CANTERBURY EDUCATION BOARD.

Hokitika Guardian, 15 August 1924, Page 4

CANTERBURY EDUCATION BOARD.

AXNKAI. MK.Ki INC!. ( ill? IST'C Hi'UCII August 11. ■j'iie annual meeting ol the Cauterhiiry K.du: at ion Llotttil was held vestardttv nan ping lor the purpose til of. tii.g a ehi'iimau and stautiing eomI! it t* ■ i’l' cut - Me- -I 11 . -I ■ I»'g- !■••:: tin tit.’ ' I'.itri. \\ . A Hanks, i. Max... D. \\. Arautalie. W . 11. Win:.ir. .1. (!. Dow. K. 11. Antlrews, C. S T;:-..m; son. |{. Wil l and T. lltu'.hes. Mr W. .1, hn-t-oi. the new member op the d. v.as w<detuned by Ml" 11. .1. HigneM he,, re the latter lesiguttl the chair.

Air 1 jig 11 ell was rea; | limed ehair man loi a luither ycm. T'.'.e 1011,-.'ing .-tin.ding commit tee vert* elect'd lor the ensiling year: A”| ointments Mes-r.s I. 11 tight*. (, lutii linin', K. 11. Andrews. W . A HanUs, .1. G. Gmv. |{. Wild. Hull, lings- Messrs .1. .Maze (1 hair maui, (!. W. Arinilngt*. W. .lohnston W. S] eg ct. C. fj. 'J liomstm. AY 11. Winsor. Kinnuce Messrs C. S. Tht*m(.s.n (chairman 1, K. 11. Andrews. G. W . Ar milage. .1. .Me.cc. W. .Johimivn. W. 1* Spent er. Agri. tilt 11: al. .Manual and Techniea -Jlissis \V. I*. S-ctocr (, liaii-liiani W. A. Hanks. G. W. At milage. T Hughes. .1. Maze. 11. Wild. Normal Sdu .■ ! .Messrs I-.. H. An drew-; (. hnirmaui. \\. A. Hanks, .1 C. G.,v, . T. lllight-, W. .I,illusion C. S. Thom; .smi, W. 11. Winsor. Mr E. 11. Andrews was el, ■ It'll : 1 ,’ii 1 1 1,■ of Die committee of advite The following re-uluti 111 wa.s car l ied :

•-I 11 :: t l !h- i< I | line on record it.-' thanks :• ti'l ap; rooinl ion <,f 11: *• Services relldi'lc d to till' fill! so ol education l,y .Mr I-.m rill <luti 1114 tlio year I 1" n! i iinii'il .1 sonv mi 1110 lioiu il.” Ih-fore in nting tin. oliiiir. Mr Iliix--11,•!! said that In' would lil;o to refer to n few nisittors of general interest. I In A ill'll't. 1023. mi tlio Buildings .Mnint 'inn. o Vilii'l. v.i.ii li is tin' inily 1 fiiml which tlio board foil Id administer I with any degree of littitiulo. tlioro was n deficit of £!■’(!!). liy ciircflll Bo.Mlt:iiy nf :i 1 1 roi 1 uosts mill tlio exorcise o! tin- strictest oooiioiny. tlio I onnl was no v able to show n croilit !i:>’:iin o of iiliniit £2:)C‘.) in inlt'.ition to tlio vnlno of tlio v.ork.sho] s. In this ivnin'i-tinii it was a pleasure to riooul that tlio Minister had now recognised tl:o hoard’s hniltLin*i operations liv making a grant towards the oapital cost of the workshoi s. The Rebuilding Fund, which had up to the 1 resent enabled the hoard partly to finance remodelling and recount ruction of .s. ho-. !s, was now practically all allocated, and future vnrks of this description would depend solely on Government eranis. The Administration I account was now in a good position and generally speaking could safely meet all reasonable ealls upon it. ’I his did not mean that the hoard eonUt relax its vigikime. hut was an indieation that its alTair.s were being eoiulin leil with due regard to economy and ellit ieney. An important step recently taken in this direction had lioen the appointment of an officer whose duty it would he to supervise the purchase of supplies for the whole of the large district controlled hy the hoard. In that way it was Imped to effect I 1 nrther savinos. The following wore a few of tlie more important questions that would call for attention during the coining year:—The delay in filling vacancies on teaching staffs by tlie present method of appointment; tenders vetstis day labour in building operations; consolidation of sqhools and conveyance of pupils; method of election of committees in the smaller towns (verbal nominations); centralisation tendencies of the Department; a more satisfactory method of recompensing board members for time spent on board business: the standardisation. cost and supply of school books and requisites.