CENTRAL BOARD OF EDUCATION

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXVI, Issue 3889, 8 February 1870, Page 4

CENTRAL BOARD OF EDUCATION

Tafi usual monthly meeting of this Boafrd was held afr 3 p.m. yesterday, iff the Vt'ovmcia] Government Buildings. 'Present t 2 r ' * poison (in chair), Mr. >May, Mr: "T™ 1 Mr - Swanaon, • and . Mr. Clark.- The Secretary (Mr, t)'SulUran), read minutes of previous meefciqj?, which were confirmed.-Mr. Ball made application for a grant' for the district's of Ma?i gC l U S^ nd W- Ke was of opinion tliat £40 would be raised" in thfcste districts ; and if they received an amount Irom.the Board equal fco this, they could Keep a teacher, who would give "attendance to the districts week about, alternately. Granted.— Mr. Ball then asked k?v a l nv ? ] y of books > ma P s > & c -» for ootn Bohools, when it was agreed to vote £5 for that purpose.— An application was presented by Mr. -Hey burn: on Behalf of the school at Ma- ; hgonili, for a grant of £50, on condition ' of their raising a like sum for support of a teacher. There were 25 children -10 girls and 15 boys ; the building is used as a ITesbyterian church, but the school is not confined to that body.— Mr. Swanson moved that the money be granted, a proviso being added that thedrls be taught needlework, Ac—Mr. BVookfield proposed that it be £40.— Carried. Two applications'! for educational reserves for flax purposes were referred to the Superintendent. -— In one instance, applicant (Mr. Hume) asked for \ -D er % rmt than was in the power of the Board to give, in order to erect machinery for preparing flax on the spot, which is near Raglan. -The Chairman said he would urge the matter upon theattention of the Superintendent. An application from the Waipu branch School stated that they could raise £50, if the Board would contribute a like sum. —It was resolved to allow £40, provided that the girls in the district receive the benefit as well aa boys. The following applications from districts were postponed, in order that fuller information might be supplied to the Board, as required by the Common Schools Act :— Waipipi, asking for a liberal grant; about forty children within the district within a radius of three miles. Punga Flat, head of Moanataiari, about 30 children. Presbyterian school, Shortland, asking for £60; about 66 children attending school ; a great many children in neighbourhood attending no school who would be benefited by the grant. Panmure, about 30 children, application stating that, unless some assistance was given, the Bchool could not go on. Ofcahuhu, a school attended by all denominations, a»d teaching purely secular. School near Otahuhu, asking for a grant of £50 ; thought nearly £90 could be raised to meet this sum. Patumahoe, 40 children ready to attend school directly teacher waa appointed, and aid received. Upper Mahurangi, asking for from £30 to £40, not stating what equivalent sum could be raised, and irrespective of the number of children. Puketoto, application for boo T cs and other aid, but information laid before Board waa unsatisfactory. Upper Waipu district, sum raised £40, and asking for <tv equal amount. In reference to these applications, Mr. May suggested that applicants should have forms to fill up, giving the full information required by Act. — The Chairmanstated that whnt was required was information showing whether a school needed assistance; whether it is open to all classes ; and whether they have a committee of management consisting of no one sect in particular. — Mr. Swanson did not think the Act was fair, as the smaller the number of children the less aid they received, whereas they required more than in a district where a large number of scholars resided. Then, again, children who were unable to pay school fees should not be kept out in consequence, but receive the benefit of the grant. — The Chairman : Yes ; that is an understood thing. An applicationfrora Kibikihi for a loan of £150 could^nofc be entertained, as the reserve proposed to be built upon was not under the control of the Board. The Mount Albert School Committee desired a loau of £150, for the purpose of building a school on two acres of land at Morningside. The Secretary was instructed to write and inform the committee that they must furnish fuller particulars, when the loan would be granted upon the usual conditions. Applicants from Kaipara district for £50 to build a school oa five aore3 of land were informed that the Board would not grant that araouat except as a loan on the usual conditions. A letter was'read from Pokeno, asking the Board to sanction their appointment of Mr. Kobbs as teacher for that district. — Sanctioned. — Letters were also read from Wairoa and Waiuku oa the same auhject, and also sanctioned. The accounts were then passed, cheques signed, and the Board adjourned, after deciding that the regular meetings be held on the second Monday in each month.