TARANAKI EDUCATION BOARD.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIV, Issue XXIV, 26 June 1902, Page 2

TARANAKI EDUCATION BOARD.

The Board met on Wednesday. Prssant: Messrs MoAllum (chairman), Adlam, Wad?, Alleworth, Mickay, Kennedy, and Mori.on. fiie architecli (Mr.J. Sanderson) reported that r.-pnrs were necessary at. tbe Opunake school, and fence at back .f teacher's residency ako stating estimate of cost. That two rooms a. ¥ , the

eacher's res ; dence at Raho'u required ining and the interior paii'iting ; that considerable repairs and painting were !•• quired at Oakura, He had visit d Stratford, acd arranged for alterations "o the two centre rooms and new win lows. He hoped to have the water laid on to the school from the town supply during the holidays Thecommittee asked permission t:> sell the tanks anddevo'e prcc:eds to aephalt ing. A r.ew residence at Midhirst was much needed.

Mr Adlam move" that the pain*ing and repairs at Opunake te executed, t>e question of the fence to remain over.

> The motion was seconded by Mr Allsworth on the understanding that ; t.h<i erst was to be defrayed by tho , building fund. A.dis-ciission ensued as to whether , the Board h>d the ne es=ary funds available for all the repairs i\ quired, i the Coairmin printing out that the Board could apply to the chpartment . for an advance on the next year's building grant. Eventmlly the motion was carried. Mr Faull tint the lining and , painting at Rihotu be done Mr Adlam seconded the motion, I which was ctnied. On the question of rspairs needed at Oikura being discussed, Mr Faull moved that application be made to the department for an advance on next year's building grant, and that tho requirements at Oakuta ba provided for out of such advanced-run made. Mr Wade seconded the mo'.ion. Mr Keunedy protested against the practice of mortgaging the earning j year's incom?, I _ The Chairman said it was the yen's j income of which six months had gone. The motion was carried, Mr Adlam drew attention to tho state of the desks at ura, and urged tint the seats there'o shou'd be put in order. On the motion of Mr Al'sworth th-s matter of repairs to de'ks was left with tho architect to deal with. With regard to laying on the water to Stratford school the architect was desired to aecertain what, if any, charge would be made for tho supply, Tenders were receivid for the following works : West Infants (alterations): A. Pikett £415 for al'orations and £45 for raising budding, P. B. Ross £435 15s and £149, A. C. I? teal £340 and £3O (nccep' ed). Courtenaystreet (poi\h): A. P.lie't £75, P. B. Rcss £7l (iceopte?) Norfolk-road: G.Hall £l5O (sewp-ed), A. McDuff |£l9o, A. Turner £l9B, P. B. Ros< ' £165. Wor'ley-roid (new building and removal of present one): Hall £265 and £175, McDuff £259 and £129, Turner £239 and £l2O, Ross ' £361 ! 1?, S eel £286 end £250. ! Mr Keunedy moved that Mr Tur- ' ner'is tender for removing the Wortley- ' roid school bs accepted.— Cirried. t A water tmk wos authorised to be ' supplied to the NgiirS school, i The Committee ap-,

