NELSON EDUCATION BOARD.

Colonist, Volume LVII, Issue 14146, 25 July 1916, Page 2

NELSON EDUCATION BOARD.

The monthly meeting-of the Nelson J'.ducatj oil Board was commenced ivesterday. Present:—Messrs. W. Lock, 1. Sv^es, W C. Baigent, ,W. N. Jranklyn,. H. J. Harris, and F. W. O Smith.

lue West ..Coast members) Messrs C T othard, Seantlebury and Williams) intimated that they were detained by hoods, bus would arrive later. Mr Loc-k was voted to the chair. TECHNICAL EDUCATION. The director of the Nelson Technical! School (Mr F. C. J.Cockh-avn), 'reported that the attendance had been aJeeted to a certain extent by tiie various functions, but not seriously. A considerable amount of workliad been1 done by the students in woodwork cookery, and art departments makin* ai tides for disposal in aid of the Sick ana Wounded Soldiers' ]• i.nd, and the children m the cooker-, u^artment had also been supplying •».v.-jdy contributions to the Helping Hand S'liop. After a conference with a deputation from the Amalgamated Society of Carperters and Joiners, a class for apprentices in the trade had been formed, but the result from the point of number.; was disappointing.. -It was hoped that the class would grow-and justify its existence. As the result of the appeal made on behalf of Belgian Children's Fund a sum of £11 3s Oid had been collected. • FINANCE.The treasurer's statement- showed tbe following balances:—Cr balance at Bank, £1065 16s 4d; General Account Dr., £422 11s 5d ; Buildings Account, Cr., £3128 12s ]d; Technical Account Dr., £1640 4s 4d. SECRETARY'S REPORT. The Secretary (Mr N. R. Williams) reported inter alia, that pinus insignis ti-oes donated by Mr Kingsland, of Appleby,-had been received and would be distributed forthwith. Particulars in support of tho application for a grant for additions to Tahuna School were being collected. For tho Junoi quarter, the total average weekly mini- i bor on roll wa> 6819, and the- a; era«-e • attendance 5966. In response to the Belgian Day appeal over £400 had already bo-.'u ' received, and advices of amounts forthcoming show that tho contributions- will .reach £500. BUILDING SUPERVISOR'S REPORT. The building supervisor (Mr W. Dement) reported that plans and specifications had Leen prepared for certain works, including conveniences at Brightwater and Motupipi, additions to Tahuna and Long Plain and gates and woodshed : -at Motueka side school. Details were given of work done^at various schools. He reported that the conveniences at Brightwater were being erected. GENERAL. The Department wrote declining ap-j plication for grant for proposed additions to Tutak'i school. The Department y-wroto authorising grant for Owen Junction school. No action was taken in regcrd to P.iwaka, school. Resolved, that the tenderer ho informed that the teacher's residence only at Neudorf is to bo removed. The Wai-iti Connuituv was granted £o for repairs. The matter of conveniences a& Motupipi was held over. APPLICATIONS. ' i Applications were dealt "with as iol- j lows : —Riwaka, four ventilators, grunted ; Aporo, water supply, £» j;j,s, gi anted; Tarakoho, enlargement of school, particulars to bo i'lirnishe-d with a view to submitting application for grant to the Department; Tahuna,. £4 extension of bicycle shed, granted; ditto, abatement of n;uJsan<e, roferrerl to Health Department • ditto, account for providing temporary accommodation, to be paid; Motueka,-fence- at side 'school, granted; ditto re removing stones from playground- at side school, declined; Upper Moutere, application for additional fencing, held u.ev. Gtiie.n| applications wero held o\er until the I arrival of W<?sL Coast- men bora. TEACBERSHII^. Applications for toacherships were dealt with an follows:—Wai'-utj, head teacher (two applications), fresh applications to be mvitod; Motueka, second assistant (threo Spnlicjitions), the name* of Mrs McFedries, Misses C. 31. Robertson and C. .Barfclett to be forward- ! ed; Korero, sole teacher, no applications; Motupiko, sole teacher (three applications), tho name of 3!iss 'A!.'! Malloy to be forwarded; Waimoa West, j solo teacher (two applications), name'; of Misses E. H. Qninton. and A. L. Symes to be forwarded ; Bri;iht\vnte!\! first assistant (one certificated applicant)., the name of Miss M. Lewis to hs. foi warded ;'Bainham, assistant . (thveoi opplicatinns). name of Miss 2,1. 'Fabbn'' to be submitted; Tnangahua Landing, i .k-;ho teacher (ono application), fresh j i applications to bo in- t ilcWl: 'Owen June-: ition, sole teacher (two applications), fresh applications to be invited.

An application was received from tlio Silver Bullet Cannonade Committee for a holiday forall .schools in the district ■en- .Monday. July 31st.—Thoapplication vas iji-anted.

Tho board will resume this morning