CENTRAL BOARD OF EDUCATION.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VIII, Issue 292, 5 December 1873, Page 2

CENTRAL BOARD OF EDUCATION.

_____ Thursday, December 4. Present: Messrs. Barnicoat(ChlT^man),'" Simmona, Broad' Campboll, Shepherd,! Garth, Wastney, Wiyzell, Jycksob; Percy, Buddie, Mercer, Tunnicliffe, , Kelling; ; Burn, Masters. The report, of the Committee appointed to consider the claims of the Westport Committee! for a refund of the unautb6rised expenditure of £21 8s 8d was read and adopted. The report recommended that theclaim be allowed in full. '■':',-Zy. ■ It was resolved on the motion of Mr Shephard, *'That a cheque for £21 8s 8d - be drawn fn favor of the Westport Com*: mittee." ■ •It was resolved that the further cd_-- . sideratinn of. Bye-iaws be. adjourned until there is a fuller meeting. [ It was resolved, on the motion of Mr Simmons, that, " As the Colonist will publish 1 the examination papers set 'to candidates for the Provincial and,,-Go-vernors' scholarships, in its issue ol the ! sth instant, a sufficient number of copies of that paper be procured, to eend one to each master of.,a provincial school." Two letters, dated respectively October 27 and November 3, from Mr Ray, the master of Cobden School, addressed to the I_spect_r', were read. • • - The consideration of Mr Page's 1 tender for the right pf cutting timber on No l<Ssr Takaka was further deferredj until- the Inspector has seen and reported on the value of the timber. A letter signed by the chairman $ the Cobden cothmifctee, informing the Board : that the Cobden -committee 'had resigned, was read. The secretary was instructed to forward the letter to his Honor the Superintendent. Mr Wigzell obtained leave to withdraw his notice of motion, with Jhe view of bringing it forwarded in an ameuded form at next meeting. •-.-,. f . It was resolved, on the motion of Mr Kellipg, "That £7 TOs be allowed for painting the school-room and master's house at S_rau. M ! It was resolved, on the motion of Mr Tunnicliffe, "that 30a be allowed for fencing the school-ground at Fox-hill." , A letter was read froth Mr Poneonby, containg his resignation of the school at Pakawau, on account of the smallness of the subsidy tbat he wonld receive under the new scale of allowances. Mr Campbell gave notice that he would move, " that the subsidy be continued for another quarter, at the former rate of £50 per annum." A telegram was read requesting the consent of the Board to the school-room being used for a Church Bazaar. It was resolved, on the motion of Mr Sbephard, " That the matter be, left entirely in the hands of the Westport Committee." It was resolved, on tbe motion of Mr Burn, "That Mr Harper's -pplication for an extension of Mr Richardson's lease of the Maitai Valley reserve for seven yeara, on the original terms, be acceded to." It was teßolved, on the motion of _$r Shepbard, ■' That Mr Edgar's offer of ■£& per annum for a lease of the Motupiko reserve be accepted, on condition that the lease b^ for seven jears only, and.-that the, first year's rent be payable in, advance."

y^~- ■ — — Committee explaining ffi§, & Km £26v hndgi;|een expendp itfihe &»© H«_ 'sc^ll'lroom. S| || | | I rsms was resolved J|| fc ii^L fno, '^_^. MP mnrn. « That the fetmlPof ihPlfiwaka^ Committee be approved of." The examiners for the Provincial Scholarships obtained leave to make their 7~dedisions public fbefpVg" tbfe next melting of the Board.' 1 A ?L ri U. JB Ifc was resolved that " £100 be paid to the contractor for tha new schools in Bridge-street, on JlrßrunnerS certificate™ ,that v enough, .work y _uid been done to warraoi'this<-a-Vab-eJ''^ It was resolved « That £50 be paid to the WestportCoramittee, " aa- an-adrraoe-to; the .con tractor for the addition to the school,;- Mr Dobson's cerftifilate having been; produced.^; v v , s ' The fdllbwing 1 notices of motion were given :— i|j -z y f r^f j^f r. |' } v -1 -By MFBurn, <<% a Uhe febard^contrLbute -S-l-5 towards, the erection of a a e hoo, .. a t Brooklyn, on condition that ;whatevar;amount is further required be _u^ by/ijhe inhabitants interested." ;: ;_2.:By;;i^rg€lUn<r, "That in considera-t|-on r ;pf.^ba^tfiil^_sed attendance at Neu-dJa^x-ijteideo^Bßar^to^agpoint'a monitor at a salary, of £1 tiejt^th, to commence from December. l*|l-S^^ffi%