EDUCATION BOARD

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 442, 26 February 1909, Page 2

EDUCATION BOARD

MONTHLY MEETING. • The monthly meeting o£ the Wellington Education Board was held yesterday; there being present: Mr. Robert Lee (chairman), and Messrs. Wm. Allan, A.- -H. Vile, \J. G. W. Aitkcn, J. Kebbell, W. Hr 'Field,' M.P., W.C Buohanan, M.P., Captain T. W. M'Douald, and the Hon..A. W. Hogg.. ':■'." ;'. ~K..:':."■■ '■;.-• : ;.' . A Debit Balance—£26Bl ,4s."'. ; : The monthly statement of finances showed that' the following'accounts were in' credit:— .General account, ,£ll2l 133. lOd. j technical account, £79 ss. '104.; secondary account, .£75 7s. 6d.; manual and technical account, £619 12s. 2(1.; teachers' salaries, £923 2s. Id.; deposit account, £110 11s. 9d. Total amount in credit, X 2929 13s. 2d.. Agaihstthis, on the debit side, was an amount of .£5610 17s. 2d. on tlio buildings account; this leaves a. debit balance on February 24 of £2681 4s; The debit balance for the previous month was j>1553 12s. 7d. Contract liabilities (including sites) amounted to £4836 18s. 9d.. The pay-sheet, amounting-to £8578125. 4d., was passed. ... •;■ ■ ~ " ' ■:■■' The Estimates—l9Q9. : :'■ Y 7.. A return of estimated receipts 1 and expenditure for the year 1909 was tabled. The Board's income, under the general account, was estimated at J812.295 17s. 2d., and its expenditure ■£10,454 4s. 9d;; .for secondary, education—: scholarships, district high sohols, etc.—the receipts were estimated at £4752 15s, and the expenditure, 17s. 6d.; manual and technical instruction—receipts £2627 Os. 2d;,:expendi-, ture,, £2150; teachers'salaries—receipt's £53,381 BS. 10d., expenditure ; buildings—receipts £9131 6s. 6d., expenditure:£B996 15s. 10d. The. estimated net result at the end of the year 1909 is a balanoe to credit.of. 9s. 7d. The office work of the. Board is , estimated to c05t.£2450,-truancy, £255; and conveyance of children, £250. :.,' . "... ■'•,;•, .'..'•.-■' '.■"'.."-'.■ Pupil Teacher 'Appointments.-..' -' Appointments of pupil teachers were.made as follow:— .■."' :: .. .... . ..." . .'•■.•,.' .Miss U..Dement, Brooklyn; Miss J. I. Bussell, Featherston; Miss E. Hurrell, Mount Cook. Infants'; Mr. A; P. Castle, Kilbirnie; Mr. J. E. Mills, Khandallah; Mies K. Moore, Terraco; Miss W.; Lauchlan, South Wellington; Miss M. ■Duff,' Mount: Cook Infants'; Miss.-.H.-' Gooder, .Terrabe;:Mf. WV- F. Dudsori,' Newtown; •.Mr. J. Daley (reappointment), Mount Cook Boys'; Mr. G.Watson, Clyde Quay; Miss A.'Murray, Mastertbn; Miss' M. E. Sievwright, - Brooklyn; -Miss U. Oliver,-Upper Hutt; Miss 11. K..Hare, Johnsonville; Miss Oliv*e Dagg,'Masterton. .'■.. ■Transfers of-pupil teachers were approved as follow.:-Miss M.Kydd > :,B;utt to Pelone;'Miss M.. Grey, Mangaoronga to Eketahuna; : Miss M.' Duff, Mount Cook Infants'. to Kilbirnie ;'■ Mr. A.. P.; Castle, Kilbirnie'to Hntt. ; , '.., ■..'.■'• Woodworkand Cookery, Classes. .'