EDUCATION BOARD

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 310, 19 September 1918, Page 9

EDUCATION BOARD

MOjPtILY'MEETING.

'■Mesers. Thomas'Forsyth (chairman), A. W'.Hogg,' B. M'Callum,- 'J. "J. Clark, T. Moss, B. A. Wright, G. liondon, . £.' H.; Penny,, J.= ■ P.; Shand, and ■C;'J. Hirkne|s. present ■• at:.the. monthly'meetpg, of" .tlie Wellington Eduoation. Board held' yesterday. •The' fiuancial'statement 'disclosed , that receipts ■'■ since last meeting amounted to £16(308;45.' 10d.; ; paymehts .made, £11,116 :14s, ■ 9d.; general:. payments, £3709.'75.'1 d;} cash in bank oh-current aocoiinf on/August 81, £1247.195; 2d.; cash in- bank on current account September 14, £269 10s.; lid.; amount on .deposit,' '£jl,QOO; Government.. rents due, £8811 55. : 7d. ;' ; expenditure to date (current ;year), £8098 125.; estimated .cdSt' of works'authorised up to August 21 (not yet completed),:£sl7B 75.; relieving teachers'- account; balance (debtor),'£97 2s. " .- .:, ; The correspondence' from the Education Department; included : a loiter stating that the question of thp establishment of -a high school at Mastertpn had been referred to the Council, of Education for consideration; at its', next meeting;. . . ;•• ■■ ' . If was agreed', on' request,, that the name Kaituna be , changed to Waingawa, and the lattdr name to East Taratohi—this owing to some confusion over tho too frequent use of the first place name mentioned. J, ;.' , An application was received for tho establishment of a school at Tuhitarata, which was referred to the inspector, for a , - report. . Letters wore received from +ho Hon. J. G. W: Aitken and Mr. : William Allan, intimating thoif inability to continue to act as members of the Technical Ijlducation Board.. The chairman (Mr. Forsyth) askedVthaf this matter be allowed to stand'over as they would all like to see Mr. Aitken continue a member.of the board, under the present circumstances. This course was agreed to. ' . '' '•.•'•■.•. The Department notified- the board of the authorisation.of a grant of £210 for site extension at Wadestoi. The applications for grants for additions to the schools, at Karori and Martinhprough were declined. Both were referred baok to the Department,