EDUCATION BOARD.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 495, 30 April 1909, Page 9

EDUCATION BOARD.

MONTHLY MEETINC... , Tho montlily meeting of tho Wellingtoi Education Board was held yesterday. Pro seut: Air. Robert 'Leo (chairman), anc Messrs. William Allan, J, Kebbell, W. C Buchanan, M.P., A, H. Vile/ , J.- G. W Aitkon, and Major T- W. M'Donald. _. • In opening tho proceedings, tho chairmor (Mr. Robert Lor) extended to Majoi M'Donald tho board's felicitations on his recent promotion in rank, and his appointment as Officer Commanding tho Now Zealanc. Public Schools Cadet Corps. [[[; ■■:% [[ THE BOARD'S FINANCES. ■; ,:7-slic: ninthly [statement of finances showed that the following'., accounts' '-were- in credit; General account,' £245 75.; : technical acicount, £79 6s. lOd.;' manual- and technical, £1083 lfls.;;teachers' •snlariesj £1663,163. '3d;::deposit account) £42 3s. 9d. - In debit: .Buildings account, £6343 19s; 7d.;: secondary account, £234 2s.:lod.Tho totalampunt m credit-.was £3094 7s. 10d;y against which .there was a debit of £7078 25.. 5d., tho debit ibalahce,.as:on April 27, being £3983 14s/7d., a?; asainc't a 'debit balance for tho previous month-[of '£1630 ■ 175.'; 0d... The/contract liabilities '(including sites)-'were stated-to ag■gregato'.:-. £4653' ■ 9s. V. ; 5d.,': The'.; pay-sheet, amouhting'-:to .£10,288 -10s:,-; was approved. ;.; In .tho course of a reference, to the board's 'finances-; .thoVchairmaiystated that since the Finance Committee had adopted'' the; foregoing, statement of receipts at d ; expenditure, a .great •' proportion of thedebit "moneys had been paid-in, namely,,'a sum of £3531, leaving,'roughly,, a debit; balance .of £450 .odd., ' [[[/'///,.'.- V-;;.'' ■/■Dyer"; School.— from tho Oltvornnient', 'declining to; make, a' grant .in- aid' of a ; residence for: the teacher at Dyer Settlement, /was considered.' Mr. /W. Allan 'arid-Mf. : W/C.'Buchanan'.dissented from the attitude of 'the i: Gov.ernment,.f. Mr...Buchanan Jcoiitohded •'. that-the;;.bpard, as charged' with the administration: of ailargo: : district, .would fail in'its' duty did it iio-tieiidea'vour, tpjmake Bnitable'iproyision.'for the[accommodation and ■ comfort; of- its •teiichb'rs.'-4V' , y ns /-'''^ i;^ application for a grant in aid be.rehowed. : . . >. Scholarship.—'The application of -H. Isaac "for--a'-yeWs'extension.: of his junior ii-stioiial eohdlarship was granted.' ' - Instructipn?"'of Teachefs.-f-lt was resolved ; that the Board, of * Managers',-: of .the,; Masterton -Technical, School bo thanked for' its offer 'of■'free,instruction;.in drawing ...to; "junior -/teachers:'id':.' the' '? seryicp. -of-. tho Education i'Board.-^-^'-^::^^^'^':^:.;;;,;.■.-,,--..:' '■{}.:':,; '':.■:..-' -}-.*;High: School at Petono.—The' matter, of. a ;Higli School: at.Petorio lyaW'againbefore/tne ;b'6ard/. when. a legal opinion," framed by; the [board's : 'advisers,; Messrs.' Brandon^ iHislop, arid:Johnstori^.was.road. : : It was'"deoided that .acopy. of tho'-'opinion: be sent on to the Peptone/School Comnntteev[[:Tbe ;boird's legal advisers held,: in effect::v(l).That ■■ it .'