid . experienced -men.. Ho also moved -tiiat'the-' lioard should place flu record;, its'sense of -tho valuable-servuios (if Caph-ni; M'Donald as a member of the Hoard Mr.- Robertson seconded -the : motion. Ho' lioped'-.th.o' new; members Vould 'help'thc Board to obtain 'tlio' Mount Cook site for a technical school. ' Tho; motion was carried. 0 I" moving that six ..months' leave of absence bo graiitcd^.to.'-JIr.;.AV.. Allan, who is about {o tako a. trip to, tlio Old Country; the Chairman said.'ho , had iio 'diinbt that Mr.. Allan "would visit' educational institutions and/bring' back- ivith-him: soma useful'knowledge and ideas. ;.Tho- leave of absence w.ould bo renewed oh tho ospiry of ■ tlio six months. '." ■' : • ;, , . , Jhe motion was seconded by Mr. Robertson, and -carried. . ' r * M% n . ti'M'kcd i his fellow .members, and said .that ho would certainly; visit technical schools and see what .progress wan being made,,but lie, rat-hei: thought;tho Wellington Technical School was already very well i to tho front, . lt had'a director as welfmiali- ! he;l as any m the Old Count rv, and an exceJjent staff,-awl was only hampered bv lack I or accommodation; / , >.]

..Consideration; of tlio Director's annual res'? already been summarised in liiE L>o:.:]mom, \V(is -again postponed.