School Committee.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 266, 7 October 1884, Page 4

School Committee.

LAST NIGHT'S MEETING. Present— Messrs Leaiy, Hawkins, George, Stewart, Wright, and Wood- ■• 'roofe; ■';■; ,;'" » . . ' - The' minutes of last meeting wero read and confirmed. A communication .from Mr Binden re examination of the Terrace End School watt itead; to the effect that the Inspector could not alter the date of . such examination, and stating that all ';, the pupils will work out their own papers by themselves. ... From: the; Secretary of the Education Board stating that the account received by him from this committee : had. teen placed before the Finance Committee of the Board, but that the . latter had refused to pay the same without some explanation as to tim..jber charged fo<r, considering that the desks, table, and cupboards is the ','.. extent of their liability, also requbst- ',. ing. to know if cupboard is moveable. Tn reference to this matter' h iUtcr memo waSi received ivoax *be Board . agreeing to pay the amount claimed, t- bat pointing oat that m future the authority of the Board for expenditure of this kind would be requisite. A letter from' the Education B»ard was read .requesting to be furnished with approximate value of school pro- > pertyih Palnierston for the purpose of making 1 a return to the House of Kepresentatives. j: , Proposed by M.r Hawkins, seconded , -l)y Mr Wright and carried, that the 1 • approximate value of school propor- 1 "-'tie's in Palmerston under various headings of required return be set .dpwn.M.^lßs. . ,- . .. ' : ■'■■•:■■ TEURACE END SCHOOL. : ' Th*; i^pprt 1 for, the quarter ending : Septeinljer 3Qtk isas follows : — Nutns 'ber at' i>eginning of iquartur, 51 hoys, ''S^'girlsijtotaVliS/ admitted during Z( the quarter, 8 boys, 15 gills, total, -^3; left, 2 boys, 6V girls, total, 8; ■-dumber now •.belonging. 57 boysj 68 •girls,; total, ' 1251 As seen by thc» 'active the school is again too full; but "lifrW faV*l cannot say until I know ' tlie ! committee's decision ivspectiug Tthe/iuViSgeAtiori made by the Inspector " (?Mii W. Hv Vereker-Bindon) con--1 corning the partition . .' The paragiViph thus :— '* If the partition separating tve L offices from the main building is left intact, 90 pupils ought to be the limit the room shoul I be asked 1 ' y M. A. I^Abvet, Heal Mistress. ' 'ite^plved—Tbat. the Chairman and irifery4ew Mre Harv.ey and .!ii^nge wha^ is necessary, . <}'•:.:! n ■:• CENTRAL SCHOOL.-. . . . . I have -the honour to present my jmbhthy rejwrt. The average attendanepesince last meeting is • 22 1 -9,' and -the average roll for the same 'time 302. The very unsettled smte of the weather has k*pt many of the younger ) children away during the past-mrtnlh; thei attendUnce^ having fallen below half the i oil on several occasions. 1 sliould 'like some additional hatj>eg-* to be put tip befoie next week. ' }. .-.;'■ I ; Francis 1L- Wjltsok. ' x Resolved - That the requirements at Oentral Schbpl be attended to by the Chairman. ; • ' ■• Kesoived— That the Chaii-man' add Secretary se« to thd desks m the infant department, as the children hav•ing tb stoop too much owing to the '[present tlesks being Unsuitable. . *•■ A circular *as received fiomMr Bindbn, Inspector, stating he would examine fUe Palmersfcon School ob Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday,; 15, 16, and 17, October. The following acoottrits weropassed r for |iayraent : — Tricklebank, ££ 15» ;| Kent of school, £1 10a; Fergusson,; 3* ; sßeady Money Store for removing: office at forwee End, £1. ' The meeting then, adjourned. . .