School Commissioners.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 38, 15 February 1904, Page 4

School Commissioners.

The School Commissioners Board met on Fi idav. Present : Messrs U. Cock (cih-ainnan). Wade, Kaull. and AHswotth. Air Mael'.etlzie sent all sipohrav for his absence, owing' to all oiiicial visit to the back country. Leave of absence was grantud. A discussion took place as to the growth of noxious weeds on Maori aiii.l other lands adjacent to reserves vesteul in the Board, and members expressed their determination, to sup|.oit. the ins[>octors iu l carrying out the provisions of tile Act. Mr AllsMorth gave lvotiiv to move at next meeting : "That the 4 acres 20 pcrehos bow vested in the School ComimisKioners under the Taranaki School Commissioners and Borough Exchange Act, IJHM, be set apart ami reserved as a site for a technical school and for a museum and library, anil vested in the Education Board of tiie Taranaki district accordingly. The sveretary was instructed to supply to tho Secretary lor Education a detailed return of all reserves, priui'iiry am! secondary. \'este l ill tlvj Commissionei s. The Board's l anger reported " on the application of Mr T. Orr lor renewal of the lease of his present leasehold. On the motion oi Messrs Euull and WiayJe it was resolved that Mr Orr te infonned that should tl/e Coiumissioners on the expiration oi his kur-'-e of section Hi), llu-a and Waiwakiaiho, have jiower to do mo, they will grant him a renewal leas? of the land pursuant to section 214 of the Land Act, 1&92. Rangier iV Sole retiorted on jl nunilier of New Plymouth ]iro|>erties. 'l'ho treasurer rejioi tiKl a balance oi £937 lis .yd, anid on- tho motion of the chairman and Mr Wade he was authorised to disburse £125 on account of secondary education. Tile sxietary laid on the table the balanoe-olwt and statement of receipts aai:l exi>cnd<iture for year ended Bee. 31, 1904. On tihi.» motion of tlve chairman and Mr Wade it was resoh'ed that upon the Board's solicitor importing in each case on or before April 1 tßftt all pa.]»rs are in order, arid all rent and costs paid, the seal of the Board 'be affixed to transfers of leases from E. Fish to J. A. McKenna of sees 3 and 4, Block XVII., PaH>a town ; aad K. Oray to J. Kemp of part N., New I'lymouth ; also cn the motion of the chairman and Mr Faull, that upon the same terms consent be given to a sub-lease from W. Jones to H. Jones of sec l(i, Block 11., H'uiroa .3.0., for six years at £35 per anmum. Mr C. M. Lepper was allowed an extension of time until l)ec. 31,1904, for thy completion of first Improvements on sec 2, Block X., Upper Wai'tara S.D. Mr W. Conrtifey was granted a year's extension- of time, from June 1 next, in which to place a second building on part W., Town Belt. Mr T. 0. Sole applied for leave to surrender his- present lease of part S., New Plymouth, and to he granted a new lease with perpetual right of renewal.—* Granted, upon tile usual conditions. Mortgages were confirmed. The Commissioner of Crown Lands iqt|UCS"UiJ the consent oi the Board to a deviation of the Ahuroa lioad adecMing sec 2, Block VTII., Opaku S.D., 'ainid on the motion of Messrs Faull and Allsworth the chairma* «as authorised to sign the plan-. Accounts amounting to £ll 3s 4 d were passed, and the Board adjourned.