BOARD OF EDUCATION.

Globe, Volume III, Issue 239, 16 March 1875, Page 4

BOARD OF EDUCATION.

Monday, March 15. The usual weekly meeting of the Board was held at 7 p.m. Present—Messrs J. Inglis (chairman), Knight, Webb, Duncan, Tosswill, Gould, and Montgomery. STANDARD OF EXAMINATION OF SCHOOLS. A report of the sub-inspector was read. INSPECTION OP SCHOOL BUILDINGS. A letter was read from the Provincial Secretary stating that the Government would endeavor to carry out the suggestion of the Board as to the inspection by some professional person of the school buildings throughout the province, and to report upon the same. DRILL INSTRUCTOR’S REPORT. The monthly report of the drill instructor of schools visited by him was read and approved. YALDHURST. The Chairman reported that he had had the tenders for the master’s house, etc., submitted to a competent authority in town, and the result had been that the tender received was found to be far too high. He had obtained a plan, which had been submitted to the committee, and he had ventured to authorise them to call for tenders upon this amended plan. The Board approved of the action of the chairman in the matter. BARRY’S BAY. A letter was read from the local committee stating that the tender of Mr Gibbs, for the erection of the school buildings, &c., at £220, was recommended by them to the Board, the only difficulty being the want of money. They had raised £45 towards the one-sixth, which had been paid over to the treasury. The Board decided that the best course for the committee to pursue would be to erect the school only, the Board in the meantime allowing lodging money to the master. BUSINESS DONE BY THE CHAIRMAN. The business transacted during the week by the chairman was approved. EAST CHRISTCHURCH. A letter was read from the chairman of the East Christchurch district bringing before the Board the question of payment to head teachers for instruction of pupil teachers for instruction of pupil teachers in cases where the number exceeded five, the Board’s limit. Mrs Haughton was now instructing eleven, and the committee recommended that she should be paid at the rate of £6 per head per annum for all over five. The Board resolved “ That it regrets that it cannot accede to the request, and adheres to the original scale, viz, £2 per head after five.’’ The same committee also write forwarding a copy of a report upon the state of the Bingsland school, and requesting that the works should be attended to at once. With respect to the erection of coal-shed and lavatory at the South town belt school, the committee recommended the acceptance of Mr Clarkson’s tender for £37 12s, which exceeded the estimate already forwarded by £l2 12s, but the committee considered the work so needed, that the small amount in excess should not stand in the way. With respect to the works at the Bingsland school, the Board decided that the committee be authorised to carry out some open drains to carry off waste water, and also to employ a laborer to level the ground as suggested in the report of the sub-committee, the heavier portion of the work required remaining over until the sitting of the Council, when a sum would be placed on the estimates for the purpose. As regarded the excess on the cost of coalshed and lavatory at South Town belt school, the Board decided that the additional expenditure, as requested by the committee, be sanctioned. GERMAN BAY. A letter was read from the chairman of the local committee, stating that they saw no reason to alter their decision as to the site of the school, and also informing the Bo£rd that a meeting would be held to consider the best means of raising the amount required above the one shilling rate for the payment of the one-sixth ol cost of school, &c. The Board resolved that the secretary be instructed to request the committee to forward a tracing with the houses marked thereon, and number of children within the limits of the district. GERALDINE. A letter was read from the chairman, reporting that the committee had appointed G. B. Barclay as pupil teacher, in the room of G. Miller, resigned. The committee farther called the attention of the Board to the increased scale of the salary of Miss Burton, owing to her taking a higher class at the last examination. With respect to Miss Burton’s salary, the Board agreed to raise her salary from £SO to £6O, with lodging money. STOKE. A letter was read from the local committee, stating that they had given a month’s notice to their present master, and asking the Board to procure a certificated master. A letter was read from the present master, asking to be allowed to remain until June next, and explaining the reason he had been obliged to absent himself from the examination arose from illness. The Board decided to forward copies of the correspondence to the committee, informing them that the Board would not object to the master remaining until June next, if the committee were satisfied to do so. LEBON’S BAY. A letter was read was read from the chairman of the local committee, forwarding statement of account of household rate collected, and stating also that the sum of £9 17s Id, had not been accounted for by the collector. The Board resolved to recommend to the Government to refund to the committee the sum which ought to have been collected as household rate, and to proceed against the sureties of the collector for the deficiency of £9 17s Id unaccounted for by him. MALVERN. A|letter was read from the local committee, recommending that Mr Brown’s tender for £535 for erection of school buildings and master’s house should be accepted. The Board decided that the committee be authorised to accept the tender as recommended by them. BOARD OF EXAMINERS. The report of the Board of Examiners was read, recommending that Mrs Mills and Miss Joan Hill be classed in the third class, their grade to be determined after their further experience in teaching. The Board of Examiners also recommended that Mr McCallum, the probationary master of the Mount Grey Downs school, be allowed to retain the position until the examination in •Tune,

NORMAL SCHOOL. A letter was read from Mr Farr, forwarding a sketch of the dwarf wall proposed to be built at the Normal school, and recommending that the building be pointed as early as possible. It was decided that the back walls be gone on with first, leaving the front walls over until after the meeting of the Provincial Council. With respect to the wall, the Board was of opinion that the capping should be of harder stone. Mr Farr to be consulted as to the relative cost of the two qualities of stone. LOWER HEATHCOTB. A letter was read from the local committee, forwarding a plan of proposed additions to the Lower Heathcote school. The Board approved of the plan as submitted COLOMBO ROAD. Mr Hall, the chairman of the local committee, waited upon the Board with reference to a report made by the inspector upon the school, and also upon the salaries of the teachers, A report by Mr Hammond, the sub-in-spector, upon the examination of the girls’ school, was read.