EDUCATION BOARD.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1298, 29 November 1911, Page 5

EDUCATION BOARD.

MONTH!,Y MEETING. | The monthly mcrlin(T of the Wellington f Education Hoard was held yesterday :il- I ItTiiunii. then.' loins present: The chair- 6 innii (Mr. Jiobert l.eel. and Messrs. A. 11. Vile, Win. A Hit 11, J. U. W. Aitken, and 11. l'ri".Mii'Hi. Tlit' j-lat.-Miicnt of finances for the J moalli ended November -I disclosed a credit balance ol' .iMKl'i Ills. -Id.. as against I I. debit balance of .KHWI !>s. lid. for the previous mouth. The re.-igiMitum of (lie following teach- I ors wore mwptetl :-.Miss G. .l-onghurst, Kilbirnio; Mr. A. W. Rose. Kopiinrunga; Miss V. Hum, .Mnriiii.'i: Mi--' 11. Taylor, Mitchelllowii ; Miss t>*Snll ivn 11, Mount Cook Inl'tuiU'; Mis< .M. Njcholls, Now- j town; Miss A. Thnriiton. Kilbirnie. It. was I'o.-olvcd, in terms of tho Kdn- I cation Afl, to make formal application I to the Minister for the disestablishment I of Newtown district Hipli School. SCHOOL WOKKS. In connection with a memorandum from tho Education Department, intimating thut the board's proposils regarding tho new building and district liipli school nt L'kctnliuna would lis drillt with together. tho secretary (Air. G. L. Stewart), explained .that information concerning tho probable number of proficiency certificateholders who would bo eligible tor admis- _ cion to tho secondary department at the beginning of tho year was now lieing collected, for tho information of Hie JJeP^rhß\wVcbraraitto&— n. Vile. \y. X\ Buchanan, ami A. W. Ho^g—reportin" on the question of a moio convenient site for the Matahiwi Schoul, recommended that as tho present building was not suitable for removal, n new school be erccted on a site of throe acres on tho Holmes Estate, under offer by the trustees. It was agreed to have the site surveyed, and to make application to the Government for a grant for the erection of tho building. , On the recommendation of the inspectors the board resolved to make application to tho Government for fund? tor tho immediate-erection of school buildings nt Silverstream, Kahautara, aud Aohauga. 'Hie following school works wero authorised:— Dalefiaid, repairs and blind renewals; IChandallali, concrete floors in shelter sheds; AVaione,- porch extension, new tank, and minor repairs; l'arkvale, washhouse. . , With regard to the following schools the board decided-.— Ttoseneath—That the Minister for Defence be thanked for tho sanction to use the portion of the I'oint .lerningham lie- ■ serve required for schonl purposes; and that a substantial close boarded fence be r erected. Ngaio—Proposals for grading m were approved. - Plimmerton— I 'J'hat lease fl of reserve b? completed, and efi'ect given | to the previous recommendation regarding t site acquirement. Levin—(a) The secre- | tary reported the sale of I.evin leases at I ..056 per annum.; (b) that Mr. Hannan's | lease remain as at present. Mangatai- g uoka. (residenoeJVrbat removal of parti- t tion be permitted as requested by tho t headmaster: Eketahuna—Application to j be made for house allowance. Whareaina | to be made for grant for J school. . 'l'e Aro—Library subsidy, ,£2 3s. f id., to-be granted. Normal School—Sub- J sidy of .£lO t.o be granted on proceeds of j bazaar, for school equipment. Lans- ! downe—Subsidy of £o (is. Sd. to be grant- J ed. as half cost of fencing. [ Plans for alterations and additions to I the school at ■Mitelielltown were referred j to the Works Committee. 1 The boatd. having arranged for the provision of an additional classroom at , Clareville, it v.-as agreed, on .the sugges- > tion of Air. W. C'. Buchanan, to rent a suitable room in the vicinity of the . school at 10s. per week. ] TEXDETIR - ACCEPTED. Tenders for school works were accepted as follow:—' j Clyde Quay (painting, ete.), William Xi- ; col, .£B-1: Cross Creek (wash-house, drain- j age. etc.), W. Benton and Son, All 10s.; J Hukaiiiif" (repairs, painting, etc.), 0. X. ; Clayton, •til 17s. 6d.; Kaiwciwai (new school), W. Benton and Son, JKwO; Xew-.i man (now -latrines, repairs, . painting, etiO, C. E. Clifton, ,480 Id?.; I'onatahi (painting,* etc.,, school residence), J-;. (.(. Beard, ,£l9 10s.; AVaihakeke (painting, ! etc., school , and residence), E. G. Beard, j X';W; Wangaehn (painting, etc.), W. H. Cole, .£'29 17s. Od.