SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 184, 18 August 1903, Page 4

SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS.

! j The Bond met on Friday, Prf eeot; ; Messrs MauKenzie, Wade, and Allsworh, Mr Mackenzie, ia the absence Oi the OLairmao, voiei to the chair. Tu3 conficuijtiou of a special resolution of Juoti 12th, relating to Mr P, G. B.ook;n-;'b leas' l , was again held over to peimit of reference to Mr Mar chant, t.he Ranger. The Board would not entertain a' suggestion from Mr W. Durie, of Wha- j kamara, that he should ba assisted in planting or be compensated for planting live hedges on the farm held by him. Mra Gray, Oarrirgtonroad, was granted an extension of time for completion of improvements oa her le ise Mr H. Locker's offer to rent Mr A. Honey's late leasehold at Patea on a quarterly tenancy, was accepted. The Board would not entertain a request fiom MrT. L. Kyle that the Board should bear pirt of the cost of re-rotfiog his cottage in town. The Board will communicate with the Public Trustee as to the growth of noxious weeds in the Waiwakaiho district, and also get their Eanger to report. Toe Secretary was instructed to com- • municate with certain New Plymouth tenants whose holdings had been adversely reported on by the Eanger. The Treasurer repotted a balance of , £1063 5s 9d. The Board refused to allow Mr J i Gibson to transfer lease of sections 142 and 143, Hua district, until he compensates the Board for damage done by removal of clay, etc., for brick-making. Transfers granted, subj :ct to usual conditions :—T. Lock to S. Morshead, W. Amouiy. A. H. Arnolil, and G. A. Green, of sections 1560,1564, and 1687, New Plymouth; W. Brown to A. Brown, of intr-rest in lease of section 30, block 10, Huiroa ; H. Brown and Go. to S. Pitt, section 106, block 2, An application receivsd by telephone to transfer from J. Davis to W. H. H. Young, lease of sub 2 of section 5, block 9, Ngatimaru, was referred to the Chairman. Several mortgages were agreed to. Sub-leases were authorised on usual conditions:—A. W. R id to 0. T. and A. G. Carpenter, 5 years, at 16s per acre; H. W. Huggett to G. T. Langley, 5 years, at 17s por acre. ' F. Close was allowed to transfer his sub-lessa of J. A. Stanford's leasehold to J. R. Pattinson, subject to usual conditions. Accounts £ll 13s 41 were passed, The Beard adjourned.