Board of Education.

Evening Post, Volume XXXIV, Issue 77, 28 September 1887, Page 3

Board of Education.

The monthly mooting o/ *" present— Education was held this mornin,, ' . |jAeth am Messrs. Blaair (Chairman), Bunny, * /p V ™-> Buchanan, Young, F. H. Fraser, . Brown, and Rev. J. Paterson. , Miss A. Milne, assistant at Petone, tendered her resignation, as sho is going to Auokland. The resignation was accepted. Miss Kate Madden, pupil teacher at the Tory-street School, was granted another month's leave of absence on account of il '- health. The Bank account was reported to bo in oredit .£2499 3s. A petition from tho residents of Manukau, on the Wellington and Manawatu Railway line, praying for a schoolhouae, was read. The Board decided that the want of funds prevented them from granting the prayer of the petitioners. A similar petition from the residents of Rangitnman was dealt with in like manner. Mr. W. Singer wrote relative to future • employment. The Secretary was instructed to deal with the matter. An application for jBIO for the repairing • of the Tawa Flat School was granted. The Upper Hutt Committee applied for a •am of money with which 1o effect repairs. The Board deoided to obtain an estimate of the coat The Chairman was requested to deal with the acceptance of a tender for additions at Femridge. Mr. Young asked what was being done with regard to the erection of another 8choo)hou8e at Paikakariki. He said that he was out there a few days ago, and found ¦ the people very anxious to know when the new sohoolhouse was to be put up. The Chairman explained that a tender had been accepted, and the contractor was now getting timber from Wellington. A letter was read from Mr. Joseph Renal), of Te Whiti, near Carterton, offering, on behalf of the committee, to erect a teaoher's residence on condition that tho Board voted iilOO towards the coat. The writer ex-; plained that as the muster was now a> married man it wu very desirable a house* ' should be sot apart for his use. On ttha motion of Mr. Bunny, it was deoided liafe. the Te Whiti Committee should furnkhi a. plan and call for tenders, which mnsJL b* Bent to the Board unopened.