TARANAKI SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 8046, 12 February 1906, Page 2

TARANAKI SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS.

The monthly meeting of the Board of School Commissioners was held on Friday. Present: Mr J. Wade (Chairman), H. l'aull, and W. T. Jennings, 51.U.K. slr F. Simpson sent an apology, being absent in the Oliura count rv.

'I lie Chairman reported an interview with Mr S, A. Jordan on the subject of royally on gravel taken from seciion I<'>:(, ll.ua and Waiwakaiho district. 11 appeai-od I Inn Mrs Jordan hud been unable to obtain payment for the same, —The Secretary was empowered to I a lie steps lo recover the value of the gravel so taken. ( 'wing to (lie absence of Messrs. Simpson and Major, it was decided to defer further consideration of the revised leasing conditions. A letter was read from Mr F. Wake, solicitor, Stratford, applying for renewal of a 21 years' lease of section 1111, block 2, Xgaire, now held by 1.-\ Srhwerdtl'cgcr. —The Secretary's letter in reply, slating that llie tenant had no right of renewal in n 21 years' terminable lease, was endorsed.

The treasurer reported a credit balance ol i'/'ti f Is Id, also that Inhad redeposited for one year a sum of t;121, ;)s I<M, forming part of the Board's land fund.

the Ire isurer was authorised to transfer to the land fund a sum of CK Ss ltd received Ironi the Commissioner of Crown Lands for land sold.

. Accounts amounting lo JL'2:l an lid were passed for payment. Permission, on the usual conditions, was given to C B. Burton to transfer to (t. E. duett his under lease of part section -12, block 3, Xgaire S.D.