SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 81886, 13 November 1906, Page 2

SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS.

All the Commissioners were present at the meeting- he'ld on Saturday illuming, Mr James Wade presiding. it was decided that the valuation of Mr Richard Price's improvements 011 section 59. 11 ua and Waiwakaiho district, payable by any inccming lessee, be reduced front ,£IOO to £/o in terms of the lease.

Correspondence was read from the Public Works Department and Mr Walter Blair with regard to the taking of land for railway purposes, and the matttcr was finally held over for further information and the advice of the Board's solicitor.

The Chairman slated that he bad authorised die acceptance of a tender at £125 for the erection of a cottage ill place of the one recentlv desl roved by fire oil part section'' r<S<j, l'atea i district. The Chairman's action was approved, and the secretary was empowered to pass the work on com'plctiun. It was decided that old buildings "11 sections 551, and 3 p'\, New Mytnovnh. be >u'.d lor demolition. Ihe Uangunui Mducai ion Hoard applied |or a giant of XIXS towards (he purchase of mx wiimis adjoining tlie Noimanby scliool site for use as a hur-c paddock. The matter was hejd over fui 1 he[■ inform-.ii'on, and ibe secretary is lo vi-it ffornianliy and report. A letter teceived from the Hoard's ianger will reference lo one of Mr i. L. Joll s leaseholds ;ind the rebuilding of a cutiage at llawera was icferred lo ibe Noxious Weeds Commit ec.

Iho I reported a balance 1 f /Xy 7 uj/6. 1 lie iransfer of ilu* lea-c of i-eeiicns fS J 7» '"tc « New Plymouth. from LewN !' U> .Bailing, m< V \ 1,. O'lJ.k-n u.: s approved, subj-'ci to eyei 1 .riiitf in order. ! Leave io >ul.v'i'a-c Hie follow in;.; •••eotion< was i.'Tan ed :—Past section i''). Opunake. Opmiake Sawmilliny Companv u> John Coup"; ]»i C. Victoria Park, C. Carter t» T. C. SrharkenbiTtf. Mr Carter submitted a ]>' an for a residence I)' 1 proposed 10 mrt on his Victoria Park sraion, wlr.eh was passed. The Civ.irman's action in li'rantine/ consent to a .qranl of limber :red tramway rijfh'H by A. Logan to Derby Bio-, was confirmed, Accounts amounting; to £ijß 12/9 were passed (or pawraeut.