BOARD OF EDUCATION.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXVII, Issue 8270, 31 May 1890, Page 6

BOARD OF EDUCATION.

„w} n< of the Board of ♦»he ordinary meeting w Education was J»»* resterday afternoon. Education was held Jf l * Udv , in There were present: Mesas. R. Udy (m ,• > i ™- t nke. Upton, Carr, and the chair), Lennox. w»ei »v >

Cooper. balances to date were BAiA*c»-The tort" 4d Education c edit x M j School, debit, Thomas's PvKroKT.-The fortnightly of the chairman as to business tram report of the , as absence grantod sacted. including leave i' Ob** anS. allowtn teichers on account of illness, ana auow InccTmade to teachers, was read and a XmKK,' RKStDKNCKs-Tlie report of the committee to whom Mr. Udy motion "to charging rent for tochers residences *as brought up. »*•» « follows:-!. That teachers be held liable for all internal repairs of residences, including sinks, drains and closets, but exclusive of damage arising from tire, flood, tempest, or from Driirinal defect in construction; 2. That teachers be required to sign an agreement in the form annexed upon entering into occupation of a residence : 3. That outgoing teachers be, required to leave the residence cleaned and in repair, fit for occupation by their successors, and that the last month s salary be paid when the Board is wtisboji that the condition has been fulfilled. The form of agreement was also read, and on the motion of the Chairman the report W as adopted. FEMALE TkACHKKS KOK Country qcaooLS.— The Chairman stated it was rratifying to find that the course adopted by the Board in appointing female teachers, had been found successful in other district*, more especially in Donedin. He read the following extract from the Education report of Otago :—" The practice of appointine females as head-teacher? in many of the smaller rural schools, is working well Female teachers do not move from school to school so frequently as mates, and on the whole they conduct schools of this civs decidedly better than most of the male teachers who fill such positions. School Boakd Elkctiovs. -A protest from Kawakawa. against the validity of the election of a School committee, had to bo further deferred, as owing to the absence of the committee, no reply had been received. A protest was also received from Motukaraka, but alter the explanation of the circumstances the board sustained the election. ~ of NmooLs.—An appliration for the establishment.of a school at K-irikiri, Thames, was deterred for the report of the inspector. DBrvra&CßßEK.—This committee asked for increased school accommodation. Mr. Allright reported that it was necessary, and that the cost would be about i-Hvi. It was agreed to instruct the architect to prepare plans and specifications tor the work. A complaint was received from the p»me committee as to a leakage in the roof of the teacher's residence, and want of repairs to the fencing. -Mr. Allright estimated the cost as £79 lbs, and it was agreed to have the work done. Ohivbwai.—Tenders for repairs of the Wcher's dwelling at Ohinewai were opened. There were eight tenders, and chat of Mr. H. Pitts (£207 10s) was accepted. The highest was £'I~A. The estimate was '210. Fern Plat.— The committee applied for e new school, as the building at present used would be required by the owner in August. A report no: quite favourable to the application was received from the in - spector, and it was agreed to defer the consideration of the application for the present. Kauakraxga (Thames).—The committee applied to have a class-room erected at the boys' school. The chairman said he had consulted the inspectors, and found that j there was sufficient school accommodation j at the Thames. On the motion of Mr. j Monk, the application was declined for the present. Appointments. — rhe following appointments were authorised :—To Kopuru, Mr. D. Gamer Jones: Patumahoe, Mr. A. C. Dunning ; Mangere Bridge, Mrs. Woodward : Greerton, Miss M. Tuthill : Taraunui, Mis*B.C. Anderson : Omahu (Thames), Mr. R. H. Patersou. Miscellaneous. — A large number of applications from country schools were re- , ceived and dealt with.