SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIV, Issue 81, 12 April 1902, Page 2

SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS.

,t The Board met on Friday. Present: Messrs R. Cock (chairman), J. Maci- kenssie, Alls worth, Faull and Wade. :b A proposal from J. Barrow for renewal of the leas-* of his section was L s agreed to. r . A letter was reid from Mr W. H. t. Skinner, who wro'e on behalf of the e Taraiaki Prestation S <ciety, asking jo the Board to rf serve a portion of its ;o lands in the west ead of New Plymouth for the purpose of a park.—Mr Skinner i e is to be informed that the matter was e l detlt with at the Board's previous jt meeting. The Secretary reported that everything in connection with the Board's ie unleaaed reserves wis in order, and i' i„ was resolved to offer the sections for d lease at ouce. d The Ranger, Mr Sole, reported on ■h thw conditions of a letse ia the town, q. and the iepnt waa adopted, s t The Treasurer sta'ed the balance n now stool at £656 18s. Formal business relative to morty gages was dealt with. a . The Chairman reported on the application of Mm Henry Gray f.tr an <*xc. tension ot lease, aud the report was 8, adopted. i]l Accounts were passed amounting to ir £l2 7s 4d. m —— DEPUTATION. A deputation from the Borough ; s Council, consisting of his Worship the Mayor (Mr E. Dockrill), Or. W. F. 6g Brooking, and Or. J. B. Oonnett, then 10 waited upon the Commissioners in 1( j reference to certain sections at the west l v end of the town. (. Q The Mayor said the Borough Council c . had learned with pleasure that the , e Commissioners had withdrawn a Hum ■ e ' ber of sections at the wes 1 ; end of th' y' town with the view to setting them fi ] apart as a recreation ground or pub'is ot domain. They had waitwd the a _ Board to say tlia". they cordially approved of the action of the Commis 1( j s'oners in so doing, and to txpre » )( j their willingness to assist in any pos sible way. The Council as a Domain y Board would gladly assume the control, le and endeavour to carry out. the pur t0 pose for which it understood the lar d e _ was to be sit apirt as a recreitin ground for the west end of the town. a The Chairman explained that in withdrawing the sections from sale th - g Board of Commissioners had that obr ject in view, but the Borough XJourcil must remember that the Board held its land for the pui poses of revenue, and if Je it conveyed the sections in question to a the borough the Board would look for , e some equivalent. Perhaps the Mayor )r could suggest what the Council would )r be prepared to do in that respect. , 0 The Mayor said the Counoil had in practically no reserves or lasd except1Q ing the borough endowment, and he did a not see how they could do anything in j. that way. c _ Mr Mackenzie said it might be pos l e sible to get the Government, to give 3 . the School Commissioners a piece of > g Crown land in exchange and declare g the sections referred to a pu'ilic )r domain. a Tflo Mayor said in that ense it aple peared the couisb lor the Council 'o ls take would ba to approach the Goveiu- „ ment on the matter, Mr Wade said it appeared to htm Ie the mat;er might be arranged by the Borough Council exchand' g a portion ( of Poverty Flat. S ion<-r or later it Ie wou'd be absolutely necessary to in|d crease the area at the Central school, and the Education Board wanted a site lfl for a technical school, j Mr Faull endorsed Mr Wade's reg marks, and said he would support such ( p an exchange as that proposed.! The a \Borough Council must not expect the „ Commissioners to give them these geetions without giving something in return. The Chairman agreed that it wa~ i , urgently necessary that provision g should bh made for the institutions suggested by Mr Wade, and the ex change seemed a reasonable one. Mr Allsworth also supported the j! proposed exchange. r| j The Mayor said he had favoured such , f; a scheme, and had himself advocate 1 I , jit yeaiy ago; bul nothiug hid been ; "■ i done. As to the proposed flxtbanjie, it!; ' was a matter for consider ition, and lm i j: could not siy how it would b > viuwed j by the Council. 1 _ 1 A genera! discussion here ensued int , j the leg-tl aspect of 'he question, in ] L I which Mr Samuel (solicitor to tlw \ Commissioners), who was present t joined, after which thu deputation I thaviked the Board and retired. j