EDUCATION BOARD

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 802, 27 April 1910, Page 9

EDUCATION BOARD

MONTHLY MEETING. The monthly meeting of the Wellington Education Board was held yesterday, there being present: The chairman (Mr. Robert. Lee), and Messrs. J. Kebbell, William Allan, A. W.' Hogg, M.P., H. Elder, W. C. Buclinnan, M.P..-W. H. Field, M.P.,and J. G. W. Aitken. " ; . THE BOARD'S FINANCES. According to the monthly statement of finances, the debit balance amounted <to ,£1633 19s. 2d.; that for the previous month was .£1576. Os. sd. The total authorisations (including sites, etc., anth-orised-in ad'lH-ion to those approved on March 31, 1910, amounted to .£2276'2s Bd. An analysis of - the amounts disclosed ' the fact that the Buildings Account was in debit to the extent, of .£2371 17s. 4d; "the General Account. .£645 10s. sd; and the Secondary Account, .£256 11s. 4d. Credit balances were shown in respect of the Technical Account (.£B3 3s. Id), Manual and Technical Account (J31158 19s. 5i1.), Teachers' Salaries Account -(.£390 3s. 4d.), and Deposits (■£' 145.) . i ..The chairman remarked that the genoral aspect of the board's finances showed a considerable improvement. ■■' SCHOOL GRANTS. The Education Department'..wrote to the effect that school grants had been allowed as follow:—Brooklyn, increase to .£975 for two rooms; Hnkahni, purchase and enlargements to residence, .£300: Kaiparoro, residence, .£420; Mangamnire, residence, ~£420.: : ■' ' .:. . Generally speaking, members expressed themselves as being.very well satisfied with the grants. Though in the case of Brooklyn, the board •. had not received all that'-it asked, it was toped that tho increase' could be. made,', with; judicious carving, to meet the demands for' increased accommodation, at the school. The board's clerk of works had given it as his opinion ■ that the grant could, with, care, meet- the expenditure required.' PETONE HIGH SCHOOL It waei agreed, on tho motion' of th« chairman, to inform the Potone Committee, that as the establishment of a liigli school proper at Petone would 'involve the disestablishment of the district hitjli school at the Hutt, the board was not prepared to, acquiesce jih the 'losireif vhti committee. Such a course was contrary 1 to tho. policy'laid down' by' the' board and the Education. Department. -

UNIFORM SCHOOL'. BOOKb.'- -'■; -■ A brief'discussion followed the reading of a letter from ... the '.- Petohe School Committee urging for mote uniformity in school"books. ■'.•:.■ .■•■,■■'■:'■..■■■•. ' .--, The' chairman observed that tho.schools at present .rfero bettor . provided with books than they had ever been. The principle of. uniformity was,' in a sense, adhered to as far as practicable. According, to.tho system at present in use, tho Department drew up a list of books suitable for ■ school use, and, from this list, the board's■inspectors made a selection. .-X'h'Q ■ bobks i Trerb changed, on an averajei once iii five years, v ■ . >' ■' Mr. Hogg said that tho question oi uniformity was. a national, father than' distriot, matter. Among the several Education-Boards'in the Dominion woro to be found various. selections of. books, and a hardship was felt when- people moved from'ono district to another. It might ba a good thing if greater uniformity were observed ■ in the ' selection of books for the schools of the Dominion. He was, .however,' opposed to. uniformity' in its narrower sense,- .-.-,.• •■;. ■'■:-•- ,;.', : :•:•' 'STAFF iIATTEES..'.;: ' . : " ■Resignations of the following teachei's wero accepted-.—Miss R.' Fallowes (Normal School); Miss L. Platts (Te Horo); Miss Gayne (Kohinui).'.-'/ . Lenve of absence was granted to tho following teachers:—Miss 13. Maitin, Te Aro, one month,-; Miss 11. Baird, South Wellington, sis weeks; Miss Kilmartin, Daleheld, one month; Miss J. Freeman, Mangapakeha, extended leave to May 1 ; Miss J. Finlayson,-.; Newtown, '.extendea'leavo to May 11; Miss F. Bird, Eoseneath, threo months; Mr. Ashley, Hamua, ; April, with salary; Mr. J. A. Cowlos, Normal School, one month. . Mr. T. Lancaster/ an- ex-shidenf of ; tho 7 Iraining College, who . was recently awarded the Sir George -Grey Scholarship, applied for a year's exemption from teaching in order, to. proceed with his studies at ■ the university. Tho application was granted. •' • ' : ; WPRKS, 7 AND...FINANCE. : On the recommendation'of the -Works and. Finance Committee , authorisations for worksat Parkvale, ,'Putava, Pongarou, Manakau, ' Hukanui, Training' College and retone, were agreed to. ■ ; Water tanks wero authorised to be supplied from, stock to the schools at iJallance, Mangamaire, and Jiidgeford - , Applications for works at Ekotahuna and Belvedere were declined. Tho Clerk of Works/was requested to report on applications for works at Akatarawa, Taueru, Mauriceville West, Terrace, and Khanda'llah. ' '■ The matter of establishing a miniature rifle rangei at Fernridge School ivas referred to the inspectors for a report on the question of site. ' It was decided that framed historical pictures bo offered to the schools, in sets of twelve, beginning at the largest schools, at S.I 10s. per set. ■ ■ The inspectors were-asked \to' report' upon the accommodation at.Hongokokako and Paraparaumu . after ''visiting • the schools. ■■■■:'■■ '•■•:.■■■ '.■.' Mr. A W.-'-Hogg wae-authorised to confer with ■ the Masterton. Trust - Landslrust with reference to. certain works on' trust property leased by the. board. ■ • It n-as decided- to make further representations to . the lands Department on the subject of a site for. a school at Dilverstre'nm. ■ . . . Other matters dealt with wero as follow:— ' ' Tawa Flat-Arrangements to be made with adjoining owners with regard to the payment-of half the cost •■ of fencing. Greytown—(Conveniences): Arrangement as recommended (by the inspectors to be approved if practicable. Pukehinad— (Eent of old school): Offer of Mr. Barker to be accepted for lease for a period of 4 seven years,- on - condition that he pamts within two years. Akitio—(Teacher s travelling expense's): Committee to be recommended, to make allowance. ' ;' ACCEPTED. 1 ':. . Tenders were;accepted-as-follow:— -- Hautere Cross, worW-J. ; Wilde-Smith, •E173.-- ■•' ■•.-■'-. - - ' 1: Newtown, drain.—M'Gre'gor and Jamieson, £UO. ; ■;;"■.'■•'v ' -," . Hinemoa,'. new scliooL— Q. Benton, ,£143. • Eastern Hutt,' new school.—W. Harwood, iE1045. Ihuraua, Section 16, Block V, Pukotoi — C. B. Cox, seven years and two months] Piciure-fraining.—R. and E. Tincey at 4s. 7d. each.