EDUCATION BOARD

Hokitika Guardian, 22 May 1933, Page 4

EDUCATION BOARD

MONTHLY MEETING

The monthly meeting of the Canterbury Education Board was (held 'at Christchurch on Friday. \ It was reported that no election or school committees had taken place, at various centres - including' Camerons/ Okuru, Ruru, Totara Flat, Waitaha ar.d Bruce Bay. Tlie resignation • ' of. 'Miss .T. ‘M. Hussey sole teacher-at ■ OkaritcT was accepted. - ... • Report was received .from" visiting members, and ip was. resolytd that the Jackson School be closed and the Aickens School,reopened as from 22nd May. ..." - .. .

A letter was received from ,•-the Department suggesting that staffs be not reduced until the operation hf-the clause in. the regulations became'mandatory. ■ ■ . .■ ■ ; •• • It was resolved that consideration of the Kokatahi Gainmittee’s renewed application, for .additional accoirunodation at . the school he deferred ponding receipt of .report; .frond the Senior y Inspector. * •'"• '. *'; ' A,• letter .watr: received ■ frdm' the Department approving a grant % cover the cost of .providing a' washhouse and kitchen at: the Kokatahi 'Upper closed school, used by the Master at Kokatahi for residential purposes. •• Agric. Instruction: Westland Schools s Arising froma . report made be a Departmental:'.Teehjnical (tnspecltbF (Mr G. V. Wild) relative to the agricultural work on the West Coast

schools and the Chief Agricultural Instructor’s comments' thereon, -it was decided t 0: request the Board’s Agri* cultural Instructors to pay termly visits to all schools in the. Canterbury Educational district in order that efficient instruction in this subject may be facilitated.