TARANAKI SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 59, 16 March 1907, Page 3

TARANAKI SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS

The monthly meot ng of th''luvanaki School (Jommi.ssioncrii wii he.d yesterday. Present: Messrs Faull. Jennings and Wade. Mr Wade was a)>po'.nted to the ehair, and leave of absence granted to Messrs Major an.l Simpson.

Mr Jennings, according to notice, moved that a return allowing the number <>f reserves, with area of same, which are utilised by way of occupation, be submitted to next meeting. Mr Jennings said the Hoard should have information beside them as to the extent of the reserves not brought into occupation, aud, in this connection, he said he had written to other Boards of School Commisioners with a view of ascertaining the extent of the area of reserves unoccupied throughout the colony. Mr Faull could hardly the object of the motion, as the unoccupied reserves were advertised every year.—The chairman said the particulars could be obtained from the list of advertised section-, lie suggested that tin* secretary rule out the reserves let trom the lime they were Jast year put up 1o and inn.—.Mr Jennings said this would answer the same purpose, and the inf»tinn. in this form, was sieved to.

Mr Jennings next moved as follows: "That the amount of arrears at this date v for rent on reserves be "submitted at next nu'oCng, the return showing names I' ami amounts.'' Mr Jennings remarked that if one man were summoned for arof rent, other defaulters should , l>e treated in a similar way.—The soeretary said that a list of all defaulters ' was prepared every year and checked N by the Auditor and, in regard to sueing, * this was done under the direction of the j Board, all defaulters being treated alike. —Mr Faull seconded, and explained ! tlmt he look it that the motion was not intended as a reflection on eitliei the secretary or Lne solicitor, but as a means to obtain information that should he in the possession of members to enable them to eniquire into the position o{ things.—Carried. Mr G. 11. Brown, chairman of thi •.Western Park improvement Hoard, wrote asking the Board, to refund £lO 10s "paid to the School Commissioners for rent of >cetions situated in "Downe street. He explained that the sections were under oiler and accepted by the New Plymouth Borough Council on certain conditions which could not, be completed bv June Urd, I!KJf». at which date the School Commissioners had decided to puf up the sections to auction. To piweii. Ihe kind g"tting into the hand* of private individual, it was mxc>,-avy. until (he Parliamentary Bill giving ef-b'l-l to exchange to the Borongh Council could be obtained, for the Committee • o bi«l i lie upset rent, whicli they now wi-ln-d refunded.- -The chairman thought the I '>■ >ard should approach the malter i-aMully. It was Ids opinion thai th" Hoard li.ui no jhjU'it to sanction the reI fund. !li* would like irie matter referred to the sruic to r foi' bis opinion,—Mr I'aull concurred.—Mr denning- went iu- | I" lie* part?cn!:irs ol' (lie ease, and in | vi"\v of ihe extraordinary- circumsianees the t lioiigiil the Bonnl.if it could legally do So. would be ju• tified in eiviti'j the refund. Mr who was present. sa : d hi- opinion was that it miiiht no| be ilh'-a f to make the refund. but the probnbiPly n-.as that the Auditor would '! refuse to pass it.—At this stage. 'Me-rs Tisr-h. Webster -,md Brown, members of ihe We-tcrn Park Commiitee. waited (m Ihe litwrd. Mr Tiseh detailed the facts and cirenmstances of the cas.\ —1 'l'be chairman said tlie School Comnrssioners bad kepi: j<» their part of the] a & j'ee'nth | in r<'-peci: of the tranirference Li of th" -ec'.ions to the Borough Conn--10 | eil. but the latter body had not comj }>]eied its par* of the bnrjrfyu, inas^ • much that the roading worlc had not "j been proceeded w'lh.—Vr Brown pointi ed out that the School Commissioners '• v : were in possesion of tho Council's letee j ter 11 the etlVcf that the worl; would in April. The committee had j nothing to do with the terms of the exchange, but had provided the moijey

I. I make the exchange possible.—Mr Web sler said the committee had carried oul the r pari of the contract to the letter |—Tue eha'.rniaii: Yes; but you see wi jure not dealing with you bub the 130J rouj>'h Council in the matter.—After the | deputation wiihdrew, Mr Faull lnoved ten jtlnit the inaUer be referred to the soli he eitor for hi* written opinion.—Mr Wade .'seconded. —Mr .Jennings moved a 9 an 7 {amendment: "That providing there are ,'pg j no 'legal object ons, the Board agree, to j, v j refund rlie Western Park Committee the sum of Cli) 10s."—The amendment [was not .-ecunded, and the. motion wits j carried. | Uetu'Wals of lei\se were granted to A. j Marsh ami 11. \\ r . Madder, i, | The secretary was insty\icted to write ac i to the Wanganni Education Board inti- } mating lhat 1l»e matter of the Normanill by y.u; sections must be com,i- ; piet'-d bv June. m i The District ltond Engineer wrote rc | ss fie devi;»t (Mi of Mangaopa and Matau 2 it,a dp, near Purangi.—lt was agreed to r* -anef ion the deviation subject to the np j jMnvai of the Commissioner of Crown ' Lands, Mr Simpson. The ranger's report was adopted.— i Mr -lennings moved: "That all tenants lon whose properties noxious weeds are i growing lie notified to take immediate j steps ty deal wiiih same, and that ihe Ueeretarv notify all those ment'oned Jiu the ranger's report that the. work of il cradiraUoii be proceeded with without y . delav/'-" Mr I'aull >eeiuided.--Carried . j Authority was given to the Treasurer M(. pay out .C7OO for primary educai ,l ' m * ' The following tran>fers were author s J- skinner to Tims. U. Mounsey. ' section 11). Idock XIII, Mahoo 8.1). ; x\. ■ ,1. (ioodwm to Pitt Bros, see 54, block t \IV. lluu'oa S.I). Accounts were j>nssed for payment , and the meeting rose.