WELLINGTON EDUCATION BOARD.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 418, 29 January 1909, Page 7

WELLINGTON EDUCATION BOARD.

; ... MONTHLY MEETING. '.1 The-ihontbiy.'nieotina of the Wellington Education Board was held yesterday, there being ■present;— Messrs. Eobert Lee (chairman), Hon. A. ; ;Wv, Hogg,'. ■ Vf. ~H.-\FieliH ;■ M.P., • W. C. Buchanan, M.P., J. G. W. Aitken, Wm. Alien, 'J.'-Kobbell, and Captain T; W. MTDonald.' • The committee appointed to go into the question; affecting theuta of the Petone Technical School Building for secondary classes durinu the :day reported thatj after consideration, it coniimuriicatod its views on. the matter .''.-to'', the Petone; Committee -, and. the.Technical School- managers.'. Tko Jforiner . expressed. disapproval 6f-the proposal j the latlfer has aeked ;tho-Board to appoint three members to confer' :wifh an'equal nunibor from the Petone School ■Committee and the Technical -Sohool managers. ;Th'e. Board'adopted the report, and 'appointed, as-its representatives, Messrs." J.. GVW. Aitken, B. Lee, and Wm. Ailan toconfer'with:the .representatives of the Petone Sohool: Committee and the Technical Sohool managers.- -• : ! The,chairman and chief inspector (Messrs.* i,R. l Lee and- T. E.' Fleming)-were, authorised to deal with applications from Martinborouglr ';.andj Upper-'-Hutt for extensions of holidays, .pending alterationsito sohool buildings.- : 'Grants for works were authorised at Clyde |-S? ay 'j T ?i l 1?' Waimii-o-mata, Worser Bay, Ohau,. I.KJiandaUah, Newtown; applications for : works ■at Kereru,-- Otaki, Kaiwaiwai, and !Newtown (netting, screens) ,were referred to the clerk of works.for a report. . *• ' '".'■■ ' '; '■ 1 ' ~ ; -The followingrecdmmondations of tie Finance and Works Committee were adopted:—Horoelca: /That tho chairman: and'secretary, be empowered ! to : , arrange .for the -. additional .■ land necessary. ■for. residence," and, if necessary,- to ■ have-survey ■excouted. Brooklyn: That application for snb,sidy,,'.bo '.deferred .in the-meantime! in .view of proposed alterations and additions.. Anglican Church; Eastbourne: Thftt permission to. erect 'shca.on.iichool grounds be givon, ; subject to approval of the olerkof works; Johnsonville: Tha committee has>o recommendation to'make on. ■the: Sohool Committee's application 1 that the .Board should; forthwith commence the ;of ■'.; the'main tsohool on• the '• neiv site; (present accommodatio'n 291,-average 329),? =- ■ ■~.: •'-.'■ -.-■, /The School iDistriot Boundaries Committee re•por.ted.having declared the boundaries of • new tiielriots-and of'consoqueht amendment of exist--ing... districts,■ and: in" 'accordance with the visions '.'of the VAot the school 'district ■: boundaries were duly, notified.. .The'purchase-of new sites■;at Mangatiti and Fukehinau hiving;been .completed, - end one■' sohool removed, the ■ committee didl'notsee. its/way to reopen ; thequcs■non'pf .'erection'of a school'-at' M'akn. already ,deonhed, j.'TKoi 'new distriots are l .—LansdoWne,' 'Jlaranui,; Western Petone, .Waterfalls, i Pnke. ;hinau, Dyerville. - Amended: districts:—Masterton,. Island Bay, Petone, Rakfmnui, Ma'hgatitiV :Martinbor6ngh, Kilbirnie, Korokoro, Pongaroa, •Pirinoa; ';■".-,' ':.'■:, - v v;' .' V\"'" : '■'-■■". '.:"--.'• ;

!'• (Appointments Coraaitte'e':—A>'motion by Mr. .'A. fl."Vile,-and moved in his absence by Cap:tain(>T.'V'W-: MT)onald; that an --appointments :committee :b'e set up to • deal with- 'applications,: ;transfers;-: and>promotions from time to time ,was,;'after Bome-disoussion, lost.on , tho-voices.'