WHANGAREI HIGH SCHOOL.

Northern Advocate, 28 January 1922, Page 4

WHANGAREI HIGH SCHOOL.

BOARD OF GOVERNORS MEETINO The Board of Governors of the Whangarei High School met yesterday afterroon; present—Messrs W. A. Carrutii (chairman), R. C. M. Harington, E. O. Weaver, H. C. Rishworth, H. W. Crawford, Rev G. C. Cruickshank, and tha secretary, Mr J. McKinnon. SCIENCE BALANCES The Secretary of the Education Department wrote that approval of purchase of more than twelve school balances from endowment income could not •be recommended, and that the boartf would have to pay for the rest. The letter was received, the balances having been bought. APPOINTMENT OF A JANITOR The cleaner at the school, who had htld that position for seven years, forwarded her resignation, and it was suggested that the board should call for tenders to fill the vacancy but Mr Crawford said that as there was a likelihood of the board taking possession of the property bought from Mr Weaver very shortly the board would probably need to engage a man permanently and he proposed that the chairman, with Mr K-shworth and tie principal, Mr R. Lupton, should go into the question of a successor and report to the next board meeting. Mr Cruickshank suggested that applications should be called without delay for a man to undertake the work required at the school including the cleaning. After some discussion anent the ;luties required and embracing a suggestion that an effort should be made to get a man who would subsequently take on the janitor's position it was decided, on Mr Cruickshank's motion, to leave tho appointment to the Finance Committee. ENDOWMENT TIMBER In connection with the dead timber on the Otaika endowment which it wa» proposed to sell Mr Crawford suggested that an area should be defined from which the timber was to be sold, and that the board advertise it for. sa'e. Mr Rishworth said he thought that the board should employ a timber exportto inspect the property and estimate the quantity of timber available, unliable pnd firewood. Mr Harington added that a surveyor should also go there and mark off on the plans where the timber was. Mr X. M. McKay had reported in 1913 that the timber was very scattered and was small, generally speaking. He reported specifically upon various areas and stated that there were thousands o£ tons of firewood. At that time thcr<? were 72 kauri trees over Bft in girth, 10G kauris of less than Bft, togehter with 28 small dry trees which had been claimed by a private individual, 46 rimu, 18 totara and millable timber i estimated at 3,950,798 ft.

It was submitted that there no urgency regarding disposal of the timber, and from Mr Eishworth's motion, it was decided to leave the question of disposal of the dry timber over until Mr Jones was present. NEW ENTERED The sec- ary stated that 11 new* boarders woi. • ! begin this term and that the total of bo'arders would be 41, which, was "two less than last term. So far ho did not know what the number of the new day boys would be Mr Cruickshank suggested that rhe toLTd should declare the hostel lull -or tfo forthco 711.1.:;