OAMARU SCHOOLS COMMITTEE.

Oamaru Mail, Volume III, Issue 727, 8 August 1878, Page 2

OAMARU SCHOOLS COMMITTEE.

The meeting of the Oamaru School* Committee was held last evening at IV. Hardy's office. There were present : Messrs. Steward (in the chair), Evans Headland, Gibbs, and Falconer. Mr. Peattie (Headmaster of the Grammar School) and Mr. Rice (master of the South School) were also in attendance. The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed, and the outward correspondence was road and approved. A letter was read from the Secretary to the Education Department, requesting the Committee to forward to the Hon. the Minister for Education a list of youths over 10 years whom they rocommeud to lill such vacancies as cadets in the Civil Service. Some discussion took place upon the subject, more particularly as to whether or not the Committee should forward the names of youths educated in schools not under the control of the Committee. It was agtecd to do so, and it was resolved that an advertisement should be inserted in the local papers inviting masters of all schools in Ihe school districts of Oauiaru to send to the Chairman of the Committee a list of such pupils or ex-pupils who are alluded to in the circular ; such list to be forwarded by him to the department of Education. The Chairman hiving announced that several of the County school committees had not replied to the committee's circular in reference to the introduction of a Bill into Parliament for the purpose of constituting Waitaki a separate Education district, it was decided to again write to those of the committee who had not replied, asking them to do so without delay. The resignation of Master David Wallace was accepted, and ordered to bo forwarded to the Education Hoard. It was decided to recommend the .Board to ap-point-Miss Kate Buick to lill the vacancy. The cause of Master Wallace's resignation was tailing eyesight. The plans and specifications* for works at the Rectory were submitted and approved, and the Secretary was instructed to tfrito asking the Board to advertise for tenders in Oamaru ; tenders to be forwarded to the Committee before being accepted, for its advice thereon. Mr. Rice drew attention to the omission: from the specification of work to be done at South School of several small repairs required to be carried out. The Secretary was directed to write asking the Hoard to include the items in the contract. The meeting terminated with the customary compliment to the Chairman.