Education Board.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7960, 25 October 1905, Page 2

Education Board.

The monthly mooting of the '.Parana ki Education Board was commenced oji Tuesday' evening', when there were present : Mrs Deughrrty, Jles-si-s .1. Wade (Chairman), A. Morton, .J. I'aiill, I). 11. McDonald,. W. Monkhou.se, <i. 11. Maunder, and G. A'dlam. CHAIRMAN'S REPORT. The Chairman reported that since, last inwlingf Uiu following appointments, h-ad, liwn| jnmlv in pursuance of live recommendations of Hie committees i interested :—Mr Turking'ton, master at Mii-hoo. ; Miss Rig'by, .mistress at Ellbam \ Koad ; Mr Sim s , master at Oaonui. Owing to illness Miss Kduards, ,>!] the Upper Mongorei | School, .and , Miss Mackenziv, assistant nt J''it/i'o,v S'ehool.i 'have to lie relieved of duty for a fvw weeks. Tlve positions will ive tilled temporarily by Miss 10. (.'. Riley and Miss llallantyne respeel ivi-l.v. As Mr E-warl. teacher at Trill, has liven wM K in' lease -a residence, the application to the Department foe ii grant for 'the erection of a residence) there; has been withdrawn. Application <lms been: made .for house allowance for the teacher at Lower WhangamoTiiona. JTenders! foi- re-in-stating and altering' ai portion of the Stratford School were, opened 'by the sifb-ccmiiiii'ltuej last| week, nn'd that of Mr A. .1 .> Davey, of Stral-r ford, al JMOB was accepted. The report was adopted, i AHCHITF.CT'S REI'OKT.

The architect (Mr James Sanderson) reported the completion t of tha fencing at |'lhu Stratford, Technical School,, and tho planting- of Hie hedge afresh. ; Mrj Ueo. Hall has completed his cvntract for additions to the Salisbury Road School, and sundry repairs have also been effected at, the school, The work al Waitara I School ;will ybo linished ,t'his week. Fresh plans and .'estimates for the proposed Technical School ai New Plymouth have been prepared and forwarded to the Education Department. The architect recommended thai repairs bo eft'ectcd to the residence at Krankley Hoad: at a cost 'of aboul <U7, The recommendations were adopted. VARIOUS RKOI.'ESTS.

The finance .coniniit tee reported on various requests from committees. It was recommended that the Tioaro puy the cost of 'painting inialerial recjuiivtl at Jjcppcrtou' ;■ thai Mr Adlam be requested to report, on the state of the well at Oakura. and whether a tank is necessary : that a new colonial oven be supplied for t'he iMntau residence : that it-he Tngiewood cmnmil'.ee be informed t-!vat t'he. Hoard will subsidise the work of-im-pr<:vinL>' the school groun-ds to lite extent of £ for £, the work 'to ibe approved by Messrs Morion ami McDonald : that a new cupboard be proviikxl ■for the Salisbury Uoad School, but that the request for liui erection of an outhouse for the J'esidence 'be not ci.inplied with ; that t'he i architect be instructed to 'have two doors placed in the lOlt-ham Ttoad .schoolhouse as requested, ami to repair down-pipes -ami replace piles under the building ; that the lCltlvam Koad committee be informed 'that the. Hoard has not sitlticicnt funds to build outhouses to school residences. The report was adopted. I'MUMTIIUK.

()u- Hi,. I'eceinnien'ilation ur the C'hairman. it was (leeided to call tenders for the supply of school furniture when required, the period for which tenders were last called -having expired. DKITTATKINS. The Hoard deckled that in future all ilrpntalioiiH 'desiring to wail on the meeting- must give at least 2\ hours'' notice of • their visit. Tiro hour fir receiving 'deputations was fixed for 11 a.m. WKI.LIMiTON TR.UNLNd COLLI* K. In reply to a telegram with reference to an infonnaliiy in the nomination; of candidates for appointment my the Hoard of Advice of the Wellington Traiuiivg College, it war, decided to 'notify! the Wellinigtou Hoard that (the 'Paranak-i Hoard raises no oli.iectii-n to the election proceeding on the present nominations.

The voting' being' by boards lis a whole, the Board has east its vote in favour of Air W. 10. Spencer (Chief Inspector), its own nominee. The. Hoard at (I p.m. adjourned to SUSO a.m. tiie following- day.