Manual and Technical Training.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7802, 19 April 1905, Page 4

Manual and Technical Training.

—— '■ —*—l INSPECTORS REPORT, At Tuesday's meeting of the Taranaki Education Board, the Chief Inspector advised that handwork, needlework, and ambulance had been recognised by the Department' in various schools, and that woodwork, wood carving, dressmaking, dairying and botany had been recognised* at Stratford. Several schools applied for recognition of cottage gardening but the Department had held over the question pending revision of the regu- • lations. , There seemed very little livelihood of the classes for farmers being started at Stratford as the Secretary for Agriculture stated that instructors were 1 not available. In order that continu!ation classes might be encouraged, tho Stratford Technical Committee's attention had been drawn to the opportunity on'ered for giving free tuition, and he hoped .that something would shortly be done. The classes in plumbing, though so far very successful, seemed to be languishing, and ho hoped that arrangements might soon be 'made for starting one of the classes. In response to a request from the Department, specimens of the work of the students in phimbing'had been forwarded to Wellington/ and should they be considered o>*ullicient mi-rit would be seiU-limaG to an exhibition •to be held by the City and Guilds of London Institute. The annual exam- [ mation of this body would bo held in and eight candidates had entered from this district. Grants- amounting to. £4l 7s <sd for capitation, and £l7 (Js'3d for imitui-' |ial had been passed by the' Depp ," nent, and from the Stratford " .' , nical Committee had come to !. " [fees £ll ss, donations. £5 -1,» ~, "" | With regard to teachers-' •■', " . i innuai grant of £IOO f -; la - Rses the plied for, and should ' ad b " en a l>jchers' regulations m<> lm -\P"PiI tcaval the time was r' ' tt , wttk ttPl>ro- ! starting the clasf ' ' ppo £" ne - for r °- ; recommended tmr", lns f'ector !in the hands c ! >- t A 1, ! attor . be K 1 ■mediate atto',; on ' Cha " man ' as ""- " I think ... thtt '"spector stated : be made , : ° lut au effort should eariy Iton d- ° Start cvenin S continuacaoiJ ?*■%'" Kcw Pl J«ioulh. Tho TZ , at f thc Ce,ltral Sth °°l could thp Z * wcrc puL in ' I*-seems «£pSrf °' aUdi " S ° Ut What wn„M k the class,;ii wouW receive ■miond.De pupils aiKi Uloau j^.^^ J™™* f CWWI l ° K' w (!, * c( - to tho rcconimemlatwns contained in the report. - * ,nv 1L " The Chief Inspector was requested to vis:t 4-uckland at tho Boyard's ex-'

pense with a view of acquiring information regarding technical education. It was further resolved that an annul payment of £25, out of the manual and technical funds, he' made to the Chief Inspector in consideration of, the extra amount of work entnilI ed upon him in this