TARANAKI EDUCATION BOARD.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 57, 26 February 1908, Page 2

TARANAKI EDUCATION BOARD.

Tile Jaii.iL-ation Uoard met last night. There were pieseliL — J. Wade (L-jiaimiau), U. A. Adlam, G. Tiseli, J.

D. .Morisoii, H. Trimble, \V. Kennedy, 11. I'aull and A. Morton. CHAIRMAN'S IUiI'OHT. The cluiirinaii reported the appointinents (already puulWied) made "inee lasl nieeling, ami that lie had authorised the replacing of the well-iTame. al tile Jvginoiit Village School.

AIieIUTEITS UKI'CHtX. | The architect reported that add.tioas and painting to school and residence al Cardill". and painting al Toko and Okatu were now completed. Al Oakura spooling «as being a tended to, as well as tne mallei' of giving belter wiitilat.oii. Work at the new Okokc se'aoid would he proceeded with as soon as possible, j The new ollices for the Hoard were pro- . "resin" satisfactorily, and would be ! oceuplUinn before tile date ot . (he March nioetiiig.—The reimrt was i TKU'IIKUS" SKLKCI'IttN (.'OMMITTEI-. j The Selection C<mimiU«' icporl.eil Unit the at- al ion- lor adverii-ed posHtonb H.u! been received as follows:-I TO ion sole teacher, b; Wailu'. >lteacher,."i. They recom,..ended that "• wing names be lonvarde, " colli,,,ittecs i„te,-ested:,(arr„.gtol .M -- 1.-. tTlnier, IH, Tataramiaka; » K. M MunU'Oinci'.v. WuiUH. M-• i;' llaiuertoii, E3, Salisbury (temporal v appoint nieiit); ami that t lie ma tier of appointing a teacher at Ki.iiu l>e I i,i 1 the hands of the chairman, with powev to l'LTlli maiKKS.

Tlie inspectors reported that Ue | marks allotted by 11.0 Ucpartiucnt ni pupil teachers'. examinations had c>, i to Hand. The following passed in t<_im--0- the regulations for the Civil junior examinations:-M,ft yeai, . l!ib,ou; second year, Wmilred ;ltm s.m. One candidate, Ktliel Lewis, tu comply with the requirements o he ainination, and, lmvjng '« , led in sueeessiou, comes under elaiisi .1 l< the Board's regulations. Owing to illness. lillic Knox was unable to pie»ent herself for examination. lh"s pi'l" l | teacher failed last year. The Board adopted the report ,and tut teachers will be notified accordingly. I IUNAXcu eecMnrmo. )

The Finance Committee recommended tluit the interior of the Card'U school be re-painted, but that the work be held over until the Easter holidays; that the tender of J. 11. Peterson lor additions and alterations to the Lincoln Bchool be accepted; that the matter contained in the letter from the _ Raliotu committee be referred to the inspectoi rcardiii" furniture and to the architect regarding alleged defective ventilators; that a tank be erected at the K° lu school, the committee to erect the. stand; that the matter of fixtures (clock, liell, and desks) at the Ncwall school be refered to the injector, and Unit Lie matter of the tank and spouting he held Dvvr ponding fnrtliev developments; that the subsidy authorised for gravelling ■Hid repairs to the Huiroa school grounds i„, to the committee; that the subsidies on donations from the district High School, Stratford, amounting to '£sl, 12s 3d, he applied for from the ; Department; that the amount of €4! 3s (Id authorised he paid to the Kaiaual j committee; that, the tender of Messrs Wchsler Bros for covering the. flooring of the new offices, for £49 7s, be accented. MANUAL AND TECHNICAL REPORT. Jlr Uallantync, director, submitted the draft of his annual report on manual and technical classes, The report will be completed for next meeting and then discussed. TRUANCY. Tile truant inspector, -Mr. A. llooker, reported for the year that the attendance showed a great falling-oil on account of the epidemics of whooping cough, measles, jaundice, etc. He believed every school in the. district, had had to close. Some schools worked with averages as low as half the roll number. "In prosecuting a number of parcuts for not sending their children re"ularly to school no doubt in some cases hardships have been indicted, parents not thinking it worth while to let. me know of the sickness of their ehildien until a summons is issued'. Tlieu they come down on me to save them going before the Court. Or, again, they will yo to a doctor and gel a certificate, which causes a great waste of time of the Court." Vines for the year amounted to .C 7 10s. He asked for some information lo enable him to reply to queries of settlers who, living a very great distance from School, asked whether they could get assistance in hoarding their children. On the whole, it lnul been a very difficult year, the teachers having great difficulty in judging the real and sham cases of sickness. — Adopted. Mr. Hooker will be furnished with the regulations for the conveyance of school children. NEW DISTRICTS. Householders in tile, Egniont and Upland road district petitioned for the partition of the Bell school district, so as to form two new school districts, Upland and Kgmont—Meetings will be called to discuss the boundaries and elect committees: Kgmont school, Monday, tltli prox.; Upland school, Tuesday, 10th prox. RESERVES. The Reserves Committee's report embodied the, remarks of Mr. 11. Eaull upon the following reserves personally inducted by him:—Pukcaruhe, Lincoln, part (iU Pukearuhe. Urenui town sections, and section 4, block 4, Waitara. The report was adopted, with the exception of section 20, block 12, Lincoln road, which matter was referred to the chairman to deal with. LEAVE OF ABSENCE.

J>eave of absence, on account of ill ncss was granted to:—Miss M. Potts AVest End, two months; AI i~s V. Uuth erford, Tarata, one mouth; Mis- F. Kigbv, Dudlev. one month.