EDUCATION BOARD.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 687, 11 December 1909, Page 12

EDUCATION BOARD.

-V->- /.'.MONTHLY --.:■ ..''.■Tho, monthly mooting of'the Wellington Edtj.--.''.' cation' Board was' held' yesterday, a fdrtnighi; earlier .than usual; on. account, of, the,.advent'v ; - of, tho; Christmas vacation, ■-, There, were', pre. • . ; ;'•"' sont: The chairman (Mr. Robert Leo);' and 1 " Messrs: J. G. W.'-"-AitkenV -J. Kebbcll,: ■ : Vile, William Allan, A. W, Hogg, M,P,; W.-'O,'' Buchanan,' M.P., anil W. H. Field. M,. &(>£- k^ "-'.''.' S .-"finances. ' :, : :';'"'C :^?4-'"- : 'The statement Of finances disclosed a'.debit ' balance of .£3470 Bs. 9d., as against a: debit-' balance for November of ,0095 12s. Od, "Th«; ; Buildings Account wasindebit to. the amount of. £6189 .-Bs.. lid., and tho-Secondary Account,'.:., £U 12s. 3d. The following accounts were'in ":'. credit:—General Account, .£2OBB Ms. 3d.) i ~ Technical Account, ,£79: 55.. lOd.;. Manual', and, : ! ; Technical Account, JE345.95.7d.;. teachers', sat - arios.-,£262 14s. lid.; deposits, ,£7^4s.-'-■-'.->'':-J: . ; GRANTS. FOR; SCHOOIiS; y V ■'■•''•' ;!S^',: On the recommendation of the Works and -. Finance Committee, the board decided that tho : sum of £1500 bo transferred from the General . Account'to the New Buildings Account ..,;,;..:.' Grants for works were approved .-■. for :'th«i',' schools at, Newtown, Fernridge, Opaki, Mana-'.- : kau, Worser Bay, Mangahao, Marima, and Lansdowne. : ' • . ~'■ ,: - '.'. : -,-, .-■"-... - An allowance of £2 10s; for extra work don*,'! was voted to Mrs. Simpson. ■ -• ''-. - •.- ,•' ; ; : -The following applications wore declined s-.' Wainui-rßopairs to the old school. ' Horo. whemia County, Council—Contribution to.; ;'':; wards the cost of. survey.. - ..-;';' ,;J :;'.•: .It was also resolved:—That the. matter: of .'•'■' a class-room, platform forMastcrton .be'.'.re-''.' '-.■ feri-ed to' the inspectors for. report; that'aa- ■:-. application from the Island Bay School-Com-■'.' niitteo for wire netting screens bo referred, to : : the clork'of works for a-report; that the clerk- - of works confer with, the city engineer, with.:/ a new to : determining .the proportion of the' * ' cost of repairs to be, borne by the Co'uh--.-v' •j i. nn ? ™ e ' 30ard res P e ctively in connection , : with the. storm-water drain at Newtown school;'' that the .board's solicitors bo instructed to take 1 steps for collecting tho rent of ■ Section 15, Block-I,' Mangahao, that the ten- r; .ancy bo. terminated; and that tho, section be '■"'> advertised for.-lease.:.: .:,''-.;"'."■ .:--:.,'-'-iy^': ;, Pr railway passes will, it was intimated.by --- v% .Department, continue to be issued to schoolchildren travelling, fromv Paremata to, Porirua ; , and.other;schools..-. - , , ; , ..,'.. f r^i?°yernment vrvoie approving, of a' grant' '- i of for tho' establishment of, a, school, at : Hinemoa.-. . ■..-•V- ■■.'■ :.-:./,■-;, 's;.;•-:.-:.:v

It was decided to keep the MatahiwiiSchebl open-, urview of the prospects of an.increase nl , n \ho attendance in the near future. .v : ; The Inspector's report with reference, to th» request of, tho. Johnsonvillo School Committee for school buildings., at Nowlnuds, about-two miles from Johnsonvillo, was - adopted. It'was explained that in view of the fact thot.a con-' siderablß sum . had ' been expended- on school buildings nt .Tohnsonville,'there being now ample accommodation for tho children from tho" preparatory classes to Standard 2, it would bo impolitic to approach-the Department for dESOO for school buildings Jess than two miles from Johnsonville. Should tho roll number at Newlands increase,. thoso within the-legal•' limit (two, miles) would be required to attend. th» Main School,, whore amplo accommodation wii< provided. , ,; '. • ' '„- ■ .'4X -An, application' for the establishment: of »' school'at Akitio, the building to bo provided, was.-granted.. , ■-.■" ':.'■ •■."•.'.•.:•'. ,■ ■'.'.'--'-'.-J',-' '■■■■.:■;?.: Tho sub-comhiitteo appointed, to report upon the application for a school at Makcrua recommended that. tho application :be-.granted; The board approved, and resolved- toask-tho Government for:a grant in:aid,! .':.". ':=';ii" >-v } '-.''.An application for a capitation grant to tho aided, school.at Waihoki was granted, ~'■'>< :■-..■' •_A. sub-committee, consisting: of thechairman (Mr. Lee), Mr. Hogg,: and the secretary; was appomted to Report upon tho use of tho Master. ton: Trust Lands building in connection with the local District. High School, and endeavour to get the fencing work done for a less-sum than, previously estimated. A:- vote - of- thanks' was* accorded the Trust' Lands Board, ~-.:

> On. tho recommendation .of. the principal' of the Normal Training College,-Miss Ktcl was authorised to. spend a. 6Um ; not- exceeding l ilO on the-purchase of material, principally, for the infant:department. . ■■:,'■ A'letter was received from the Chamber of Commerce,.intimating that.it was proposed to' again present prizes for'competition by school cnildron in, the subjects of arithmetic; writing, and composition. -: The letter was received with thanks.- •' ' ' ■" '■'-'■ ■ '■■■''■'''^-: Favourable replies having been received from tho'other Education: Boards' of New Zealand with reference; to the. Wellington Board's campaign in the mafter of modical inspection of schools,;it was decided, on-the .motion" Of, Mr. Aitkcn, - that a summary of; the;: replies, together .with the board's views, be. forwarded to the.Minister.for Education. '.■•-.'■■■, '.■•',' -.■■■'; . ■ .

..The. tender of Messrs. M'Coll. Bros/for: the installation;.of■ a. septic 1 -.tank-'.at-;; Kaiwarra School accepted.;' • ./■ ; ■"■' '■'■ '-':- •'■-:■,■■-.', ■Leave of absence was.granted to Mrs, Carte) .'(Brooklyn); ..,■'';.'.-•:■.•:■■■..'"■. ;■-.,. '~•;•.:•■.'.'■'■.'.:-' :■: .'•; ;