BOARD OF EDUCATION.

Globe, Volume II, Issue 133, 3 November 1874, Page 4

BOARD OF EDUCATION.

. Monday, November 2. The Board held its usual weekly meeting. Present—Messrs C. C. Bowen (chairman), G. Gould, W. Montgomery, J. N. Tosswill A. C. Knight J. luglis. The.miuutes of the preceding meeting were read and confirmed. SUB-INSPECTORSHIP. It was decided to appoint Mr Hammond as assistant-inspector permanently. Mr Hammond had held the appointment temporarily for twelve mouths, and this was now confirming his appointment to the office. CLASSIFICATION OF TEACHERS, A letter was read from the Board of Examiners, forwarding the classification of Mr Ray in the 2nd division of the 2nd class and Mr Harper in the 3rd division, his grade to be ascertained on further acquaintance with his capabilities for school teaching. TEMPLETON. A letter was read from the local committee stating that the master's house was so delapidated that it would be necessary to erect a new one, and asking for leave to employ an architect to prepare plans. The Board agreed to sanction the employment of an architect ; plans and estimates not to exceed £4OO, to be forwarded to the Board. FERNSIDB. A letter was read from the local committee, asking whether half cost of a harmonium could be taken from rates in hand, the inhabitants offering to contribute the other half. The secretary was instructed to reply that the Board had no funds for this purpose. TEMUKA. A letter was read from the local committee forwarding a certificate as regarded the completion of the fence around the school grounds, and also stating that the master had resigned, and they had issued an advertisement for another. RESIGNATION OF MEMBER. A letter was read from Mr W, Kennaway stating that he had forwarded the resignation of his seat at the Board to his Honor the Superintendent on account of his leaving for England. The secretary was instructed to acknowledge the letter, and express the regret of the Board at losing the valuable services always so cheerfully rendered by Mr Kennaway. HALKETT. A letter was read from Captain Halkett respecting land for additional school site, The Chairman undertook to see Captain Halkett on the matter. TIMARU. A letter was read from the local committee, recommending the erection of a house for the janitor of the school. The committee had decided to appoint Mr Ray as assistantmaster, and had also received a number of certificates from Miss Forbes. They also recommended that membeis of committees should be elected for three years, members to retire during that period by rotation. The committee further recommended a sum of £l2, to be paid as bonus to Mr Lough, for his services as secretary to the committee and extra work done by him. A list of school apparatus was forwarded, and it was requested to be forwarded to the committee as early as possible. The committee further recommended the quarterly inspection of the school to the careful consideration of the Board. The committee had also altered the school hours as follows:—From 9 a.m. to 12, and from 1.30 to 3 30. A letter was enclosed from the head master, asking the Board to grant him £SO for the school year as house rent until the master's house was completed. The Board decided to allow the house for janitor, as required ; total cost not to exceed £3OO. Mr Ray's salary was fixed at £250, and £SO in lieu of house. The Board resolved to grant the bonus of £l2 to Mr Lough, as recommended by the committee. It was resolved to call the attention of the committee to the fact that no sales of books were accounted for by them, and also to point out that the accounts were not audited by the auditors appointed by the householders under the Ordinance. It was agreed to sanction the appointment of Miss Kippenberger and Miss Wild as pupil-teachers. Referring to the accounts, the secretary was instructed to return them for compliance with the clause of the Ordinance, and also for information as to the incidental expenses incurred by the committee, amounting to £213. Respecting the examination of the school; Mr Restell informed the Board that the school had been examined in June and in October, and he had made arrangements for for an inspection of the school in December. The secretary was instructed to reply as regarded the application of the head master that no head master was at present getting more salary than £350 per annum, including house rent, exclusive of augmentation grant, and grant for teaching pupil-teachers. LINCOLN. Mr Knight said that he had been asked to enquire whether if the Lincoln committee obtained a site of five acres, and commenced everything new, the Board would entertain the proposal favourably. The present site was by far too cramped and confined for the school, and it was very necessary that a larger site should be obtained. The buildings. &c, being sold the whole could be erected for about £l5O in addition to the proceeds of the sale of the old buildings. Mr Montgomery suggested that it would be as well if the committee put the matter before the R'wd in the form of a letter, when it would no doubt receive attention and a favorable consideration. YALDHURST. A letter was received from the local committee, asking whether they could give carting of certaia materials as a contribution of their one-sixth. It was decided that the money must be paid in first, but the contributors would be allowed to cart the material at a fair r«te, under the supervision of the committee. ASHBURTON. A letter was react from the local committee, stating that owing to scarlatina being prevalent amongst the children of the immigrants in the barracks they wished for permission to have them taught at the barracks, in place of being brought to school, where it was thought likely they might bring infection. The barrack-master's daughter was qualified to teach the children, and they requested the Board's permission for this being done. The Board decided to submit this letter to the Government, and to ask Mr Restell to ascertain the qualifications of the barrack master's daughter for teaching. The same committee also wrote, stating that they had made arrangements with the