. .The instructor: in woodwork,■ MW E.'Howo, reported., in favour /of' the .appointment of an additional instructor in .. woodwork;: this, ho urged, would enable, the. woodwork: classes at both the.Thorndon and South WellingtoiioonT tres to be fully ocoupied, s and afford the':boys', in. the; upper .standards an. opportunity. of receiving, a two years' .course> of instruction:'instead of, -as.•■'at present, al2 months'. course. ■ It was. further' recommended that the appointment be at a salary of £125 per annum, and— .this: was endorsed by.the chief to 'a period of probation. : : i '■'..'• • V ■..'■■. : ■■'-.' i>. 'The report iyas.adopted: It was decided to establish 'woodwork olasses atMount: Cook , Boys' and■Tβ Aro Schools," and,-a cookery.class at ■ Mount ;_Cpok.Girls' Sohool. "■■:.■- : .. ..-..■ .::..■/ : decided that, similar'.arrangements to; :those,;of :last ,year : be, made', in connection with the i.teacKeis' Saturday classes : iii drawing, and ~hapdwbrk',V! S inging;,' :>-oodwork,, and:-'6obkeryV.v> .-' i •" and; VVorks 'Committee. ,^ : :'V.- : 'On the ; recommendation.\of : the\Finance,and: Works ■Committee grants "were authorised for works: at-Island Bay, Terrace, Korokoro, Johnsonville,:':Nireaha, ..Manuk'au, - Eange '■ Road,-. . Korora, Paekakariki,. ;Martinborough, Cross': Creek, : and; South Wellington. , ■ . ' :..■*'::■:. : ■.', Applications' for works at l Tokomaru," Laris-, downe,. Scarborough;: and Othki,' were declined. , .;.The, ; clerk of works)was .instructed to"report on applications for -works at 1 . Olareville, Brook- . lyn, Maraniii, and Levin. ,.-v ■~ , '■':' ■:■■:':■ ■ • ■■■-■■ r . ; : Carterton. (old school)^Application" for level .floors and rearrangement of .ae'sks.' fieferred ,to. jthe:inspector-.and'clerk of:wpris; Kfone -rNbt to' be roofed plates.i^urir ■ tai—rAdditional for! iprty 1 ' ptfpils;' to -.be made : for'.H' grant. ! for;.'erection"ot fesidence';Tender— .That the' tender' of-MessrSii Brown and , Johnston ■ ..for.; threo :Mndergarten-; tablesi.."£2 >14s.j:.;.ba-'ac-■■cepted..' .■'■-■'..:■• .- •: ■•"■■■. r.;-..-.;-.V:".•■'■■:.-. :• . Soholhrships,-: travelling ;allpwflnce3:—. ; :: ■■'.'; (a). Wellingtonr-Wh'ere .(i soliolarship-holdor. lives, over three'miles from-the 6cho6Fauehde'd,' the bbard will 'pay the,fare 'up"to three Miles/: ..or as , near as may be; irom the school.' '■'■■' ■■ . (b) / Christchuroh—Schblarship-holdei' •freeman ie.to.be.allowed;to holt This scholarship, at :Christchurch,. but'■,without^travelling •allowances.' ... :.■;, ■' : V : ; ;\ ; ;. ■}.-:■ '■■■ •...-.' VW:-;v.;v''-.v :.- ■;:.;-'.Gonerai,';/■'':;'■",,■. ■:'■;■■: K'-S'\ 1 E. P. Isaac's 'an "extension?(as reoommendedby Mr.' J. : P.-' Firth, headmaster' of Wellington , College) '-■ of i his '.scholarship 'for one year. \ ■: • • '.'■/■''■" '.■'■■"■■''■'•.' ■ ;: . .. ■ >.^i ; ■, An application from the .Petone.,School 'Committee:.for; the of a high 'Bchoor proper': at.'Petone was referred to the .inspectors".for. a , report, .vl '.j,>-~ L .......■'■"/.■'■: : ''-.,".-: 4 '■■:■ ..-Oa;tHe _motibn;;of.Mr,:A'. ; H! .rtle.''the board , decidedjtb" apply .to. the Education: Department for ■' a: set 'bt - meteorological maps ' for use: in' eoh.bols.',---'\-.-.:':'.:v i . ; -v:--: : .-v'-- ■/'.:■"■,-.: : ', '.-*.'.•-■.•■■."•■ :.•