EDUCATION BOARD

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXVII, Issue 10976, 16 June 1903, Page 2

EDUCATION BOARD

The nsnr.i moatluy mootiujf of the Waagauui Education Hoard was held last (Monday) evening- Present — Mr OJ. S. iirid^e (Ghairmaj^, and Messra J. W. Baket, Di?:ou, \V. T. Wood, M.U.R., P. Y. -Lcthhridge, M.11.11., Fred Pirani, 11. A. Adams, and HeV. J. llosa. Jjeavo or absence was granted to ivtr F. M. Spur Ale. Finance. — Uoucral account, credit J&VMp 9s 2d ; buildhipf account, ordinary, debit £'212$ 143 10d; tpecial,. credit £6'J\) 2s 9d. Utiku. — Mr 11. It. Bowatcr appointed headmaster. Wanganm 80 -p. —T\fc G. 11. Marshall appointed third' aasislaMt. Fitzherbcrl- Ea&t. — '-^Hbb E. Prenuersjast's resigaation accepted with .rcgrci . Utnwai-— l\jLii.s lioraley appointed teacher provisionally. Leave— Lcavf o? :»bfcncc, with pay, .was granted to J. TC. Edic (Collccc Street"). A. T5. Fisher (WaverleV* and M. C. Walton (Ti^ite.)). Kelvin Grove. — Tlic -Inspector recommended that a»i assistant bo appointed in.stea.l of two pupi] Iccehera. It v/as docL'.ccl lo cai'ry , o\it tho suggestion wlieu c-oi'venir.nt. ' , Moa.vhungo. — Dori^od 1o send relieving toarhor till vacapcy i-3 fillod. Stoncy^Oicek. — AVkinff for the appointt m"-nt of v.n apsistant teacher, as the attendance for the lafjt four quarters showed ■nn average of 42.21. — It was decided to .apply to the Education Department for uevinission tn install an assistant. ldik<iioa.-- v A. similar request fro:n Tai-

korea was dealt with in the same way. Teachers' Vacancies. — It was decided to accept the tender of the Manawatu Standard for advertising all teachers' vac?acies for the future, providing that copied of the paper containing the notices be sent to aIJ ttiachors paying for them. 'Rauinai. — The Education Department wrote objecting to the establishment of a school at T-taumai, as the children could be* conveyed over a. good mofsillcd roid for three miles to Pohaugina. — On Mr Pirani's motion, it was decided to infor:n the Department that ,as the road wan a heavy one to travel over, it would ho impossible to convey the children for less ihan £100 a year, and that, bosidps, Board "wn3 not favourable tn the conveyance of children in tho anethorl mentioned without a responsible person Jietiifr placed in charge, v condition impofsibls for- tho Eoard to carry out. Lytlou Rircct. — It was decided, on tlic suggestion of the Chairman,, to apply ia 'the Government for a grunt out of the special building veto r toivarrls enlarging the school,, and t.) inform the comriiittp.e that the Boivrd" has no funds for the work.

Rcienlcp and .Kindergarten. — It Ava« decided that the kiuders?:irten and scipiieo arniratjis •■>■>■ only nunpJicd where ihctoaimitteci.makc i provision ■ for it? fldfo'keeping.' — It was also decided to-pay freight on scientific ovparatu*.- • - f Upnev Ivawatau. — The ?rant fox this school was reeoivorl from tho Government, :"id it%w;r-i frtitcd that the architect had the work in Jiaod."

B«JWJ»'v O''sml. — Ir v.vie! rlooidod to ask tho M.H.R. for th? district to mako representations lo tho fcroverinncnt for an inevoiPfld bnilding «rant. lvrlviu Grovp. — It was decided to ask the Government .'to'furnish an estimate* of the coat of a s?ve»i-wiw» fonce, and th? ofravflling and draining required at tlio teafh^r^s reaidenc°. HI. Andrew's, Pahncraton. — An , account for ,£27 17s fid for rc-ut and repairs waa passad for payment. , Ronjrotpn. — Fonciiifx referred to Mr Lethbridpe to rnport. Croftan. — Ifct was rippirjfv.l that an addition to the school si to ab Foxtan be purchased. WattTPia. —^[r Lrthbridfre reported' that Mr McDoncfall would t^nko '.£35 for two acres a "id the building" at present u.scd for a school. — It was dorided to purchase. Ferry Charges. — Tbp ROc,rptncy for Education," in reply to a Icvi^er re fees r.liare;c-'l school chllflii»u oh ihe Un.">lr-ina;a.io IVrry, l^ointßd nut that ■under, the Public Wotfcs Act cluldrcvv attondin^ school were osernpt from such e.haT<»os. Serlffebrook. — Lottcr from Mr Mill ward, offering half-nero section nrljctninjy acrf-al-roady s purchased ,by the Board. — The' Board declined to take any stftps, but iu(lic^cH .tlfat' the residents could pureha.ee it if they cared tn. ( Matarawa.-^-Resolved to- make a graut for papering two rooms. ." g \