Board of Education.

Evening Post, Volume XXX, Issue 49, 26 August 1885, Page 3

Board of Education.

The ordinary monthly meeting of the Board was held this morning at the offices of the Board. Present— Messrs. J. B. Blair (in the chair), H. Bunny, J. Yoang, Q. V. Shannon, Beethan, Buchanan, and Key. J. Paterson. Mr. Bunny presented a petition from oertain residents of Masterton asking that the sohool distriot might be divided into two districts. The matter was referred to the Masterton Sohool Committee. The Secretary mentioned that the Bank balance at the end of the month would amount to .£II,OOO. The question of railway fares for children at Taita attending the Exhibition was considered. Mr. Bunny B&id that tho offer of the Government to bring down children from Masterton was too high. He considered that the Government ought to give the ohildren attending schools, and also the teachers, free railway passes. The State passed Volunteers along the railways, and he thought that the same privilege should be afforded to the ohildren attending State schools. He proposed that a deputation, consisting of tho Chairman, Messrs. Young, Beetham, and the mover, Bhould wait upon tho Minister of Publio Works to urge that the concession of free railway fares to the sohool ohildren and the teachers in the Wairarapa district should be made. Mr. Young seconded the motion, whioh was carried. Mr. Joseph Blaokie, Chairman of the Horokiwi Valley Sohool Committee attended, and asked for a grant of £40 for the teacher of the school. The attendance as yet was only eight ohildren, and it would be a pity if the sohool could not be opened for want of a little aisistanoe. The Board recommended Mr. Blaokie to endeavour to get more ohildren to attend, and if this was accomplished there would be no difficulty in getting the money required for tho teaoher's salary. The new boundaries for the Carterton Sohool District were presented by Mr. Fairbrother, and were agreed to, the only opposition being that of the Clairville Committee The resignation of Miss Mary Robins, Carterton, was aooepted. The Board deoided to appoint a pupil-teaoher to the Carterton Sohool. The suspension of the teacher at the Upper Hutt was approved. The wife of the teacher at Pahautanui was appointed Rowing mistress. The following appointments were agreed to : Miss Eutter, mistress, Judgford; Misß Fugle, teacher. Whiteman's ; Mr. Beynall, assistant, Masterton (subjeot to the approval of the local committee). It was decided to grant the applications for inorease of salary of Messrs. F. Fairbrother (Terrace) and C. Barry (Newtown). Leave of absence was granted to Mrs. Wilkinson, Mary Seamer, and Hy. Dyer. Grants for offices were agreed to for. Waitianga Sohool, and also for Pahautanui. Applications from Poritua and Johnsonville for fencing were held over, and applications for grants for gymnastic applianoes for Thorndon and Newtown Sohools were refused. It was deoided to aßk the Lands Department for a site of 10 aores for Alfredton. The application from the Te Whiti Sohool Committee, who asked for a pnmp and a grant in aid of fenoing, was referred to Mr. Buohanan to report upon. The report of Mr. Lee, Inspector, on the late drawing examinations, was received, and the thanks of the Board were ordered to be conveyed to Mr. C. D. Barraud for the assistance he had given in examining the pupils' work. A vote of £2 2s to Mr. Barraud was also agreed to. The Board then adjourned.

It is understood that a leading solicitor in the oity has been instructed to take pro* ceedings against the persons supposed to be ooncerned in the recent tarring outrage at the Hutt. ¦- o

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. -'IT KLECTBIO TELEGRAPH. — COPYRIGHT. THE BANK BOBBERY. THE CLEBK AEEEBTED CONFESSES HIB GUILT. rHETJTEB'B TELEOEAMS.J (Received Auguat 26, 3 p.m.) Mblbodenb, This Dat. The prisoner Eobinson haa coDfeaaed that he atole the money from tho Hotham Bank. He states that he broke open the drawers of the safe with a chisel, and abstracted the oontents. He then hired a cab, and, propeediug to Brizhton Beach, buried the money in the sand, whence the police this morning recovered it, with the exception of .£2OO, which ia still unaccounted for. Vienna, 25th Angnst. Ih9 Czarewitch, accompanied by the Grand Dnke Alexir, arrived at Kremsir to-day, and met the Emporor and Empress of Austria. The meeting was of the most cordial eharaator, the Emperor and Empress warmly embracing the young Filnce.