Wanganui Education Board.

Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 51, 29 July 1885, Page 2

Wanganui Education Board.

*; ' The m.(Jhifehly me.etin«r of the above was |held yestej^ay, \^hen there were present pfcssrsSan^ri^hair), Bridsfe, Steyens, Pry^iates, and Baker. "„ AppQintmentSfComuiittee. — Stoney Creek: Mr Honore asked for removal; resolved, that the latter be considered when a vacancy occurred. , Woodville.— The committe would prefer jthat Mr Willis, the present teacher, should be vxetaiiied^ > --"'3[^::j|>weybr;---that/ could- not^be-entertained- the^* would ac^' cept whichever of the xiandidates before the Board might be chosen.^The Board decided to offer the appbihtment to' Mr Vwv-McLeyiei- *of the "Normal School. -^ '-•■•"■' ; *\f.\ ....;/. • Schoorßiiildings —With regard to m. creasmg- fhe.errant ,thef)«pariment wrote thss it ivas *° d f more itkaa the Board it> previous circulars on |he matter.Tn-M.r -Bate suggested that the Governmeri£ should ber referred to tho Napier Board. .. >-«.*' \ Tea^heWr Wtar&.|-^ -sKe|. &spe|jtor-4 Getferal or %rote, -itating^tKat^ Mr Stout considered that it -would be -Wrong to ; mak^,^ublflj :^markff^a cases of failures. He pointed but thatby means of ihelicense syste^ri'kt 'present in force the Board might Jeara .all theyjrequired •to.-^-Mr Bate' -expressed v his* disapproval . of the letter.^ Minister qf/ Education waa ;tbS" o6|jri nomui^^eadi ;pf th' 4 f Depa»{meiitl^nfie* the So4rys': were.-in, .realityVthß'head'and should have the in-, formation they required. — Mr Bridgeagreed with Mr B|te:^Efe r a B ], ort dig . cussion the matterVdr'Qpp^. ;:Commissioner.-^h)» J. Brycet apkno\yledged the uYnpr:Hone him by the. Board'ih electingi^l^fl^n.^ohobl comoner - JSSM'igSS* i " , jPmama.— i^^a^^ißaissioner - i-of^Lands forJM^a^6i^|^|pte stat ;mg Sfor a Bchoo||i#^^aa:^|^t ag lde< • Audit.-^r^ne^^^tnj|^fehawatu R ? ad , Bo^i rwj #^^fc^rcuT(ar asking whether tl|B^ar(|WeiuM:|sin'<nrith them m objectin^;to^Goffij^eiit-a.ttait Thay .prefer a system oflQCal attdit ■ Mr Baker : n»6ved, and -THfit F^fecpqde^ a motion .^atogthat^BoMd^^ reason to . be;disatisfiea^w|th^h;e:Gbyeirnment audit. —Carried. ■''"■'■■■K\ f^-''-'^:'':'-C Foxton.-^he^c^mD§^||ppKed for certaiiroffices, fen«^:^On' the motion of Mr Bridge sec.(S y i|^bj.'iMr Fry, it was resolved that advertise for tenders, th^Boari finding £ for £if satisfied with| the . amount. The '-closets, urinals, and/desite were left to the architect to. repoit'on.'C .».• Maxwell.-,The Committee- asked ipr a -sewing mistress, aha: ahjo for a sum of money to level the ground, and for some wire-nettinc. and hat:pegs.— The two lat. ter. requests were granted. The sewing distress matter.was held ovir. • > V Bulla^Thg Bulls Committee forwardeo. the.accpunfc.for .fencings .-for half of which the; Board was responsible. The Commjt^^lsb^sSed that ani addition be made to the infant school-room. The becretary reported; that tenders had been called for-the erection of the addition: v . ParawanuT:--The Cbmmitte was inthonsed tonccepttenders'.'for fencing for an amount not. exceeding ~£s N Palmerston Nprth.-The : Board wire requested to reply as to whether the Com. on. with ; the petition.— , Eeferred to the architect. './■ E^, ibitio . n --;The Manawatu branch of the Educational Institute wrote forward..ing. a resolution passed at the last ineetingt asking that those teachers who would like to rint the Exhibition should have a week's bpliday.~Mr Baker asked whether this came from;;rthe association 'or its branch.— Mr. Kndon;said-?that ther« wei;e three brancßes, but thehead branch v£T£ Ot^ c ? f * h > s ---Mr Baker moved that the letter be acknowledged, and that Mr Parkes be informed .that the Board would be willing -to consider inuividual * applications^ He considered that this was a sort ptjtrades union, and that before long the teachers i would; b© dictating to the Board^Mr-t Bridge -moved as' an amendment, that the letter be received as from the secretary of the Eangitikei and,Manawati| -branch oftiie Educational institute, • The amendment was carried. ; Messrs Fry, Bridge, Carson, and Sansou YpMng m its favor,, and Messrs Baker, and Stevens against.- / ■ •-,--..• . .»