OTAGO EDUCATION BOARD

Evening Star, Issue 14117, 21 July 1909, Page 5

OTAGO EDUCATION BOARD

The monthly meeting of the Otago Education Board commenced to-dry ; present—the Hon. T. Fergus (chairman!, the Rev. P. R. Eraser, * Messrs J. Mitchell, A. M'Kerrow, D. IJorrio. W. Snow, and G. C. Israel. —Works Committee.— The Works Committee recommended that the following tenders for supplies be accepted : —Painting material, A. Lees; olunibiug, I'aterson and Rarr: hardware, Meitsou and Rarr: cement and lime, Milium Cement and Lime Company: cartage. *ilist and (.'rust; stoneware. M'Skimming ind Son : limber from the yard in DunNlin, M'Calhim and Co. : timber from the mill in large quantities, Watson and Harrington.

That the following claims for half-cos'. be granted:—Ahuriri Flat, sheds, fencing, etc., £7; Patearoa, llooring died, £5 3V 6d; Waikari, lining and painting inside gymnasium, 513; Albany street, new sheds, £75; Port Chalmers, repairs to janilor'.s house, £l4. That the architect carry out the following repairs recommended by him :—Clinton, coal sliodfi, grates, etc". ; Port Chalmers and Caversham, new Hirniture; Teanoraki, repairs to residence. .Maeandvew Road.—That the fencing lie erected on condition that the adjoining proprietor pay £lß—part of the c.s: of the adjoining feme.

Tokomairiro.—That a septic tank he erected at the school on condition that the Ccmmittec pay one-third of the coot.

Port Chalmers.—That Messrs MT'herson and Stevenson bo requested to take immediate steps to provide for the drainage of the property and 'stable, which at present runs on to the right-of-way. Allauton.—That the ' application for a bath at the residence be declined.

Otepopo.—That the Committee lie offered half-cost of the necessary asphalting. That the tender of Mr Win. Kiudlev for the sum of £2O lCs for the old ,-jttage on the Caversham School grounds b> accepted. Bencligo.— That the architect be inttruitci to prepare a plan tor a small frihool. and call for tenders.

Trainiu.: College.— That the Hoa.rd <leiline the application tor the providing of a tennis court at the truinirjr college. Awamrko. 'rii.it the application for fencing the cottatre ir:ir;ion be declined. Mr lsnefsail iliat a? the calling for tender;; for supplies wn« a now departure ho would like to know how it had panned out .-o far.

The Chairman replied tlv.it the architect told him that it meant a very considerable siviiij: as to price, and also did away with a- crtat amount of friction caused liv the tradespeople's complaints that thev did not get a eha.nce.

Mr Israel expressed his pleasure at hearing such, a reply. the Rev. Mr Fraser said he thought it a g-iod move.

In inv.swer to «jnostioiiP, the Chairman eukl that the reconinien.da.lion declining the application for a . bath a! AlhiiitoiT' was prompted simply by the waul, of funds. There were many such applications, and'all could not be granted jir-l now. The report was ado'ptcd without amendment after several items had b-en discussed. -—CenTal. Mr \Y. O'Hearv wrote otferinsr to cx-chan-e a. ••cctiou '6O x 63. Henlev Town:mip. for pan of the >eh..ol site 1 ;,'t Otokia lying between the .Main road and the river. —Declined. The L'nit'.x! Temperance [b-foini Council asked peniii.-.-i',!! to exhibit temperaiue placard* hi tin; coentry schools.—The Secretary (Mr Pryde) mentioned that permission had been already given in respect to the Dunedin selinois.'-IJrunted. subject in each car- to the appioval of the Committee. Mr J. Finlav-nn otbred Is jver acre toy the lease of section 51. block 1. ClonOiimaru. 15 aero.,.-- Appiovcd. 'The Miller's, Fiat Committee asked iho rulim: of the )!o;:id as t.» whether the teacher had a light to ixui his ia.:tle •-n part of the school ..'rounds where th ■ pump is fixed. The pump was liable to be broken by the stock. - The Hoard n-w;;ved U) repiy that the schoolma ,t?r had no right to run i'is sto-.k in the playground. -Mi.v .M-Ken.'ic. <■; lie. asked that fhe be pa.i-l the ot iirst a.s--hisuir.*. —To i-..-. ;.!.:■:-:■:.-,i that she is paid stikiiy ::: ; m ,ri!!,: v,-,;h ,he .\u and the re^hv.h.n.s. A i-eq-e.i-.st r,-a* T-:vriv»l fiv.m Upper Hillend sottier* that the Adams Flat School be remove*) to ~ s lit , •;., ,;,. i/pper Hillend district., and not sold. The Hoard declined to take action. -Cadet Appointments.— The Hoard approved of the following appointments :-<;eorge street lamaJgamation of Xo. 1 and No.'2 Oompjinics)—C. J:\ Hell captain, Magnus Thomson lieutenant ; Albany Street—W. Renton iieuienant, vice Bannr nnan : Weston—Kobert .Sienhouse captain, (Jeorge Calder lieutenant ; M 0... giel—.John H. Moir captain, (i. I'. Graham heiitenimt, John M'Kenzie sub-lieu-tenant. —Blacks v. Lander.— The Kdncation Department asked tho opinion of the Board on the matter of the Omakau children being conveyed by train to Lauder. Th'.- Chairman said that the whole particulars were previously before the Board. The Omakau children'took advantage of the railway to go to Lauder, and th.it, kept the Lauder school open. The total attendance there was 18. The Blacks Committee, wishing to increase the attendance at their school, wanted the Omakau children. The parents of the Omakau children said *• .W—that it was better for the children and sale,- in wet weather that they should 'o;,ti:;iie to go to Lauder. The Lauder Committee .said that the interference of ;',,'■ !:i;,ck.H Committee was a.n impertinence .-M.d ..'i '-(fort to shut up the Lander School. 7h- Board went into the matter and de-c:-|--d to take no action. Then someone v.rofe to i.]i'i .Minister, and the department told th" Board to take action. The Board thereupon asked for the basis of the complaint, and the Minister could not get it. It was resolved, on the motion of Mr Mitchell --"That, the .Minister be informed that the Board have already had the mailer under consideration, and are salisliid that the existing arrangement is the best ,n the interests of the children (oncerned. The Hoard regret that the Minister should have been misled by misstatements made by a correspondent'whose identity cannot be disclosed, and whose letter the Minister holds to be private, and not a- public document that can be' furnished to I his Hoard."

—Selection Committee.--'I he Selection Committee's report was considered in coniniill.ee and adopted. The Board rose for the day at. 12.50 p m