CANTERBURY EDUCATION BOARD.

Hokitika Guardian, 22 June 1925, Page 4

CANTERBURY EDUCATION BOARD.

>— lu' Boalll met at Christchurch on Friday last. Present : .Messrs Jl. I'ipiit'll (chairman), H. \V. Animate, V\ ■ 11. Y) itidsor. .1. (I .(low, \Y. A. 1 5: 111 1<- . V.'. I*. Spencer. W. Joliii.'OM. K. 11. Andrew ■!. Ma/.e. T. I Inches an* I It. Wild. Ac’ioiiil in.-in s I'.oilini'.i'il iiU'ludeil : -\ I !fn i * >n. Mr S. 11. Sullivan (headiaii'i or i : 11 roviiinin ii. Mi--. M . I.ilihuru i assistant mistress); llniimiantt. Air W. 11. .loin -- i suit' teacher). Kosionation.s received and accepted included Hokitika. Miss I. (). Aitkon (secondary assistant). It: was reported that an application had boon received for the establishment ci a school ai Kvaiis’ Creek. Smith Westland. It was decided to reply that in view ni the small number of pupils available, the Board could not .entertain the roriuest. and that iiie parents he tecontJ mended to have Uio pupils in tight

louder (lie Department's ccrrespmidcnce scheme. Tho Buildings Committee reported that a letter was received from the Moaiiii School Committee agreeing to the Board's proposal to establish a central .sehod mid-way between Monnu and Burn to servo the scholars of both districts. It was resolved that the chairman of the Board be asked to select a suitable site and that applications he made to the Department for a grant for the erection of the proposed new school. An application was received from the Tiotnmanu Committee for the prnyb'ion of it teacher’s residence, and it was resloved to reply that there was no prospect, of obtaining a grant for this purpose. Tho Agricultural and Manual and Technical Committee reported as follows : Letters relating to the Exhibition were read from the Dunedin Executive and from the Department. '1 he supervisor reported as to what had been done since last met ting and submitted a circular which it wu, pmposed to send out. It was agrecu that the circular a.s drawn up should bo sent out to all schools in the <nstrict. and further reports submilted at next meeting. A iurlhor letter was received from tho Dunedin Executive asking for iinanoial assistance towards the cost o! gelling up the Education Court at the Exhinitiou. A letter which had been sent to the Department was read, asking it to obtain an opinion from the Anil it Department as to whether or not such expenditure if agreed upon would l.e a legitimate charge again-) the Board’s l'umE. li v.-as recommended that this teller tie endorsed and that consideration of the Dunedin I'.xeeulive's memurar.dum be held nv.-r re nding a. reply to the Board s letter ■ from tln< Department. , ft was decided to send a proio--i t 1 the tlovcrnmenl against ii •- present ’ allocation c.j llie cost of !ii-taiiing i Ilea ting sys’ovus in sehools. vi/.., one--1 bird, tile c unluit tees concerned hav-

ing io lind the other two-thirds, and tec Board expressed the opinion tl ai n<> committee should have to hie! more than one-third of such cost. It was decided to ask school committees io supply a report as to the value of the systems installed in their schools.