PREBBLETON SCHOOL COMMITTEE.

Globe, Volume IV, Issue 458, 2 December 1875, Page 4

PREBBLETON SCHOOL COMMITTEE.

A meeting of the committee was held in the schoolroom on Saturday evening, at 7 p.m. Present—All the members except Mr Haydon. The minutes having been confirmed, the chairman read the following letter from his Honor the Superintendent:— “ Superintendent’s office, Christchurch, “24th November, 1875. “Sir, —In reply to your letter of this day’s date, on the subject of the proposed additions to the Prebbleton schoolroom, I have the honor to inform you that the Executive Government have had the proposals made by you under their consideration, and are willing to meet the wishes of the committee by giving them a room 50ft x 20ft, making the.schoolroom,'as proposed by the committee, a part of the old building. As the Provincial Architect has reported that, with a view to better ventilation and economy of construction, some alterations in the design are desirable, the Government is of opinion that the whole matter would be facilitated by his preparing designs, and instructions will b.e issued accordingly on learning that the committee will agree to this condition. 1 have further to state that the Government do not propose to avail themselves of a voluntary contribution from the committee other than that provided by rate. “ I trust that this proposal will meet with the concurrence of the committee. “ I have the henor to be, sir, your obedient servant, “ W. Eolleston, Superintendent.” The following reply was unanimously agreed to: — “Prebbleton, November 27th, 1875. “. To his Honor the Superintendent, Christchurch. “Sir, —I have to'acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 24th inst, and in reply to state that this committee gladly accepts the proposals therein contained, and desires to express its great gratification at the cision arrived at by your Honor’s Government. “ I have the honor, on behalf of the library committee, to inform you that the library building will, until the completion of the additions, continue to be placed at your disposal for use as a class room. “ I have the honor to point out that in your letter the width of the proposed new room is given at twenty feet, while the original designs were for a room twenty-one feet wide. As this difference in width may have resulted from an inadvertence, and a.*it is extremely desirable that full tpace should be available in front of the desks for class teaching, I hate the honor to bring the

matter under your notice in the hope that the extra width may be granted, “ I regret to inform you that a few days ago a child formerly attending the school died, and that the parents attribute its death to the unhealthy condition of the schoolroom, an opinion in which Dr Durham to some extent concurs. “ I have the honor therefore respectfully to request that the Provincial Architect may be directed to prepare plans for the new building as soon as may be convenient. I have the honor to be, Sir, your obedient servant, “John N, Tosswill, “ Chairman of the Prebbleton school committee.” After the transaction of some business of a routine character the committe adiourned.