THE EDUCATION BOARD.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19512, 16 December 1926, Page 16

THE EDUCATION BOARD.

GRAINTg FROM DEPARTMENT. FUNDS VERY LIMITED. The Auckland Education .Boand met yesterday, the chairman, Mr. A. Burns, presiding. : Suggested arrangements lor tlw visit of country school children to Auckland, Hamilton and Rotoroa in connection With the tour of the Duke and Duchess ,of York were made in a letter from the department. It- was ,jjkcided to defer action until & later date. The department wrote stating ihitft/funds for the present financial year v/fere extremely limited, and that only mosfcurgent applications could be considered- The board was requested to submit i:» order of urgency five or jgjx cases where grants were required before March 31 nexj;. This course was adopted, and a committiee was set up to select the. schools. A memorandum from the department stated that no Saturday instruction classes for probationers and: uncertificated teachers would bo approved next year, but that applications for the establishment: of a " refresher" course of instrurtion for adult teachers and a short course for probationers and uncertificated teaphers would be .considered. The boayd was authorised' to accept tha lowest tender for the erection of adds-, tional outbuildings at the Onehunga iin-' fant school provided tihe whole cost wasv contributed from the Iboa.rd rebuilding fund. A grajit was authorised by the department for the acquisition of access to the Ponsonby* infant school site from .Tale Street, i Notification, of the appointment of voluntary welfare .officers in- connection with special classes for backward children was made in a lottos* from the department. It was stated thalt Mrs, Rfe# had been appointed in the .ease of the Myers special classes. The Te Kuiti School Committee notified a proposal to miss local contributions for the installing of a new heating ay .stem, to cost £550, in the school building and asked to what extent the bodrd was prepared to grant assistance, ft was decided not to make a grant as there were not sufficient funds for the purpose.