Wanganui Education Board.

Feilding Star, Volume XVII, Issue 287, 10 June 1896, Page 2

Wanganui Education Board.

The monthly meeting was resumed yesterdray. Present^- Messrs Carson (chairman), Sansoh,: Bobbins, Baker, Fry, Pirani, Hur}eV,\Lethbridge, and Rev. Ross.' % "'",' | < " On Mr Bobbins' motion it was decided to meet in future on Mondays at 7 p.m. and on Tuesdays at 9.30 a. m. Rata— Mr Haultain appointed.com* miraibner ; no committee elected. Upper Taonui— W. A. L. Bailey appointed commissioner. Moutoa — Seven committeemen were " elected instead pf .five. Feilding— *ss to be given' toward """*" range in teacher's residence and other necessaries for school. Enlargement \ to be considered when building grant received. ( ' " "'**' Bunny thorpe — Amount asked y for granted for out-offices, subject to Mr Lethbridge's approval: > >* ' r ■■ Sanson— -Fencing to be carried out ,„ as requested. , * Pohangina — Cost of repairs passed <■ for payment. Ashurst— Maps, etc., granted ; £7 10s to be voted toward cost of land, t right-of-way to be allowed if fence ' ' erected. " "v - Drawing— ln reference to the resolution of the Board to appoint" an" out-' side examiner in drawing, Mr Blair wrote, objecting to a statement in the ' Schoolmaster that he had unfairly " plucked candidates,- and pointing out that of the two papil-teacheFSMwho, ,*i failed, one was, his ownfpupil.^— lt was " decided to inform Mr Blair 'that no reflection was intended. — The Chairman was empowered to appoint/an ex- * aniiner, Mr B)air,to,prepare the papers.**; ** Owing to the urgency of .necessary > repairs, it was decided to authorise Mr * Arthur to appoint two carpenters-^---oneat Palmerston North and one, at t < Hawera — to assist him in his work." • Mangaweka — It was decided to ask- » < the Chairman of , the Mangaweka Com- s mittee the date upon which notice was _, \ served on the master. , "~ / K Ruahine — It was decided to adopt > Messrs Fry and Lethbridge's recom-, <r ) mendation to have a site cleared for a r school to be built next summer. »L^" t ,