Education Board.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 8227, 7 June 1895, Page 4

Education Board.

The following was crowded out last night:— MISCELLANEOUS. Constable Crawford (truant officer) reported on the work he had done, and the prosecutions undertaken during his first four months of duty. He had with much regret to report the death of assistant truant officer Henry Hallett. It was resolved on the motion of Mr Barclay that the Board receives with regret the news of the death of Sergeant Hallett, one of the truant officers of the Board. Inspection reports were submitted on Silverstream, Cave, Cannington, Albury, Wai-iti, Sutherlands, Pleasant Point, Geraldine, Orari South, Hannaton, Waimate, Waihao, Timaru Main, and Adair. A special report was made upon the Roman Catholic Schools. Mr Gow said he had not made an ordinary inspection, but had visited the schools to introduce himself, ascertain their mode of working, and answer any questions as to his methods of examination. The schools and their roll numbers are —Timaru Boys 174,- Timaru Girls 176, Waimate 130, Temuka.l36, Kerrytown 106.

Mr H. Wake was granted three months’ leave of absence to attend college, the office to supply a locum tenens. Mr Graham gave notice of motion that the .building committee also act as a finance committee. The inspector reported on an application that the Board would enlarge the school accommodation at Sandhurst (Hakateramea). In summer the school is carried on in a large public hall, in winter the hall is too cold and the school is conducted in a retiring room. It was this room that the Committee asked the Board to enlarge.—The Board agreed that they could not spend any money on the room, but they would increase the rent if the owners enlarged it. The Board rose at 4 p.m.