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EDUCATION BOARD.

Wednesday, May 29.

The ordinary monthly meeting of the Education Board was held yesterday. Present ; The Hon. C. J. Pimrazyn, Hon. Mr. Gisborne, Mr. Bunny, M.H.R., Mr. G. Beetham, M.H.R., Messrs. Hutchison, Toomath, Archdeacon Stock, and Rev. Mr. Paterson, i The Inspector reported that the balance at the bank was £3368 10s Bd. The following letter from the Education Department was then read ; Education Department, May 23rd, IB7S. Sir, —Referring to circular No. 2 (I'eb. 12,1878), and to your Board’s estimates of expenditure for year ending June 30, 1878, I forward to you a statement of your Board’s accounts for the current financial year. The figures are in most cases taken from the estimate above referred to. The Government has agreed for this year to contribute towards the salaries and travelling expenses of Inspectors. The vote “in lieu of capitation tax" yields about 11s. 3d. per head on the aggregate average attendance. You will notice that your Board has received out of the ordinary educational vote (No. 31), up to the cud of April, the sum of £6195 ss. 2d. in excess of the amount payable to the Board out of this vote for the entire year ending June 30.1873, and that £2OOO out of the grant of £IO,OOO to Wellington and Wanganui Building Fund has been received by your Board. You will receive shortly a copy of regulations for the taking of the daily average attendance, and also return forms of quarterly attendances for the use of School Committees and Educational Boards. Yon will, also receive information as to the mode in which payments to Boards will be made after the close of the financial year;—l am, Ac., John Hislop. Secretary Education Board. The following statement of accounts for year ending June 30, 1878, was read : (1.) 4000 attendance for 9 months 1200 less for Wanganui

Note.—The figures are from Board’s .estimate for year ending June SO, 1878. ' ; . The two following memorandums re the.establishment of a normal school were ’read and referred to the committee appointed for that purpose:— • _.I. have to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of 4th inst. with regard to the establishment of a normal school which will he submitted to the Minister upon his return to ’Wellington." .1 may state, however, that tire general question in regard to normal schools throughout the colony will shortly be gone into, and’must receive very full consideration. Until a decision is come to thereupon, probably no definite reply can bo given to your letter. lam directed by the Minister to. state, in .reply to your letter of the 4th inst. relating to the establishment of a training institution in Wellington, that Government will contribute. ‘ a sum not exceeding ’ £IOOO in the course of the next financial year towards the maintenance of the proposed institution should such be established by yonr Board. ■ The grant will be made on the express condition that the institution • will he carried oh ha accordance with such regulations as may be made by the Governor-in-Counoii in accordance with the provisions of the Act. The InspectorGeneral will shortly bo in, Wellington, and I am in hopes that the regulations required by section. 100 (0) ot the Act will soon be drafted. • Jonx Ulster. Secretary Education Board. ’■ . Sir,—l have, the honor to rcport.that Ishave examined during the present month all the schools not included in my last report, except those at Matarawa and Kaipaitanga, which are temporarily closed until new appointments ate .made.; The Wainuiomata school, under Mrs.’ Palmer, has an increased attendance of thirty children.: .The general condition of the work was much improved, and there was promise of still greater improvement. The tTahherinikau school is falling off in attendance, but the work is satisfactory!, The decreased attendance arises from the few children in the district. The Tenni school, under Mrs. Scales, is in good working order, "The results reflect great.credit on both the late master andthe present mistress. In the ManriceviUe school.no less than seven nationalities are represented, but only ten out of a total of 47 on the books are of British parentage, 1 was pleased with the progress made in acquiring a knowledge of English. Nearly all can read easy narrative, and eleven passed the first of the new standards. The copybook writing was too difilcult. 'the Opaki school, under Miss Mathews, is well conducted and taught.; At present most of the children are infants. In the Waingaroa school good work, has .been done during the past year. Except the reading the’work was presented in very good form. Under the new arrangement the schoolroom should he more tidy’. - Gladstone school is satisfactorily taught- and well managed by Miss Eoberlson., The room was exceedingly neat and clean. Writing is particularly well taught. 1 have examined the above seven schools, according to the classification of the new standards, with the following results : \ • - 1 ■"

