EDUCATION BOARD.

Evening Post, Volume LXVII, Issue 23, 28 January 1904, Page 6

EDUCATION BOARD.

»-o •Tho Education Board met this afternoou. I'rivsonl : Mo.«»r«. V. HnuU\v (Chairman), P. Ki>blx«ll, ¥„.F eist, A. W. floag, M.H.H., W. Allan. W. If. Field. M.IJ It.. W. V. Buchanan. M.U.K., nnd J. Holwrt.son. Mr. Ijowwok granted loaw of ul^ence. '1 ho »t*iU>mi'ul of ilium, es, after providing for puy-shwt, wiw «>et out as foHmvM Debit t» gvnorul amunt. £3Y2 5a 4d ; cookery .•.count. £151 la 6d ; building account, £4733 12.s sd. Credit to district high bchooln account. £95 6a 6cl ; salaries account, £666 lt>a 2<\. Total, £4997 11a 6d. Contract liubi'.ilus, 28th January, 1900, £1117 11* 2.1. The pay-sheet w.i« i«.v follows :—Toachor.V wilariw, £3717 9«>ld; g-.-neral. £1067 17n 3d ; cookery, £14 J« Od ; district high schools, £35 16s 8d ; buildings, £29 10.-, sc|. Total, £4864 16« lid. Inrpector Fleming rccouimetfded that Mrs. Ncoloy l>o appointed temporary toucher of cookery at a salary of £100. The recommendation was agreed to, members gem-rally concurring in the necessity of instruction in this branch of education. The Board's scholarships were uwardud ill accordance with the report already published. The following pupil-teachers were selected for appointment: — Lower Mutt: Frank Gamble. Petone : Agnes Webster, Marion Thornton. •*■ Kevin : John Finlay.«on. Groytowii: Nellie Macey, Mary Clarke. Cnrtcrton : Arthur Hoydhouse. Mufcterton : Irrmt Murray. (Left sitting.)

At the meeting of the Education Uomd this afternoon the Clunnn.in (Mr. F. Bradey) expjessed his intention of resigning ufc the end of his piescnt term of oflioo (about six months henue), und askjd for six mouths' leave of absence. It was pointed out by Mr. Buchanan und other inamhors that tho retirement of the Ghnii man and Secretary nt tho some time might lmvo v sciious effect upon (he Bon rd, and Air. Bnidey agreed to rcinaiu in oflteo for nt least another month. A horse-swopping cue hp*. been occupying the- Stipcnduuy Magistrate yosUrciny iiftcrnoon and during a event pan of today. It appoint that Allan Smith, storekcep'r, nnil Benjamin White Wade, storekeeper, swapped their respective mnrca for a trial, with a view to completing tho •swap. After some sort of trial, Wndo kept Smith's uwro for it night in his Ktr.ble, und allowed his (Wades) innro to bo fitabied on that night iii Smitli'sstable. Smith claim* thai thi.s ww. tantamount t« completing iho .wnjr. Wad.' cays he only allowed hi.'s marc to go to Smith* slablo for convenience Nike, bccaiue ho wanted to keep Smith's maro in hi.s .slible that night for 11 further trial, and hLs auiblcs was not big' enough to accommodate tho two mares. Next day Wade sent back Smith's niiuv, and took back fioni Smith's fltublo the horso ownod, or originally owned, by hims-i'lf (Wade). Smith, claiming that tin. 1 .swap was com pit. ted, now mics Wndo for mil it* ol thfc hor.so of £2!) value, «I*o for £5 damage** for dctoiitioi). A great deal of detail evidence 'ia being called as to tho question whether tho parties looked on the swap as completed. Mr. Gray is for plnintill Mid Mr. Weaton for defendant. Tho c«*o is proceeding. The Auckland City Council has prepared roty stringent conditions for a new sanitary hCivice. Tendeis for the work are to bo invited. If a f-alisfactory contract cannot bo let the. Council will carry out tho sonko itself at nn annual cstiniatod cost of £6380, which wiil mean thai tho Corporation will have to Und £3000 a- your beyond the proceeds of the sixpenny rate- which the law allows it to impute. According to the Po'-tma.stoi-Gcnernl, Dtmedin has now the muht eJHeiently equipped Post-office in tho colony.