.might ,be open to the■' Minister.' to; establish a High School in the'Petone. district, .notwithstanding thei esistonco-o'f a District High School in the Hutt: : ; This v intcnK,etation -was., open .to -''question ; becausb. of ..thol/ambiguous use ,of:the'-word '"place''-;in tn'b distinct references; in ;the.. ; -Aet ;J#[''schocjj.districts." (2) ;That..schp.ol prbperEy[when ; :pjjc6.,ye'sted iri'tho Board-for .tho'purposes of s€Cond : ■ary';.cdttcation; must bo'.permanently"appro--'.priated/foP: such [purposes, .and *;if, such, pro,pbrty[;were, first' vested[for 7 '• primary'':.edu'ca-:ti6h-/.\tfi'en.:for'-va':-District'"High'/:;-Schopli.and latterly'for a. High;School/proper,--it would ; ultimately pass' from'the cOntrol-of the board ■:to.tho.'contrc'l'of the.High;Schoql .Governors: ■It was doubted whetherCtho'board had'.'power to;expropriate any.site.acquired originally.for .primary-education.-"' ,;:; .;. [FINANCE 'AND'WORKS![ COMMITTEES [/On the; recommendation -of .[tho Finance and: Works Committee it was resolved. ■, J /.That.-;w'prks be [authorised-.' at /Ifaiwarra, Fernridge,:Range, 'Road,--Ciyde^Quay,■•' Martinborbugh,- arid Worser., Kbugoraaf,".,'Johrisphyiile, Hlistwell, Muhunqai Rikorangi,. Tokprnaru, ■ Waikanae. ."-'■'.',, v ;.;i'h'at .'Jur'niture.[arid'buildings be -approved' .-fi'i'ha't '■ the; application'/ of,. .'.'■ the; ..Greytown Uomhritte'e: for;- septic-tank, be referred ; t-0 v.the-^Ulcrk;[of.:;Woi : ks ;<for. report,. .r ; .[ .•'Free ■ Sehpol Bopks.—That. the supply, of the.;remaining bpbks'required bo loft in.the :hands of ;tho chairman ; and : secretary to arrange,.;, after 'obtaining -tenders,". from local ibpdkseilefs.-w'i ■:'':'?.?) : ,'[:[[[ ,--'V~- -'. That; the 'woodwork ■■ instructor •' be: paid a ; bpnus;bf[£3o"fpr the year 1908. ;.v ;■•;.'■; .[ TENDERS-iACCEPTED: [. :'; /.-..Tenders;'were- accepted. : ' as: follov/:— Muhunoa,'.(gates),- \V.;. Pringle,. £24;'':Ohariu (litriries), V. Beech, £19;' Maranui'.(porch)i' P."O. Watt, £29; Whiteman's Valley: (over;hauls);:T. Av'Swaslaiid,j£99 17s.:"6dJj;,Wallaceyille. (overhauls), ;£9O •15,5.-6d.;',Mount '(Jpiok Infant/(latrines), G. ■Sykesj' , .;£B7o:';•;. Johnsonville'.(drainage),: Stalinard;. arid': Lacoyi'.'[£7 ' ,10s.'; ,' Johnsonville (paths:and -[metalling), 'A." Miidenhall, £21 ,7s.;'Terrace (latrinesV,.; Sanders -Bros.',' £209 , ;i9s,; Levin-;(pairitiug);,'H.::Walkerj.£s4 v l9s[; ; Martinboi'ough , (painting - gymnasium, li.p. water''service)j ,W.i-Mdxt6nj £6 55.:; ! Carter r loti (removing platform.V,'';A.' ; R.'.Wallis, £3 :AV."-Wliittalier, £263-:ss'.;[Pukehinau (school), [ W. ' Whitta-; ker, £244 19s:; .Horoeka (residence), G. Benton; £3uo:'':"'■■:■ -■'■; ' r:-':i' ; ,;;.:. . ■■ - t : -/:V:.-^'^P^ E1 •■ ■"■-' ''::-Nawtown;,-:.Schbpl.—Consideration'' of -a -Tequest;; frorh' ;Nev/towri : v.District High'-. School that tho: gallery,: be, lowered;.'was 'deferred, [pending a report, until- next -meeting. ■[■ „ - ' -at .Worser/Bay/and.Kilbirnie.-T-A'[reeommendatiori, by ;.the',bbard's.-inspectors accommodation" ■-b.eV-provided ; at} \Vbfser. Bay;and-Kilbirni'e.,wa3 .adopted. Vil'Schbbl Elections:—lt was'resolved::that in Xrfiih: school [districts as ..had- failed to electj : 'tet' the [statutory date, their school: commit- : t'pesfor.the ensuing year, .'a. second election, ' to ;talce placo on the, : }ast Monday in May,' ; would be held.'[; '[-.;'vi : "v' : !.'■' . ■'■-'[