CANTERBURY EDUCATION BOARD.

Hokitika Guardian, 20 October 1930, Page 3

CANTERBURY EDUCATION BOARD.

The Canterbury Education Board met at -Christchurch on Friday. Present: Messrs W. A. Banks (chairman), 11. J. Bignell, G. W. Armitace, J. AV. Pruui. C. S. Thonpson, AV. P. Spencer, S. R. Fvi.son, AA’altcr Johnson,. R. AA 7 ild, j. J. Hurley, and S. Smith.

Resignations accepted included, Itunanga, Air AV. Malone head teacher ''retiring). The Board decided to send a letter of aonreciation cf his work ovc a long period of service. AGRICULTURE. “A few teachers.are stiff to be found who beat the pistol with their garde, work, and get the whole area plant" instead of awaiting instructions,” stated the report of the Agricultural Instructor (Mr AV. H. Johnston). “Although this form of enthusiasm t > a certain extent interferes with t' e uniformity of the season’s scheme, it provides a problem for the instructor to make such work conform to requirements. In any case such an error i« preferable to neglect. The Chief Agricultural Tiistru tor (Mr J. Brown) reported that in fruittree and forest nursery work the standard of performance last year was mediocre. The frequent changes of teachers. he thought, had something to do with this. Even simple work, such as the propagation, by cuttings, of bush fruit was rather neglected. -'ll schools had been provided wit' the seed of pinus radiata and cupress" macroonrpn, and thirty with eucnlyp'-us viminalis and gunnii. The pinus ra«7iat.a.had bepn generally successful, whim there had hewn only a, poor strike of macrecarna. For the Board’s award’s for this class of work, the best schools were: Trwell, Southbridge. and Diinsandel. Glentunnel was easily first in the forestry nursery work, but had not attempted any of the other lines (fruit tree and genera l ) There was so little between these three schools that the only fair way would be to divide the prize-money equally between them. The .reports were adopted.. Arangements were made for the following interviews to s lec-t probationers for next year: Tiniaru. Naveinemher loth, Messrs J. G. Gow and J. W. Prenn ; Ashburton, November 26th. .Messrs Gow. and S. Smith; Christc''ur:,h, November 27tli and 28th, Messrs AAL A. Banks. AValter Johnson, and.S. R. Evision; Greymouth, Novernb"•• Bth, Afessrs H. J. Bignell and R. Wild. FOREMAN’S REPORT. Pukekufa School.—The re-building of t, „ o new outoffices and the repairs to ffie Isehocl are now in hand. A new tank has al-.o been supplied. 1 Kaniqri Sclio:; 1.---The repairs to this School, outoffices, ■ fences and gates are now finished. The interior of the two outoffices have been ealsimined and a ■channel has been dug mound the back and end of the shelter shed to cut off the water that runs through the shelter.

A rahura, Road Master’s Residence.— As instructed I a visit to .this residence and beg to report re different requirements:—Three bedrooms and passage badly require papering and the woodwork painting and the front room and front bedroom ceilings require 'painting, ,(soirh minor repairs are required to the exterior and c new tank and stand is required. The Head Master is asking that a bathroom be built on to the house. This could be built off the kitchen. The hath is now placed in the wash-house. It a bath-room was built, this bath (which is cast enamel) could lie used a"a in. When the repairs etc. are carried out it will he necessary to paint this residence. Hari. hari School.—The painting, of this School will he proceeded with when the painters are finished at Wataron.

Wnitaha School.—The painting of this School will be put in hand when Hari Hari is finished. A rahura Road SchrH.—T am noma king the new window frames and sashes for the above named School: when these are finished T intend vn-o-ccoj ing with the alterations, at this School.

.Upper Koiterangi School.—■ This School has had a thorough overhauling.. A large portion of the weatherboard had to be renewed, also barges and c.,ps. Spouting and down pipes have also been repaired. AH windows .have been eased and fitted with new openers. The fences have been repaired and new gates fixed. The outoffic.rs have also been repaired. The painting of the interior and exterior of the School, outbuildings and gates is now, in hand. Lower Koiterangi School.—The repairs to this school will he put in band in a day or two. Wataroa School .—The painting of this* School, outbuildings and gates -is now in hand and given fine weather : f !' r.([ progress will be made with this work. Rallied. —At the teacher’s residence, the hot water cylinder has been covered in hv building a cupboard over same. The tran door in the outside gable has boon weitherboarde'! a.nd a door put ip He ceiling of nassaoe. Some oUmr minor repairs ha-ve been dene to the i’m- pe.v.s and weatherboards. When the School is,being painted T would reend' that this residence also ho r<a i n ted. Woodstock School.—The authorized .repairs to this Seho'l have been cari.j.,l O'lt. 'He Head Master drew mv atfr-v 1 (on to th? sag in He floor of two cl-'.ss rooms. On exa ,ri jni.ng same T the rows of piles to he.’spaced at, nine feet apart thus causing the

floor to spring and sag badly. To overcome this I have placed two extra rows of piles under the building and the door is now quite solid. Woodstock School Garden Fence.— The present fence enclosing the garden plot was erected bv the School Committee some time ago and was built [Torn inferior timbers which is now decaying and requires renewing. Resolved that the necessary materials be orovided for new sleep wire netting fence, providing the Committee erected -a me. Waiho Gorge.- It was resolved to •equa.4 Air H. J. Rignell to enquire into the committee’s application for a grant of £lo towards stumping and levelling to enable the playing area to be extended.