PETONE TECHNICAL SCHOOL.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 743, 16 February 1910, Page 8

PETONE TECHNICAL SCHOOL.

■' • 1 Technical. School-,. Board • >;as. held -.Mast evening':': .'Mehibers-vpre'sent.'. were;'.iKey. 'iIT/:-Thbmps6nv-:(in'i'.thei,-ohair);;-;MeKi?.. dodder/Cole,. 1 Gasae,.-Lee;f.Finby,-JA.Ken-zie^-Baldtrin; --Hayes/-Duncan, "Kamsden, : ''and I :Moth'es; v- ; ' "■'•■'■i •'■ '; ;: v'v;/ ; ' ■'■ 'A'v discussionLtook place! as 'to -.whether, certain Avere"-entitled i to.', take their 'Seats,'.but -it ■was Ultimately.'. decided that '■'. business,'i.'e/ proceeded -wittu:-■>..■•-•*'•::i; .Cheques were received;from:th&.Seddon Memorial "Fund- Committee: .43..55.,.'Gear, .Cbmpany"i2B,-andi ketone-Working,;Men's iClub 'viElO,' '.towards'the-upkeep,: of.; the. school.- ; ' Th- secfeta'ry/'juas , instructed', to write., a:,letter ; .of • thanks :toleach.-' of, the donors.'. :-'■'.'.'■'; vi V' '■•• ; v ''■''"' ; •■■*;-V ! 'l'■•':■•:■ vv, 1 -- i »&■'■ livelyr.debaje.'itheh.; took 'reference to 'from the,.- Betorie School ;,Oommitteei'tha(:i;,thtf.board 1 , grant theTitra'nsfer -of Uncertain vseotion -of i-land situated:.- at ; the* .rear-.- of, the, ...school,' arid ,a : suitable-site J'fpf».school/l)aths..'..i ■■■:■ '■;' , 'moved ; that- the/ letter, be •received; ■'. :'•':''.' ■:;'■ '(■ ■■::"• < , '. Mflvenzie ,rose-jtoi appoint of .'order, challenging \ Mr.. Mothes's right to a ■ seat iori'thcbbaTdV.'.- ;.V. ; :''' -' " ; •' ■ V- -.;.. '•';; ' The chairman ovowruled 'Mr. MTlenzie, stating'.tha't • Mr> Mo thes -had 'had' u; seat on'' ,th'o'. board ;■ for ; the-past ; , ; five.7-years; and;tieref6re,could-not fie challenged.'■»•;' j|?roccedihg„witH',tho,business,'' th'o'secre--1 tary;'announced-that ;the'chairman, Mr; . Mbthes.i and A Mr. :i Castle • were. the'- trustees for 'the - --land.-ii;. 1 , question,'._but'\that ; .Mr. ' Motives : would'' hofc.-sign. the; deed of. transfer :so as- to enable, the Technical' School Board to 'become the "owners. ':•■'','.'•V . At", th'is'.staga ■''■Mr.'-'Mbthes : :reinarked thatho-w.as-'-full'iapjof.'the board,■•'arid' • ; left.the".room: ,: '.;..•■:■•,',;■" :■.-:•: ■va,', -,- ;Tho;boardi'in dealing with Mr, ; Mothes's actiori;''-'decided/to. ailo-pf:'him? one'month in'.which .to:.sign,the-:deeds, and, -in. the cvon'tibf'liis'riot tjiat.the legal position' of!;the\ land' be ascertained;- '■ '• : ■ ■On ■ tho' ; motion of J Mr. ;lioddor,- : it-, was •decided 't^infbririj.tho,-School '.Commit:' teo'i.tHat;. : as!. : th'e..4arid did',, not t^hv'riothing' ; 'cpuld"be i dorie.-.' -' : '■■' ""■';