EDUCATION BOARD.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 597, 27 August 1909, Page 6

EDUCATION BOARD.

MONTHLY MEETING. ■The'monthly ;''meoti£ip" of 'Hie'-''.WeHin'jtibn Education' Boar- was held" y««tordaj', . thire biiing present:, Mr. Uobcrt .Lee (chairman), and Messrs. .T. Kebbell, W. C. ■ Buchanan, M.P., iA. W. Hogg, M.P., William Allan, J. G. W. Aitkon, and "W H. Field, M.P. ' : THE BOAED'S•FINANCES.:',.; L > .'.; The monthly, statement of finances shbwed that on August .26 there was a debit' balance of !)s. 41d., as against a-debit balance of.<£2Blß-US. Bd;<for the previous month. TJie contract liabilities (molnding sites), anioiiattd to .J!302fl [Is.-2d.' The Building AccoliAt was shown to bo m debit t6 the 'extent of ..61091 6s. 7(1., and the .Secondary Account, 1 'JGlSft lis'. 7d. The pay-sllcet, amounting to -<£7880 lIS. 5d., - , .... | R«errin'g. to 'the: finarides,' ithe rem'arked 'that there ; wa4 a satisfactory dimiiiUtion'is-. tKe'.ampunt of the contract liftbiiy-ife. There was still .a debit,,balanca.tif.>o4ooo odd against-the, buildings account; but 'a 'grant: of equal amoniit woUld .be' forthcoming at the end of. the year.. .. t GRANTS TOR WORKS. 'Che 'Finance and Works Committee recommended, and; it was" approved, that grants for, "works at: the following schools be authorisedMastertoii, Island Bay. Now man, Mount Coot Infants', Upper. Hutt; Tokomaru;. Mauriceville West, Range Road.*. Johnsonvillo (Neivlands), Rongomai,' Mannkiu. aud Petonethat' works at SeaVborough, Te Aro Infants',- Pahiatiia,'"and Waikanae bo ■ deferred; that applications frorfi I«Wn,;(t»s v instUlatibii)i'.,. ; ftndV Mr. (claim 'on, acdoilnt .bf ~:snperanriUation,'cookery instructress), be-declined./'-! - ."-.v.;, - Koputaroa (fencing).—Grant up to .£lO left m tlio hands of''Chairman and secretary./".:'' : to clerk 'of'works for report. .' '' '".'"y '■ ' Mangamahoe>-Application'to be mado to tho Department for , a grant of J2300 for pur-chase-of residence at Mangamahoo. Hukanui.—The secretary to. communicate with the owner of'-the honse -occupied by the teacher. 1 . . > ■ ■ ' Oliau—Definite offer of residence to be invited. ■■■■■■ '■ ■;- ' !■ ■■-•■ - Otaki Gorge:-rThe clerk of works to be instructed 'to obtain' . tenders for- erection, vOf school. - - >• ■ ■■ - .•■ '-'-V. Eliandallalii—Th& board 'to undertake,'to-pay is for/ground- improvements. y:■ t: '. Karbri.'— Karori and Makhra'.Goinmittees to' he informed that' it' present ha' new .circumstances ari' before the'board; to justify'the w ■opening" of'the''question- v of : -a-'side-.-school/at Karori. '• Waterfalls;—'£} to'be locally raised for ;schoot libral-yj and 's'Vibsidy'iof :J!2 -be ' authorised?.p;-: Mannal 'and' Tecluiical' (Petohe).—A-cleaning allowance'of ss.'-' per '.wefek to - be 1 authorised.- .-I Assistant -to: instructor:,.in agriculture.—The matter to,bp, considered When, all. tho facts,relating- to proposed extension of the: coui'sci 'ih; agriculture l -are'.being, considered.'.'. . Miniature rifie of letters, to be; deferred,',,:;' !; ' - CQRfiESPONDEXCfi. ? ~" -;■ '''Government''graiiUl-KSrantS; of, J1700.-.(riinin-tenance. of .£lO :(annual:pai:iiient; for ; book'sVfon-.;the Training ..College .library) were .received, from, tli.e;. Government.. Wellington School..Comnilssioners, in a letfer, to the board/ declined, to grant'.the application for -additional ; sections, ci ,';.'ir'' 1 .'..' /Ko'ro-koro'.'SchQbL-^The'-board .decided- that dertain, ;'4r4ihage";and-: sanitation', works W'effected '•at' ,the ~ Koro-koro School . the.: cost; of the,; same ito .be' dobite'd-to, the board •by ...ttie petona-ißorongb. .Cq;uiicili,..'whioh.'' i.body: will carry..?outv . ' ynipn:—ln a i letter to-' the. -.boardi 'itterNew.'KZealahdJ'f:-. Parniera' Union ' disapproved ! ; of ' ; the;-boa^'s-system',.'qt cehtx : alising,, the pountfy distribts^-fpr Standard :Vi;. ylt •. I h? and to explain', that'noihardship Was intended to. bo placed' on' pii'pils' attending- the examina-tions.-fromVa.,distance., , ... ..

