EDUCATION BOARD.

Colonist, Volume XXXIV, Issue 7005, 7 May 1891, Page 3

EDUCATION BOARD.

Tee usual monthly meeting of the Board was held yesterday. Present; Messra Talbot (aoting Chairman), Hnrslhonse, Tarrant, W. Jt huu ? 8 ' Httt * ne sB, Denoker, and Olaydan. The minutes of the previous meeting ware read and oonfirmedThere was no report of the Board of Examiners, the Board wishing that tba applications should be considered by the foil Board. , 7; The Inspector presented his inspection report for the month, and referred to the manner in which school property had; bean destroyed at Eookville, and it was reaolved to refer his report to the Committee, and ask for an explanation. • The repSrfc of Mr Tarrant on the proposed Churchill school district was deferred fora month. ' : Mr Phillips proposed that the st^ps requisite should be taken to establish an aided school at Davil'a Creek. — Carried. ■ > v' In reference to the teacher afAwaroa, Mr Smith having resigned, it was resolved io ask Mr Hadfield to recommend a suitable teacher. To consider letters. from Addisons Flat in reference to the vacant taaohership, and also to consider applications for same, the Boavd went into Committee. After half an hoars discussion, it 'was resolved to postpone the whole question till next month, * and in the meantima that Me Bourke and Mr Regan be obmmunwated wUh. The Bishop of Nelson wrote as followa:— 11 Sib,— l thank yon and the members of the Board for: your kind letters of April la t, and for the leave of abaenca granted ma at the last sesuon. It is with moon regrst, 1 find myself after my recent attack of illness, unable to take advantage of it. I regret farther that aoting under medical advice, I am compelled to withdraw altogether from the Board, and I herewith beg to place my resignation in the hands of the Acting-Chair, man of the Board. If at some future tima my health should permit, I would gladly offftc myself for re-election. Andrew Bton Sutsb, Bishop of Nelson. May sth, 1891. To the Aoting-Ohairman." ' Mr Tarrant moved, that the resignation be accepted with deepest regret, and the Board earnestly trusts that entire rest may so restore his health as to enable him at some future time to again offer his valuable services to the Educational District of Nelson as a member of the Board. Mr Clayden seconded the motion, and aßked that a letter should be written expressing the feeling of the Board, and signed by each member. — Carried. - ■ The Secretary was instructed to taka steps to fill the vacancy. The report of the .Revision of Salaries Committee waa on the motion of Mr Hursthouse deferred until next meeting. He said that, he thought the matter should be discussed by a full Board, and he felt especially that the ability of the Hon J. Shephaid would be a valuable aid in the disoussion. In reference to the central site for -Town aohool, Mr Clayden moved that the matter should be postponed until the new School Committee had an opportunity of going thoroughly into the matter.— Carried' Miss Wray was appointed to Rookvitla. school. The proposed boundaries for Granity Creek were accepted, subjeot to the approval of the Survey Office. A petition was read from inhabitants of Burnett's Faoe in reference to school wanted. —Deferred. - A letter from the Department mentioned books that were on the Board's list, and which were not authorised by the Department. Leave was granted to the Inspeotor to reply to same. Finance Committee. This Committee made the following recommendations :— That a sum not exceeding £10 be granted Motupipi, for roofing the the older portion of the school with iron. That the Banzau Committee be authorised to aooept Mr W. £. Wilkea,' tender for repairing Ranzau school, £25 Bs. That in view of money already expended, and bonus granted Mr' Coagrove, Weafport, by way of extra house allowance, the Board does not .feel justified in defraying the sxpensea ot Mr Cosgrove in papering rooms, and further it is contrary to By Laws to do so for works not sanctioned by the Board. That the Board cannot give precedence to the Westport Committee's application for a new teacher's house, the Board having a great many more urgent cases before it. . That a sum not exceeding £10 be gran'.ed the Pangatotara Committee, for erecting a room. . That the East Takaka Committee be authorised to expend the sum (£10) said to be necessary by the Chairman for repairs to school; that the Committee be requested to make an enquiry into the origin of the fire ; that the Secretary forward to the Department particulars, and ask for a refund. . ~ ' That the Secretary of the former Committee at Capleston be requested to furnish papers and accounts for audit purposes. That the Westport Committee .be informed that missing vouchers should be procured for the auditor's satisfaction. That plans for the proposed addition to the Richmond Girls .School be approved if the work can be done for the sum named. . On Inspector's and architect's recommend, ation, that the Stoke Committee be authorised to procure plans for the erection of a new room to replace present front room* and to cost not more than £150, and not to be more than 24ft x 20ft, and submit same to Board. That the Committee cannot recommend a grant to the Waimangaroa Committed for fencing, their estimate being too high. '■■.' The Board's .accounts show a credit on General Account of £2707 Os sd, subject to payments of the day, £1645 4s 9d. The Building Fund is all allocated, the available balance being but £3 9s lOd. '■■■'..'■' The recommendations were adopted. The Biverdale Committee asked if the Inspector had not to visit each school, and stated that he, while lately in their district, had not visited Biverdale. The Inspector explained that it was not necessary that he should visit a school twice in a year He examined them oil, and when, practicable inspected them also, but sometimes one school would miss, inspection, because to stop and do so would delay~ ? him, perhaps a week, for the next steamer. .',.,- A resolution, was passed in keeping with the Inspector's explanation. ' '".. Dr Laiahley, of Auckland, forwarded to each member of the Board a copy of his book, " Education and Educators." Resolved, to acknowledge the. receipt and thank Dr Laishley. ' ' - "■; ' '„" "' . Resolved, That the Committee of Granity Creek be informed that it is not proposed t? erect a teacher's' house there. '_■'. . Mr Clayden' a motion to rescind By-law No. 45, re school prizes, was postponed for another month. ' ' .. Misa Gibbs' resignation of Waingaro school was accepted. -■■--.- Miss A Cook's re&ignation as assistant teacher at Sarau was aooepted. Mr Dencker said that he did not see fhere was any necessity to advertise for applicants for the last named vaoancy, he moved that there being many probationers in the service of the Board, the Inspector chbuld select and forward to the Committee the names of (hose eligible. , . Mr Clayden showed that the By-Lavs provided that applications should be . bailed, for by advertisement, and he moVed that theyßhould be called for accordingly,' With the addition that preference.shoufdbogivea to those already in the Board's service. — Amendment carried. • , The resignation of.D. Cbrrigan was accepted aa probationer, and the matter of a BUCciaEor being appointed was left till afler the conference of Committee and Inspector. '. : ■ It waa resolved to inform tie Waingaro and Aorere School Committees of the provisions ef the Act, aa to filling vaoanoies, also io the Denniston and Little Grey, where the ieleotiouß lapsed. '* ~ ■-, ■~".,i ? . i ' : \- _■'.', ''■■■^', Sixty-eight householders of Cape FomwinJ represented that the election of the Sohool Committee there was illegally conducted, an d it was resolved to forward the communication to the Committee for an explanation. ~ The inhabitants of Coal Creek, Mokihinoi; . applied for a echool to be erected there, saying there were 35 children of 6chooi age. Mr Dencker said they were called 'upoir to spend-thousands;of, pounds in^the Wefltport and surrounding districts, and he moved that ft Sub.floajmiUefi consisting of Messrs Hoist

