SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 191, 15 June 1903, Page 2

SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS.

The Board met on Friday, Fressnt I Messrs. Cock (Obairmao), M&okeilie, Fault, Wade, and A lis worth. The Boird's solicitor repsrted on the p-sition of tho following matters; Western exchange, Riupuha tchool f-i'e, E-ik-road dam, Kihui-road Road dchoul site, and Hill-rotd deviation. With regard to the E-k-road data the Board dfoidei to communicate with Oiptan T. M. Smith and his tenant, ana with the Stratford Borough Omu* cil, and to urge that steps be taken to remove the permtnent oveifl >w of water caused by the dam on section 103, block 2, Ngaire, which prevent* rr flic on the Bik-roid, _aud a'so depreciates the value of the Board's ssoiiou No. 12. Mr. Allsworth give notice of motion for next meeting: Thit the resolution passed at the Bond's meeting on February 20 b, 1003, with respect to rental (iue by M< ssrs. T. M. Smith and Kirkpitrick be rescinded. „ A special resolution relative to ltr S. B. White's leisi of eectiom 1 and 8 W, N.P., was cotfi meo. The Bsard decided to accept frotfithe New Plymouth B trough Council ft surrender of sections 868,053, andfiSi, and.to grant a newleise for the balaoo* of the present term at £lO a year,in the form of the perpetuaj lease now in oh by the Board, provided that the Ooun* cil bsfon January Is", 1907, ereet and finish buildings on eestion 868 to the value of at least £3OO, and on section* 553 and 554 to the value of at least £400; and that no stab'es be allowed on any tf the sections, and tint the nature acd purpose of tbe buildings as well as plans, etc., be submitted to the Board for approval, A special wsolut'on relative to A. F. Kroffljck'u Jeate was confirm^*. Toe Controller and" Auditor-Gemsrai farwarded the Board's balaooa-sheek and statement of accounts duly oertifiid, and it was taken as read.

With regard to the leasing of reserves, it was decided to notify the Commissioner ot Crown lands, who would forward to the Government the usual practice of leasing reserves as follows:—To submit to the Commissioner of Crown Ltnds a full list cf all land-) proposed to bs leased, ani of the term) in a'l respects in which the leases ■re t'j be { Hired, bofore any steps an taken to luase resei VoS. .

Mr N. King's let er, offering to join the Boird iu the txpensa of plintiog willowa on the frout»ge of his Waiwakfiilo leasehold to prevent erosion cf ths liver bank, was referral to th« Cba'rmm. The Chairman was authorised to tranV he considered it advisab!*, consents to mcctgage under leases, and transfers of under lease', provided tbe solicitor repor's all io order, and the m ttters be reported to the Board at next mee'ing for confirmation. Tfce Chairman was authorised to affix thea al of the Oummissioners to any document when the eecretrry was absent from Nuw Plymouth.

Is was decided to set aside £2O 10s for the purchase of two acres, put of section 18, block 14, Cape, for a sits for the Kahui-roid school.

The Wanganui Kduoation Board ftpplied for an additional acre adjacent to the To Roti schoil site. The solicitor will reply to the Board and explain the situation. It was resolved tbatj the New Plymouth High Bchool B>ard be allow* 1 access to the copies of the quarterly. return?, forwarded from time to time to the Government, of payments mad* from the revenue reoeived from secondary reserves, and the record of the disbursements in connection therewith, and of the distribution of the funds in accordance with law.

The quea'ion of the deviation of tho Makura-roii was referred to the ohairman and Mr Maokensie with piwcr to act after consultation with the solicitor, It was decided that J, F. Frith bo empowered to reenter oa soot ion 4, block 12, Opiku, leased to R. K. MoRip, and to take p:s<e«sion of the land, as upwards of two yean' rent was 1q arrear and unpaid. Toe Ranger's report wu read, and the secretary was. instructed to write to the various tenants in terrai of the i e commendations contained therein.

The Treasurer reported a balance of £419 19j 3d.

The following transfers wen agreed to on usu4 terms: -T. E. Oatchpole to T. F. Summons, section 63, block 1., Mahoe ; H. Brown and Go. to W. B. Ireland, B'Ction 113, block 1, Ngeire; W. A. Wright to H. McKetn, eeotioa 57, block 1, Ng&ire. The BoarJ agreed on Ihi terms to tbe sub-lease of section 1, block 5, Ha were, from J. V. Wybo.-n to J.'. B, Eiley. Mtssra Wes'.un and Weston applied on bihalf d Mr 0. T. Bundle far leave to surrendor bis lease of pirt 25, Him and Waiwakabio, and the i«eueof a new lease to L. F, Beare, or in tbe alternative that he be al'owed to trans« fer to Mr Beere. The Boird decided that it would not relieve Mr Bundle from liability, but. would be prepared to facilitate any sub-leasing which would tend to put the land into a satisfactory condition. Several consents to mortgage jwere confi<med.

On tbe application of A. and W. Brown for the revaluation of their lease of section block 13, Huirot,the usual resolution was pawed appointing Mr G. A. Marchant arbitrator for the Boird.

Accounts, £65 18) 41, were puwed for payment. A sub-lease of half of section 19, New Plymouth, was granted from B. Todd to P, B. Boss, jun. The surrender of section 107, block 2, Ngiire, was accpted, and two new leases will bs granted to G. Junes and Brooking respectively. The Commissioner of Crown Jjtnda wrote re proposed legislation for the Western Park, New Plymouth. The D.O.A. notified that he dii< | claimed the lease of A. Honey, a | bankrupt. | The Board rose.