BOARD OF EDUCATION.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XV, Issue 5335, 21 December 1878, Page 5

BOARD OF EDUCATION.

A meeting of the 13 >ard of Education wa3 held yesterday in lieu of the meeting which, in the ordinary course of events, would have been held uext Friday. There vrere presaut : Mr. Prime (in the chair), Mr. Luke, and Colonel Haultain. The minutes of the last meeting were read snd confirmed, after which Colonel Haultain left. Executive Committee.—The report of the F/ceeutive Committee was read aud adopted. The committee approved of the list of books submitted by the Whin library. They re commended the acceptance of the tender of Messrs. Smith and Wooller, £325, for the erection of a school building at Mount Roskill ; also, Mr. Henderson's tender, £185, for the erection of Pukete school, and the acceptance of Mr. D. H-rnderson's tender, £339, for the erection of teacher's residence. Girls' High SonoeL.—The inspector's report on the Girls' High School was read and received. —Tue report was adopted. — The examiners' report on the Girls' High School was received and referred to the Executive CommiLtee.

Smith v. The Board. —Mp.. Lcsk on the Appeal Case.—The Secretary said the resolution of the B uard was sent to Mr. Lusk. He sent the following reply:—"V.E.Rico, Esq., Secretary of the Board of Education.— Deur Sir, —I have to acknowledge receipt of your letter, dated 17th in3t., conveying to, me a resolution of the Board in reference to a miscarriage of the appeal in the case Smith v. the Board. I cannot but regret thftt the Board should have considsred it necessary to expreSß the opinion that I should be held responsible so far as any costs incurred in the matter of the appeal are concerned, as I should never have either asked or expected the Board to bear those expenses under the circumstances of the case. I presumo that I am correct in attaching the above meaning to the resolution forwarded by you. It is possible that I may be wrong in this impression, a? the words used would no doubt bear a wider signification ; but as the amount of " loss sustained by the Board," owing to the failure to prosecute the appeal, is one which it would be impossible to arrive at, I have ventured to restrict its meaning in the manner above mentioned.—l am, &0., H. H. Lusk." —The letter was received. Ordinary Business.—The other business before the Board was of the ordinary character, —applications for grants for schools, fencing, furniture, &c., and appointments of teachers, but owiag to the small attendance, the greater portion of the business was deferred. Office Holidays.—lt was agreed that the office holidays Bhould be hiild on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday next week, and on the Ist and 2nd of January. The meeting then adjourned until Monday, 29th January.