TARANAKI EDUCATION BOARD.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 81896, 29 November 1906, Page 2

TARANAKI EDUCATION BOARD.

Tile monthly meeting of the above Board was hold on Tuesday evening, l'resent —Messrs ], Wade (chairman); : G. A. Adiam, G. Tisch, D. Morrison, W Monkhouse, Kennedy, A. Morton, If Trimble and A. Faull.

Mr Sanderson (architect) reported that repairs wer e needed to four or live fireplaces at Inglewood school, at a cost of about £B. Plans had been prepared for additions to the school, etc., at Oaonui, an estimated cost of ,£290. If the building were raised an extra expenditure of 'would be necessary. Plans would need to be prepared far additions to the West End School at a cost of about ,£193. To widen the central room, provide two rooms for teachers and enlarge lavatories, the estimated cost would be ,£254. Other schools needed painting, the total estimated cast of which would be £222. The cost of enlarging the dining room at the Frank'.ey Road school would be ,£3l. This would include cost of painting the building. In reply to questions the chairman stated the various works would eceive the consideration of tlic finance committee. In some instances (ho estimates might appear heavy, but this would be decided when tenders were received.—The report was .idopted. The chairman submitted a report giving particulars of appointments as follows: —Durham Road, Miss M. M. Papps, sole teacher; Pungarehu Mrs Harrison; sole teacher. Temporary appointments, Toko, Miss Bern'tsen, assistant; lnglewood, Miss Riorden, infants' mistress; Stratford. Mr Cameron, Mr Tyrei, Miss Urquhart ; Central. Mr Rainbow, assistant; Whangamomona, Mr L. Bieheno; Wei;t End, Miss Berntsen; Norfolk Road, Miss Finnerty. The chairman stated he had procured from the Land Board a quarter aere section adjoining .the school at Lepperton at a rental of 5/ per annum for a school garden. The report was adopted. The Inspector was granted permission to use the infants' departmental the Central school for holding the national scholarships' extminaltions on nth December. The Inspector also submitted reports re proposals for additional schools At Taku there was an unused wiiare which he understood could bo rented at 5/ per week. He would recommend that application be made, and that the Board fence in iwo acres should it be needed. About fourteen children lived at the settlement and he recommended tiiat temporary arrangements be made until such time as a school 'would be erected. If a teacher were not available the school could be run as a hatf-iim<' >cnool in conjunction'with Wangaroa. Mr Spencer could not recommend the erection of a school at Newall

Road as there would be only live or oix children attending. He thought accommodation would be available in a building belonging- to Mr Ducker. Miss Cassie could instruct the children. This teacher had passed the ,6th ivtandaid and had nearly two years m secondary instruction At Aria there was a school site of five acres, and as the district was a rising one a school was required. In the meantime he would be in favor of procuring some building at a rental of about 5/ per week. At Kaeaeae there was a to-acre school site. He would recommend that a building of a temporary nature be erected and that the Aria and Kaeaeae schools be worked as half-time schools. Reports adopted.

* The Truant Inspector wrote stating that the remarks made by Mr Trimble at the last meeting- of the Board (and reported in the Daily News) that he lad issued 'truancy summons, etc., failed to appear at the Court were incorrect and he 'uould ask that Mr Trimble withdraw his statement. Letter to lie 011 the table. The Board resumed 011 Wednesday. ST MICHAEL'S SQUARE. The Central School committed asked the Board to appoint a sub-com-mittee to confer with the school committee for the purpose of cunsitkering the best manner of utilising tne unoccupied portion of St JMUchacl's. Square adjoining the schi Jo l.—The chairman and Mr Tisch wor.« appointed..

HUIAKAMA. The chairman of the Huiakama committee wrote that the)" couid nut agree to the withdrawal ot the application for a teacher's residence, and asked on whose authority this wa dene. The committee protested that the teacher had no riglit to interUre. The chairman said the teacher had a private house, and for that reason ivi thouglu there was lifcle chance of tilt Department granting money to erect a residence. The secretaty would only grant a residency when the teacher could not be conveniently accommodated elsc'.vhere. STRAT'F OKD s . The Board discussed t> i£ gtratford committee's request ' , ;U e school closed a \ VO r" earUur fjr llle S. VaCaUOn a week left to the i*Wallge. MID DAY RECESS.- ' ihe Tataraimaka committee for.•aided a copy of a .euer sent- Ao Mi>s Ullrner, the teacuer, to tlie eif 'ict ihd. the committee could not agree to th< e.xlenstja of the mid-day recess from: iialf-an-hour to ail hour during 'hesummer months, but would mi Uve "■ a u hour in the waiter. The Board decided to allow I no Tataraimaka committee to c.osio the school f ul - half-an-Uour during' i-he summer. A f'/vKENT'S COMPLAII 0,

A Icticr was read from tl pareot at a cnild attending the K jimi road school, complaining that t.ue little boys of the infant class \ ( ~l c caug' it ill the porch with the 'door suut. Whilst ihere one of tlie struck this little !ad inree I; ows , V ith » broom and mat the b jy |j«en iU ever since wim para 0 f tho legThe teacher wrj.e he had in^ a " leal advice tnat the 0j mvti j ia( ] to do Vitn the pai - alpis , Consideration was dcterr amil the rcl)un oi the schoo. con iluilteß > d b(!Cn te . coived.

| G .fc]\ERAL, 1 lie Auc); , niu | j wrotC) agreeing tj re.l ull( | t0 t[ UojL-d the amount ok eX p e „ 6y ,, i ucu ried in the exam mat J(m ol tny Auckland schools Acr ' ri "' Jnaki ispw"*- ... r ' ouulß ami "' nting to £1996 18/2 0 passed for payment. ■The bounda-r i CS 0 f tho Douglas jChoo.' district. ; JS c [cciclccl by the m«eting' of housci* ,]dcrs were adopted. The settlers 0 f the Ongarue disirict wroto tf i;ll lmd asked the Auckland B' to constitute the Ongar.ue a. separate school district. —A; s the d istrict- is in the disputed aitomo 1 oiiiity, 110 action will be taken at- ••• ctu. On this recommendation of the inipectoi'; 1 '■)' was decided to have lettcied ' 011 sebcoi reairlences and bin dings the dale a f painting-. Tho in? lewood committee notilicti that Mr ' Tarplee had resigned as chairman and member of commiliee. Mr Cone had been appointed cnairnian, and. Mr George Cook appointed to fill t'ft c vacaney.—Appointment, confirme d. The a cti on °f 'he Tikorangi committee ii V closing tile school on account of toi influenza epidemic was coiiconfir BH'dThe Bi 'Bm' accepted the resignation of Miss Buil d, at the Stratford District lligl 1 Sci'iool, 10 take effect from 30H1 inst.