EDUCATION BOARD.

Gisborne Times, Volume IX, Issue 907, 4 June 1903, Page 3

E DUCATION BOARD.

MATTERS AFFECTING GISBORNE. (Special to Times.) NAPIER, last night. At the meeting of Uie Education Board, if was decided tiial the Motu (ioinmil lee he requested to cut down a mimiicr of dangerous trees. 'l'lie sum ot uh was voted for painting llie building. Aion-re : Miss Seidell's lesiguation Was accepted.

Karaka s dispute in-tween Hie leatilers was rtlcned Lo a couiniiMcc. Wailiora : The icgulai ions in tie seal in reply lo an afiplication from air Alums lor Co per bead capilatiou. Uaeren.;a-a-iiika : Air AJeCline’s resigiial am was accepted. Air Aießernoii gave uoliee tiiat at the la xi lmetang ne would move : ‘‘ Tiial. Wi- ii a v lew lo (letter llgill, and heller sanitation, a reporl tie old aim (1 iiom Air .Wilier, 1:1 i outercnee will, an inspector, giving an exlunate of llu- cost of renov.u mg the interior of seliools where necessary lliniiigliDiii lint ilikincl,." 'l'lie Department mtunaled I hat if could not make u gram lor an addi(ion to .dakauri Seiiool.—Commil tee lo he liiionued accordingly.

11 was resolved I hat the Hoard request Sir William Bussell and oilier nieiii hers for Ihe dislricl. to approach the. (iovcriiinenl. with a view of pointing out the position that the Depart incut places the Hoard in, owing to the utterly inadequate grants available for school buildings and teachers’ residences.

A Committee, consisting oi the whole Hoard, School Commissioners, and Hoard of Governors oi the High School, was appointed lo hold a conference on secondary education, including the linaiicial aspect oi the question, with a view oi bringing about a more equitable system of allocating the funds available for scholarships, in anticipation oi the probable establishment of a District High School in Hawke’s Bay education I); -net, in accordance with the Act of JDUB.