EDUCATION BOARD.

Grey River Argus, Volume LVII, Issue 9494, 15 July 1896, Page 2

EDUCATION BOARD.

A meeting of the board was held lait night. Present — Chairman (Mr Nanowrow), Messrs Petrie, Kettle, Marshall, Harris, M ( Gulre, and Byrne. The Treasurer's statement showed a debit balanoe at the Bank of over L 350. Next month the teacher*' salaries would be Increased. : : " """ -■;■•■••-••;"""■••■""•-■■ ■■; A left^r; was received from the Edooa* tlen Department stating »haY police offioors could notract as p»ld Iruanl offiters. A letter was also reoslved from the Greys oommittee asking to have » truant offiaer appointed outside of the polio* foroe. Held over till next meeting. A letter was received from the Inipeov tor stating that he could dome to no agreement wit Mr Burke in referenoe to the site for a school at Barrykown. '" Mr Burke, who was present, agreed to r acospt the Inspector's reoommendatloi; that he receive L2O and be allowed a month to remove a cattage oh the grouad. Theoffsr was aooepted. : " i i!t From Totrra Flat oommittee asking for various repairs to be effected in the teacher's residence and sqhbol 'Kotitt.*'. The matter of repairing ths chimney was held over till next meeting to allow ol a ? pribe being obtained for the work, and L 4 10s being voted for repairs. '" The board agreed to purchase a fender for the school. From Nelson; Creek oommittee asking foe L 2 10a to bring water to the teaoher'i residenoe. Roferredf bAok 'to' the Neltoa Oreek committee. From ths Orwell Oreek committee asking fora water tao.k and stating the ohimoey was in a dangerous 'state: '' The Treasurer stated tnatt thay had no funds for the work. He suggested that a deputation watt on the bank manager to get an overdraft if they winked to get these works done. : , , It was ultimately resolved" to Bind • tank to the committee. B'rora HPogh, Nobles, stating that he desired to vest the Nobles sohepl In the Board provided .they did not disagree with divine setvioa beipg^held In the building. Resolved "that thel>oard aooept the interest in the property: aabjeot t* the wishes of the residents." "; f v v From same reepmmending that Misi M'Eeana ba appointed,* as of the Nobles school. Resolved ' that Miss M'Kenna be appointed at L 6 ctpltation. : The Inspector recommended &at t the new Zaaland Reader be Introduced 1 into the sohools. Held ojer for three months. ■ From the Dobsoo , sohool , oommittee asking that Mlsa Biahop's salary be in« creased to LBO, as she was a first Msiataafe. > A similar cbmmunlontlon was received from Miss Bishop^ also stating that she had. received a llcsnse to teach. Reaolvcd that Miss, Bishop be paid acbojiding to regolatione. • ' .t/v, Resolved that 16a be voted for repair* Ing the roof of the Maori Gaily sohool. Mr Harris said that when in Welling- ; ton he and Messrs Kerr and Griinneis interviewed the: Minister of Ed«oatienwUh ' the view of gettlog their Wilding vote 'inoreased. The Minister had grv«n tfctnv ito understand that the . grant would-be 'increased, and that L2B would bagranted for tools for the teohnloat "cites at the Greymonth soheol. Probably. Government would grant L6O for removing, the abffokjl' at Westbrook. Aooording *<i 'the Aol the boardjceald claim a salary for Sir Acnott'p services aa inatruct Jr of the eairpeniry class. He moved that ; applie^tldn bar made to Government for the varioaii; 'amounts. .Carried.""' -'■•- : -' Mr Petrie moved that Mr , Maloolm bt granted three ( months' f all pay fr6m tha date of his ' resigaiitldnl Mr Harru •aecendod. Carried. : Tne aaaal grant" wta paiied for-the iaohool oommltteaß.