EDUCATION BOARD.

Evening Star, Issue 4231, 18 September 1876, Page 2

EDUCATION BOARD.

At the adjourned meeting of -this -tady this morning there were present—the'De-puty-Superintendent, Messrs Green and Davie. ,

The Secretary's recommendation, that Mr Kirby (of All Saints' School) should be appointed a teacher under the Board, was agreed to. The following applications for pupil teachers and sewing-mistresses were sanetioned:—lnvercargifl, Hampden, KorthEast Valley, East Clutha, Haveloek, Caversham, Arrow, Cromwell, Kaitangata, and Waipori. Arrow's and Cromwell's applications' Were for teachers of sewing, it was mentioned that the applications involved an expenditure of about L3OO a year. In reference to applications for new schools, the Secretary reported as follows: 1. Hedgehope.—Fourteen families, twenty.flve children. Locality in course of settlement. Difficult* to say where school should be. Inspector I might be instructed to visit and report after careful investigation. 2. The Gap and East Vinton.—Very strong; feeling exists as to where the school should be planted. This is also in Southland, like the above. Inspector might be requested to report. . .-' „3— A, Present Forest HiU School and fieuth Forest Hill.—lt is difficult to decide whether an additional school should be here. No. 8 school is held in the church, and before deciding that. a new school should be at either place, it would be necessary for an inspector to visit and inquire carefully. Note on the Above Caseß.—Ail of these arejnthe Forest Hill district, now in course of settlement, and every year presents the question of schoo location in a new aspect. I therefore consider tha great caution should be exercised in fixing on school sites here, as in some other new districts. . ,■ 5. Mavis and Puni Bush.—Four or five milesjSast of InvercargiU, and from 2i to 8* miles west of One-tree Point School. Do not think it an urgent case. Inspector might visit and report. 6. Broad Bay Peninsula.—The following schools are m the Peninsula district:—(l) Anderson's Bay. ill Ig H.W W NE. Harbor, (4) Sandymount, (6) Pottobello. Considerable difficulty is experienced in dealing with the question of schools * ei sv.ttJ ) !L D & more tt 9<«»tion of roads and accessibility than distance. With the improvement of road communication the distances from schools are practically lessening in a number x»f cases. North-East Harbor school on the one side, and Portobello en the other, are within reach of a good many, if xot all, the Broad Bay children; though by-and-bye I have no doubt that the numbers will be so great as to warrant some provision being made for them, either by a new nchool or the re-adjust-ments of the other schools. In the course of a week or two I hope to be able to perambulate the entire locality, and submit a very complete report. V"! i 7 -,^ ik . aka '-~ A Bon ° ol tor *ne settlers on this ' block (deferred payment land on M'Nab's run) was sanctioned a good while ago, but I could net confidently report as to the best spot for the school till | lately, when, on my recommendation, a site of ten ; acres was set apart by Government. A school 1 should now be authorised to be built. * [ 8. Upper Waitaki.—Nine settlers, having twentyfive school children, propose to have a sort of boarding-scheol at the Upper Ferry (Ch. Hills). The following are the distance* of the several families from the proposed schoe), the nearest being three miles, viz.:—Three miles, one family: four miles, two families; five miles, two families; ten miles, one family; fifteen miles, one family; and thirty-five, two families. They ask a subsidy, but the scheme seems quite impracticable. 9. Otama.—Ten settlers having thirty-two school children all within two miles from proposed school except one family of two, who are four miles. Looks a proper case, but the same difficulty occurs as in other deferred payment localities in course of settlement ss to best site. Inspector should visit oa his way to the South. 10 Athol.—Eight settlers, twenty-seven sohool children, but two families of nine children between them are the one, six the other, four miles from proposed school; the others are within a mile. A deferred payment block being settled on four miles distant. This is a case for report by Inspector. Perhaps a school may be wanted for deferred payment settlers. Athol is between Vinton and 1J- Upper Shptovec—There are twenty-seven children of school age, Eight of these are tow miles or upwards from school. Almost all the fathors are miners. It is a difficult case to decide. A school in exactly similar circumstances was sanctioned at Mace Town, also among the mountains, but it has been closed because of small attendance.

12, yj? dham Township.—Ten families; thirtyone children of school age. All within a mile. The nearest school is at Mimihau, tour «»««» distant.

13. South Wyndham.-Six families; eighteen children of school age. The settlers ore evidently in earnest, for they have subscribed «75 foiTa budding. A case for inquiry by Inspector. 14. Hevis—Thirteen families; thirty children-of school age. Pour children upwards of five miles; four at three and a-half miles: chiefly miners. A strong case. * ""*"*"• *• Hill, Canoda Beef.—Fourteen families; thirty-three children of school age. Have built a school: ask £lO for fittings. Strong case. 16. Mausford Bay.-Thirty-six families; one hundred children of school age. Scarcer/ any more than one and a quarter miles from BchooL A case for inquiry, which will be made. 17. Bavensbourne.—Needs no further report. A strong case. ■ ■ ~ 18. Kinloch and Gleuarchy.—

In reference to the first four applications, the Inspector was instructed to report as to the necessity for the schools and to appoint sitestherefor j to report in regard to 5 and 6; No. 7 was approved, and referred Executive; Ho. Bpostponed for the present; the Inspector to report in reforence to 9tmd 10; and as to No. 11, to inquire whether a building could be got temporarily, in which case a teacher is to be appointed ; No. 12 was approved of; Inspector to repftrt upon No. 13; in regard to No. 14, a decision similar to the application of the Upper Shotover was come to ; No. 15 was granted j in regard to No. 16, it was minuted that there was no necessity for it at present; No. 17 was, approved of and referred to the Executive, and No. 18 was declined for the present. The Board then adjourned.