TARANAKI EDUCATION BOARD.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXIII, Issue 24, 25 January 1901, Page 2

TARANAKI EDUCATION BOARD.

Thk Education Board met on Wednesday. Present: Mr. MoAUum (chairman), Mi-s Haywood, Messrs. Adiara, Wade, Allsworth, Mackay, Kennedy, Faull and Hisjnoit. The Architect reported that satisfactv.ry process was b'iug made with the painting contract; that the E"mont j Road School required in=dde paiating 1 (estimated cot .£13); that good pro- | gre=s was being mado with the erection of tho Strntf .>rd school. Authority was. given for inside painting at Egmout Road, The Architect was instructed to procure a new tank for the Frankley Read residence, and have the windows at the scboo! made to opeß at tho top. The Oomrair-sioner in reply to his complaint as to tho out offices was rucommended to use lime plentifully.Mr. Kitchingman's leiiguationof his mastership at R-ihotu was accepted as (from tho 31st inst. i The New Plymouth Committee ap- | plied for the Courteniy-streat fence to . te p:\intnd and -intimated that they I were willing to attend to the necessary repairs.

Mr. Allsworth, in moving that a grant of .£5 he made, pointed out that by the expenditure- of tha* sum at the praeeat time probably .£ls or £2O would be favod later on. The fact that the Cbmmittee offered to assist was an additional reason for a grant. Mr, Wade seconded the motion.

Mr. Hignctt was avoree to treating ore Oommitlea differently from another, but on; the principle that the Lord helped th.iSe who helped themselves he would vote f.ii* the giant,

Mr. Aiilani differed .from the last speaker. He believed in helping Committees as is wf>s impossible for those bodies to meet such expenses out of their gensral funds. The mo.ion was carried.

A further request was received from the Fame Committee that th« Board would recoive a deputation who would lay before the Board certain complaints of teachers on ths unsrtisfactary way in wbich the sawing had bean examined. Mies Hey wood explained what had taken place, and said that the Sewing Committee hud met the teachers, but the interview was not a; miccess, nor was the behaviour of the teachers satisfactory. Subsequently she had sent a w/it'en reply, approved by the committee, t > the complainant', but had not a copy wi'h her.

■ After some discussion ns to whether the deputation should ba heard at,that meeting or the next; it was doeided to receive them that day at 2 o'clock. The IngUwood Coaitnittoo wrote relative to the state of the schooLaad the inconvenience to both teach ars and children consequent there-on.-ii They 'expressed a hope promise-made lastiyear of enlarging the school would ba fulfilled out of this year'j building grant. A, statement was submitted showing the number of children on the roll of the various stands a total of 212.

Mr. Hignett remarked that the request was a very hardy annual. Mr. Allsworth, after calling; for the aetual attendance numbers to ba read out, said that there were other schools where the attendance was much-more in excess of the accommodation than at Inglewood, where there was seating for 232, and an average attendance of 173 8. The difficulty was that the building was badly arriog^d. The Chairman pointed out that the inconvenience seems 3 to arise from the seats being in the wrong places.

It was decided that the committee be informod tbat tho Board regret being unable at present to enlarge the school owing to want of funds, but that in the meantime the Architect and Inspector be requested to report on the matter.

Misa Mary M. Mo3re, writing from Rotor un, expressed her regret at being unable to resume duty en the 28th, as she was still under medical treatment. She therefore resigned her appointment, as she did net expect to be able to return until March.

On the 'motion of Mr. AUs worth, eeconded by Mr. Higce L t, it was decided tbat under the unfortunate circumstancQs connected with Miss Moore's socident, a further three months' leave of absence be granted to her.

The report of the Teachers' Se'eotion Oomaittoe was adopted. At this stage of the business, Mr. Allsworth informed the Chairman that he had just received information that a cable had coine to hand wilb the sad news pf Her Majesty's death. I The Chairman at qnrp rgse and moved the adjournment of tb.9 Board, and it was decided to adjourn until Thursday. In tbe meantime, a suitable resolution of regret and sympathy to be drawn up by Messrs. Ma'Allum; Allsworth, and Mackay. On resuming on Thursday, on the i motion of the Chairman, seconded by Mr Mackay, the follewing resolution wos passed :—" That the members of this Beard dssire to place on record the extreme regret, with which they received intelligence of the demise of Her Most Grr.cious Majesty ska Quuen, and their sympathy with Hie Royal Family in their bpreaveme»t,.to bear grateful testimony to the manifold blessings, it hj«» pleased " The Only Ruler of Princos '' to confer ou the Mother-Land, asd the rest of the B spire, through *he instrumentality of Her late beloved Majesty during her long and beneficent reign ; and to acknowledge with thankful ess, the noble example she set her subjects as! wife and mother, and the singular devotion with whioh she gave herself to the service of her people, notwithstanding the many sorrows, trials, and bereavements she had to endure by the way/'

j The Secretary was instructed to for- ! ward a copy of the above resolution to the Bight Honourable the Premier, with the request that ha submit the same to Hii Excellency the Governor. I The revisioa of Teachers Salaries as recommended by the Department, was 1 referred to the Finance Committee for their report. Miss L. Isles was appointed teacher of the Kaimate School, in pursuanee of the Committee's recommendation. Accounts were passed passed. On fhe motion ef Mr. Mackay, it was decided " that out of respect to our late Most Gracious Sovereign, the Board to adjourn till the 30th icsfc,