SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 296, 14 December 1901, Page 2

SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS.

The Board of Sohool Cbmmistioners met on Friday. Prea-nt: Messrs R. Cock (chairman), Wade, Allswortb, Strauchon, Foull. MrO. Walter's application to transfer his lease to Mr D, Jones was again held over, in or ler fW at the c'oatvnj up of tb.9. prop rty miglit he completed. The xesolivion of the Board, passed at last meeting, with referenoe to Mr J. George's surrender of his lease of part sec'ion 7, Omata, and tin granting of a new lease to him, was confirmed

Re Mr 0. W. Qove'-t's app'ication, it was resolved that the Biatd woi\ld be prepared to consider a now appli* cation if he mikes one.

It was resolved to grant Mr T. Mills one month in which to discharge his indebtedness to the Board.

Mr R. L. Stanford wrote asking that the Board withhold its cjns&nt to a transfer of property by W, 0, Bade,, until the latter him) his share of cost ia a dividing fdnoe. | resolved that it would not b« justified in refusing a tnnsfar on the grounis staged. Tie Biard's solicitor will be asked to advise as to its position under the Feaeing Act. After lengthy discussion a* to ths present condition of Reserve R, and Air W. Webber's application to bo allowed to surrender same, aud b» granted a new leas.e vj'th perpetual rights of r n-wa,!; it w.ts resolve 1 oq th,e motion of Me srs AUswor.h and Strauohon, "That Mr Webber be informed that it appears to this B >ard to b* inezpedieut to deal further with the reserve; but th >t, in viaw of the circumstances, the Bo iri is willing to favourably consider any applicition for a surrender a,nd for repiymer.t to MrWebfcet of the total amount of the tha; he has paid." The treasurer reported a bahncs of -£}olo Is, and asked for authority to distribute £6OO for primary edwa'ion. —Granted.

A new le se w»s, gra».t*d hi Messrs Jat. Graham ar.d A. P Wakefield for block IS, Upper Waitara, 25? acres at 61 per acre. Following transfers were agreed to: -Burgees, and Fraser to Mrs E. Frasar, 8 action 11643, New Plymouth; T. to Johanna Hanß»n 4 sections 10/ XIX. and 34, $5, 38/ XLII., Pa'ea; Header?fln and Company to Jas. Wallace sections 1 and 3, block IQ, Pouatu;, T. Smart to F. o<ilgt\er, part section 8, Oakura Tqwr Belt ■ %gistrar of 8u- j preme to O'.iarles T. Rundle, sec-: tijon 25, Hua and Wniwakaibo (late Wm. HiDe's). j Q her rouice budinejs was dealt; , with, and the Board adjourned. I