CENTRAL BOARD OF EDUCATION.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume IX, Issue 264, 6 November 1874, Page 2

CENTRAL BOARD OF EDUCATION.

Thursday, Novembes 5. Present: Messrs. Ba rnic_at (Chairman) Tnrrant. Cressw.ll Campbell, Rout, Morcer, Sheph ard. Broad, Jessop, Jackson. Bishop oi Nelson. Buddie, Garin, Talbot, Burn, (for the city). Minutes of last meeting read and cobfirmed ■_ r I A telegram was received from Mr W. fl. Rob -rts. requ sting the Board to lower the rent of the Westport education reserves takln by him September 5, 1873, by one half df the amount thea agreed upon, such reduction to have a retrospective action. , Resolved, on the r motion of Mr Shephanl, "Thit the Board decline to entertain any/ proposition from Me Roberta, varying frofn the propositions originally made by bim." . The following amendment, proposed by.Mr Jackson, wis lost on a division— • ' '< ' \ " That the Board agree to reduce Mr Roberts' rents by, 20 per cent, so;far,a» such rents are paid within thirty days after the s»me becomes due; this offer to b£ withoh/ prejudice" . / The application of the Town CommUtee for £2i.Bd to recoup, the cost of receipt stamps for teachers' salaries was refused, ; A correspondence between Mt P. H. Geisow, di. trict engineer for the Greymou.h and Brnhherton railway/ arid the _ Sec. kl&rj of the Board, referring to the school. buildings at Brunnerton, was read, when the "Secretary! was instrci ted. to apply feFi .00^ cbmpenak/ tion, to' enable the Board to replace ibe buildings about to be desWdyed, whiob -Will not bear removal. A memorial was read reti____fflg tbe 3eaU to suhsi-ise a school at Mokihinui, where, it was stated, there aye' 17 children of school age. 7 Resolved, on lhe' nibttin'bf tbo' BfeHor of NbisoK, •« That the memorialist, be informed that the numbers at_ted kite hot _ra__3f_nt to wan-ant the Board in affording assistance." Re_olved, on the motion of Mr .Rout, "That tbe salary of the teacher of the Lower Takaka school be raised to _. 80 per annum, such increase to date from Oc?. 1, 187*." A letter was read from the Waimea West rommittee directing the attention of the/ Board fj? the fact that 28 children had lat.Kr been withdrawn from the North Divistoa school, owing to their parents baying no confi Jcnce in the pr*? sent teacher. H „r?u 8 . ol I ed ;, onib ?^ otion of Mr Mrbceb, "That the Central Board is cf opinion that , the education . l interests of Waimea West, require that Hr Thorburn's engagement a_ t«_chcr 'should terminate' at an early day say, at theiclbse of the current quarter." / Resolved, on the motion of Mc T.____4nt ''That the Board sanction the appomtnulnt of Miss Ga-kell, as assistant teacher to Riwaka school, at the usual salary of __2_ per anuotn. on the understanding that the numbers atteuding the public school be increased to 35 during the qurrent quarter." '-"' Nonces of Motion. 1. By Mr Ci_e_swe_._._« That the salary of tbe master of Foshill school be reduced from £ i oo to £80, aad that the £ .0 so saved be added to the salary of tbe master of Dovedale SCftOQl." »,. py nr TABKAKy. — « That ,670 be granted to the Lower Moutere Education Cpmmilte® for making an addition to the Schoolroom, including the cost of necessary desks and forms." J