Education Board

Feilding Star, Volume VI, Issue 135, 30 April 1885, Page 3

Education Board

The ordinary monthly meeting of the above was held on Tuesday last Pre»entrrMessrs;Wiitt (chair), Sanson, Bridge, Carson, Baker Bate, Fry, and Rev Mr 'Ross, Mr J: Stevens took his seat as a new member. '• " Mr Browne .being, indisposed, Mr Vereker Bindon acted as Secretary. Fe_i_-_ng.— The committee wrote asking this Board to . reconsider the question of purchasing the vacant section next tp-the school.— Mr Sanson moved that the Board pffer £50 towards the purchase of .the section and let the ■ Committee make the best arrangeinent they can for. purchasing it. 'li_ejparentß should ' be expected to contribute towards the purchasing, money. He believed it could be bought for £80. . llt Was absolutely necessary that 'a play-ground should be lavaihtblei — Mr Fry seconded the proposal. He considered the children needed a play-ground. 'He considered, too, that . the. parents - should assist in purchasing the ground.—^Mr Baker would move an amendment. A better argument than any put forward was that Bulls had had money for a' playground, bnt in the present circumstances the Board could not afford to find play-grounds. If the parents wanted their children to have room to play, they should, find the money for the land. He mo red that the Board do not offer £50. — Mr. Carson pointed out thai this was a direct negative. — - Rev Mr Ross said that some of their schools had been very badly placed for play-grounds. In Marton they had purchased half-an-acre for a playground. In Bulls they had .to get a play-ground. At Feilding ihe position was such that he should be inclined to get a ground if possible. He thought that a committee,., consisting of Messrs Sanson, Fry," and Stevens, should visit Feilding aud report, pr else the luspec- | tor could give them his opinion. — Mr Bridgeidid not; think the Board should i spend ° money on. school sites.. The funds of the Board were sufficiently strained already.:— The chairman said the position of the Board was. peculiar, as they.-had in . the past given money for play-grounds, ...They had granted grounds here and there, and he thoiight it would be difficult in a few years to secure play-grounds. He: considered that £50 might 'be given. — Mr Carson thought* it would have beeu all right to have granted this if j they had had money to spare.'' It was I & question whether they had a right to jdo this , under the present 1 circumstances. They should not overstop the mark, nor get into 'the mess that the Napier Board were in. Play- | grounds would not be a very good ex- i cuse for such a, trouble. Mr Sanson havinglreplied, the motion was . put and carried, Messrs Sanson, Stevens, Ross, aud Fry voting in favor of it. Urjrjßa Taontti.— --The committee wrote * in. reference to their former application for fencing the play-ground and .explained; the difficulties in the way of gettiug legal possession of the laud. They also asked for additions to the. master's residence.; — It was decided to^ive £t tor £1 for the fencing.—A lively discussion : took place on the point as to whether there. . was or was .not sufficient accommodation in the teicher's residence.— Eventually the tyuestiot. Was referred to the building committee. Inspector Bipdon's salary was increaied oy £50 a year. FiKASCB.— Mr Fry thought it would be as well if the state of the finances was reported at fhe beginning of each meeting of the. Board. 'He' moved that It be read after the minutes at each meeting. — Mr ' Stevens thought it desirable that the members and the public should be aware of the state of the finances, and he saw no reason why the -same state bf things ' should exist with -regard' to the Board as existed with other public bodies. If they wished to retain the confidence of the public,' they should let' the public , know . exactly, what was .done with theyßdard's rkiphey, it was public money, and the public had the right to know what was done with its money. — Ths- chairman thought it would be adding to the: work of the Secretary. — Messrs Carson and Bridge could not see that- it would- do this.— Mr Bate thought it would not take him five minutes .tp. get it ready and read.— The f resolution was ' put. and carried. — Herald.! ZZZ '-"l -"■--•''.••• ' .y'.ZfZ ■■•.,..