DUNEDIN SCHOOL COMMITTEE.

Evening Star, Issue 3455, 19 March 1874, Page 2

DUNEDIN SCHOOL COMMITTEE.

A meeting of the Dunedin School tommittee Mas held in the Seotetary’s (Mr Sydney James’s) office last evening,. Present: Mr C. fl. Street in the chair, and Messrs Stout, Sherwin, Wright, Hay, Robin, and Oargill. 1 * 'xj

The Secretary reported that the Works Committee had examined all the .public buildings suitable for a temporary school, among others the Masonic Hall, and they came to the conclusion that the Oddfellows’ Uall, George street, on account of the neichborhood and the position it was in, was the only one suitable.

1 A letter was read from the Town Clerk in . reference tp a site for the proposed school. It was Resolved, as the matte/ was oomihfe before the' Council that 'tfveninb'. that !i thh Sedreftary be instructed merely to ackttOWledge receipt. , A letter was read from Mies Cook, tendering her resignation as assistant teacher at the South District School, hi consequence of her having received the appointment of matron ftt tjwi Milton Grammar School, Also, from MifTarH, 1 tocher of the SohoS recommending that Misses 'AdamV-aftii Mewart should be appointed pupil in place of Miss Cook It was resolved that Ml j ß .p 0 “^. 8 resignation should be accepted, and that Mr Park a recommendation should the Caledonian to Use a poem ip bfith thg South and North District Schools, tor the’ purple ef'holdSS evening clarses under & WpioesTthl Society, during the ensuing winter months. c rll J3 1 3 {f !v. lded at P ahould 4>e granted, if the masters of these schools had no objections, and if the Society would fhonhnP® Whool'furniture, &0.. c^re d for. f wrote that he"* was willing m et the Hall for'sut or twelve mon hs at the rate of Ll2O per annum. He thought it might bo arranged that the sole use of one of the ante-rooms be given during the Committee’s tenure of the hall. Letter received. The Cnder-Secretary wrote statthat the Government approved of the f l ® fk* Hall at a rental of peF annui -‘ J F’ wm] on the recommendation bf Mr Stou* atfl pomted to wait on the Inspector of School^ nPAf5A ke th fk n + e , ceßßary arrangements iu coni nection with the opening, of the temporarv school and of the Albany street school * i v ¥H r Y. a 8 read fr °m Mr Chas. Mooro nn behaif of the Deacons’ Court of the First Church, requesting the use of K/rvii?" District Schoolf. Sundays for a was expressed that' if’ slli 'an were granted coufticta wa.Vu • a PP II5 »«bhl scot could no “1 SfiTd X“ e ! *?. ev 'V was dodinod nnLmoS rhe io '*■■£■» IS® f o [- f. e0 the amount pr m £»f the past & months, agj

found it io amount to L9O. There were free scholars—62, North School; 40,’Middle District School ; and 28, South School. Complaint was made that no siugiug was taught in the schools for some months. It appeared that the amount paid up to the present in school improvements was L 950. and it was mentioned as a matter of congratulation that they had so far kept within the anticipated expenditure.