EDUCATION BOARD.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 626, 1 October 1909, Page 5

EDUCATION BOARD.

MONTHLY MEETING. : ,? At the monthly meeting of the Wellington ■Education Board yesterday, there' were present: Tho ciydirmsin (Mr. Robt. Lee), and:. Messrs. J. G. W. Aitken, A. W. Hogg, M.P., J. Kebbell, H. Elder, A. H. Vile, W..H. Field, M.P., and : William. Allan. ' ; FINANCE 1 Against a debit balance of .£1645 9s. lid. on August 26, .. the statement' of : finances for tho month ended' September, 30 'disclosed a' debit' balance of <£2080 ss.' inizcase of, .£441 15s. lid. On the buildings account there was "shoirn a debit balance of .£5417. os. (Id., and'.onthe secondary account, .£9l'lss. Credit balances were shown • for,' the 1 following.' accounts :— 'General,"..£2o4l 9s. 6d.;' technical, 12s. 3d.; :ihanual and technical, £604 os. 10d.; teichers' salaries,'-.£G94:145. 4d.; deposits,: £7, 135.;. totaldmouht' .td. credit, .£5414. The contract liabilities (including sites) amounted to £2949 iss. f 7d.' ;Tho. pay-sheet,. amounting ;to >610,279 -145.; Bd., was passed for payment. ; -.; !: Referring to the :statc .of'. tho finances, the. chairman (Mr. • Lee) said : that' during' 'this particular .month, the payments in respect- of. building contracts,, rents/ and scholarships had been unusuilly, heavy, which , accounted . : for the increase: in' the average monthly payments. He regarded the ontlook as promising, however, .and/ hoped.'to:;, see . the debit , .balance materially .reduced' in the .near future. • .>>. y FINANCE AND WORKS, v On 'the'recommendation of. the Finance and. .Worts Committees it was^esolvedr^-,. . • 'y:.j. (1) That" works bo authorised at tho following schools:—Petone Main School, Carterton, •I'aekakariki, To Aro Infants', Brooklyn, Bidei'ord, . Roseneath, Lower lliitt, Northland, Board's . Workshop] Pahiatua,_ and Porigafoa. • • v ,":(2) /That works'at Pahiatua (outbuildings),; Pongaroa. (fencing), .and Taueru (fencing site : aiiii residence repairs): be referred to the clerk of works for report. - i {3) r That various'applications from Ivilbirnio, Marima, Taueru (removing: allowance), "Upper Hiitt,. Pongaroa (lise of.. site .for 'brickworks); and Khannallah' be'declined. " ' • The. following recommendations were also adopted:— . • .. ■■•'■V" i. ; Otiau.—That ■ the , Department be recommended to purchase.! residence for £250, and to .effect improvements (£SO). : r' -'. ;.. Eketahuna • 1 : Storage ; Beserrpir.—That . the : Borough Council be requested to furnish fuller information.■ ' . ; V . Cross Creek: (fencing and bath).—That the offer, of'a . teacher bo accepted.. -' : :■ Karori.—That, the':committee be..authorised, to remove.the caretaker's cottage. :', ' • ■; Miniature'• Riflo 'Ranges—That; the; offer'-.of the, officer "commanding ,pub Ho. school cadet • corps,' to advise' committees- regarding opnstruotion of. 1 ' miniature, rifle'.range?,-' be ''accepted, applications'.for;; tho- Government subsidy . to* be, transmitted through - the,, board.vSilverstrcam.— fjiat - the •' board , accept. with . thhnks' Mr;,''J. Barton's' offer of .a school site at, Trenlham. Lansitowne.—That the • committee s : apphca•'tklfr. be',referred to 'Mr.',Hogg'for report;''; . : .'Tenders ac&flte3:7'-Framing,byloprafe boards, Sanders' Bros., .£l.l6s.;;Cairterton,■ plumbing; ,T.. Uhdcrhill, • £3 life.''; Ngaturi, .new jiilesv and re'- 1 pairs, (H; H-.' Godfrey, £3 10s. ;■ Rongokokako, porch, \l.' J. Mead, £8 jxPaekaiarikw fencing, repair?; rF.' : .'Harris; .£2l '.10s.' 6d.; - Kaiwaiwai,' bnilding-'cppper,. etc.,; W. : Benton,-. £6 '10s. ' / •;. " OTHER MATTERS

.-' A letter from .the EducatioVDppartment.auof '.temporary.'accom'modatipjuatyjjarAnni \vas r&oiTC.tJ,.:';, .' 1 :It aii'cqnest'.from! . the School Committee) to ask the Govornm'cntt<robtaiircertainsec£fqnson'the Wilford .Estate as a>,«ite.- for 'ai'-futiire j school. ' '.The request of .the Carterton aud.Greytown , Sehoolv Cbiaiuittees/thafc Carterton'be fixed, as an' examination' centrt .iyas'fTeferred ; ';to, ,the ' board's executive—the chairman, ''inspectors,, and secretary; 1 ' : : ; .It; was'lagreed. to .consultthe'.school' poiiuriittees at Tokomaru and Shannon witli reference ■ to',.the'■ application for 'tie,.establishment -of \'a' school at Makerua. '"'•V'---'Aa';'application• from l, :\Vaihbki-for the.-estab-, .lishment,of; a household school "was' referred' to .the'inspectors for .a.ireport. V.. • • : Tho formal' jjionthly 'reports of' the board's -'instructor in : agriculture, clerk of Works, ;:and;. truant bffloer.v.wore laid; on , the' table.- Mr.' W. C. J Buchanan, M.P:, 'also'rethe results, of his investigation with .regard :to the'outbreak of,.'fire at the Gladstone Sohool-rrthat., the firs, originated from a defective':chimney/. ':; .' </:;; . .'An application from the Petone.West School Committee for permission to establish.: a 'oadet corps, was granted. ' ' ■■■"'■; ' It was that, applications be called, by-. Advertisement, 1 for vacant appointments at Kilbirnie, Mount- .Cook, ffdys', Makomako, Dalefield, Ohau, and Hamua: