EDUCATION BOARD.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 650, 29 October 1909, Page 11

EDUCATION BOARD.

MONTHLY MEETING At tho monthly meeting,' of.the, Wellington Education . Hoard, - held yesterday, there- were present, the chairman (Mr. Hobert Leo), and Messrs. A. XT-Hogg, M.P. W. H. Field, M-K, J. Kebbell, H. Elder, and A. H. Vile. Till! BOARD'S I'IN\NCES. , ;Tho monthly, statement of finance showed a debit of X 3225 : ss. Id., as against a debit balance''of. .£2OBO pa. lOd. for the previous month,: The' following accounts woro stated to. be. iii.credit:—General account, J31070 155.; technical account, JS79 ss. 10d.; manual and technical . account,'-'JJSIB IBs. Bd.: secondary .account,. ,£305 :15s. od.;-'deposits' account, xl13s.' 'On 'the buildings account there was a debit' of i£'s(lG3 18s. Bd.,'- and •on the teachers'salaries account, a debit of JE2OI 12s. sd. TKe (contract - liiiijilities '(ificluding. sites) totalled £3033 7s. 3d. ' .'. ;

<..■ Cbmmentinß' On-the finances, ;the chairman (Mr. :R'obert-Lee)- explained that: the'prospects .for:tho' futuve were, encouraging; although no undertakings 'involving lar'eo expenditure could ; be-cohtemplated.; They had coming'to them a sum .of JJ2BOO. in respect of the Government's : building.'grant, and: also/other grants* in ■ va- : rious : accounts,. t(\ftning:.X2ooo,.''so ..that .they . had (:a prospective 1 income 'of '.£4800." 'Against that,they had a debit(balarico.to;reduce, and an actual liability in respect of contract liabilities amounting ';tj»-; iClOOO—altogether, ' £'1225. .Members would ■therefore; see; that they , had a' •prospective .credit balance" of ;'Jss7B,The'' board •had now'.practically overtaken its building obligations m the district. ' i '; 'Mr.; Kebbell,drew-the'iatterition of tho ,board to certain statements which had. been mode, by thp Minister, for ' in his annual , report in. connection .with tho administration of the; Buildings .Grant.; ,• Tbe'.-Mi.njstor' had', .said that 'somo■ of the ..boards.were exempt from : tho' 'criticisms:made. J - V' 'V ; ' ri; ,V;: Mr. Vile: I'm afraid it is not wo who aire exempt, -a': V;. '>--The',, board's /'secretary-'(Mr.- G. .Lr,!Stewart) suggested that'.a r memorandnm' could bo .prepared for the. information of members, setting forth tho ojoratio'ns of the Wellington Education Board with regard to tho Buildings Grant.' This'was agreed.to. SCHOOL WOiIKS recommendations .;'of: the •Finance,' and Works' Committee, the resolved:— ' ' / 'grauts V'forUworks ;: at! ' the ' .following schoolsbo-authorised New'town,; Iforora; Terrace, ■ }■ natliorstoii,-. Martinui,. I'a- . hiatiia (Cookery), v ;'!Pahiatua ' District; ; High' (School, ! ,anll.'Mount Cook Infants. .."

