EDUCATION BOARD.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume L, Issue 12716, 30 January 1906, Page 5

EDUCATION BOARD.

The regular meeting of the above waffheld yesterday. Present: Messrs.- G. S. Bridge (chairman), G. C»rsoH, ■». Dixon/ Adams, Fred. Pirani, A. Fraser,. A. H. Atkinson, F. M. Spurdle, and F^ Y. Lethbridge^M,H.R:i:v .--■". Cash Statement.—General account,, credit, £1125 3e. 10d.; building account, debit. £1273 3s. lid. Account* to the amount of £224-9s. lid. were>. passed for payment. ... . TEACHER5.,,,,,^,;.,,.v,. 1 ,.., Resignations —Mr. D. E. Maunder^ pupil teacher, Eltham; Mr. J. C. Haddon, teacher, Ngamatapouri. „ --■.■■'■ South Makirikiri—Miss McDonnell^. appointed teacher- ..,.•■ ~~ ' •■,•■•.- Ashhurst.—M'ss M. H.^Kuhtze was. appointed assistant. JL.y'tton Streat.—Miss O. M. Stace*. was appointed assistant. Mangaweka.— It was decided to write*, to th«* Education Department and ask: t.hat the salary of the headmaster, whov died on 31st December, should be paid, for the balance of the holidays to hi» widow, and to send a letter of condolence to Mrs. Tompkins. v Kakaramea.—Miss McDonald ap- v pointed assistant. Bluff Road.—ln accordance with the* wishes of the residents, it was decided, to ckee the school, ;_ Mangamahu.—lt was decided to appoint Mr. Fox heaHmaster. Wanganui Technical School.—Mr.. Varney was appointed Director. Hawera.—Miss O. E. Yostt was granted three weeks' leave of ab~ ' sence. Hunteryille.—-Mr. Iremonger , was. granted eight nfonths' leave of absence,, and Mr. Harre was appointed relieving teacher. Pupil Teachers.—Miss Carmody wa» transferred to Rongotea, Miss Seater to* College Street, and Miss Cartright to> Feilding. . BUILDINGS. Uuiiding ~: Committee,.., reported:—£4, gran ted for removing gallery at Nikavi }. £5 10s. tender accepted for removing: .. gallery at Waitotaraj'vpart of Hal- '' combe residence.to ijb rebuilt; £47 16s. 6d. granted for work at Bulls school 7 Robertson's tender. £36 15s. j accepted for additions to Kapuni residence j £8 granted, for drainage, at Kapbnga;, Cole?s -tender, £37 195., .accepted for shelter shed at Queen's PaiTc, and Wilkie and Chandler's.- at £25, for painting; Johnson's tender for enlatging porch, £19 10s., accepted for Fxtzherbert East; £6 granted for repairsat Marton; Bin-tons-tender; £197, accepted tor Ararata school; £22 los^ granted for fencing at Utiku£ archi-- ' tect instructed to call for tenders for painting a number of school, to invite fresh tenders for Ruahine, and foradditions to Taihape residence. Mr. Pirani reported in favour of do* ing away with the. gallery at College Street School. . Riverton.— Mr. Cameron, the chairman of the Riverton School Committee, , . waited on the Board; and controvert- \ ed Hhe "statements made by Mr. Mayo at last Board' meeting. The three acres of land offered by the Maoris for a school site was notr jin their paj -butr- - on a rise beyond it. If the site referred- Co by, Mr. Mayo was available, hewas quite Availing to agree to it being: utilised.—lt was decided that Mr. Cameron" convene a special meeting of the School Committee as soon as possible,, and convey the result to the Board. -. ' Election.—-It was decided to ascer-' tain the solicitor's opinion as to the* annual election. In the evening, Mr. Fred Pirani presided.

; 'The Education Department wrote suggesting that the Board should pay for the site for the Sedgebrook schooE out. of the funds obtained from thesale* of school sites.—lt was decided topoint out that no such sum was available.

The Secretary for Education pointed: out that a subsidy of £100 would bo-, given towards the instruction of teachers :in practical agriculture.—lt was. decided to ask Mr. Braik to draw up ascheme for approval. Grants were made by the Education; Department as follows: Taihape, £125 £ Rangawahia residence, £290; TTmutot and TTtuwai schools, £131 Bs. 6d. each (Dick's tenders accepted). It was decided to offer John Robertson the option of R. Kelly's HaweraL science scholarship. The proposal to establish cookery classes under Miss Nelson, at Taihape r was approved, and an application forwarded to the Department for subsidy ►. The renewal of the National scholarship to A. H. Anthony, Whakamara r was granted, on the Inspector's certificate. •.....■

It was decided to make another application to t"he Department for a grant for the Hintatangi school. The suggestion of the Feildirig.Cham*ber of Commerce to introduce lessons, in bookkeeping into the primary schoolswas 'referred to Mr. Braik for report. The application of the settlers of Piripiri (Pohangina) for a school was: not entertained, the Inspector- reporting that the Utu'wai school was within? easy reach. '

The offer to sell land at Tarama fora school site at £6 an acre was accepted. • ' • ~... The request of Miss A. H. West to be allowed to attend the. Girls' College during the second year off her scholarship was acceded to. ' The request of the Patea Committee for th© introduction of secondary instruction into the primary school,' was; referred to Mr. Adams to report. Mr. D. Coleman'e application for sanction to a household school at Tataramoa was granted. Miss G. Ashcroft's application fof an? exemption certificate for her school was granted.

The question of ordering maps issued by the Navy League was referred to the? Chief Inspector, with power to orderwhat was required. Tt wa£ decided to apply to the Go— vernmeht for a grant for a twentyschool at Pipiriki: - ; ;- -V __ Mr. Morgan, Kaitpke, waited on the Board for arrant for a partition foir the school and for fencing, and £12? was voted for the work. ■ - ...

On Mr. Fraser's motion, it was decided that, single desks should be sup--P»/d to the new1 Foxton school, provided the Building Committee considered it practicable. ' V r™r *<> *ne me«ting of the Wanganm Education Board yesterday the chairman (Mr. G. 8. Bridge) welcome* the new< Chief Inspector (Mr. Braik), and introduced him to the members.