CENTRAL BOARD OF EDUCATION.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VIIII, Issue 34, 7 February 1873, Page 2

CENTRAL BOARD OF EDUCATION.

Thursday, January 6. Present : Messrs Barnicoat (chairman), Campbell, Watkin, Jessop, Rout, Dencker, Cress well, G-arin, Talbot, Richmond, Shepbard, Greenfield, Sharp, Simmons, Bell, Burn, and Hose.

The report of the Committee appointed to consider the propriety of making changes in the Education Act was read, when Mr. Shephabd gave notice that he would move at the Board next meeting that the report be adopted. A letter having been read from the Secretary to the Cobden Committee, informing the Board that the Committee had been compelled to pay £12 Is., the costs of an action brought against them by the contractor for enlarging the teacher's house, it was resolved that the Cobden Committee be repaid this sum by the Board. The Dovedale Committee having applied for £3 15., to pay for the temporary services of Mr. Snook as a teacher, it was resolved, on the motion of Cresswell, that a cheque for this amount be drawn next month.

A letter from Mr. Conhell, protesting against the continuation of bible reading in Richmond school, was read. The Secretary was instructed to reply that the matter rests, at present, with the Local Committee. ' . - ,

Resolved, on the motion of Mr. Rout, that the mihutes, notices of motion, and reports, of this and of future meetings of the Central Board, be furnished to the editors of the different newspapers in the

city of Nelson, by the Secretary, for publicatioD.. , j&. Mr. Richmond^ gave notice that he would move at'i-jtliei next meeting that fron£ February (Ist, th(B f isalary of the jurjipr assisiantat" Haven-road be increased from; £24 to £48, and that from the same date tbe salary of the assistant at the preparatory school be increased from £27 to £36. Also, that from February Ist tbe salary of the assistant master at tbe second division, 13ridge-st., be fixed nt £80 per aunum. Mr. Eodt gave notice that he Would move that Mrs. Murphy's application for a subsidy to the school at. Brighton be considered. : ; Mr. Shephard gave, notice (on behalf of Mr. R. M. Smith) that he would move that £60 be set apart to defray the cost of a teacher's house at Eighty-eight Valley. Vi»i'ns»sariiinri;iniSii&mr»nmTiiii.iHiM in mi— r.ir.rivsiranrgfi'ariaß