TARANAKI EDUCATION BOARD.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXIII, Issue 35, 14 February 1901, Page 2

TARANAKI EDUCATION BOARD.

i'nr, K Micat-on Itoivd met on \V- dnos,la-,-. P:esent;: Mr. McAlhim (cHaivivitir), Hiss Uoywto-i, Messrs. AuKrii, WmK AtUworth, Mackay, Fhul!, TC< n-r..-dv. ii' d fl'igtiett. Tho Durham itcwl (JommittoQ urged of the s-hnol, InH jv It'm Ifcrurd h:>ve under considi-v.it ion the j(|n«sii<-n of a t ' L '' v bui'dithyccn-si'lnrf-il it unwise to ;n«nr ai y e>;p -i diture on tho pTgnnt on Mjiifir im|ihhm wont 1 >be executed If •he 'j'ik'-rangi r- -iii-n-M on < >;nVit ; on iia• thy Oomautt •; li'id the la' u' 1 . Materials or« to ie eupp'sed for the ftho'.tn* shei at Novf<,it, j ii-'-.-l, the Cammitteo utdertaki«:» to do I tin- work,

The re-iKnatiou o ( Me. Dawling ftotii Bir.l ltoad, and ttat of Mre. Do vlinj/ from the C'jncrn.l School, were acc 'pted. Vug Olwirnnn's am ion in ir.ak'ng the following app lintmcnts was coufivu ed : —Miv. Martin, (Jinvvil School; L, R"ed, Ingl'jwood ; Miss Knyva-.t. an Vlr. Bicheuo (temporarily) to Fi zr. y ; transfer i f Mr. Browobeto Waiiars ,jid Mi-s Minchin t j Norfolk Ho d ; Miss Jo: dm (temporary) Injdewood, The ques'ion of a pupil teacher at ;jell Block was left in th'» hauaa of the Jhahmaa to deil with, A letter from the Si.ratford Commit tee relative to sewing wai re r ened'o Heywoo"'. A l'uit'ner le-trin ila'.ioriti the 0(-mirittee's <tt- nt wa> referred t - the Finance Commi t'e.

Messrs'. Macl'.ay and Kennady wht. requested to report, on a le'ter received fivm the Stra. ford ComiMtteo asking the Board's approv d of iho Commitvoi- V proposa' ta sugge'-t to the Miriu'cr that school commit 1 ' ts r. ight r commoed children for fr..i tui i m at tho D s'r.c' H : gh School to mo ti x eption -d case.-. A petition rio ne 1 fi'.rn >et 1r- ;.t the Mimi for a sc'.ool to b > ertctee there was referred to Mi-saiv. Faullaud Hign«*t to report upon.

A suggestion from the C mtn'ssioner o® Crown Lancia as *o the best course tc pursue relative to th> ncquisi ion of t l n site promised by Mr. McCl'iggage fm the school at Poll ker i w-.h ' eferred to \Je-sr«. McAllun aid Allnnroith to report np..n.

The Fin .nee 0 mmit eo repot- ed on the f llovying gvittep-i' vofaiTed to them by the Board i-(l) lha Inspector's recommendation recer'ain a holarship •; (2) the Borough wai.or rate as it afl'octn the Board; (3) police officers as Truant Inspectors ; (4) schoo's in newly settle I districts; (5) the colcnial f-c la of teachers' salaries. Tlioy recommended that Arthur Evans be ollered the scholarship Chsr'es Douglas is un b!e c,o taks up, owing ,t:> his leaving the distiict; and on account of i abel Mice having declined fre» tu'tion, that, Edith Evan', of Oina'a, he rcc nitneuded o tin l-iigi, School B ;ard of | Go : .'er:.o'k for 1 h r I'av c n|S'der:tion, and in the case of oth> r .-chol 'lvlijjta lapsing, the Chairman and 'he ln-spictor be empowered to deil with tliera. (2) That Mr. Dempsey and Mrs, Dawlirig, rofpactivtly, be tiven the option of either paying t'ie water ! rate or the Board will supply tanks at their residences, and that in regtrd to the three town schools the Borough Council be informed (1) th*t the wator supplied is for tha childien of the who are alrtady paying u wafer rate ; (2) that water is supplied by the Borough Council freo of 00-t for dri- k-'n;* fountains and ho se tioughs; (3) that in ma ters educa ion .l if, in customary for local bodies to mnk;< eances-ii ins whoru possibly and that ihe Wangacui B,rough Council is a case in paint, inasmuch as they supply water to the town Foho >ls free of cost; (4) that the precedent of paying for thf siippl/ of vrat'r in New Plymouth to the town schools v ill involve the Board in heavy expenditure in otliepirts of the district, and that in the circumstances stated, the Borough Council is resp'C' fully nrgid to reconsider their decision. (3rd) That the Board already empl-ys truant officers in whom it has full and rfo&s iirih proposa to sulatmue them ty police officers, but would be gl«d to rec ive the co-operation cf the police f< rce in carrying out the duties. (4tli) No recommendation to make at present, but obtaining further information. (5 th) Not prepared to i epoft at present. The report wns adept~d and ihe water r-ite on t?n.chcr's residences in t >wu w.m ordered to he paid to tie Borough Council thia ye-ir. A peti'ion for a school a 1; Parang was referred to the Inspector to ripoit on.

The Selection Conimjton repr.r'e:; tliat except tor Midhiist and Tututiv,, tlvy recommended frf-sh appli-atior.s b iug called for. Fir Muiliiis, t,!c nnmes < f Miss E Miss J. M. Mac'ntosli, I), w r. j t > l>. 'ubmiitel to the romnrii'tee for selection, nnl for Tu utawa the sain s of Me.--s>s. L. Bichen> »nd H. Uollius. Fur temporary appointments they su j- | g<?st«d Miss lfepnor hj, Fi zr.y ; .Hi*< ' Nix-n, Central; Mias Bichru West Infant?. The report w~s adop'ed. I Tb« Inspector rep >reJ in • nsnnr t 0 -lie Inspect* r-Generd's 1. tti r wit r> feronci to Mr, I). 13. L tt.'y. A dopy of the report is to he forw.trded to the Irispector-0 ueral, On the motion cf Mr Aliswo-th, seconded by Mr. F-ul', it «as resolv.-i) thit Mr, Chas. Mak.y be complimented oh the succ ssfu 1 way ha conliucted the fescliolu>h'p exauiina'.un, and the sum of 15 guiooas i.e voted b) tho lioud for his tet-viros.

Pursuant to no'ice, IIi A "Mt raoveJ thit steps bi vidcon to establish x mental and tachrr'c d sihuol in the d'stric', and that the Finance (Join mitto /with Mr, Mue'tay, put the proposal into definite form.

Ti:e motiun w-is tecond.d by Mr, Al'awonb, arid after somo disc^sdci l , carried.

Mr. Higne't's motion for a re'un, of ho days on \< hich any cd' tho seh e > ii.ivo i> e:i c'osel, oh r ilian hi oi- inaiy viicitions, arid ibi- tue reason; fi.r c!o.-,ii:g «as curied. Accouots were piß.i«d nd the Board ff'SO.