EDUCATION BOARD.

New Zealand Times, Volume LXXII, Issue 4823, 28 November 1902, Page 3

EDUCATION BOARD.

The Hoard met yesterday, Present—--Messrs F. liradey i.aeHng-ciiainnan;, J. ivehl.ell, F. feist, .1. V) • Hogg, *'■ jjee, J. Kobertson, J. Voting and W. C. fiuehanan. A report was received from the commit tec appointed In inquire, into the friction eMsting between the School Committee and teacher at Cross’s Creex. Ihe committee stated that the difereuces were not likely to be lessened meder i.'.isllug arrangemouih, and i-l saw no other course than to recommend that the present Uacher bo transferred at The earliest opportunity. No reflections were east upon -Mr Tut kingcon's abilities as a teacher. After •.iseitssion the matter was postponed until ue.-it meeting, the evidence taken to bo furnished to the members of the Hoard in the meantime. The secretary of the Carterton School Committee- wrote calling attention to I tie insufficiency of the play grounds at the Carlerton School, and pointing out that an opportunity now presents itself of securing four and a half acres diceeuy opposite the present school with a frontage to the main road. The price asked, £3AO, was reasonable, chairman, Air G. W. Duller, guaranteed ,CSU, leaving £3OO to bo found by the Hoard. Of this sum of £2OO,

could, if necessary, remain ou mortgage at 5 per cent. Tier annum. Tims the Hoard would have to find only £SO immediately, and would secure the property for school use. A committee, consisting of Messrs Buchanan, Feist and Hogg were appointed to go into the whole' question of school accommodation in Carterton and district, and report to the next nmeting, to ho held in a fortnight. A long discussion took place on a request fi’ciu the llntt School Committee that Mr Burns, and not Mr fates, should be appointed to the charge of the Hutt School, and a protest from Mr Yates against such a course being pursued. Air Yates’s appointment was unanimously confirmed. The Kaipuroro School Committee was voted £ls to provide water supply and conveniences; the Mangapakelia committee £0 for water and £6 for fencing. Mr Duncan and Miss 1* lux Tvcrc aj> pointed to the Petone School. The secretary was authorised to cal. for tenders for work at Hurt, Petone, Brooklyn and Worser Bay. It was decided that the olheo vacation should bo one month each year, for each officer, the time to be arranged by the secretary, so that the office, work wf.1,1 Id not bo allowed to .suffer; the office to bo closed for a fortnight only. The committee appointed to deal with tlio application for the erection of a school to meet the requirements of tlio Kpuni Hamlet and the, adjoining district, reported that Messrs Bradoy, Feist, Kebboll and Loo, together with Mr Bakowcll, Inspector of Schools visited the district on Tuesday, 2Sth Ootohor, and mot representatives from the school of Die Hutt and the Xaita, and of the residents at Fpuni. After going over the whole of the district, from tiio Hutt to the Taita. the committee was satisfied that the Hutt School should bo erected on tlio new site with the least possible delay, and that arrangements should bo made for the erection of a new’.scliool somewhere near the Epuni Hamlet Settlement. Tlio committee believed that a suitable site could bo secured in a convenient position. Having visited Petone, it was satisfied with the improvements being made to the grounds, and with tile proposed alteration and extension of the school building. It recommended that the addition to the school budding bo now proceeded with. The report was adopted. The following recommendations of the Technical Instruction Committee wore adopted:—!. That Mr C. Williams ne appointed janitor. 2. That the recommendation of tho Conference of School Committees that throo centres for cookery be established, namely, Terraco, Ait. Cook and Newtown, bo approved, and that two additional teachers (subject to the funds for tho accommodation boprovided under tlio JVlcinual and. Technical Instruction Act) bo appointee. 3. That the plans for cookery rooms at Afastorton and Levin bo submitted to the Government and application made for grants to cover cost thereof. 4. That tho Board’s basis of contribution towards technical instruction, should the Associated Board bo established, bo based on 5 nor cent, on the value of tho land and buildings now provided, on the estimate of £7500 on land and £4500 on buildings; tho value of tho Board’s contribution on that basis being £6OO per annum.