A case in which a judgment order wax applied for, and judgment debtor did not appi-iir, anno befoie JJr. M'Ailhui". S.M., to-day. Tho judgment cri'ditor \\,m Martini Joiif.s, foi whom Mr. liulh'r .ippftsred ; the judgment debtor wu.s Uich.vrd Williamson; t!io amount wu« £16 13.5. Mr. Bullcr wild debtor had made proniiflcs that fie had not kept, 110 had finally pronn.sod to jiay h«lf tho di-ht lu*t Wednesday, and thc> bulanco in int>talnienlH of 7s 6d a work, but had not dono ho. 10vidence wa.s aillrd to prove means. His Worship ordewd debtor to pay £7 on or before 4th February, tho balance to be paid in weekly instalments of ss, in default fourteen days' imprisonment. Thi« morning, before Dr. A. M' Arthur, tS.AI., two men were brought up on a number of cliargcK of (1) coiihpiracy to dt.fraud, and (2) cheating iv hotting with intent to defraud. There are four charges under the first head — conspiracy by deceit and other fraudulent means t" defraud the following bookmakers : Albert Champion, Barnett and Gnmt, Scott und MurtindaU*, David Ros«. Thf-re are threo chargfts of cheating in betting on a horse race with intont to defraud Albert Champion, Scott and Marlindulc, and Barnett and Grant. Tho names of accused aro George William Shrimpton, of Greatford, lately railway* ])ostniii.ster, and Thomas Fniwr Nolan, lately of Greatford, carrier. 'L'ho informant us Chief Detective M'Gruth, and the date of the ullcged offences i.s Ist January. Mr. Myers, for t,ho- pvowcution, u.«»ked for v remand, ns a, thiul person had just been arrested in connection with tlhe sirao offence. Air. Wcston, for accused, did not object. The two accused, who are on remand from Bulls, were granted bail in the same amounts a« fixed at Bulls — self in £150 and two sureties of £150 each. " Wo are informed by the ! police that tho third man arrested in | connection with these 'charges is J. E. Walker, of Greatford. Tho members of the Wellington Accountant Students' Society wero veiy successful at the ieceut examln.it ions of the Institute of Accountants, the results of which are published olsewhera. The only successful candidates in Wellington — Messrs. H. D Viekery, J. J\ Stones, IS. W. Hunt, and W. U. Nichols— are all members of the society, while of the four ■who secured partial passes th'ieo are members of the society, viz., Messrs. G. Collins, G. W. Sellar. and W. S. Wheeler. Mr. Vickory secured the highest percentage of marks in tho Australasian Colonies. The Greymouth Post and Telegrup3i Oflice is in a deplorable condition, according to the local paper. In fine weather, it says, the stench from decayed wood, imperfect drainage, and complete want of ventilation, is very detrimental to health, while in wot weather umbrellas can with advantage be utilised in the interior of the building. "There are band rotundas all through tho colony, but you never see a band iv ono of them," romarked the Governor at Winton the other day. Miss Graoo Koniipdy ronunog violin tuition on 2nd February. Mr. C. 11. Forto, dentist, intimates that ho has reatimcd practico nt 89, Willisstreot. Miw Putnam will roimmo hor music teaching on 2nd February. To-morrow afternoon, at 2.30 o'clock, Me&Rr*. Hivrcourt and Co. will offer at auction two villa rocidoneos, Nos. 2 and 4, llawkcMono-slroot, o«c!i containing six largo rooms and convenience!). They stand on land with a fronlago of 48ft Gin by a depth and frantauo to Littlo IlnwkeHt one-street of 66ft. . This properly is just off Molcan'orth-strnot, and. quite oloso to tho routo of tho future olocirio tram sorvico. Cai'ds to viow mny bo obUinod from tho auetionpdrs. lutmcdiately uflorwardn tho firm will offer a rlioioo selection of fnlingo nnd flowering shrubs and plnnts, inoluding *oino ran* fCfdling carnations. Tho plants aro now on. viow.