EDUCATION BOARD.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XV, Issue 242, 3 December 1880, Page 2

EDUCATION BOARD.

The monthly meeting was held yesterday. Present— Messrs Rout, Graham, Barnicoat, Campbell, Wastney, Shephard, Malcolm, and the Bishop of Nelson. Mr Sbephard reported on a recent visit made by him to the Valleyß of the Sherry and Tadmor and the Lyell, and on his proposition the following resolutions were adopted:— (1.) That the sum of £30 be granted the inhabitants of the Sherry Valley in aid of the erection of a school on the condition that the school site be conveyed to the Board, the money to be paid to the Local Committee. (Q.) That on the completion of the school at the Sherry the usual subsidy of £3 10s per head on tht average attendance be allowed the Local Committee to assist in maintaining the school. (3 ) That the sum of £15 be granted to the Tadmor Committee in aid of the enlargement of the school, subjsct to the land (if not io already) being now eonveyed to tke Board; and the Secretary was directed to enquire into the matter. (4.) That the sum of £10 be granted, the Lyell Committee for the erection of moveable closets. An application for an advance daring been made by Mr Moore> and th« inspecting architect having reported to the Board that no money was at proient due under the contract, it was resolved that Mr Moore be informed that his application cannot be complied with. Resolved, That the account for £2 12a, presented by Messrs Adams and Kingdon, for costs for preparing bond for Mr Jackson, be returned, as the same does not properly fall upon the Board. Resolved, That Mr Jackson's attention be called to the necessity of finding another bond in the place of the late Mr Hadfleld. Resolved, "That the report of the Examiners upon tho applications for the teacherships at Lower Takaka and Eighty Eight Valley be adopted. (See* appendix A.) Reiolved, That the names of all tbe candidate* for Lower Takaka school be submitted to tbe Local Committee, they all being considered eligible for the appointment. Mr Samuel Clayden was admitted, and explained tbe views of the Eif bty-Eight . Valley School Committee with respoot to the recent reductions in the salary of their teacher, and asked that the appointment might now be given to a married man, and that the salary be at least £100 per annum. Reaolvtd, That the names of the eligible applicants for Eighty-Eight Valley school b* forwarded to the Local Committee, but considering the peculiar circumstances of the position, the Board considers Mr Joha Moore (the present master of the Motupiko school) the most suitable.

The Works Committee reported to the effect that they bad accepted the tender of Mr S. B. Johnson for the erection of outbuildings and supply of school furniture to the Haven Eoad School for the sum of £67 2s 6d ; and that Messrs Collins and Skelton had been employed to do certain excavating and drain laying at a cost of £7 15s ; and also that Mr F. Atkinson had been employed to do certain other excavating at a cost of not more thai £I.— Resolved, That the report be adopted. The following report was received from the Stationery Committee :— The Committee appointed te enqaire into the Stationery accounts have met several times, but owing to the absence of the contractor, have not been able to frame a report ; at the same time they have ascertained that there Is sufficient ground for making new arrangements as to giving accounts of the stock in hand, and the orders made from time to time for replenishing the stock.— ln reply to Mr Jackson's letter, resolved, That the Board must insist upon a detailed statement of goods supplied under the contracts, with the value of the same, ia accordance with last month's resolution. Resolved, That a circular letter be sent to the Local Committees getting forth the names of the retiring members of the Board, and intimating that they are eligible for reelection, and quoting from th« Education Act the clauses having relation to the nomination and election of members. Resolved, That Miss Holland be, appointed assistant teacher at Foxhill school at a salary of £36 per annwm, the Local Committee having bten consulted. Resolved, That the Waimea West Committee be informed that their application to have the district divided, and that Appleby should be added to the Northern Division, is acceded to, the .Richmond Committee having signified its assent to th« proposal to separata Appleby from their district, and that Mr Malcolm be requested to consult with both Committees, so that an agreement may be come to as to the several boundaries. Resolved, That the Inspector's letter with respect to. the appointment of monitors at Tasman-street school be sent to the Town Committee, and that the further arrangements with respect thereto be referred to the Finance Committee, who are requested to report at the next meeting cf the Board. Resolved, That the Secretary be requested to write to the Inspector, asking him for an explanation in accordance with the resolution passed at the last meeting of the Board with respect to the case Parker v. the Board. Resolved, That payment be made for the blackboard supplied te the Wainiangaroa school, but (hat the Local Committee be informed that the Board declines to pay the stationery account submitted, such material being supplied by the Board from Nelson. Resolved, Tbat as it has not been usual to grant £15 annually for prizes to, the Town Schools Committee, the Board cannot, in the present state of its finances, entertain, §uon an application,