committee of the Library Hall for its use during the additions to the school. They had appointed Egbert Mayo as pupil teacher, and asking the Board for permission to advertise for a mistress. Master Mayo's appointment was sanctioned as pu il teacher subject to his passing an examination upon the inspector's visit. The committee further requested that the Government should be asked to reserve a piece of land on the terrace opposite the school, so as to give more playground for the children, and as this was four acres in extent this would give them a very good stretch of ground. The Board decided to ask the Government to reserve the piece as requested. KIMBERLEY. A letter was read from the local committee, stating that they had appointed Mr Warnock as master of the school. The Board approved of the provisional appointment of Mr Warnock, subject to his passing his examination in January. KAKAHTJ. A letter was read from a number of residents in this district, asking that the school rate should be levied on the holdeis of property now in the district, and not making those who had been in the district before the only ones to pay for the erection of the buildings. The matter was postponed for a week. LYTTELTON. A letter was read from the local committee respecting the increases of salary to teachers, asking that the increases should be from the beginning of last quarter, and not from the present. The Board agreed to grant this request. The committee also pointed out that owing to some mistake the appointments of the Misses McGowan and Miss Jf.net Sinclair had not been formally announced, owing to the absence of the chairman, and therefore their appointments should be recognised as dating from the time of their commencing duty under the committee. It was decided to sanction the appointments; the secretary to write to ascertain what positions the respective teachers occupy. MOUNT GREY DOWNS. A letter was read from the local committee, stating that the attendance had very much increased, being now fifty-eight, and asking to be allowed to put an addition to the school 29ft by 18ft. They further decided to appoint Miss McCallum, the daughter of the master, as assistant-mistress. The Board sanctioned the appointment of Miss McCallum, subject to her passing her examination in January next. Regarding the school additions this was postponednut.il plans and estimates were forwarded to the Board. BROADFIELDS, A letter was read from the local committee, stating that Mrs lioyd had been appointed as receiving mistress, subject to the approval of the Board. The Board agreed to sanction Mrs Boyd's appointment. NORTH KOWAI. A letter was read forwarding a statement of works necessary to be done to the school, amounting to £3O. The letter went on to say that the river had washed away a portion of the fence and it was likely that the next fresh would take away part of the site. The Bonrd decided to ask the Government to have the school site at North Kowai inspected, owing to the fresh having taken away portion of the site. The works asked for by the committee were sanctioned. WEST CHRISTCHURCH. A letter was read from this committee, stating that at a special meeting of the committee they had decided to recommend that > the sum of £IOO be retained from final settlement of contractors' account, on account of ; penalties incurred by them. GERALDINE. ! A letter was read from the chairman of i the local committee, asking for authority to advertise for plans for enlargement of school at a cost of £4OO, and to offer a premium of ; £lO for best plans. They also required the i sanction of the Board to the appointment of I an assistant teacher. The Board decided to recommend the committee to obtain the services of an architect , to prepare plans and estimates. : The Board sanctioned the advertising for an assistant teacher. duvauchelle's bay. t A letter was read from the local committee, i requesting the Board to call a public meeting of the ratepayers of the district, to elect a committee, as the committee had resigned. The Board decided to inform the Government of the fact, and secure a meeting being held. LOBURN. A letter was read from the chairman of the local committee, announcing that the committee had been elected at an adjourned meeting of the ratepayers, but that they had been unable to obtain auditors. The Board decided to inform the Government that the Loburn district had not appointed auditors, and ask them to enforce the Ordinance. pleasant point. A letter was read from this committee, forwarding an estimate of works necessary to be done at the school, amounting to £29 10s. The committee also asked the sanction of the Board to the appointment of Mrs Worthington as assistant mistress. The Board agreed to sanction Mrs Worthington's appointment, and also to grant the works required on payment of one-sixth by the district as local contribution towards the cost of the work. SOUTH ASHBURTON. The chairman brought before the Board an application for an education district south of the Ashburton river, where fortyeight children resided between the school ages. The projectors forwarded a map showing the houses in the proposed district. After some discussion, the matter was adjourned for a week. Another application for a district to the east of the Ashburton, was also adjourned, in order that the boundaries might be plotted on the map. MASTERSHIPS. A letter was read from Mr Brown, of Nelson, asking for employment in the schools under the Board. The secretary was instructed to reply that Mr Brown's certificate from the inspector of schools would entitle him to classification in the event of his coming to Canterbury, but that appointments were in the hands of the various local committees. okain's bay. The following memorandum was read from the inspector:—"l have observed, from a report of the Synod, that Mr Bishop, master of the Okain's Bay district school, has, ac-

cording to his own showing, been teaching the Church of England catechism during school hours, in contravention of the Ordinance." J. P. Restell. Inspector of Schools. The secretary was instructed to forward the memorandum to the committee for explanation as to the circumstances cf the case. The Board then adjourned.