SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 99, 11 May 1901, Page 2

SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS.

The Commissioners met en Friday, Present: Messrs. Cock (chairman), Strauchon, Stock, Faull, and Wade A le't r from Mr. Young, Hawera, in refererci to a railway civ ssing to a prv.party lesod by him, whs referred to the lt-ilway Department. Cip'ain Smith waited upon the 0( ni miwonera in reference to valuation of ■imp-oveimnts and tent fixed • n a puce of land he'd by him at Strntfoid A F ter discussion the Commissioner! d rid-.d t) abida by the decision of the a-bitri-torswh) had been appo ; nted to deal wi h the matter. A letter from Mr. Kirkpatriek, Sfc> atford, en a similar matter, won read. Toe Ormmissioners decid.d to iniorm Mr, Kirkpatriek th»t they could not make any alteration. The statement of accounts for the past ydar, duly audited, was laid on the table. Mr. F»ull reported on a echoal site proposed t.> be acquired ftoaa Mr. Gibbrns at Mimi. The land was suitable. It w s decided to purchase the site (one ncre , to ba set aside for school purposes, and the Boird's solici'or wa-ir.s ructel to tak-s the necessary £t?ps to carry out this doci don, , Several applications in refereno) to leases wire doalc with. Mr. A. H Moore, Opnnake, was empowered to tike possession of section 19. 12| acres, Opunake suburb', in order to determine a 1 ase held by one, Gordon Mitchell. M>\ W ide a personal explanation in reference to a matter which had been delegated to a committea consisting of himself and Mr. Stock, acting with Mr. H. in connec ioa wi h the rererre at the Meeting o' the Waters, Mr. S'ock also nude an explanation, and i<; was finally decide t that the C >mmiUee should dispose of the busincsi in hand, and the Beard would then consid r the question of getting a tew Committea. Accounts ware passed, av,d the B iard then adjourned.