EDUCATION BOARD.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 727, 28 January 1910, Page 9

EDUCATION BOARD.

monthly meeting. ; T ; 'J-'he monthly meeting of the Wellington liducation Hoard/ was held yesterday, thcro -being present: The chairinan (llr. ltobort .Lee), and Messrs. J-. G. W. AitH. Vile, J. ICebbell, H-. Elder, A. ; AT. Hogg, William Allau, W.. C. / Buchanan, ; M.l\, and W. H. Field, M.P. . , According,'to tho/, monthly, statement of linances, there was disclosed : a debit balance of X-t-lSi 7s. 2d., as- against a. debit balanco: of 3s. 9d.. for the' fortnight ended December 10, 1909. - -The' total authorisations (inclnding sites, etc.) amounted;to-J12295 17s. sd. -Details*:of -.tho debit balance show that tho Building Account'was .£3714 2s. 7<l;- in debit;, the bccondary. Account ;cCB7 lCs. Bd. j'Teachers' ~t t" Ties' Account, \£1146 9s; 7d. ! SCHOOL ACCOMMODATION. . The following grants /by .the fiovern- • ment,; in aid of ; school buildings, l were received:— - : ■•;■' - . •■, - •Eastern Iliitt, .£1209: Khandalluh, ill 5; Brooklyn, ~£500,• , Muritai,: J!3so' Manganiahoo (rosidcnco)," J2305. Plnus Tvero authorised; to .be,prepared, and, tenders invited .accordingly. Department -intimated that favourable consideration ;would bo given- to, an .application for , half tho/cost of the additional land required .for tho- extension ? of the .recreation aroa ,at- the Terrace SchooU,: .also .indicated ,by tho Department; that an' infant-room would be,.provided at tho/.Hutt Main School;: ' -/After a. discussion' on 1 tho subject of. the' -Wfluircd-.-oxtßiisioii.-of*' the flccomniodfltion ~at;Maranui,;;it.'wSs,resolved'., that -tho .Department- bo 1 :acqhainted with' 'the /urgency of: the,^necessity--"for'; extended accommodation-being provided before tho winter months. - /;/On Jie t rerominendatiori of the Finance /???,: Works -Committee; itv ,was/ resolved, .that:—(a), A school -be established on the Carriiigton: Estdte;-,near / Carterton, , and that application-be made to tho Government/for. a^.'granfc/for - tho school building;! (b), an additional room bo .provided at/tho-'Korbkoro School; ;(c)./that . there was,-iiO;justification for tho ; expenditure required-for"tile , removal of tho old Wai.kantio School:biiildihg to'Eeikorangi. Application for grants for works -at Northland, Wharnu, Worser Ilay, Island I; BayirKaitara,' Petone, and Pahiatua were declined;;-/;":; //- A ; 'letter was; received' from the. Edncaj/tibu Departincnt stating, 1 on the subject •of. the'-/Petone ; High' : School, that "the ■Go.vernment'-wa's ' hot prepared to .approve' of/the/establishment of a separato :high' school proper {< for- '/Petone;'. since the. matter/c'ould/onljr'bß. considoredj from the. position'-of'tho Hutt Valley,'as a whole. a / petition -'' from'• :Petone- showed ' that if/,tho . 1 ..high school ; there were / approved;'' there- would •be an • atto'ndancd vof 67. /.It . was decided- .tb. send' :a copy of .the-'Department's letter to the petitioners. : •;/ :- / . OTHER MATTEES.. ' . , ' /; The'chairman;/inspectors, and secretary wero authorised to. deal with tho distri-\bUti6n'ibf,-the fr'ea 1 books ;grant-for 1910., It was agreed' : to- cldsfl/;tho schools 'on' the Occasion ; bf-liprd/ Kiiy'.ener's • inspec--tion of. the -cadets at the Hutt Park next ;inohth;. : /;/^/.-- : ;':;'//-vv -/;. ''V; " 1