N.P. SCHOOL COMMITTEE.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXIII, Issue 74, 16 April 1901, Page 2

N.P. SCHOOL COMMITTEE.

The ordinary r* aet r ng of the Towit beho.nl oorap Aitt,«9 was held on Monday ®yon:hfv IVerent : Messrs Collis ('Jhiiirman>, Okey, Todd, White, Murray, Cattloy, F. Bollunger and HooV

Af.tr hewing an explanation from Mr. Honnor, relative to a charge for fonci'jg, it win decided to pay tbo amount.

The Education Board wrote in reference to the sowing examination, and s tat'd tnat it had every confidence in the Sewing Onmmit'en as at present constituted. The report of the Oomnoittsp was cnelo-et!, dealing at length with the methods of, and regulations governing, examinations of nswing at schools.

The Chairman said the report pract j cally sgi'i'f (1 with the recommendations of the committre.

i Mr. C*tt)ey moved that the committre's recommendations and tbo sewing committor's ropart, aid all correspond" ence relating to the question of fewing in pchools bo handed to the Press for publication.

Mr. Hooker seconded. He thought the matter was ono which required a ►et'.lament, and he would like the public to i e that the School Committed hid bo'-n doing its dufy.

The Chairman said that if the nr.-sent Sowing Committee could uot r u '" : ' " ajlod r. pors on examinations, i''■ wa< time Urn competent paid per,ons w ro eniagVv examine and give detailed cii iuisms on all work submitted fo th«m. It could hardly be exne-ted that the ladies or tha prewnt Committen rould giv* the time necw'sary to enrry ~,r w<-rk in detail . It was n«otMU7 when wwk wm»

Bndemned, tie teachers t-.i.uld be suggestions fer it» implement.

Finally Mr. Cat', lay's motion was altered to read that the former subcommittee be authorised to hand the correspondence, etc., to the preea, or to interview the Board, as it thinks fir, and was carried in this foim.

The committee approved a draft of contract fer the removal of nightf-eil from scheels within the borougb.' The rraft report to be presented at the householders' meeting on Menday next was resd and approved. The Visiting Committaes' report was read.

In reference to an open dr«in through the South Road school gr&uttd, it was decided that the Vuiting Committee

f.cd the Chairman and Mr. Cattley make enquiries with a view Jo getting it cuvered in.

Several minor matters were dialt with and accounts weie pass-id. Votes of thanks for s rv'nc-s during the past year w>re accorded to the Chairman (Mr. Collis) and the secretary (Mr. Fookes), who brii fly returned thanks, and the meeting terminate!.