Wanganu Education Board.

Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 1493, 29 October 1885, Page 4

Wanganu Education Board.

(Continuation of Report.) I The board then resumed, and the report was adopted. . School Buildings:— The Secretary read. tW Government circular re applying to t^unfcy councils, &c.j f or assistance towards erecting ichool buildings. , : Mr Sanson said the matter was too permissive. The counties had not ejnough money to do their own. works with. . '" rx ! '■! • . ' '.' : [ Mr. Bridge, sand it was evident that the board would have to be careful m con- , tracting liabilities, as the amount of next year's building grant would be only £3009, and they had already liabilities. to the amount' of £3212. : ! Mr Satisbn moved, That the Minister of Education be informed that nearly all Sielocut bodies m this, educational difl-j tjrict are already heavily m debt; 'ami caimot- therefore assist the department m, the matter of i school buildings. He knew that the Manawatu County .owed £2000, believed Rangitikei was still, worse off, ani all had! their accounts? overdrawn at the. bank. . 1 The! njotion vwas, . seconded -by Mr Bridge,' who said that the if unds of the local, bodies were required for opening> up the country* and they ;had nothing to spare fbr schtwlbiaildings. i Regulatioii?.— The Secretary read aletter from Mr Carson resigning his membership on the board owing to the provisions of the Local Bodies Contractors Act passed last. session.— Accepted with regret;^ . , v "\ TJnsatiilftictbry Skshbols. , On irtjie. board , •resuming the "report of the cbiniriiftee ' W adopted, as follows . ;' ;. i ; Feilding^Letters were read from the JFeilding School Committee requesting [ the board to uiakt. a' ohange m the t ; teaching staff, owing to the unsatisfaoitory results of the examination, -and r urging that there were no exienuating circumstances. „ . • ■ , A lone discussion ensued, and them I spector liavitig been mterrogated as^to 'the cause, it was finally resolved, "That; the regulation of the board re discipline ibe particularly pointed out to Mr Dowlj ing, and that the board considers his disj regard of that rule has been the cause of - the poor results at the late examiuatiop, ! and it expects that he will accept all the I responsibility thrown upon him by the regulation referred tp:" i Halcombe.— Letter stating that the committee consider the remQval of the teacher just before the exarijination was 1 responsible for the unsatisfactory results. Also asking, for further teaching assistance.^- •> * v - ; >'> '- -" v ' ' ■ ;^ Besolved, That 7 the school is already fully officered, and' tbat no further assists ance could be^iven. It was also agreed that tliel»oretary write |b |he* headmaster and inform him that he must arrange the claisea l to suit his' staff, taking as much as may be necessary upon his own shoulders. -i ; >•/■■■•,^ i It was resolved to inform Mr Honore, of tHisJschbol, that'the boarti is yety displeased with his conduct at .the late examination, inasmuch as he did ; not schedule a sufficient number of children m the first standarcU and that }4ihe paper j work for the examination prepared' under his supervision- wai£ very badly j done. ;. ;.:■ ■'.-. r ;:■*<»">:■■'- . .': I Peilding.--Letter stating that, theyi required ' some 24 new desks, and. that' the ventilation of the building is bad. ' _The Inspector confinnod the statemeritj about the ventilation, which had not: been properly . arranged for m the new i building. '' - ' , Agreed 1 that .-the desks be furnished, the. secretary: to collect as many as. possible, from schools that have desks to spare* •: ; ■ -. : : .. ■ ■ ■ ' ■ ; j