EDUCATION BOARD.

Evening Post, Volume XXII, Issue 100, 26 October 1881, Page 2

EDUCATION BOARD.

• A meeting of the Education Board was held to-day. Present— Hon. C. J. Pharazyn (chairman), Yen. Archdeacon Stook, Rev. J. Paterson, Messrs. Blair, C. Pharazyn, and W. Hutchison, M.H.R. It was reported that there was a balance in the bank of .£491 9s sd. There was a balance on the maintenance) aooount of jE3,682 19s 9d, and an overdraught on the building account of 9s 4d. The pay-sheet for October, amounting to J22.459 193 lid ; and for November, amounting to .£1,648 13s 3d, were passed. A letter was read from the Education Department stiting that owing to tho large amount of work in hand, the prisoners could not be spared to level the Newtown school ground. It was resolved that tho chairman and Mr. Blair should interview the Government on the subject. Another letter was read from the Government stating that they could not grant free passes to the children at Cross Creek to enable them to attend school atFeathereton, as the fares were already very low. Mi=B Jones, on? of the teacner'a of the Mount Cook school, and Miss Ej G. Qalway, of the Te Aro school, sent in their rdsig"nafcions, which were accepted. The Building Committee's report was broughtupand recommended carrying on the following works : WhitemaVs Valley School, £15<J; Wallaoeville school, JB150; Opaki residence, J3200 ; Taueru school, iUSO; Newtown play-ground, .£SO; Terrace gall-ry, £8 10s ; total, £817 10a. The above works were s motioned by the Board, and i23>o wa3 voted for alterations to tho Taita school, and £20 for a partition at the Terrace ' school. Mr. Blakely was appointed master of the Taneru School, and Misses Wai ace and Brown were appointed probationers at tho Mount Oook and Te Aro Infant Schools respectively. A letter was read frojx tha Greytown School Committee intimating that they had decided ip enforqe the campqlaory clauses of the Education Act. Mr. Hutchison brought up the question of school committees seeking to charge one shilling per month for ejich child in the school. It was entirely illegal and objectionable. - The Rev. J. Paterson said if it was ta make the children more cdmfortabte he could see no objection, and Mr. Blair toak a similar view. Mr. Pharazyn did not sea how the Board conld interfere. Mr. Hutchison pointed out that the children of pareata who did not pay the amonnt asked were "marked." A letter was read -asking for an increase of school aocommo Jation at Kaitoke. . The Inapeotor was directed to report upon the requirements of sohools in the whole-difltriot. Leave was granted to Donald Sinclair, pupil teacher at Mount Cook, to go to "the front" as a member of tho Naval Brigade. An application was received from '¦ St. John's Presbyterian Church for the use of the Normal School for a Sunday School.

Tho Board decided that they could not givo the neces:ary room, but rofcrrod the applicants to tho Thorndon School Committee for the use of the common school. The Board adjourned shortly aftor 1 o'clock. — — 1