BOARD OF EDUCATION.

Kumara Times, Issue 436, 18 February 1878, Page 2

BOARD OF EDUCATION.

At the late meeting of the Central Board of Rducation/ the'follbw’ingl Business relating to Kumara was transacted :r-4Ai, fetter f&iil,iMS£(fc«tary of tiie Arahura, i ppmiuitfiee, statinir that the Committee liad elected Mr J MAWihirter to be cbdirman' for ■ the ensuing year. Also, that Messrs R. J. Seddon, and B, Lyons have been nominated to be members of the Board; Received. A letter from same enclosing a letter from Mr Phillips, head teacher at Knmara school, and_ in accordance with request* contained ; therein reqn. sting the: Board to appoint an assistant' teacher for the school. Also stating i that the chairman. had t to make temporary arrangements fom supplying a teacher! The chairman ; - a-epm-ted- having appointed Mr Mdckay ■ temporarily to the: Kumara Sdihol. j Resolved. “That apportions 1 to invited for a male assistant teacher to ( , Kumara School, .in one of the Mel- I bourne papers, and that nmanwhileHhe temporary appointment of Mr Mackay be approVed by the Board,” < ’ , 1 Letter from same . requesting... the ' Board to grant three, iadditional -docks 1 for the Kumara SHhqol. Also that the school reserve at Kumara may be fenced ' in as soon a$ possible. The secretary.* s tvas instructed td ’forWanl and the question of forming the res -l’ye .-was detVried until the present v con/raots are finished. • KJ Letter from same, notifying jdiqt the^ ! committee had decided to' bring -intiT } operation, . clauses 89 to*i)3 of 'the j “ Education' A*. ' Letter frour-' same requesting the'

djuardj to the payment by the committee of £4O pbr annum, to a sep and treasurer. the Arahura Local Commit tee-be informed that the maximum amount allowed by the Board for the services of a secretary to a ■ local committee is £3O per anura, and that the Board authorise the committee to call for applications at that salary.” The Agent read the report of-his visit to Kumara. Received and adopted. A letter from Borough Council, Kumara, asking for a lease of Sections 203 and 204, First-street. Resolved, “That sections 203 and • he let to the Borough Council', for fourteen years, at a rental, of kt per section 'per ahnum.^’ <•; A. letter fcput /Perkins,. solicitor, Greymo.uth, asking f the<Board to allow a section in Seddi'm-atrefet to be'transferred ’from; W Todd i! to the Borough Council, Kumara. 1 ' * • A .letter from Messrs Cornfoot hnd Stehhouse, asking the. Board to reduce the rent ot forty acres'of timber • leased by thppi. Not granted. y, • j : ., j > The meeting terminated at,iOi3o p.ttf.