EDUCATION BOARD.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 177, 25 January 1912, Page 7

EDUCATION BOARD.

MONTHLY MEETING. The Education Board resumed yesterday morning. ENDOWMENTS. Mr. D. Hutchen, on behalf of the Board of Governors, wrote, stating that in accordance with'the recommendation contained in the report of a committee of the Board' of Governors of the New Plymouth High School, the Board had decided to convene a conference of th« members of the Legislature of the Taranaki provincial district to take into consideration tlie terms of the Taranaki scholarships endowment and devise means for making fuller use of the revenue derived from the endowment. Before convening the conference the Board desired to ascertain the views of tkc Taranaki and Wanganui Education Boards in order that they may be submitted to a conference.

The chairman and Messrs Kennedy and Morton were appointed a committee to consider the report on the scholarships and the Opaku reserve, and to report to the Board. FINANCE COMMITTEE'S REPORT.

! The following report was read and | adopted:— i Norfolk.—The Board will supply the [ necessary material for spouting and | drains for the shelter shed, the committee to do the labor, according to their request. Inglewood Technical School,—The linoleum for the cookery room will be supplied on application to the director. Midhirst. —Th# committee is to be authorised to get half of the dividing fen erected between the residence and 5i . Brown's property, and to have the fence attended to generally. Warea.—The bathroom and washhouse will be erected as soon as possible, and the matter of chairs will be referred to the inspector. Lincoln—The committee will be empowered to procure gates, as requested. Carrington.—The Board will supply the necessary material required for fencing and drain pipes, and will subsidise them £ fctr £ towards the work specified. Kina.—The letter from the Kina Committee is to be referred to Mr. Young, with power to act. Denbigh.—The Board * cannot see its way to make a grant for the formation of a track and bridges, but has referred the matter to the Public Works Department.

i Hillsborough.—The matter of repairs to the doors and windows was referred to the chairman, with power to act, and the committee will be informed that the remainder of the application is entirely the commitee's work. Waiongona.—The application of the committee was referred to the chairman, with power to act. Wood and coal radiator.—A couple of radiators are to he procured for trial in backblock schools where there are no firgplaces. Bathrooms.—The foreman is to be empowered to let several of the bathrooms by contract in order to expedite their construction, and that he draw out plans and estimates for additions to the Norfolk and Urenui residences and apply to the Department for & granf. j SCHOLARSHIPS. A motion was pased by the Board, .that provided all the conditions are j be complied with, the following candid-' ates be granted National Scholarships: ! —Miss Doris A. Lawn, of the Fitzroy j School; and Miss Ellen Warren, of the Korito SehocL - . The foiiowing candidates will be granted the Board's scholarships provided the •regulations are complied with:—Thomas Kelly, Myrtle Mackie, Belle Allen, Gordon Mcßride Scott, Annie Mace, Francis Alexander Bruce, and Margaret E. Cook (New Plymouth High School), Eric W. C. Jobson, Colin J. Campbell, and Douglas ' L. Overbyre (Stratford. High School), lan W. B. Roy and Helen L. Wliite (West' End School), George Richardson and Alice E. Press (Inglewood school), Ernest Coutts (Tariki School), William J. Wolf 'and Harriet J. Nielson (York School),. Christina M. Gray (Ngaere School). OVERSEER'S REPORT. Mr. Chas. H. Moore reported on the following schools:— Tarurutangi.—The bathroom and extra room are finished. The draining will be extended to the boundary as soon as the pipes come to hand. Urenui residence and school.—The alterations and additions to the residence and school painting are well in hand. They wJI be finished within a fortnight. Korito.—The repair work at the school has been attended to. Waitara —New blinds have been fixed j to several windows and the floors have] been repaired. The drainage ia unsatisfactory at this school, and he recommended a re-arrangement ;of the 'drains* At present they flow into swamps. Huirangi.—Small repairs to the'scMol have; .been attended to, and a bath ,is being put in at the residence.. The palters have made a start with their'work. Douglas (new school). —The sawn timber is on the site ready' to start this job. The earth is being removed from the bite and the building will be started in a fortnight.

Waihi (new school and residence). — Material will be carted on to the site shortly, and a start will then be made with the work. Dudley School.—A new tank and stand have been erected, drainage altered, and two new lavatory basins put in. The school painting will be attended to this week. Durham.—Plans for additions and alterations to the Durham residence have been forwarded to the Department. Painting.—The painting is finished at Rowan and is well on at Xgaere, Waitara | and Huirangi.

