SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS

Otago Witness, Issue 2722, 16 May 1906, Page 49

SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS

The regu'-ar monthly meeting of the School Commissioners of Otago was held yesterday. ■Present — Mr W. 'Dallas (chairman), the Hon. H. Feldwick, and T. Mac Gibbon. Apologies for non-attendance were leceived from Mr J. Hay ond Mr D. Borrie.

Confirmation of special resolution passed at meeting of April 17. agreeing to reduce G. Roger's rent of section 20. block XV, Riverton, from. 10s to 5s. — Resolution confirmed.

Report from ranger on application fro.n Jas. Wilson for assistance towards protection from river (section 19, block 111, Wendonsidsi ; also from W. Mortimer, lessee of -section 1, bock V, Wendonsid-e. — Ranger's report adopted, ar.d Messrs Mac Gibbon and Hay to inspect the two sections.

Application from J. Milne for return of Wm. Kv'.e's deposit of coal pit rent and purvey deposit, with report from ranger. — Granted.

Memo, from clerk to Wallace County Council stating that council will accept £6 per acre for part of read line opposite section 2 of 102, Taringatura, provided the comm.-ssioners pay all costs of closing and transfer. — Offer accepted. Lettpr from Wm. M'Kee. lessee of sections 13 and 16, block X, Waikaia. stating that he h?.d lost a large portion of hn crop by a flood, and asking for a reduction of rent, with rpport- from Mr KirVnatriclr — Referred (o Messrs Hay and Mac Gibbon. while in the district, to report.

Application from Jas. Martin, on beha l ? of Jno. Thomas, to take sections 4 and 15, bock IX. Lumsden. on veaily lease, at 5s each per annum. — Granted.

Letter from Jas. M'Crorie. offering £2 per annum for gravel reserve (section 78. block T. Wendon) at present occupied by G. Dennis, jun., on yearly ka^e. — Resolved to inform the present occupant that his tenancy will ceaae at end of current year ; Mr M'Crorie's offer to bp accented for one year fron> that date.

Letter from John Tayles, agreeing to pay 4s Tier acre rent for pbout eight acres of land which the commi=sioners are purchasing from Mr E. Butlei — R-pceived.

Latter from John M'Ki?£?ck, le^ee of lectiom 57. 58, GO, 61, to 64. block I. Waikaia applying for reduction of rent from Gd to 2d per acre. — The commissioners could not see their way to reduce the rent, but are nrenared to accept surrender, and re-offer the land for lease at unset of 3d.

Letter from G. Fache, on behalf of Win. Hol'.oway. offering 7« fid per annum for lease of section 17. block X. -township of Clyde. — To X? offered on yearly lease at 7s Gel. Letter from the Secretary of Education to the effect that the Minister of Education cannot see hia way to sanction the expenditure of £75 on erection of proposed foot liridee at Waikaia —Received ; petitioners to b° informed accordingly.

Letter from Alex. Aitken. agrpeing to accept the commissioners offoi cf right to cut flax on th<* Otama run for one year at £15 — Agreed to. Application from Michael Slieehan. lessee of section 35. block I. Eait Winton, for 800 Sin and 600 4in dram tiles. — Granted, on u«»al conditions.

Letter from the Secretary for Education, forwarding cony of a letter from the Commissioner of Crown Lands. Dunedin. in reference to a reque<*t from the commissioners to hav-p sections 2 of 32. 2 of 33. 34 and 35. block VI. Papakaio. vested in the School Commifuonerf. and suggesting that they disruea tbo matter with the Commiahior.ST of Crown Lands —Chairman and Hon. Mr Feldivick to mtervi-ew the Commissioner of Crown L« nds as =u<*gest*vl. Letter from TV. "W. Mitchell, manager Mpssrs Robert Cam»bell and Sons, for permission io cut a ditch through section 57. Takati mo. —Granted. Replies from the School Commissioners of Taranaki, Cnnteiburv Hawke's Bay. and Wellington, to the Otaeo School Commissioners' apnhca-tion for tbeir co-operation in cijtaiuing legislative power to sell or ex-r-lianse unlettftble pectioiiR — Received; tho Minister of Education to be a^ked to introduce tWo b ; 'l introclupffl in thr> Legislative Council by the Hon Mr Feldwick last Fe&sion, authoiiKing the sa c or exchange of unlettablo reserves.

Let'er from T. S. Miller, suggesting the appointment of some trustworthy fcerson Jo

take delivery of rubble for groins at Waikaia. — Received ; the matter to be attended to by Messrs Mac Gibbon and Hay while in the district.

Application from Owen Taylor, lessee of section part 246, Hokonui, for two trucks of drain tiles (4in). — Referred to ranger for report. Application from E. C. Smith, solicitor, Gore, on behalf of Mru Annie Holland, for permission to transfer part section 30, block XVI, Gore, to Thomas Kirk; also asking if the commissioners will agree to a subdivision of the allotment into two, and issue separate lenses.— Agreed to. Applications were received for the Tight to dredge on land belonging to the School Commissioners opposite run 254b, Wendon. A report was received from the ranger. — Resolved to employ a sxirveyor to survey the land be'.onging to the commissioners on the west side of the Waikaia River, and on completion of the survey, tenders to be invited for the dredging rights over the area mentioned, owner of the adjoining land to be notified of intention to survey, ?nd to be informed he will be expected to be»r his share of cost of the survey.

On the motion of Mr Mac Gibbon, seconded by the Hon. Mr Feldwick, it was resolved — " That the attention of the Commissioner of Crown Lands be called to the fact that sections in the Steward Settlement have been sub-let by the Waste Lands Board without previously obtaining the consent of the SchooL Commissioners, as required by law. The spctions referred to are— 2 of 32, 2 of 33, 31 and 35, block VI. ..