A teacher has been appointed to the vacant school at Matarawa. There is a probability of a larger school being required in the Kaipsitangata District.— 1 have, &c., - - - Robert Lee, Inspector of Schools. Hon. C. J. I’harazyn. Chairman Education Board, Wellington. The Secretary intimated that out of the seven persons elected to form the Te Aro School Committee five of their number were not residents in the, district, and were consequently not eligible. The secretary also stated that the two gentlemen who were legally elected could not appoint the other five. : Tho Act provided that in default of a committee being elected for a any school district, the Board should appoint a commissioner who should select the requisite number of persons required. It was resolved,—That the Board should act as if no public meeting had yet. been called, and that a public meeting be called on Monday, the 10th June, for an election. . Several tenders were received for the erection of a new school at Opaki. Mr. Petherick's tender of £287 was accepted. The Secretary stated that he had received a letter from the committee of the Mount Cook school, asking the Board to grtnt a sum of money for the erection of a girls’ class-room. Mr. Paterson said the additions were quite necessary, and • that very shortly in all probability further additions in the way of classrooms would be required. ■ On the motion of Mr. Toomath, it was resolved,—That the matter be referred to the Inspector to report on, and if he consider immediate action necessary, the Building Com-' mittce be authorised to take 1 the : , necessary steps to obtain tenders for the work. The committee, 'also asked.that the school should be satisfied with two : black boards, which could be moved by means ®f pulleys. The Clerk stated that their cost was between £9 and £lO, and that tho. ordinary blackboards cost only £l. The Board decided that that- the .outlay of £9 or £lO for blackboards was a useless .expenditure, when the cheaper ones answered all purposes. ... JA A letter was received from the secretary of the Carterton School Committee, stating that the committee had passed a'resolution requesting that in consequence of the unsatisfactory state of the school another head- teacher should bo appointed. _ ' - " The chau'mau of the same committee wrote stating that he considered the letter was the result of personal malice. ‘ ' The • Inspector, said that for tho last two years the school had" been in a most'unaatisfactory state. The school had not improved at all , , It was resolved that the letter be sent to the schoolmaster for his perusal. A letter was received; from the Terraco School Committee, asking, to be : supplied with ordinary school furniture. . . After some little desultory conversation on the subject, tho matter was referred to Messrs, Toomath, Hutchison, and Paterson, who were appointed a committee.' . - Mr. Hutchison asked tho Inspector • who made the appointment of teachers ! The ■ Secretary replied that the appointments were made through his (the seer otary’s) nomination, but that such nominations had to bo confirmed by the local committee.'.'. Mr. Hutchison; saii\ . that : during lus connection with the-present 4 Boq,i;d he,had never known, of the: appointment' op -any'teacher to come'’before'them, 1 He said he would bring tho matter forward at some future date.

By Mr. tshzsx z education grade of the teacher, and the salary ui office at the time. . That a committee ha apBy Mr. C. Buakazys,—That a, comi fnTniture pointed to consider tte question ri ““° p ° osdble for with a Tiew to arrange s _ system. to ho supplying the sol ll ®° l ?, ? t ? e * s » guide in making apused by the local coinmitiees us » b plications for TLrit all applications for new y huildlngs or^addUions consuicratiou or the B °Tho Board tlicn adiourned until to-day.

2800 Attendance for 3 months £ 8. (1. Average for year, 3700, at .€3 15s.. 13,875 0 O Deduct for reserve rents 300 0 0 13.575 0 0 Inspector’s salary .. .. .i 450 0 0 Trevelling expenses.. .... • ISO 0 0 Scholarships .. .. .. 150 0 0 Share of capitation vote, 3700 at 11s. 3d. 2,085 11 6 Total payment for yea .. .v 10,410 11 G Received to end of April .. .. 22,005 10 8 Received in excess . . .. 0,105 5 2 Grant from vote for school' building. ; Wellington and Wanganui .. 10,000 0 0 Received to end of May .. ., .. 2,000 0 O Balance unpaid , . 8,000 0 0

School. . I No. on Books. 1 No. present at , 1 Examination, i No. tossed in each Hundred. I. ir. lii. ‘iv; ‘V; TI. Waiuuiomata 1. 30 30 8 5 3 1 Tau'iereulkau.. 10 10 : 1; 1 3 ■—? — Tenui 21 ■20 2 2 4 8 — — Mauriceville .. 47 80 u Opaki 27 27 4 5 — IVaingaroa .. 28 21 8 5 « 6 -- — Gladstone .. 10 15 2 5 3 3 — — Total ' 182 150 31 22 21 17 -

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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 5358, 30 May 1878, Page 2

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EDUCATION BOARD. New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 5358, 30 May 1878, Page 2

EDUCATION BOARD. New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 5358, 30 May 1878, Page 2

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