TAWHITI

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 17 September 1924, Page 9

TAWHITI

MEETING OF SCHOOL COMMITTEE The monthly, meeting of the TawlnH School Committee was held on TueswPU e ?w l " g - Present: Messrs. Chad,T Wi, l Chai Duncan (secretary), ceived im, A “ “Po'ogy was reWilliamt * ! ' V,sc,lct ' of Mr. w. E.

ber h of wfTf" rar,orU, ‘ l » limn. l»o" 03 • 1 »». »'•««>«• attendance or 18J, .an improvement having been wn°S r Ce - t:he holicl ‘W s - The school Avoukl be visited the following dav (Wednesday) by Dr. ElizabethVinn and Di. Barclay. He expressed the appreciation of both teachers and earnout WOrk recentI J'

Mr. McDonald reported that the concreteAvorlc authorised by the committee had been done, and the post and Avire fence separating the football' ground fiom. the ordinary playing ground had been strengthened, two extra wires, intermediate posts and additional battens having been put in. He bad also piesented tivo or three chains of five-year-oid ake ake hedge, Avhieh had been planted along a line from the tool shed to the corner of the concrete on the boundary of the football ground It was now admitted, said Mr. McDonald, that liiAvluti Avas ahead of any other schopl m Taranaki in respect*" to the amount of concrete laid doAvn. He mentioned that Mr. John I-liek s . had v r cry kindly offered his assistance in the carrying out of the work, and this had been gladly accepted. On the motion of the chiarman, seconded by Mr. Reid, it Avas decided to send a letter of thanks to Mr. Hicks. Mr. Jackson applied for leave of absence for himself and Mr. Wells to sit foi teims and uniA’orsitv examinations —Granted.

The secretary to tlie board wrote in reply to a letter from-Mr. Duncan, secretary to the committee, as foliows: “My board cover by insurance its liability to pay indemnity by A’irtue of the Workers Compensation Act .1922. tin? Deaths by Accidents Compensation Act, 1908, or the common laAv for compensation for personal injury by accident to caretakers, permanent and casual employees in the course of their employment, except for injury bv accident arising through thresiiino, cutting standing bush, scrub or undergrowth, or by the use of explosives. School committees being duly accredited agents of the board, it follows that .should- a committee employ a man, say, for- Avorking on a fence, planting hedges, gardening, etc-., and he suffers an accident, lie is coA*ered by the board’s policy. Where casual labour is employed the board’s auditor notes annually the amount of Avages paid and insures accordingly. Should the committee, however, decide to do certain Avork by contract the committee should see that those employees on the contract are duly covered by insurance, as the board is not insured against any liability in respect to any accident to any worker in tlie service of the contractor or sub-contractor.”

■ General satisfaction avus expressed with the contents of the letter. . Accounts totalling £BO 12s lOd, including the cost of recent improvements Avere passed for payment.