' TRAINING COLLEGE." '. A vote of thanks was accorded to Dr. BellMr; A. Hamilton, and Mr. Robert Parker, for their kindness, in giving' lectures at, 1 the college. AH' the lectures, the. principal reported, were-. well .attended.'; \ ,

; Miss Fitch, of the Training College staff, wns granted four ' months'; leave'; of;.absence from February 1, 1910.. ,-..T, v The following- remits; from; . the' committoo ,of advice of the Normal Training College'were approved?— . • J>. V^". ' That, 'with; o. \view-to' : thei; proper arrangement;; of ; their university studied,:' all' pupil teachers and-probationers be, required to submit, annually.'.their- proposed of .study for approval to" a committee consisting, of \the chief inspector, ' the principal ; of .the . ,college, and.the representative of- Victoria Collego Professorial :Board.. ■

That the Minister be recommended to amend the College. Regulations so as to make residence; in houses'/approved by'', the; ;board ; i ii::condUion of. payment, o£-,'lodging .'allowahbeS; to students. .... .' ' ■ .... , . . That-iroh: gates.M;jerected at;th'q.three entrances- to the ' ,college, l with arch .over ; the Brook - Street.: entrance - that •.* the ; clerk.!, of works .. be instructed' to , obtain, from various firms estimates- and; desigtis'' for gates, .in . wrought,iron i and' in wire ,work;;-, that iapgli.c,ition be-,made to the Citv Council for an arc'light l over : ;they;Brook..S.treet. entrance,".or .for the''removal,' of-the : present';;ligh"t ■; in Brook , Street', to a : pbsitidn'oppositedhe ; gate. \ C VDETS

It' was reported that, as, the : res,ujt of a con? fererice between-the officer commanding tho Public School-Cadets (Major T; W-'Ji'Donald) and bond's pfficers,.\it.'had \bein decided; tbarrangp 1 .the simultaneous noti--fications'of'ihspectiohs by .'the.officer'coinm&iiding the : cadets : to .be'sent', to'the aiul.. the ' cadet: officers.'- of.: schcols, . concerned; Where -the .inspection-.dates:'notified-.were. : found to :be. inconvenient,;; ;a-rearrangement ,of ..the same could, be made. The-'board approved'of the

The South; Welliiigfoni' ScHdol' Committe'e'was granted <£10 f :as a siibsidy, towards - the cost of /'/aminiature'"' rifle r;ange'.' : a£ the school; . • /Applications' ifor the establishment!'' of ,-lhaTf. companies, of-;cadets'' , at..:Bajiahce ahd/.Lahsf down'e Schools ,- vjere ,gran'tejl. .. - '!. SILVERSTRE Ut SCHOOL ,• Further action'/with''-regard: to- the matter of establishing a school, at Sil.ver6tream, near Herqtaunga 1 Settlement;, '.was: reply from : the Education' Department .to' the board's; application. .;■::/ i ./-.. 'J","-' LEAVE OF ABSENCE.

The following -teachers were, granted'.leavjy-of obsonco- as: per applications:—Miss -6. Lorig- ■ hurst, Kilbirme; :,Mrs. Baker-Gabb, Pahiatua; Miss; Prendevjlle)■:Stokes"Valley;/Miss oa-Mv Stsinton, Featherston; '.Mi^s'-.M.,.-Scott, -~ South Wellington; Miss. H. R,. Mason, Shannon;' Miss F. Petrie,. South Wellington;-Miss L.v Hayes, South Wellington.; -Miss F..M.;Hunt, Petbne; MissS. Baker,, Johnsonnlle; -Miss • Martin, 'Te Aro; Mi?s Scott, Carterton; Miss Fitch, Training College;, and A.'M. Feist, Ohau. ■