plied fcr a now biick chimney for the teacher's residence.—lleferred to the irchitcct to report upon as to cost;. The Stanley-road Commit ee applied tor tho enlargement of the school, and 'J for pain tins.—The qurstioa of enlarge- ' mant was referred to the nrchi'eet'-, " arid the camnri't'.'o are to be informed * the pointing will bB attended to wr.en ' ho amount allocated is avtikblo. !' The llat'piko Committee wro'o ' relative to removal of out oflices. —The ' matter is to be placed on tho list of works to be done. 1 The Stratford Committee applied for ,£8 for fencing the horse piddock, < Me A lsworth pointed out that the ' Board hal been led to believe that otal cost of the feme would be .£B, and that it had baen decided to supply th>! imterial on condition that the com-mit-ee do the woi k, Tho Chairman was of the same opinion, and the Bo;,nl i?ecidtd to adhere o i:S previous resolution to p y for tln> material, and the committee io tiud the labour. The Maho9 Commi'tee wroto string the majority of th -.t body drclinod to sign a j -itifc and.several bond for £IOO for a teacbei's residence. —Tha mit'ea'aro to bo informed that the Board have no funds for buildirg a rtsidi'nce. Periuisi.'on was given t)t'r;o Tv nt road Committee to a't.r the d nner ivcefs. The action of ihe Egmor.t ViTage Committer in closiog tho sc'-.o 1 on account of Fcirlatina was confirmed. Mifs Keyword's resignation of h:r so it on tho Board was received, and on the motion of M-s'rs Adl-sm and Wade, tho f blowing re-olu'ion was carried after several members hud spoken in eulogistic terms of Mis i Tleywood's services ■■ s a member of the Board and of their /egret at her resigna'ion ; Mr Faull movfd tho following resolution : —That Miss Heywooo's resigna'ion ai a member of thh Board be accept:d with and that the Boaid dtsiies to phco on reiord its appreciation of her sir vices during the many yeirs she fca? been a metnb r; particuhrly in connection with the carrying of the Board's stwirg regulations, Bnd as hetd of the sewing committte. In dealing with questior.s alt'.c'ing female te chers and schohis the Board has always recognised tha advantage of hiving the s x eo ably wpr ; B3nted as it has b?en by Miss Hey wood at the Board's table; and desires to express its indebtednesi 'o ber for the intelligent ats : s'ance slw has always given in connection with those questions and ths general busine=s of the Board. The Boa'd further d si-es to (xp ess regret at the cam" of hor resignation, and its sympathy with hsr, aod hopas that ber health will soon be completely restored, Seconded by Mr Wade and carried unanimously. { The Sjcie'ary was instructed to forward a copy of the resilutim to Miss Haywood, and at the same time iuforui her that tbe Board u'i 1 be exceedingly phased if she will regain her position as a memb r of tho sowing committal 1 , Mr McLaughlin waited on the Board in refer* nee to the Mangr.ebu school sites. IJj wjs living about fi.'e miles from the Tututawa school, and if tin new school was built on tho Tuihororoa'J, ho wouid be about the eame distance away. He con-idered the Mmt't"* suitable site. A letter was trom iur u ug • Advcciting the choice of tho Mangcehu, The co'i'ca of motion given by Mr Morton dealing with tho Boaid's resolution on Mr Mackay's report was hi Id ov»r pending further information in the direction indicated by Mr McLaughlin, Miss Piggford (Oourtemy street) wrote resigning her position. The Chairman explain.d lint Mis Piggford was a r chosen to g < sou'h for iostruc'ion in kindrrgaitt-u woik, but oce of the conditions was that she should agree to give her service? to the Board for two years. She had not signed these condition?, but the Chairman considered Miss Piggford at lea-t morally bound to carry out the conditiors. Mr A'lsworth thought the matter might ba< referred to the Chairman to see Miss Piggford and point out the position to her. The long and the short of it was that the Board had ecibltd Miss Pigg p oid to p'a"e herself in in indrpendent position, being atlj to :ommat)d a much better salary ti'au ;he Board could and she was *oing to take advantigs of the opportunity. Mr Morton thought the Boird she uld •ecover the arncuat of expenses p ii to >I'S3 Piggford in co.nection with the rip.

i The rmtt6r was referred to tb i chairman, with power to act. The Bjard went; into committee t . consider a let tar from the Salisbury i read Commit'ee re tho te cber, and fch committee wore requested torecorside , tha matter, i T,to petitions from Tarata wer read, signed by paren's and househo'd i ers representing 23 children out of roll of 34, a?king that the teacher b allowed to remain at Tarata as tb petitioners are siti*fkd with his work Th 9 Chairman said the Tarata Com mittee had asdeed for an exchange, an arrangements Ind been prac icall; made for an exchange with Huiroa. Mr Matkay moved that the p)'itioi be refuTid to the Tarata Comohttji for their opinion.—(Lrried. The clninnan's action in uppoin'imj Miss Rilny to Kaiaud, Mis? Admnor to Ruapuka, Miss J. Moore to Tutu tawa was confirmed, The Rvttpiko Committee wrote ir explanation of complaints made by thi t:acher,—Accepted. The Tong.rporutu Committee's explanation of iiTbgularitirs counplaioec of by Mr Spalding wore accepted a: satisfactory, Tiio Nelson Education Boird wrote in reference to the proposed conferencof Boards, The Edtieition D p:?rt ment also wrote stiting that tbe Minis er did not propose to summon any conference, —Both letters received. Tho Secretary, as nuiitor, complained that be could rot get auysUisf;;ctiry s'atement of accounts from tie Midhirst Committee. The secretary to the coromitteo wrote that he hrd no cash book or v uclvrs handed bim frcni the o!d committe*. The committee having resigned, the position was, tho Chairman exp'ai<:ed, a peculiar one. It was d'Ctd-d to ask the old committee to furnish a proper s<a'omßr.t of accounts, at the same lime pointing out their vesponsit i'ities. Tre Midhirst C, mmit'ee's resigra|tio", "owing to the aibitrary action if tin Board in Rppiiiring au nsdttant uiistrass in o; position *o the c.mmittee's re;onmu>ndation," was discussed. S'eps will be taken to constitute a new co a mittee. The Board adjourced at 4,20 pm. till 10 this morning,