EDUCATION BOARD.

Marlborough Express, Volume XXXI, Issue 108, 12 May 1896, Page 2

EDUCATION BOARD.

The monthly meeting was held this morning. Present — Messrs Mills, Baillie, Buick, Redwood, Chaytor, Carter, and Parker. Mr Mills was voted to the chair m the absence of the Chairman (Mr Seymour.) The accounts were passed for payment. ■•' .. - '' The Treasurer's statement showed the balance on the 12th of May to be £1340. . ' BLENHEIM. The Committee wrote asking what amount of subsidy the Board were willing to grant towards the establishment of a school library. The Chairman thought it would have been better if the Committee had come prepared with their own contribution and then asked for a subsidy. In Havelock the library was established by funds raised wholly by the Committee through entertainments. Mr Buick thought the Board should assist the Committee m such a praiseworthy movement. The Board received a good deal of revenue from the Blenheim Schools. He moved that a £ for £ subsidy be granted up to £20. The {Secretary pointed out that according to the regulations the subsidy could not be given till the first amount had been raised. Mr Buick said that at that stage the Board could state its willingness to grant a subsidy. Mr Parker seconded Mr Buick's motion. Mr Chaytor thought it hardly right to traverse the resolution passed at a previous meeting to the effect that before any promise be made the Board ascertain its financial ability to meet such requests from all the Committees. Mr Baillie thought that such subsidies to Committees should be given on a pro rata basis, according to at* tendances. One school had as much right to a library as another, and the Board should be careful not to get into financial difficulties m their distributions. Finally, at the suggestion of the chairman, Mr Buick withdrew his motion, and moved that the question of school libraries be discussed at next meeting, the Secretary to submit then a financial statement bearing on the subject. This motion was carried. Constable 81iQary, who has left the district, tendered his resignation as Truant Officer for the outlying portions of the district. -It was resolved to ask Sergeant Moller to nominate a successor, the Secretary to duly authorise the appointee. Mr Carter suggested that furthei efforts be made to acquire the hold" ing of Mrs MoDonald, situated m the centre of the Board's Borough School property, with the view of making the block complete, and establishing publio swimming baths. Mr Carter was deputed to interview Mrs MoDonald and report at next meeting, Cboup is a terror to young mothers. To post them concerning the first symptoms, and treatment, is the objeot of this item. The first indication of croup is hoarseness. In a ohild who is subjeot to oroup it may be taken as a sure sign of the approaoh of an attack, Following this hoarseness is a peculiar, rough cough. If Chamberlain's Cough remedy is given as Eom as the ohild becomes hoaree, or even after the rough cough has appeared, it will prevent the attack. It has never been known to fail. — For sale by F. Shaw, Medical Hall. Pbofessob Liebeo says :— " We Bhall never know how men were first directed to the use of Coffee, but we may consider the artiole so remarkable for its action on the brain and the substance of the organs of motion as an element of food for organs yet unknown, who are destined to oonvert the blood into nervous substances and thus recruit the energy of the moving and think" ing faculties." If you wish to benefit yourself you could not do better than drink Gbbask's A. I. Goffbb. Sold everywhere m i and 2 1b, tine, For it is the best}