NGATEA SCHOOL

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXIII, Issue 4436, 5 July 1922, Page 4

NGATEA SCHOOL

MEETING OF COMMITTEE. ENLARGEMENTS TO BUILDING. The usual monhly meeting of the Ngatea school committee was held on Saturday night, the following attending • Messrs W. .McDuff (chairman), W. J. Clare, E. Walton, W. Clark, and C. W. Schultz (secretary). The headmaster, Mr R. E. Jamieson, who was also present, reported that the school inspector, Mr C. R. Munro, had, visited the school duririg the week, and. had commented on the overcrowded state of the school. The inspector had asked the headmaster to advise him of the numbe/ of pupils on the roll and the average attendance, and Mr Jamieson said the number on theroll was 90 and the average for thepast quarter was 80. The previous quarter’s average was 77. The inspector (had also stated, he would: do his best to get another teacher for the school. Mr Clark offered to repair a section of the school fence. The offer was accepted. SCHOOL STATIONERY. A circular letter from the Educa-. tion Board proposed a scheme for the: purchase of school stationery from the Department, and the headmaster, to retail the articles to the children.. Mr Walton: Would that be any advantage to us ? Mr McDuff: I think so. The books; would cost less than from the storeSupport was given, and the secretary instructed to fill in the neces-

sary form. ADDITIONAL LAND. With reference, to the proposed addition of 3% acres to the school site a tetter froni Hon. D. H Guthrie to Mr T. W. Rhodes, MIP., was sent co the conlmittee by the latter. The Minister stated that he had been advised by the Deparment of Education that the Education Board was urging the acquisition of an area of one acre. The addition woulid be very necessary in the event of a teacher’s.residence being erected. The Department was not yet assured that the acquisition of the additional area would be justified. It had, however, been decided to give instructions that no action should, be taken in the meantime with respect to the land in question that would prejudice its acquisition by the Education Board in tftie event of a grant for a residence. It was decided to thank Mr Rhodes for the interest taken in the acquisition of additional land for the sdhobl and to ask him to further assist the committee for the erection of a teacher’s residence and the high school. ENLARGEMENTS. Advice from the Education Board contained information that m view of the urgent need for additional accommodation in Ngatea arid ether districts, the Board has made an offer to the Minister to provide half Me cost, of the additions out of its lebuildinng fund on the condition that the balance of the cost is defrayed by the Department. The matter is now unde.’ the consideration of the Minister and it is hoped that he will be in a position to intimate this decision at an early date.