EDUCATION BOARD.
The Education Board hold their ordinary monthly meeting yesterday afternoon.. Present—Hon C. J. Pharazyn. the Venerable Archdeacon Stock, Rev. Mr. Paterson, and Messrs. Beetham, Toomath, Gisborne, Ifutchison, Bunny, and C. J. Pharazyn. MINUTES, The minutes of the previous meeting, and also of a special meeting on Doherty’s case, were confirmed. BUILDING COMMITTEE. It was decided that Mr. Toomath should bo added to the Building Committee. PAHAUTANUI BOROUGH SCHOOL. A deputation of settlers in the district of Pahautanul asked the Board to erect a school about two ami a-half miles from Pahautanul It was explained that the application had been made about twelve months ago, when the Inspector was instructed to visit the locality and vepirt upon it. This had been done, and as the now Act had become law, the question had been entertained by iho Pahautanui School Committee and they recommended that the school should be erected. The Inspector staked that since ho had visited the place he had learnt that Mr. Abbott, who had promised the land, had withdrawn it, and that the matter now remains in static quo. The deputation ex laincd that the subject had been discussed at a meeting of settlers, at which Mr. Abbott said ho would sell them the land if tho Board agreed to purchase it. The school would only take away about ten children from Pahautanui school, where there were about 50 children. The’lnspector pointed out that it would-be necessary to have an average attendance of 25 children before the Board could render any assistance. The Board promised to take the matter into their consideration, and the deputation withdrew. SCHOOL CENSUS. Mr. Toomath remarked that it would be a very desirable information for the Board to have a census of the number of children in the "Wellington school district. The Secretary replied that he had written to Mr. Brown, asking for a return, and was informed that a list would be ready in two months. CORRESPONDENCE. The following letter concerning tho To Aro School was then read: — “ To Aro School Committee, ‘ “ Wellington. July 29. “ Sir,—Adverting to tho fact that tho Te Aro School is now hold only on a tenure terminable on six months notice from the Church of England authorities, the committee made inquiries relative to the possibility of obtaining a lease of the same, and I a"' now directed by the To Aro School Committee to forward to yon the accompanying copy of a letter received from tho secretary to the diocesan trustees, together with a copy of clause 27 of the constitution deed <eferrod to therein, relative to leasing tho site of the Te Aro School, -nd in doing so I am directed -o point out to your Board that the school building at present used is 'ill-arranged and ill-adapted for scholastic purposes and is utterly inadequate to accommodate tho number of children (upwards of 1000) that live in the district. The committee would therefore recommend that, should there bo no legal difficulty, your Board lease tho land and cause new schools to be built as soon as possible. It is understood that the diocesan trustees would not object to extend the lease beyond twenty-one years, it that period was considered too short.—l am, &c., “ S. H. Wilson, Hon. Sec., “To Chairman Education Board." “Sir,—ln repV to your letter of the 6'h instant, requesting tho opinion of the Minister of Education as to the leasing of the To Aro School site. I am directed by the Minister to state that if the Board are fully satisfied with regard to tho propriety and expediency of leasing the site in question, no objection will bo raised by him. lam to suggest, however, that although tho Education Act authorises tho use of public school buildings being granted for other than public school purposes outside the ordinary school hours, yet the mode of expression employed in the condition specified in the conclusion of Mr Bowles’ letter of 11th July, appears to be objectionable, and liable to misconstruction. I refer to the following : ’That the school be open the first half hour each day to ministers of religion for religious teaching.* The following would bo less objectionable: ‘The school buitdin ' shall be at the disposal of tho vestry on Sundays and on two week day evenings and on tho mornings of every week day for one half hour previously to tho hour fixed by the Education Board or the school committee for the opening of the public schools.’ There does not appear to be anything in the stipulation in conflict with the Act; but I may point out that a strict interpretation and enforcement of clause 27 of the constitution plight interfere with the liberty of the Board or the committee as regards the granting tho use of the buildings to otherrparties, especially to other religious denominations. Perhaps this difficulty might be regarded as of a somewhat negative character.- I am, “John Hislop. “To the Secretary Education Board.” The following is a copy of the T etter referred to : “Wellington, August 11. “Sir. -Your letter of the 2nd instant, relative to granting a lea-so of the Te Aro School and land to tho Education Bqard, was considered by the trustees at a meeting held yesterday, and it was agreed that the trustees will give a lease as desired for 21 years at a rental of £59 per annum, the. lease to include an agreement similar to that now existing between tho Board and tho ve«try of St. Peter’s parish, and also a clause to the effect that the lease is subject to clause 27 of tho constitution deed. The trustees are informed that the agreement with St. Paul’s vestry is that the school bo open the first half-hour each day for religious teaching, that the school buildings be at tho disposal of the vestry on Sundays and on two week-day evenings.—I am, &c,, “C. P. POWLF.3, “ Secretary Diocesan Trustees, “ To the Chairman To Aro School Committee.” The matter was referred to tho Building Committee. MISCELLANEOUS It was resolved that the circular relative to scholarships bo referred to a committee consisting of Mr. Hutchison. Hon. Mr. Gisborne, Rev. Mr. Paterson, Vev. Archdeacon Stock, and Mr. Toomath. A letter was read from tho acting secretary of the school commissioners, applying for tho balance of rents from education reserves on the sth dime last, and any other moneys they may have received on account of reserves.—deferred to Finance Committee. A letter was read from the Teachers’ Association, asking that tho house allowance be increased, and ’that the Board supply diagrams. &c. It was resolved that tho question of importing school furniture, books. &c., bo referred to the Revision of Rules Committee. A letter was received from the To Aro School Committee, asking that the amount necessary to pay tho teachers be forwarded to the treasurer of the committee. It was resolved that the application of tho To Aro School Committoo for tho payment to thorn of the money necessary to'pay the teachers’salaries bo not agreed to. A memorial was read from the settlers of South Greytown, praying for the erection of a school at Coltorvllle.—Tho consideration was postponed. It was resolved relative to school furniture at Masterton that tho Inspector inform tho committee that the Board cannot c «nsent to the proposed alterations in desks, as tho present system has been a opted as being that which modern experience in teaching has snown to bo tho best, and therefore it was obviously desirable that it should bo carrie I out in all the Board schools. Tho alteration in buildings as proposed must bo left until the Inspector’s next visit to the school, to enable him to decide how far such alterations will be suitable to the Board's system of management. In the meantime tho committee mav arrange with tho teacher for using the class-rooms in what they consider tho b-st manner, if this can bo done without making alterations in buddings. It was resolved to postpone the question of building a teacher's residence at Mungarna, A lot er was road from tho Greytown School Committee, recommending that Mr. Samuel be removed from tho school to a position of equal value. ’ The secretary was instructed to write to the Greytown School Committee, asking whether, under tho circumstance connected with tho management of tho school, it would not bo advisable that both the teachers be removed to some other district. 1 A letter was received from the Mount Cook School Committee, asking the Board to ’O- pirate with them In opposing tho granting of a license to a house now in course of erection, and immediately adjoining tho Mount Cook Girls’School. Tho Board agreed to give tho committee their help in tho matter. After some other business the Board adjourned' until this (Thursday) morning at a quarter-past eleven.
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