1)01)96 and Clayden should visit these districts v .and •nquire^ully into alkmatters.^He;him- • ?^r^ilgaed^ngTTß?ra go in ■Say^cfiise, He moved that the expehses of only Messrs Glaydeh rthd, ■ Httrsthdiise should be paW. • -m *■-■ Mr PhillipavJauppOfted^the motion, and though* that it would-be algreatsthing if all members of the Board could visit all the . achools,pnoe every "few years. „ ..,„ ; • • Tfirrant also supported the'lnqtibn, abd :Btiggesfed^ that the Inspector should dccomSjtkny the member^ ' - 'v; ■' ! ■ Messrs* Clayden^and Huisthpuse also spoke - ' as to the desirability of a personal acquaint- . *nee bemg made with the districts and their ; requirements, '. though both expressed .them- ' selyes^ajhpt seeking to be members "of ;:the ■ fewnmlttee. ; ' ' ' -* 1 - ' ' "" '"._.;, ": "Motion carried. * !,.......- . ; "The depujatbn will leave some time in Jsiie. •■■■■;-"/' ' "'. ■ '",.. ..-..'.." . '• .-. . ,; ; s The reqomniendation of the .Charleston Committee in reference.t o filling temporarily the place of Mr Dowling, who has broken his *«g> was approved;- ' • ; Miss Burnett's resignation of r her appointment at Westport was accepted. „-...;.-;; , ; ,;i !iV ;;' ''_