Education Board.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 4, 30 September 1907, Page 6

Education Board.

MONTHLY MEETING; : ■'. " ■ Tho monthly meeting of the Education Board was held on Friday after-' noon, when the following membors were present:—Messrs. W. Allan, A. H. Vile, J. G. W. Aitkon, M.ELR., J. Kebboll, Captain T. W.-M'Donald. A. W. Ifogg, M.H.lt., and W. "H. Field, M.H.11. 111 the absence of Mr. Robert Lee, Mr. Allan presided.

Congratulations wqro. extended to ; Mr. G. L.; Stewart. on his recovery from his.recent illness, -and Mr. Aitlicn, the ncwiy-eiected member, wi* formally welcomed by the chairman. The minutes were read and confirmed The financial statement showed thn' the Board's affairs were in. a . highly satisfactory condition, the ChairmaiV remarking that the positional present, was better than it had been for years past. The statement of finances, after providing for pay-sheet, shows:--Credit balance on building and genera i accounts, £1282 Is. id.; on technical manual and technical, tcachers salaries, and secondary account £1473 18s. 3d.; on deposit account.' £21 9s. 6d., making the total credi l balanco £2777 9s. , 4d.; against £2998 95. ; 10d. in the previous month.

The contract liabilities were shown at £1047 16s. Bd. The pay-sheet showed tho following.' disbursements':—Buildings, £806 3s. '9d.;' general, £1039 os. 9d.; technical; £215 15.,;-manual and technical, £126 .as. sd. •;• teachers' salaries,'. £42-18 • lis.; secondary, £601 12s. 6d.; deposits; £26 19s. 3d.; total £7063 17s. Bd." . ' ' Mr. A'i.W. Hogg, M.H.R., moved: —" That tho resolution of tho Board re Mount Cook School latrines, passed on July 25, be rescinded." The Secrotary read a petition from fifty-eight residents in tho neighbourhood; of ithe; school; protflstiifg- against the - erection'of tho latrines'on a site close to street. .It was contended that',, the ..pasitjOfrCoti'these buildings would tend to create a nuisanco, and have a deteriorating effect on tho valuo of adjacent property. The motion was lost, Mr. Hogg observing that a Supreme Court injunction would block the proceeding. Report of "Finance 'and .'Works Com- • ]■ mittee. ' ■ , The Clerk, of Works recommended that- the following contracts Ve proceeded with:—(a) Hastwellj rearrangement roof and outside painting and general repairs, £54;'"(b)' Korokoro, excavation and filling, , t £2l 10s., and metalling £20, £41' "lOs".; (e > Rangitumau, residence, fencing, draining, filling 'approach; £IS-;"'(tl) Shannoni repairs, -£2 175.;.6d. ju.(e)i.'Eketaliuna, new tank, repairs..to stands am!, spouting, -£6;' (f) 1 Petone; erection or new latrines,. £130 ; . v (g) t Levin, residence, remove front -fenco'lo street lino, erection. ckise /board. fencing,, £14; (h) Mount Cook Infants','' five "| porta blc blackboard screens, £20 ropairs to school £23, residence £20 10s., £43 10s. --wi Referring to Levin, it was decided to move the teacher's residence on to the now school-ground, as being more convenient. The present sito comprised five acres',of tho Board's ;! reservo in the centro : of the-towns.-and -by subdividing and leasing.,the .block,a satisfactory arid profitable" settloni'ont oi' the residence difficultyjwoiild thus be offected. The recommendations: amended'' accordingly,"were' adopted. Petone School Site'. ; '•

Tlio special committee appointed to visit and report on the, Pbtbne' Western School sito, naving'inspected the site /on jSpptemberaro -qi. opinion ttatHhe; back por'tibn *iitne*ground. being low-lying and wet, is quito un-. suitable.for..a,school ground; and thoy are.' ot bpihion thai'.th&lßbfird should 'acquire an area of.dry land (about 11 acres), on the side abutting the main 'Hutt road, and including tho whole ol tho frontago to that road. This was adopted. The committee reported on the-question' of- giving a strip of land about 12ft. wide on the eastern side of the. Hntt School sito for streetwidening by the Hutt Borough Council, and recommended that,, subject to ■tho-consent of the Mihistor,~the request of the Hutt Borougfeypuncil bo complied with,, on condition"that all fences be removed and. reused,to the satisfaction of tho Board."' This was adopted; " Pahiatua. ; The Chairman £ai{d;.;sft3;Yilo. inspected tho site'viinder ,at Pahiatua. -Tho£whole;;jsite>'of' seven acres is about depp - from west to east;' by frontage on/the having decided t'oVpurcliaso.orily live acre's, it, was , Jhat tho five.acresjbe taken fr6ngihij|£piithern boundary. Of this ivvo-jicres fare to be purchased by The report was adoptW,' ItK'ei'Secretnry to write to the Pahiatua ;Technical School Committee;; with reference to certain points in dispute. * Miscellaneous. The following recommendation was adopted That games and sports such as football," cricket,'tennis, swimming, fives, rounders, chevy chase, hockey, ;ete.4~b'e"inctaddd - -'mder the heading Physical, Culture/ f^r-Schools, and, with the approval'of the InsjSflc•torj may he substituted-ffir.-afty branch 1 of physical exercises now. in vogue.—. Adopted; . " , A . sub-committee, -consisting of Messrs. R. Lee, W. Allan, and J. G. W. i Aitken, M.H.R., .was .appointed to deal with alternatiye'.,tc[hders and' ■authorise.the woii of constructing the woodwork room at South Wellington. Tho tender of 'Messrs. J..; and A. Wilson;; of £32 12s. 6tJ.;:for; jlrainago works at South Wellington; was accepted. ! _ ' / _ '. — The application from "the Training Collcgo for a • subsidy : of. £10 was granted. .■■■. , ■ It was dcciiddd that the city members eonstttutb.'a visiting committee to inquire: into educational requirements at Wadestown. • A 1 sab-committee; 1 ' 'consisting ofMessrs. It. Lee, J. G. W; A-itken, M.H/R., A.H. Vile, and A. W. Hogg, M.HiR., • was appointed to! wait upon. the Minister with reference to matters connected with the purchase of three aires at Eketalrana for a/now school. 'site. •" '• ■' .v~..V 1 .■ . '