EDUCATION BOARD.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1710, 29 March 1913, Page 7

EDUCATION BOARD.

. . MONTHLY MEETING. The monthly meeting of the Wellington Education Board was hcht yesterday afternoon, Mr. It. Lee presiding. . Messrs. Hogg, Allan, Field, Aitkcn, Moss, Freeman, and Kebbell were also present. A letter was received from the liongokokako School Committee protesting against tho discontinuance of the supply oi lreo school books. Ml'. 0. Q. \V. Aitken moved that the communication be cent on to the Department.—Carried. Mr. A, T. Maginhity, of Nelson, wrote to the board informing them that lie was again seeking election as the board's representative of the Victoria College Council.—Roceivotl. A letter was received from the Department informing the board that the grants for Various buildings had been increased. —Received. ; The Navy League wrote offering • the board framed copies of Captain Scott's last message for use in the public schools. It was decided to accept tho offer with thanks. • • . . Library subsidies were granted to the following schools, subject to complikncu with tho Department's conditions :-*ohatt, Porirua, KaiptU'oro, Te Ore Ore, Muritai, Newman, Carterton, and Mauriceville. petone technical school. The committee to which was referred the question of increased accommodation at Petono Technical School reported that it had 'conferred with representatives of the managers on the matter, who had submitted' a statement setting .forth'the work being undertaken and tho requirements of the: immediate future; and it recommended that application. b6 made to tho Department for the following increase of accommodation, including that necessary ipr accommodation of the secondary pupilsi—Two. class-rComsj ahd an addition to the workshop of 30ft. x 40ft.; addition to the. urinal. The board adopted the committee's re : port. RESIGNATIONS.

, The hoard received the followihg resignations, with regret;— Miss' SI. Page, Ngaio; Hiss A. Murray, Waihoki Valley; Mr. T. Lancaster; Mount Cook Boys'; Miss E. V. Hayes, Tokomaruj .Miss E. M. Pigott, Terrace; MisS V'. l'onder, South Wellington;. Miss E. Atkin, Karori. .WORKS AND FINANCE.. The \Vorks and Finance Committee recommended that the following grants for works be authorised t—Maranui, X 32; ltaliautara, 'I*6 Nui, .£4; Crass Creek, £1 55.; flamila, s010; Mangatainoka, vfili!; Carterton, <€t8 10s.; Tokomaru, i£3 155.; Kakariki, J!3! \Konini,' <£ll; Pahiatua, £ii lis. Gd. j Hukanui, t£2o; Ekotahuna, Xl 28; Training College, <^5. The board adopted the. recommendations. ' • ' , KELBUENE SCHOOL. The matter of the erection of an infant school at Kelburne came up for discussion. ~ ,

Mr. Hogg saiil that it seemed; to him that an /infants'. school was badly needed at. Kelburne. In October, the Department liad made a,grant of .E4370 for the ertc* tion of an infants' school, and tlife board had been given the necessary authority to obtain' plans and specifications. • . Fiv-e. months had elapsed before anything had happened, and' he (tho ! speaker) stated that lie had noticed an advertisement in the'paper recently calling for plans. He could see ho reason why so much delay had occurred. The school by this time could have teen up and Completed. /It wrts a great waste t>f timfe.. It was, billy for waht.of ■netioh by the board that sii'cn delay had occurred. " • The chairman said that this board had •had a great deal of work on hand, and that there was really no necessity hrtany hurry In the matter, ns there were 'schools near ICelburiie. Tlio delay , had .been caused by difference of opinion Over the style of buildingi-alul the trouble ..takei'.over. the .tendering, for'' competitive designs. ' The board required time, .*n<j, did not wish to be hurried by a letter of Complaint in a newspaper. It was . the' intention of-the'.board to erect a' model school, and that would take consideration and some time to erect. , ■Mr.Hogg .continued fo':maintain thata great deal of time lmd been wasted' in, the matter; .especially when the board had- the- necessary money. ' 1 •"Members 'of tho board We have not, got the' money.', It hasj been only , promised. . ' | ■ The discussion then lapsed.