CENTRAL BOARD OF EDUCATION.

Auckland Star, Volume II, Issue 582, 21 November 1871, Page 2

CENTRAL BOARD OF EDUCATION.

Ax- adjourned greeting °f le Board was held yesterday iii "the Provincial Buildings — His llanoi'.ihe Superintendent presiding. —■ Present: The Provincial Secretary, H. 11. Lusk ; the Goldfields Secretary, J. Sheehan ; -AV..J. Hurst,-Dr. J. JR-. Nicholson, G. M. O'llorko, Esq.^r-Tho .Secretary read the cm in xi tea of the previous meeting, which were confirmed; '• : Applications f.kom Schools for Poob Ohii-drjkn. '-— ' pplicaiious for • sanctioning schools for .poor children— certain schqois at. Otahithii,:. recommended. :by Mr. John Gordon, M.P.C., were received. Deyonport, — A letter was received, asking leave to let for 21 years the School Reserve, iii" order to enable the committee to build a | house for the siuular application was received from Whangaroa,—His Honor inquired whether the Board had power to let these reserves. —The Goldfields Secretary: Yea; I think. —His Honor : But we have no power to give the committee power for that purpose. —The consideration of the subject was deferred.

Leasing-. - Applications were received from persons desirous of obtaining leases of school lands at Palii, Kaipara, and other oatdistiictn.

Hamilton East—Application for Assistance. —The writers brought under the notice of the Board the fact that the school receiving Government assistance was situated on the opposite side of the river.—The Secretary was instructed to make further inquiries.

Pukeatua —This was an application for an advance of half the grant voted (£SO) upon the conveyance of the land for the school >-iie being executed.—lt was, after; Some discussion, agreed that the advance be made when the conveyance should be Received by the Board, duly executed and registered.

Maiiukang-i Heads. — Application from this school was brought forward, asking for an ndvanca of ,£ls, part of the grant voted, tv enable the committee to complete tho school building.—On the motion of Mr. Sheehan it was gi'tiHtecl

In^ect6k's tf.KroßT.—Xhelnspectorbrought up the draft, report of his school visitation, from which it appeared that there are at present (J2 common schools in the province, The pmekiee of pacing fchooLfees to otlltr schools, for children received, hud begun. In all, the nuiabi'i' of schools which (he Inspector ehouM

visit amounts to ribout 80. The practice ot paying fees for certain children in blank schools does nob appear to bo'very satisfactory. The •reason assigned by the Inspeclor is that he is at liberty to examine those children ony for whom the (Government pay. 1 he consequence is there is no means of judging of the state of the school. The progress of education he con siders satisfactory, upon the whol ■, this year. It was progressing with a silent growth, which wouid ultimately develop itself in a system of which the province might be proud. Upon the question of iun.ls, the Inspector reports that the method of raising subscriptions in iid would not continue to be satis factory. Many., nut.tLie most wealthy, in particular districts, were must liberal subscribers These persons, however, were becoming loud Jin their complaints of the frequency with which they were called upon' to contribute. The Inspector also was of opinion that local rating would be attended with great difficulties and complications. Local tliatriuts would have io be defined, and a good deal of dispute would arii-e in respect to boundaries.—The plan preferred was a general provincial rate, to be levied throughout the province, and adiniui.-i tered by the Central Board of Education;—lt was agreed that fcn'c Inspector's report should be forwarded to the Provincial Council.- ; ,