.;,'That.appUcati6ha:for grants.fou.tho following bo : declined:—Makomako - (application ; for: no.w toGbhonso),- rand lEbotahuna (payment -for unauthorised' expenditure).' : f -''v: That ; work's at' the following,; schools. be : de-; ferred for; the - present':—Pahiatua,. AVorser. Bayi 1 'and Gladstone.- -'.-f':- ■-.'■■ ; : l applicatibhs v ;bo:-'madß for -grants . fori ' residences - at.: Hukanui-- and- Gladstone.' >.. -~ Sites^M.atarawa—That ' request; for .paymont '. of rental ..'of j paddock : bo ; declined, .an'd;', that > .tho-..board?sign . thei.le.nse!,on: the,.' Committee; undertaking '.to; phy ithe ion ti,' South' .'Wellington \ .-—That, seotions.'be offered for lease for. a'period .of so7Gii ynnrs. Terrace—Thtit ■ application bo made to the School Conunisaionors for the equi-; .yalent/iof .an.- additional sectioii. 1 .'Soiitlf W l-i----'•lingtbri i Land .:C'o;~That; the offer of; site at ! Vogoltown bo aeccptod with thanks, the board .undertaking that, when provided with a grant,' lit will ;ei-Mt;a'school - on-the site'.'now oifored.: Pnfiehinau—That! the ;b'oard ' consult /the'.com-'-mittee 'witli* a view to : the disposal of the old' site 'and 1 : school, .and apply for ; the consent .of i tho Minister. . - : [ *•' folidwicg- l fHbsidies woroauthorised:; r- : Training - .College : s tudonts,. iEB; ■ Mai'nnui. ground improvements (couunittco- hasraised .over;J2Bo), .£10;...T0..Hbr0,', library, "JB2 5 lOs.'s -aiifl ,l4indo>iibK|^raoii/';i£3t7£ : . ; Gd.;. •'■ •nirtg, the.;cbnstruction of. miniature .rifle .ranges,-. sohopl'''committees;.obtairi.rthe : '(!anctibil'-'of' the ; board and tlio approvalipf-the Utticer Command-: nig t'"> CadatM. .'_.; -Tlie; of cooinii tt'eos. slionl d be accotji p,aniccl;,by/S - plan 'of the range -arid ;of, thd*:«9h'9ol'ihoi) ."proposed .hasfunds.which ifc'c'a'nfjjxpand .bri'.thd; Con'-v structioii; '6f' miniature - rille.- v.,.';. It was also, resolved'' . ..." J /the' completion of the -new.' school;.be'■un'd6'rtakeri:'wh6h <i : tlio 'funds:-of the; application; 'ifpr7Sijhoptibo-rotefi'd. to inspector j Upper Hutti of -th'e.'conimittee.-regai-dirig; referred' to tho 'board ; Carterton—' 'i'Eat.ithe dlterationsiof-residences.rprojiosed by? .tho^itcachor.jbp/approved';'' .-Mangao'ronga— I That) 'tliq/,qoirtni;|te.^..^reijliired.to refund urieiponded; bUa'hra.'oi.'commit'to'e :funds; That;Mr?^Wfflt6liil's;letter'bo ; ;Temved;"Ektita'',- ■ .the'board,give.'offeot^'-to' -its-Mtesolit-tion ;ofOctober,' 1 DOS,, thatValternative. •;tendei-s,. 'fib invited for the purchasei' of. sections, one'of-' .mor.o, without, buildings,' anil, focoud,;: for; tho; ;bf ./'the" : .seetiohs on •iwbiph'.'tlio school-stii'ii'ds,-together!ii-ith.'th'e:school buildiiigs,"and.; third, .for tho ..removal of tho school buildings, and re-erection on new' siie. OTHER MATTERS V: Correspondence;'was 1 received from tho Go-; vorn'ment': with"reference; to". (I); theWilford; Settlement Schoohsite; (2)'Jreo;hooks grant; and'' (3) a' : school site ht Horetauhga". Siding.'; It waa : .#tatcd:v;^tf.,Secti«!ns.H'l^.tov.lßj7h!i4';--l)Mn ! -,'M ; ' servedi and .wore now. available for. a.school site.. iTho, prant ,• for J rc6 school books,' .the.. Do- ; , partm'ent stated, wonld for-1910 .be available, for- extension, to Standard ; III: The -.position, Hvith rogtird to; the 'Heretauhga site was that' tho;Defence:authorities;had signified that the. land could be' taken" if required. ; It; was - de-: 'cided/bvrthe board -that application .be 1 made, to i the;. Education'; Department, for, a' grant; for,■ the'purchase'of tho.land, .iv - ; ; '■ I : ■ An ; application;.from' .-.the; Korokoro School - Comihittee'for .increased accommbdation was re-, ferred to" tho board's inspector.,for a roport. 5 : It was decided to fihaki'.'ttpplleatidii to the' Education Department.'lor. the nccessary funds, whbrewithi to provide a new school ht iHinemba. ■ The' board approved of:a'subsidy:.graht-up :tq. ii'-lOs.- for'the miniature rifle -range at Northland- School. .'.Applications for approval of proposed ranges at Te 'Aro and Otaki were also re-, ceivcd- ' Tlie'proposals'were'-approvod. 'V.-. 'Leave of;- Absencp.—Tho following ■ teachers .-were granted leave, of-absenceMiss" J. Davidson, 'Roseneath."'(3 ' mohthii from February' .1, 1910); Miss C. Tuely, Ballanco (ono. r month from 'February : 1, ,1910); Miss Scott, • Carterton (to end --of : Octbber)'j :i Miss: M;:-/J!onfis6n, Levin (two 'days) , - 'Mr.'.'G; ■ Fins,'.' South "Wellington, (two-.months); ''Miss- Goldsmith; Levin, (four weeks)'; .Miss .'Oliver; Gladstone. • (extended ' leave) Miss; Carter, Brooklyn (extended; lpave,one month). ' .- ; • Leave to-attend examinations was granted to: Mr. E.'Eagar, .Tohnsonville; Miss A. M. Marten, -Newtown j.ifiss.'O. Eagar,- Nowtownj'Miss' 'F. Edmonds,.-Mount,Cook. Girls'; 'Hiss/Cayer:hiil,: Hiitti -Miijs : Speedy, vHutti,' Miss Stevens, Hutt ;,'Miss E.-.Montgomery, Kilbirnie;. and; Mr. Caigou, Hutt (all from November 30)..' Leave was also granted to i - Mr, R. ■ B: Hill,' Admiral Rhn (ono -week - from, November 8); Mr. Nightingale,'Kopuaranga (fortnight from November 8); Mr,-E. Foss, I-'crnndgo (November 17-19); Mr. Melody, .To Aro; Mr. Grant, Brooklyn; Mr. Taylorm, Kilbirnie (Novombor 12 and 16) ; Miss" 'Chapman,' Mangahao (November 5-19).