EDUCATION BOARD

Dominion, Volume 15, Issue 70, 15 December 1921, Page 2

EDUCATION BOARD

MONTHLY MEETING The monthly meeting of the Wellington Education Board was held yesterday morning. There’were present: Messrs. T. Forsyth (chairman), T. Moss, E. P. Rishworth, G. T. London, C. I. Harkness, AV. H. Field, M.P., A. J. AVhite. AV. T. Grundy, R. McCallum. M.P., E. H. Penny, R. A. Wright, M.P., and J. J. Clark. Recommendations bv Executive. The following recommendations by tho executive were adopted:— Mornington.—That the school be a side school to Brooklyn, teaching in t'he meantime infants only; that it be opened in February. That the office close from Saturday, December 21, to Saturday, January 14, inclusive. That the January meeting of tho board be field on January 25. That inquiry be made of the School Committees’ Association what schools within the association, in the event of headmasters proving unwilling to assist, would nevertheless be prepared to undertake stationery supply under tho scheme. New school at South Miramar.—(a) That the school be named the South Miramar School; (b) that the school bo opened in February, and that the headmaster be Instructed that admission is to be restricted, in the first instance to those resident in the district, and that if there. is room for others from outside the district it is to be clearly understood that t'he admission of these latter is provisional only, iMid that if later other children resident within the district require admission, those from outside the district may be required to withdraw and enter the school which serves their district. School District Boundaries.—That, on a data to bo fixed, the following new and amended school district boundaries be declared, after consultation with the Lyall Bay and Worser Bay School Committees, the executive to be empowered to deal finally with the matter:— Miramar South (Now School District). North: Evans Bay, Miramar Avenue, Para and George Streets, Townsend Road and the northern boundaries of Sections 54, 46, and 1, Block VIII, of the borough of Miramar. East: Bowen Terrace, Beere Haven Road, Fettes Crescent, Tio Tio Road, the road over tunnel to the signal station, thence to Breaker Bay in a lin« parallel to the block boundary. South: The sea. AVcst: The western boundaries of Sections 42, D.P. 2158, 56, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72. 73, D.P. 2002, 6,7, 8,9, 10, D.P. 3419, thence in a straight lino to the drainage reserve, along said reserve to the Miramar boundary, following this boundary to the sea at Lyall Bay. Lyall Bay (Amended Boundaries). East: The eastern boundary to bo amended as follows: —The eastern boundary of Section 41, D.P. 2158, 55, 35, 36, ’37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, Ji, 46, 47, 48, 49, D.P. 2002, 1,2, 3,4, 5, D.P. 3419, thence in a straight line to the drainage reserve, along said reserve to the Miramar boundary, following t'he boundary to the sea at Lyall Bay. Worser Bay (Amended Boundaries). South: The southern boundary to be amended as follows:—Miramar Avenue, Para and George Streets, Townsend Road, right-of-way between Sections 31, 30, 54, of Block VIII, Borough of Miramar, Seatoun Heights, Ngaio, and Kakariki Roads.

On tho motion of Mr. Grundy it was decided that the schools should reopen after tho summer vacation on February 7. In accordance with notice, Mr. White moved that a return be presented to the board showing the amount of moneys spent, and the purposes for same, on the individual schools of tho city and suburbs during the past two years. Mr. London seconded the motion.

Mr. McCallum proposed that the words "and tho purposes for same” should lie struck out of the motion. It was highly improper for new members to come to the board and question payments which had beafi made in the past. All payments’ made by tho board had been passed by an auditor. It was impertinence for new members to come and criticise what had been done in the past. Mr. Harkness: The new members were sent hero by critics.

Sir. Grundy seconded the amendment, which was carried. The chairman remarked thai any member of the board could at any time obtain any particulars as io expenditure he desired upon application to the secretary of the board.