SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 118, 20 May 1903, Page 4

SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS.

jjgßn Board of School Commissioners llpston F.idiy. Pressnt Messrs B. |Oock (chairman), Allgwortb, Fru'l, and |»lFade. An, apology for absence was iimeived from Mr James Mackenzie. |7" question of the exchange cf prowith the borough in connection -Tjwfth Western Bark and Technical ntes was discussed, and it was SHfouled that the Board, has no obj cI tioo to provision being made for a or library (or boh) on some fSjtat °f tne sections proposed to be r .voted in the Education Board." L Mr S. B. White waited on the Board ilsnd asked thit owing to the alteration [fin the levels of Victoia-road, hj? might pit allowed to place the prescribed imof sectional and 2, of W. ft-Hew Plymouth, twos section 2 only, the Board consented to this, fe The surrender by MrW. Courtney «f his lease of part W. New Plymouth i\w»s accepted, and a new lease granted' to him, with rights of renewal, etc. Spicial resolutions pissed at the last % mating, with r-ferencs to leases he'd i f by 0. Garter, were confirmed. jet The New Plymouth Borough Coun- - dl held that it was intended to erect buildings of a permanent character, in . connection with the electric ligh'ing ■theme on section 868, etc., New Plys.Booth. The Board reconeidered the ; matter, and resolved to aectp'jaaur- ,- tender of the lease, and to i«3ue a new t lease for the balacca of the term at a '- rental to be fixed by Messrs Faull and J"Wade at the next meeting of the Board.

IP It was resolved that part of section jp 18, block 14, Oape, purchased from Mr g- J. B. Knowles, be Bet apart for a f ' public school site. 6* The Education Board's application I- r for two acres of land at the junction of |r- N the Toko and Mangaehu Rosas for a |r achool site -was lefc to Mr Allswortb, §- and the Board's solicitor to de»l with. | - Consent was given to an application % by the Waiwakaiho Road Board, for I? tiie deviation of the Hill-road, through |T Motion 81, Hua and Waiwakaiho. y- A. surrender of section 237, Hai- %-, xangi, was accepted from A. F. Knofff: lock, and a new lease is to be granted ; tat the land, excepting a portion now |:' wt aside for the Richmond-road school fe site. The Board's solicitor reported the r' award made by Mr F. P. Oorkill as r. arbitrator between the Board and Mr I- J, Bottimore. had acj_ oepted the award. I Henry Brown wrote detailing imf' provements to section 106, block 2, ' N|ajre, which were considered satisfactory. _ The Singer's report on several se:- • lions was received and adopted. '- The treasurer reported a balance of ;- Xll7B, and was authorised to pay out £BOO in respect of primary education and £l5O for secondary education. The following transfers were agreed to:—H. Fmniss to H-?nry Ranee, aection 30, block 2, Ngaire; M. Oarrick to G. O. Deverell, seciion 142, Taruru'tangi; 0. Hodgkinson to Adm Boos, section 36, block 14, Omona. New leases were granted to Willi im Bharrock of lots 5, Esk-road, Stra' ford, and to C. E. Bacon and H. A. McLsod of section 6, block 1, Fouatu,on certain conditions. Accounts amounting to £2O 8a 4d were passed, and the Beard rose.