EDUCATION BOARD

Hokitika Guardian, 26 October 1932, Page 2

EDUCATION BOARD

m . i 1 “ ■ 'FOREMAN’S REFORT. ®|ie West Coast Foreman reported ifofjthe month:— r , jloldeborough School.—At this school .thpi burnt portion of the shelter 'shed hq# * been, cut away and the remainder mfd» good. v • i jjaimara Teacher's Residence.—The authorised repairs and drainage have bden attended to and the painter is engaged renovating several roohis. Rhatapu School.—At tshie school the out officee should be moved to a new silk A portion of the foundation and fflahrijfig of the verandah, also , one ivetandah post, is' badly decayed and ye4uires* renewing. A new tankstand army a new tap for the washbasin is »]*>• required. Two gate posts have routed through at the ground level and ■will have to he renewed. Minor repata are required at the ’boys’ out'ofaeos and thie floor of the shelter •hodi One hundred feet of we,aflherbofrding is required to replace decayed longs’ on the «chool and a portion' of /the ; flooring in front of th 9 fireplace 3iei 3s renewing. The committee ask fth< t/the bottom sashes be hung with we; gifts. Several of the cords in the top gashes require renewing. 1 tapir Teacher’s Residence. At. jthil *1 residence tity-ee panels in the | (frcm door are badly cracked and fthdQd be 'renewed; a new lock for thirst door and two blinds for the wiiifltwfi are also, required. lho floor in jKe ' scullery is ibadly decayed and renewed. -The drain leading ifxom the sink U Mocked, and requires (opening up and the obstruction removed. In front of the school and resilience two chains of fencing is in very

bad order, th© Tails are rotten at the joints and a fair quantity of the boarding will have to be renewed.

Kumara Sdhool. —Thfc repairs to the boys’ out offices and the installation of a concrete urinal has been completed during the month. Humphreys’ Teacher’s Residence.--As instructed, I visited this residence >«d with the chairman of the eo.nm.ttee, looked into the matters applied for. From the committee’s point of view the i verandah is the most important of these requirements. The chairman informed me that he had been in th’s residence on a rough! day when the rain was beating in both windows and door. Thirty yards of netting ®nd • a few rails are required to make the fences secure from- wandering .stock. There are no wash-tubs at th : s residence and the teacher asks that a set of tubs Ibe installed. There is no fuel eifyed ; a small lean-to could be attached t 0 the wash|honse for this purpose. Ro.ss Teacher’s ‘Residence.—The spouting'’ and downpipes 'have rusted away and will have to be renewed. A portion of the weatherboarding on the northern, wall is badly decayed and should f>e renewed. Several new rails are required on the front fence and minor interior .renovations. While at this residence tine teacher complained fbht the wash-tubs were leaking badly. Qn ir sneering same T found' thpm to be badly decayed and beyond repair. •A new set of concrete tubs arc required with inecessary waste pipes. When Jtfheve repairs are carried out this residence should be painted.