EDUCATION BOARD.

Gisborne Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1474, 7 June 1905, Page 2

EDUCATION BOARD.

'(Special to Times.) iL . Napier, last night^l At the Education Board to-day Miss Sheen was appointed pupil teacher at „ Gisborne. The matter of placing a partition in tho largo infant room was granted. Makaraka—Messrs McLernon, Comrie and the Inspector were appointed a committee to consider the matter of conveying children to the Matawhero school at Mata-' whero. House allowance was granted to the master in lieu of a new residence The infant room to bo painted inside. Ormond—The Committee granted £ for fupto £6 on.the cost of gravelling draining round the master’ residence

Patufahi—The spouting asked for to be attended to. Te Karaka—£2 granted f or repairs • £ lor £ granted up to £l6 for buggy hois T Z‘“ZZS: “ a 'T ,r ““”‘* “ It was decided that all schools where the annua! examination falls before the J middle of August be allowed to take holidays after the examination. It was decided that the winter holidays should commence on Friday, June 30th, and terminate Friday, July 14th, except £ . the case of teachers from outlying districts r attending the winter classes, who will be allowed an additional week. Cs The Educational IDepaitment notified i toat grants had been made for schools at * Tokomarn (£382 10a), and Frasertown lu was dscided on the motion of Mr

I McLernon that three acres of an eight acre block m Tyndal Road, Gisborne, be purchased ri possible at cost of £3XB for a sice for Haiti school. ° IO It was also decided to recommend the Department to purchase three acres of land at Milltown, Gisborne, now under j offer to the Board, as a site for a new school. It was resolved to send the plan <•/. Abo new Gisborno school prepared by s fbe ' r ' committee appointed for tbe purpose to the Department, together with the inepector’s report tbereon for approval and im. mediate attention.

Is was resolved that the jtioard consider the whole question of corporal punishment V* specially Of girls) in sohoola in Hasvke’a Bay with a viow of further regulating the s -.me, the matter to be dealt with when the regulations now in course of amendment tSr under discussion.

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