Taranaki Education Board.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7985, 23 November 1905, Page 2

Taranaki Education Board.

'l'lie monthly meeting of tin? lionrd was held on Wednesday. IVf-vnt.: Mr •I. Wade (Chairman), Doughertv, Messrs Adliim, Faull, McDonald, Morton, Monkhuise. ami Maunder. AIUUiTi;( T S RKPOIIT. Mr James Sanderson, tlie Jninrds architect, reported having visit*! Stratford, Waifani, Frank'ley 110 id, and Okato. At StwU'onl tl\e work of leinstating was j loeeediug s;ittoi-ily, »>"! the contractor was entitled to a pi-e - gress payment. The technical school fence, with the exception of one or two small matters, was completed, and the contractor for that work was entitled to a progress payment. At Waitara the additions were completed, and the contractor is entitled to a pi ogress payment-, At I'Vankley Horn! tlie painting and repairs to smoke plate over range were completed. The teacher v.t, Okulo reported that the chimneys were drawing satisfactorily. The cost, however, was more than aticipatod. The amended tender for the school at Mangaroa, consequent on omitting the c! i-ir e/, imt substituting a s'ovej was CBH9, and the contract would be signed this week. In the meantime the contractor is getting the timber on the ground. Tlie tender of Messrs Smart Isr. s. had Ireen "accepted for latriw sat the West End school, and the architect expected that the whole of the latrines now in course of construction would be complete before the ei d of the yeai. In two rooms and passage of the Opunake school liou.se the walls and jeiliugs were very badly worm eaten, and retpiiied renewing. The floor should lie raised about two inches in the centre. He was unable to state the cost of the work before knowing what lining wasreiptiicd. The Architect was instructed to thoroughly overhaul the building to see whether it is worth repairing.

FINANCE COMMITTEE'S HEPORT. The fin nice committee reported that Messrs S. B. White anil Son, havjng made a claim for damages caused by a defer ive pipe in connection with the lavatory in iho lb.nul's ollices, "they had been refeired to tlic owner of the building The committee recommended that the l'ukearuhe. school <-ouimittee be supplied with the necessary material to paint the school building. That the Awntuna committee ' e i iformed they-are at liberty to dispose of the old pump and apply the proceed • to their seiiool funds.—jidi pted.

CI/AIRAIAX'S ItKI'ORT. Tlu* Chairman reported 'Unit owing in Mis Slinri not- taking up ]i<*r appointment ii\ Kuni. Miss M. HeM luid Ix'fH appointed temporarily. Also lli.it pwitiu' 11» Miss K. ('. liih-\ nut up li.-r ilut ics a' t> ppr Manuoivi during Miss l-Muards' r<ii sick' |ra\r, Mr has lin'ii appniul id. An !ht' foiirMi Tui'stlny in Im i- h*!| in Clii'i.-st mas wi-i-k. ('liiHni.jn a I'lTsh Wlato for I lit* PfCfmht-r iih-i-l iii£. Alt ft- cniisult inn- t||,. Chirr Inspector hi' rrcoiutiU'iidod 'thai the schools Invak u|>' lor live ini-lsiumncr holi da>s *'i< r i'rtd'ax-. I)«•(•. 1."». and npt n mi Momlav. .lan. 'J'J. The it-pori was adoptrd. OAKI'U Mr Adlam repotted visile:! Oaktira sclvool relative to ih< ; waler supply. As ih<* teacher wns willing lo jyiv,- tl towards a tank, Mr Adlatn reeomnrendt-d, OnHoard to accept the oOVt aivd suj»|vly the t;t nk. —Adi ipier^. fIKNKIJAI . Miss Powell was appointed teacher if I lie A \va' una Sclkhil, .subject to the approval i i 1 lie commitlte. 'rile datf I>f the of Ihe ("i-niral Schotrl was left' in Ww hands of the Chairman, afl'-r run SUilitlii, tile enlnlilitt-re. llle 1 luiakama Committee is lo he iufol'iicd of tin] Pe|»;irtmetit's ■decision with Tvgard (o schod n-Hi-The Xoifolk Hoad ComtuilliH' ur;inl"'d a suhsidy 'of VI lUs towards further improving \h>» grounds lIKSK; NATIONS.

Consideration of Mr rolls' svsig■lniion was deferred till next n\eetMiss Ainsworth's ivsiijnation of lur posit ien ii t Lou rr \\ hang-am 01 nona was fceeptrd. and the Chairman's 110 'ion in appointing Ms- Long l us l nuporarv 1 eacher was run finned. Miss M. J. Martin's resignation of luT position al Tarata was accepted, and 1 he usual steps ar«; Id 'bo taken to Jill the vacancy. J LKAVK OP AIISKNCtt. Mr Livingstone. headmaster al Kaimata, was granted leavr of absi nee on account of illness -in his amily, and .Mr Meredith was forumlly grunted the week he was obliged to take owiip.v to sickness. Mr Becker's application for an extra week s -holiday al niidsunumcr was "ranted, isulfiect Hit; approval »f tiro committee CLOSiXU A SCHOOL. The act ion of the Toko Committee n closing I lie scfioof for two weeks on account of nvusles wa.s confirmed. KKSKIiYKS, Mr Ai thut- Walter s applicat ion' to transit r his lease of section I, block I. Oitmiia Survey Oistnef. lo Mi' Arthur Bayly was 'ivf«. lT ed to the Unserves ('oiumit I i-e. with power to M\U SCHOOL hISTUKT. Applicat ion is lo he madr-to the '♦•pari u:cnl for a grant for a schoo\ it \\Jutnyapapa-