EDUCATION BOARD.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 13857, 21 March 1907, Page 2

EDUCATION BOARD.

The monthly meeting, of the Olago Education Board held yesterday was attended by Messrs T. Mack-Clinic. M.11.K. (ehnirmali), |). IJortie,' 11. Israel, d. Jlitche)!, Win. Snow,'A. .M'Kenow, the Rev. 11.I 1 . B. Fraser, and the Hon. T. Fergus. , ( CLAIMS. ( The following claims for improvements of , biiildiiiv.s.. were .allowed: —fncholnie (paint- , "iiigj, £GHs C«lV"lv.yefiurn (jwinfTng, etc.). ' £1 13s 4d: Kuiow (painting, £3: | Lawrence lasplialling sciiool grounds), £10 t MflSglcLlpaiitiJiig. school), £6: .I'ortohel]o . (fencing), £5: AVaitati (improvemenis), £2 i to. _ " : Tlic" N'ascby Committee wrote renewing" " their application for purchase of organ.— Declined: ■ ■ Kaiea Committee wrote asking for £5 15s. c'jst of renewing fencing destroyed by : buolrfire.—Granted. , nKI'UTATION'. ' ' A deputation from the North Taiori C!ommitlce waited on the hoard with-refer- ( e'lice to ail account for £14 14s 7d for repairs to teachers residence, cle., incurred in January, 1897. Tho licv. L. Thompson, .who acted rtrspokftiinan, said that according lo , Iho minutes the committee had writt<'ii to the .board'lo years ago, asking that, the repairs be. carried nut. and the board's architect, had authorised iliem. 'I'he repairs were duly authorised, but the account ■had''not yet bocn paid. Mr Alexander," secretary of the committee, also referred to the matter. ' Jlr I'Vasnr: Why was mil the account sent ill at the proper time'; Mr Smith, to \ylmni the accbnnf was due, admitted that- lie had been somewhat dilatory,. but said ilial he knew the committee liad no money Mr I'Yaser: Why didn't you send the account, to l.ho hoard? Jlr Smith: T was never, in the habit of . doing- fp Tor niy work. 1 the coniinitico ivas the responsible parly. Mr 'l-'rascr siibs?.'quentlv moved—"That the niatlei- l>e deferred until the fccivlary, architect, and Mr'l'avk submit a report to Iho lioard." Mr Mitchell sephndod. pro forma, and said that ovidehily the buard'had authorised tlie. work to bo-done, and had written to the committee accordingly. IVom the correspondence lit* would say that tho board was distiiictlv liable for half rost. Tli«;i-yere.tai:y nvas apiiealod to. io say 'how far lite board was responsible,' and fjiid lie consideieil half cost would be snflicieilt. The first, he had ever heard of 'the matter was nine years after the work ■had been done, and there were no records in the. otlice lo show that it was ever authorised. .. - . '...... It. was ulfimatelv decided io. pay the amount, less £3. which was still owing for repairs to the inside of I tie residence somo years ago.. : APPLICATIONS. Moi-Jiingloii. Coiiiniilteo intule. application for improvements to entrance.—Tt, was resolved that, the board pay half cost 'of fencing and two-thirds cost, of asphalting. Maori Hill asked that ihe fencing of grounds ;bo .completed.—Granted.TMINIC'AI, KItUCATIOK. Tlie Hon. Mr Fergus gave notice to move at next meeting—" Thai applications be invited for the position of director of 'technical education for the Otago district." «IIU)KK>; YISTTIXB TIIK KXIIIIiITIOX. In reply to a question by Mr Israel, Hie secretary said Iho children who attended the Kxliibition ax part of a school contingent wofe marked tin the register as "present" by tho authority of the Jlinistor of Education. Jlr Israel thought that- this was somewhat unfair. Only a limited number of tho scholars accompanied these |»rtie,s, for manv parents took charge of their own childron, and ho considered those should enjoy the privilege also, as they were cost- . iug tho Government, nothing. He would : move—" That, it be a recommendation to tho Jiiitiistcf Wiaf 'for' Easter week the chil- ; dron who were aliciit at the Inhibition in i the company of their parents, to the satisi .faction of the-head master, be counted as i attending school."—Agreed to.

Tho tender of Jlr R. Murv.-iy was .tccoptod for tlie enaction of a rosidoneo at Creek for £265 Is. Mr S. Park was reappointed auditor of the board. Tho architect was instructed to report regarding the rout, of Forbury School residence. It was resolved, on the motion of Mr Borrie—"That., 'the inspectors visit the School of Arts and report generally at next moating as to the. progress of the work, and on the supervision and conduct of the school." ■ It was further resolved—" That the board regrets that it, is unable to see its way to remove the Stony Creek School from its present silo." It was dccide<l to award Training College bursaries lo Titos. W. Dallas, Laura Hunt, Agnes Wis. and \V. Praser. A committee was'appointed to again interview- the. University Council in regard to the erection of portion of the now Training College on the council's land. The nialter Was taken in committee.