EDUCATION BOARD.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 5401, 19 July 1878, Page 7

EDUCATION BOARD.

The following report of tho Finance Committee,was read at a meeting of the Education Board held on June 26 The letters from the Education Department and, other matters referred to the Finance Committee have been duly considered, and the financial arrangements and regulations which their consideration involved nro set forth in the following report1. The committee thus estimate the income and expenditure of the Board for the financial year ending June 30, 1879 ’ INCOME.

Estimated credit balance .. .. •• ;*»* ° ® It is proposed to increase teachers’ salaries by an amount which will absorb the balance.shown above. The following report from .the Building Committee was adopted:— , Juno 27,1878. Tho Building tab on into consideration the question of what school buildings will bo required within tho "Wellington Educational "District for tho years 1878-70. and beg to report to> tho Board that the following appear to your committee absolutely necessary.: There are numorousother case*pressing, but tho committee have rigidly excluded all but the most necessitous: — A *1 OUa fAia —1 «1 r.* .nil ftrtl f|M. /I Alt nOO 0 If

£12,050 0 0 This list is arranged in tho order o£ ncccaeity. as it appears to tho comijilUoo.

STANDARD PRIZES.

The secretary of the Education Board has at his office a number of valuable books for presentation as prizes to those pupils attending the schools in the provincial district who have passed best in Standards 111. and IV. during the years 1875, 1876, and 1877. It had been intended to give medals; but owing to difficulties in getting, them struck off, it has been resolved to present books instead. The pupils who have secured these honors have worked hard for them, the competition being open to all attending the Board’s schools. It has been suggested that the presentation should be made publicly, aud it might be well to a gathering of all pupils on the rolls of the city and suburban schools at some-central place, so that they might see their successful schoolfellows receive their rewards. The following is a list of those who gained highest honors ;

Standard IV.-1875. Ist, William Patterson, 15yrs 9ms, Turakina school. Ist, Annie Shramp, 14yrs 4ms, Porlrua school. Standard IV. —187 C. * Ist, Win. Lallingham, 13yrs2ms, Thorndon school. 2nd, David Strachan, 12yrs 4ms, Mataongaonga school. 1-t. Annie Duncan, 14yrs Sms, Tawa Flat school. 2nd, Mary Young, 13yrs 9ms, Terraco school, aud Ellen Fuller, 15yrs sms,-Ureytown school (equal). Standard 1V,—1877.. Ist. David Hutchens, I2yrs 10ms, Terrace school. 2nd, Reginald Greviile, 14yrs 11ms, Thorndon school. Ist, Tellira Watson, 14yrs 11ms. Terrace school. 2nd, Grace Young, 13yrs sms, Terraco school. Standard 111.—1875. IsL John Howie, Waverley school. 2nd, Win. G. Ashworth, West llangitikei school. 3rd, Marcus Marks, Thorndon school, Ist, Mary Ellen Young, ICaitoko school. 2nd, Annie Duncan, Tawa Flat school. 3rd, Marion Me Alley, Turakina school. Standard 111. —1876. Ist, James Mathieson, Waverley school. 2nd, Frederick Bilton, Thorndon schopl. 3rd, William Whiting, Wanganui school. 4th, Frederick Aiken, Waverley school. Bth, Henry Mountier, Thorndon school, and Albert Climic. Terrace school (equal), Ist. Emily Beaumont, Mataongaonga school. 2nd, Ann Strachan, Mataongaonga school. 3rd, Mary Robins, Masterton school. 4th, Annie McDougall, Mataongaonga school. 6th, Grace Lindsay, Thorndon school. Standard 111.—1877. Ist. Lewis Barnett, 12yrs Bras, Thorndon school. 2nd, William Russell, llyrs 10ms, Buckle school. 3rd, Arthur Stoddart, llyrs 3ms, Buckle school. 4th, John Rees, 12yrs Im, Buckle school. sth, Joseph Flower, lOyrs 6ms, Foxton school. Ist. Euphemia Hempseed, 12yrs 4ms, Mataongaonga school. 2nd. Ruth Archer, lOyrs 10ms, Terrace school. 3rd, Lois Feist,-l2yrs liras, Terrace school. 4th, Effie James, 12yrs 9ms, Terrace school. 6th, Mary Me Master. 12yrs 10ms, Waihenga school.,

Capitation on 3300 at £3 16a. Trust and loan deposit available . 0 d. 0 402 18 EXriSKDlTUJRE. £12,837 13 3 Departmental— Secretary and Inspector 500 0 0 Clerk 200 0 Inspector’s travelling expenses J and forage allowances 350 0 Office contingencies .. 150 0 o 1,000 0 . 300 0 Less grant from Government 0 Teacher's salaries (present) 700 0 . 0.542 10 0 0 Printing ami advertising .. Tuition of pupil teachers .. Additional appointments ,, £11,697 10 . -1,2-10 8 0 3

1. Site for Rlrls’ school, Thorndon .. £1,500 0 0 Building of same, estimate .. .. 2,500 Boys’ school on site granted by Government • . • • 3.000 0 0 2. 0 0 3. Newtown school on school reserve 1,000 0 0 4. Additions to Mount Cook girls’school • 500 0 5. School at KaiwaiTft .. .. .. 350 G. Upper Hntt school' .. .. ' ‘100 Tawa Flat school .. _ 350 0 7.

Schoolmasic s' DH'clUnys, 1. Waingawa.i Matnrawa .. 3. '■roytown .. 4. B. Fornridgo .. .. . 0. Olmrltt .. .. ■ 250 0 0 School furniture.. Contihgcncioa u