SOUTHLAND EDUCATION BOARD.

Western Star, Issue 1969, 8 December 1894, Page 3

SOUTHLAND EDUCATION BOARD.

Friday, Dec 7. The ordinary meeting of the Board was held yesterday. Present: Mr Jas Mackintosh (chairman), and Messrs Froggatt, Bain, Lumsden, Baldey, Matheson, McLeod, and Mac Gibbon. It was decided, on the application of the North Wairio Committee, to change the name of the school to “ Opio.” The Southland branch of the New Zealand Educational Institute submitted a scheme for the classification of the appointments under the Board, and it was referred to the Inspectors for report. Miss Sutton,, pupil teacher at Thorubury was granted an extension of leave of ab sence. It was resolved to request the head teacher of the Drummond school to ask the committee to enforce the compulsory attendance of pupils. It was resolved that the first officer of the Board visiting the Moasburn district leport on the committee’s application for lanks It was decided to alter He boundaiies of the Groper’s Bush district and to publicly notify the change. The secretary intimated that Messrs Froggatt, Mackintosh an.d Mac Gibbon were the members who retired Lorn the Board through effluxion of time, and it was decided to take the usual steps to fill the vacancies.