Education Board.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7961, 26 October 1905, Page 2

Education Board.

The imnthly meuting of the Taranaki I'.'dueation Hoard -was continued on Wednesday, when there were present, Mrs Dougherty -and Messrs.!.; Wade. (Oh-airman), Faull, Monk-house, .Mclio-imtd, Adlam, Mackay an-d Morton. -Ili'serves.T'he reserves coinuiit-t.ee sul,(nil led a comprehensive report on the utilisation of school sites, '.'hich was- a-do-pt-.-d. Section .1, -block 8, -Vgaire, 1 aci\s, is -to I,e lea St I to Mr H. I'. Best, occupier of -the adjoining* section, at a rental of seven shillirrgs per acre per annum, five from taxes and charges of all kinds to the Hoard, which will be -<. nipowered to resume possession of one or more* acres of tlie .site at. any time if required for the erection of a Iscl'jool house. A reserve of two acres, situated at. Wegau Street and Swansea lio-ad, Stratford Borough, will Ire leased to Mr William I'. Taylor on lurnis agre,-d upon, -t wo sect io-ns wiH 1-e renti-d for 'JI years. with the right of rinewal n-t a re-vatuat ion, and the remaining six sections for til years. Th-e latter sections are proposed -to -1 e us- t d as a nursery garden, and in 'the went of the Hoard requiring fhem six mouths' notice is stipulated. Further consideration will lie given to the -application of the teacher, JWr Murket-l, for the use of Hie. wh-olc of f lie I'iiki-a--rulin school site, portion of which is let. to Mr Thomson, after the Hoard has inspected it- when the furze i';. cleared li.v tile (overnnienl. The Waipu school s'i'le, section 11, lilock 2, (l-ltiirn. will ,-t\i tir,ru|rii -d by Me 11 William Allen, occupier of -the adjoining section, on the condition- that, -he fences it and keeps it free from noxious weeds, -t-h-e Hoard -having power to resume possession if required lit any time. —l'mmi School.The Chief Inspector (Mr '\Y. K. Spencer) repor-ted favourably on the application for -increased accommodation at the I'renui School. The room, at 12 feet of space per pupil, woul-d accommodate f>(V pupils, and at JO feet (ifi pupils. 'Pile roll last quarter was X'.l, withlan average of 71.'1. 'l'lve inspector recommended an additional room to lie built. He was sat-islied that an assistant would be permantly required, as the maintenance of the attendance was apparently assured. 'Pile Hoard decided to make applications to the Department for a grant for the additions. —l'riti Valley; School.—

The inspector reported on iln» pro posed school at; Mr .7oil's house, Frit i Valley. He considered thai file school is not neei Ssary as the conditions are improving' year by year, awl th»i opening?; ofi mew school, as suggested, would practically bill the preseivt (.ne.

y\v Joll, howi-vi-r. has in ihe meantime writtviT witlvflrawing' his application aivd stating that when the roads improve arrangements 'will he made for thf carriage of the pupils. The report was adopted.

' —Leava of A-bseitce.— Owing to illness. Miss "M. I'. F.dwards. I'pptl' Mangoi'vi, "was granted three nioivths' leave of ahrence from Oct. 12. and Miss Pitzroy. one month from Oct. 21. Quest-ion of Capitation.— Tlie Cent ral School Commit tee wrote with reference te 'the capitation allowance (J:2I IDs \h\) paid to the couuuii't tee for the September quarter. The telle!' set out:—" The cominittee consider a great injustice has been done .in reducing the capitation grant during the currency of the-year Without formal notice'lyeiivg given, ami protest against such action on accrunt of its finances heing seriously crippled. The coiumrttee, therefore, nsk to be supplied with ivn explanation in order that steps may be taken in the direction of seeking redress."

The Chairnnln exp!ain;*d that ihe reduction was the result of the new regulations, but the Hoard had un fortunately omitted io notify the committee of the. proposed change. Mr Faull held that it >woultl 'hi only just to the committees fo make some concession in-ngard to th" capitation, steingi ihntj Ihey were not nol ilied of the change l anvl had made t hejir tinaneial ; arrangements ant icipat ing- the usual grant. After discussion i| wws -decided, on the motion of Mr Faull, seconded by Mrs nouyVrly, that the school couvnit t cei \,<> paid on the old scale up to Oct. I, afterf which the new] scale will be enforced. —Teachers' Residences.— The Committee wrote Avi'th reference /1 o obta'ing' a grant for a teacher's residence at Makahu. In., reply to the Hoard's 'imfuiry, the Depart nirnl. - wrote, 'by direction of the; Minister, that no grant for teachers' residences can 'bo made if it be reasonably possible for n teaehor to rent -a house or to obtain suitable residential acconmio-dat ion otherwise.

If was .decided 'to ' iii-i|'uire of tin; committee -whvther the •teacher couhl obtain boai-el and residence near the •ehnol, in l 'vicioriUiliua.. wit h Mm JBt-. partinent's idea. If not, t-he Hoard will make aapiication to -the l)e()artineiit' for a grant. —Resijfivat ion.— ,'Pho resignation «f Mr das. ((rant, headmaster at l-nylcwoi/d, |was accepted, to take effect from Jan. ill next. iscel laneons.— Ihe inspector, to whom the matter was referred, intimated -that blinds were 'being provided at the. Ivaiauai School. The matter of lalrine ! aecoinuiodation at the I'urangi School was relerred lo Mr Morton for report. Ihe I iiyh-w oihl j haviiiy spent the sum of £lO (lis on science apparatus, the Hoard agreed to Pay t-he Commit lee a subsidy of on th-e recomnien-dat ion of t-lve inspecl or.

At the ■ rr.juesl of t ht- Anckland lioard, the inspector was nulhorisul to report on an application for a school at. Awakino. I lie Pemliigh Htmil School Coir, mitten asked permission to iv; luce'Mm mid-day recess .11 n 'h<\ 1 f -an 'hour, 'as a number ol ihe ehildron were required home at :t o'clock to assist, in t hcj nvilkiny.—Permission was 'granted.

'l'in l Mi/partir..' nt-'haviiej,- 'declined If. increase the for live Mang-oivi School, the Hoard; decided to cut <i"l t-he proposed -brick ehi.mne\- -and substitute a stove. The li'epartlnent will Ive notitied to this etl'eet.