EDUCATION BOARD.

Western Star, Issue 1547, 25 March 1891, Page 2

EDUCATION BOARD.

A special meeting was held on Friday last.

It was clodded that the meetings of householders in the various school districts for the election of committees should take place, in accordance with the Act, on Monday, 27th April, at 7.30 p.m., and that the new provisions as to the nomination of candidates should be publicly notified. The Inspectors’ annual report was read, approved, and ordered to be printed for circulation among the committees and teachers of the district. O’Uonovan and Barry wrote repeating their offer of 5s per man per week for leave to mine on the school glebe at Oropuki, or 5s per ounce for all the go'd obtained, they agreeing not to work within six chains of the school buildings without the consent of the Board.—The secretary was instructed to inform the writers that the Board had already refused to permit mining on the globe and could not re-open the at ter.

The Board’s annual report was read hy the secretr y, approved, and ordered to bo forwarded to the Minister of Education, it being explained that 250 copies of the report when printed b? the Department, would be obtained for circula-tion in the district.—ln the re port it was incidentally stated tha» there were 111 schools now in operation in the district, six new ones having been opened during the year. The average attendance for the district had been GSS7, as against 6502 for the previous year. There were 100 teachers in the service of the Board, 102 of whom were males, and 88 t'cma’ea. The proper tion of female tn male teachers was year by year increasing, while the number of un certificate I teachers was gradually decreasing The Board had paid during t he yea" to holders of scholarships G-L62 10s. The sum of £1033 9s 101 had been expended in new buildings, but there wore many urgent and just claims for schools which could not be granted wi bout additional assistance. It was resolved that a lefctor of condolence bo sent to the rolitivos of the Into Mr J. Gr. Smith. Treasurer of the Board.

Mi* John Noil, tlu‘. Board's Socret.ary, was also .appointed Treasurer, an:l it was resolved that applications lie invited for the position of junior clerk in the Board’s olfico at a salary of Q J'O per annum.