HIGH SCHOOL GOVERNORS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIV, Issue 33, 8 February 1902, Page 2

HIGH SCHOOL GOVERNORS.

pa«6ftio&ry meeting of the Board of Governors was heM on Friday. Present: Messrs MftoDiarmid (chairman), Wiston, Wilson, Dockrill. The annual balance-Bbeet was laid on th* table. This showed un the rewipt side: —Balance, 31s*! December, 1900, £llO3 7s; endowment?, £694 15s; school fe>B, £366 17s lid; total, 1 £2164 19s lid. Expenditure—mm- ! iigement, £SB 8a lid; leichers' salaries and allowances, £864 13s 4d; exami-; nation fee J, £29 lis 6d; mi^cel'aneouc,. £lB7 16s lCd; deposits, £1024 10s 1 2d ; total, £2164 19s lid. Members commented upon the fact that the Board had no 1 ; managed to get along s) economically this year, compared with 1900, but this was due to some extra wo k, etc., done. The amount received from the School Commissioner* was only about one-h ilf that received in 1900, si .that, all things considered, the Board had man-1 aged very well. ] Leave of absence was granted to Captain Cornwall. It was decided to obtain a supply of drawing boards for the school. A memorandum was received from the Eduction Board, giving the names of 15 children recommended for free tuition at tbe High School, in addition to the four scholarships usually granted. The Governors exprewed satisfaction at tbe manner in which tbe offers of free tuition had been taken up by the obildren of the distriot. The step was one in the right direction, and would undoubtedly popularise the school. The committee appointed for the purpose presented a report on the matter of Hugheo' and NewiDg*d loases. The matter was held over.

Accounts were passed, and several minor mittera attended to. Mr Weston then moved that Ur MaoDiarmid be chairman for tbe current year, and spoke in high term* of praise of the good work done by that gentleman during the past twelve months.

Seconded by Mr Dockrill and carried unanimously. Mr DjoDiarmid briefly returned thanks, and the Board adjourned.