EDUCATIONAL.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1163, 15 June 1894, Page 16

EDUCATIONAL.

SIX HOUSEHOLDERS ELECT THEMSELVES A SCHOOL COMMITTEE. Tho adjourned meeting of householders at Kilbirnie for the election of a school committee was held on Monday in the schoolroom. At 8 o'clock, tho hour called for tho meeting, not a single householder had put in an appearance, but half an hour later there \fbro six present, viz., Messrs V. Claridge, J. Hutcheson, W. Pratt, R. Rollason, James Price and W. Kershaw, and the meeting was then proceeded with, Mr Claridge being voted to the chair. The Chairman stated that after the meeting of the 23rd April he wrote to tho Education Board, requesting that tho report and balance-sheet, if any, should bo sent for presentation at the next meeting of householders, and had received a letter from Mr A. Dorset, secretary to the Board, stating that the books and papers received from tho committee who had resigned had been sent to tho headmaster. The balance-sheet, showing a balance in hand of 17s Id, was read, and the meeting then proceeded to the election of a committee. All those present were nominated by one another to servo on tho committee, but before thoy wero elected a householder present suggested that Mr McDermid, tho headmaster, should bo asked to attend, so as to have seven householders present, as ho understood sevon formed a quorum. The suggestion was agreed to, and, Mr McDermid having been brought in by tho Chairman, the six householders nominated were declared to be elected the members of tho committee. A meeting of tho committee was subsequently held, when Mr Hutcheson was elected chairman and Mr Price secretary. The vacancy at tho Pirinoa School, caused by tho death of Mr 11. Edmonds, has been filled by tho appointment of Miss Elizabeth Jane Rutherford. The Westland Education Board has beta making large reductions in the salaries of its teaching staff, teachers in country schools having, in some instances, been reduced from £B2 to «£GO per annum. It is stated, says tho Nelson Mail, that their chief head teachers are only receiving .£IBO per annum. Cheistchuech, June 8. At a special meeting of the North Canterbury Education Board to-day the committee appointed at a former meeting brought up a long report on the subject of tho revision of teachers' salaries. The committee pointed out that a large number of teachers were without employment, and recommended that the number of pupil teachers engaged by the Board be largely reduced. Tho Committee recommended that no reductions be made in salaries of singlehanded teachers, and that where often heavy and responsible work was effectually accomplished, no difference be made in the salaries of male and female teachers. The reduction of expenditure must be brought about by a less early increase than is now practical in the salaries of those masters who have obtained assistance. A comparative statement showed a reduction of expenditure from £53,203 to .£51,908, but that this reduction would not take immediate effect. The recommendations did not apply to largo town schools. Tho report was adopted.