Resolved, That Mr Jennings' resignation of the teachership of Pangatotara school lie accented. Resolved, That the letter from the Riwaka Committee respecting the disposal of the old school and master's house be referred to the Chairman of the Board. Resolved, That Miss Pinney he informed that the increase of her salary will commence at the expiration of two years from the date of her permanent appointment. A letter was read from the Secretary to the Education department, intimating the gift of two prizes to the Board by Sir Julius Vogel, viz., Ilaydon's Dictionary of Dates, and the Waverley Novels in four volumes ; and it was resolved that they he accepted, and that the suggestion as to the awarding of them contained in Mr Hi9lop's letter be adopted, viz., that they be given as consolation prizes in the next examination for the Nelson scholarships to the two boys highest in order of merit, not being winners of scholarships. Reßolved, That a copy of that part of Mr Avery's letter referring to the mistress of Bockville school be sent to her, and that she be requested to give an explanation. Resolved, That the Committee of the Rockville school be informed that in the opinion of the Board, the children and teachers ought to have at least a fortnight's holiday at Christinas, and that a copy of the Board's by-laws with respect to holidays be sent to them. Appenp'x A. At a meeting of the Board of Examiners held on the Ist December, present— the Bishop of Nelson, and Messrs Sbephard and Barnicoat, the following applications for the mastership of Lower. Takaka School were considered s— (l.) A. F. Goddard ; (2.) G. A. Blumer; (3.) C A. Ogitvie ; (4.) Rev. Y. Mitchell. In the opinion of the Examiners all the candidates are eligible for the appointment. hi* applications for the teachership of the Eighty-Eight Valley School were considered, and it was resolved that, in the opinion of the Examiners, Miss Bowden, Mr Moore, and Mr Blumer are eligible for the position. Renter's telegram announcing the opening of the Melbourne Exhibition, consisting of several hundred words, was received in London twenty-three minutes after the opening ceremony, and was published in the. evening papers of the same day. S Some of our Cabinet Ministers have played some strange antics with " special trains," but none of them have ever gone the length of those in Victoria. At the opening of the Goulburn railway last summer the Minister of Railways ran a special train at the rate of sixty miles an hour through the valley, scattering flaming sparks right and .left among the long dry gross, the result being a series of destructive fires bringiog loss and ruin to some unfortuaate selectors. The Australasian states that the [matter has been brought before Parliament) and the sum required to pay tha compensation due is estimated at £6000. The excited politicians, who drank champagne to the glory of the Cabinet Minister on that expensive trip, are ■ow inclined to believe, that the luxury of travelling sixty miles an hour was too dearly bought. Writing en the Mata affair, " Augur" Bays: — M It is gratifying indeed to find the V.R C. wakening up, and making an attempt to perform the Herculean task of cleansing tbe Augean stable; but in the operation there musf be no partiality. The rich owner mußt be treated in the same manner as the poor one, and if there is anything like suspicious or ' inexplicable ' running the owners and jockeyß must be called upon for an explanation. If, as it asserted, the M*ta people are tbe champions among the 'clever division' of New Zealand, they are not in it witb some of our Australian • tiddley-winkers,' who can give the visitors a stone and a good beatiag into the bargain ; and I repeat that it iB a matter for regret that the stewards of the V.R.C. did not commence upon some of our own people." Amaniu lowa has been arrested for assaulting bis wife, and he was found guilty, even though it was shown that he only stuffed her mouth with putty when he wanted to go o sleep. Do men have no rights at all?