Central.—Small repairs have been erected at the Central residence, which is being painted. A bathroom is being put on at Omata, with new tank and drainage. Hurford.—A new lavaotory basin 19being put in at Hurford School, with proper drainage. The tank and stand are being moved away from the wall. Kent—The fireplace at the school has been examined and a Unique radiator is recommended before the cold weather starts. The present chimney will soon have to be re-built in brick as it is part brick and iron. This would be a handy place to give the radiator a trial. Central—To make a good job of the asphalting at the Central School it would cost about £ls for material and £9 for labor. Ladders.—Two extension ladders have came to hand and are very convenient. In view of the work at the Central School, he asked permission to get one more ladder, extra long, and two painters' tresslos. _ Messrs Beckett and Roberts were entitled to full payment on their contract. A REQUEST AND CRTS VANCE. The secretary of the Waitara School Committee asked for two barrels of tar for taning the floor of one of the recently erected shelter sheds. With reference to the Board's circular re giving facilities for children attending to"their music lessons, lie wished to convey the committee's opinion that unless* the hours for exemption for the purpose of music tuition are specified, there is every possibility of the system being abused. Th« committee had no desire to pre-

vent the children having reasonable time to attend lessons, but could quite see that some children would lose half a day'* schooling every week if the system were allowed to be carried on without some time being stipulated by the Board, say from' 2 p.m. The chairman reported having supplied two barrels of tar, and his action was confirmed.

AN EXAMINER WANTED. The New Plymouth town clerk asked if the Board could see its way to appoint an examiner and hold an examination in practical plumbing in New Plymouth. Applications have been made by several young men for plumbers' licenses, and the Council have endeavored to obtain the services of Mr. A. H. Kendall to conduct such examinations. The Hospital Board, however, consider it inadvisable that he should undertake it.—Held over. APPLICATION FOR SOLICITOR'S

COSTS. Mr. W. F. Mundt, secretary of the Kaimiro School Committee, forwarded a solicitor's account for £3 3s for costs incurred in an action against Mr. Shoemark, late chairman of the committee, to recover money received by him, which he got for the purpose of providing a picnic and prizes for the children. They went to a lot of trouble to obtain the money ( £l2 18s). They applied to the Board, which considered they had no. jurisdiction over the money. As they felt it their duty to get the money they applied to the Magistrate. The case was heard at Inglewood, when judgment was given in their favor, the S.M. stating that the case should never have gone into Court, and that the money should have been handed over as soon a,s a flew committee i was elected. They were in .*Mk a position that they could not pay it out of capitation. Even if it were legal they would have no funds to carry on thß school work, as the money recovered was raised for a special purpose. The late chairman was interviewed re the fund, but refused to give up the money. ,

The Board decided that it could not see its way to do anything in the matte*.

OEO SCHOOL SITE. Messrs. Govett and Quilliam wrote re the Oeo school site. The following resolution was passed:— That with a view of acquiring part of subdivision E, part section 1. block 2, Oeo S,D. (containing two acres), as a site for a public school, a. copy of the plan of the said land be deposited at the office of the Egmont County Council's office at Opunake, and that all necessary notices be given and steps taken in accordance with the provisions of the Public Works Act, 1908.

MISCELLANEOUS. The question of the overseer's salary and allowances was referred to the chairman to consider and report to the Board. _ Mr. G. N. Poulson was granted permission to transfer his lease of section 4, block 15, Pouatu S.D., to Mr. J. Ostler,' provided all rent owing to the date of transfer» had been paid. The inspectors recommended that Miss Combs, of the Waihi School, be transferred to the Awatuna school in place of Miss Powell, who has resigned. The secretary of the Stratford School Committee informed the Board that he had been notified by the Borough Council inspector that the Broadway fence of the paddock was in a condition dangerous to the public. The' matter of renewing the fence around sections 812 to 815 and 850 to 853, town of Stratford, was referred to Mr. Rogers, with power to act. It was decided that the sum of £l6 17s, the cost of re-erecting the boundary fence around the school grounds, be paid the Midhirst School Committee,

The teacher of the Makahu school asked for an auxiliary wood burner to be supplied for the stove. It is impossible to get coal there.—The Board is unable to comply with the request. The secretary of the Bird School Committee applied to have the porch enlarged, as it is too small and inconvenient, and the roof leaks in bad weather. The overseer is to inspect and report. It was decided to obtain another extension added and two tressles as asked tor by the overseer, and a radiator is to be erected in the Kent School. On tile motion of the chairman, seconded by Mr. Young, it was decided that thS teachers' salaries be paid in accordance, with the chairman's recommendation In •a similar manner to Wanganui and Nelson.