TARANAKI EDUCATION BOARD.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXIII, Issue 8, 10 January 1901, Page 2

TARANAKI EDUCATION BOARD.

IB Hjucition Board mat on Weilnesy. Present: Mr. McA'lum (Ohairin), Sliss Haywood, Messrs. Adlam, ado, AUswortb, Mackay, Faull, enudy, and Hignett. Tho Architect reported that the liiitfird Infant. School had baen utel; that the tenders for work at 1 Jtiatford residence were too ; that the piinting contract Mr. ftad \/aa proceeding as fasb as Ho. The report was adopted. ■Architect was instructed to atthe repairs required to tha of the Central School, and aukley Rjad ippartou and painted, the 'half. Mahoe Qameacher's ro'itill the ilding gnnt, nt available, a certificate i shifted All Idle of June irk on June Qspector was at they must his vifjit oa was referrod imarks. 1 relative to chcra of tho )ot3 was contnmondations following ap—Mrs. DowlF. L Ililcy, E. 0. Riley, garahu; Miss Ir. McAdam, ions were acassistant at ', Ratapiko; ira; Miss E. lewood. int-mastcr at n S tha Board volunteer for V % ce from 28th i pp!} cation be poke m high ervxees as a the patriotic applications 00 y ; ' ««mded tho marks. same «P<»koiu tho nodunamlly; '• God-5p00,,. luia sato uu? • ,^ vans while tho aijfltaeut; is to 11 ' a.ily filled. \ f tem P or - Mrs. Robiul tendered hi' tion from the Vias Sowin«-'JIOS, 1 OS, S n , I J" tee after thirteWirs servfc mmlt * The resignatßwaa aceol , regret andtholial than)! 6 ™ Board were acccM to Mrs. ]1 ° Ifur hor past senV V binson ,5 A letter froiap teacher 1, . Block was he]d Amtil aftpri, assembling of thiol with a*- re j assei'taining the Sor of Kcliot' eW 0 that time. j ( is at A special gran\2ss "was,l f , somo discussion, recto Mr. son for travelling lenses l . in<;( ! undor oxcoptional instants. r Kd Mr. Pop % teach (rrenui, olil , for the Board's qjlnce ai frat'°j copy tvf a jtf® scholars at. work ■ iitirposo of creatin:.' n!|nair:|f p|J® e h task that had bceii VgutedssfuM 0 ' jiccouiplished. j j Mr. Mackay said tl^ e soholaß, liad done excellent woif it be well for othor scho' see whiß had booft effected, as H ]»e^q!mpl|l

wh'uli he hoped wouliZ ue followed. Mr. Allsworth Uiu nglit it was a pity thai; two copies tiad 'not been sent so thai oiio might havo t>pen forwarded to the Department as :iii evidence of the interest tak™ lift swimming, i Th'- Jisp.rd accepted the photo with | great pieaKure, arid hoj<ed tho example i would bo followed by others where cirj cumstances are favourable, i The Stratford Borough Council wroto ! thanking tho Board for tho off'or o?! ! exchange) of laud for a comrtery, but j j cc-eside-red the conditions wero diead-i j vautagoous to tho JJjrough. They in- i j quired if thy IWid would be willing to i exchange on a valuation, by a compot- | em; valuator to be agreed upoa. Mr. Alls-worth moved that tho application be accaodod to and I h'.l'V explained the circumstanci-s I tilli.ccirg the value of thai i properties in question, and after full | discussion by the other members of the Board, it was decided to agree to arbii tration on th.e respective values of the i. properties, it being understood, that > the Borough paid all expense?, t A letter from the Department relative to grants for schools in newly settled districts, was referred to the Fiuance Committee, with power to act.

Mrs Hutchinson and Mrs McKellar were appointed in place of Mrs. Robinson and Mrs Bauchope, as a subcommittee to examine specimens of sewing submitted by applicants for tho position of sewing mistress. Tho Chairman's action in paying ever £l2 10s of tho School Children's Patriotic Fund to the Taranaki Patriotic Fund, to provide comforts for our men l in Sooth Africa, was confirmed. A efolution was submitted by the Strati' <rd Committee, urging that steps be t.uen to improve the sewing in the |schools in the district. After some discussion and a division, it waa deoided by 5 to 4, tfyat the letter lie on the table.

A grant of J3 was made towards the j Stratford School Library. The Denbigh Road Committee wore granted jC(3 8s 3d towards fencing and grassing the grounds. Tbo Board went into Committee to consider the resignation of the Teachers' Selection Committee. On resuming, it was announced that the resignation had been withdrawn. Mr. Clarke, teacher at Toko, forwarded several photographs of the ceremony of hoisting the flag at the school qn November 9,th. They wera grateifttfly accepted by the Board. Mr. A. Hooker was appointed Trulant Inspnctor. There were five sppli'catiqna, j Accounts were passed, and the Board fese.