HIGH SCHOOL BOARD.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 172, 20 January 1914, Page 6

HIGH SCHOOL BOARD.

At. the moil!lily meeting of the New Plymouth High School Board of Uo\ernors, yesterday, thin- were present: Mes,is. P. Doekrill (i„ the chair). KvreKenney, W. X. Kwiug, ti. Cr.-v, I), itutchen, and Dr. Pookis.

The Jnspcotoi-I'eneral 0 f Schools (Mr lloghen) advised that a grunt of Elli Ids 1,1 had been, made for a supplcnifiitiirv eipiipinent for .science classes at tinschool. Paynieni would be :u:id,- 1 n receipt of parti-ulai-i jf .he total cost 01 tiie equipment. •Vr S. 10. ( orry wrote from llawi-a asking if the Hoard would mak- a rt-i'al-c on the f paid for his daugiiLer at the school la-t term, as she li.ufuiilv attended school for about three week's before he left New I'lvmoulh.

It was decided to graiil i t u .bate of lialf the fees for that term. ilr .1. 11. Ouiliiani wrote accenting the P.oard's oil',-!- to rent hi, property, ileeided on at ihe lust meeting ui the Hoard.

'Phe Public Trustee wrote regretlinir that the oll'ii-e could not at present cu-te-tain any applications for loans.

Atcssrs. ,• u.io. Griffiths, architects, wrote (hat a contract had been h-t to Messrs. Nipucrt Tiros, for painting and rep-airing the lioys' High School, for £124 13--. The work' would be completed by February 5. Coiilirniation was received frrjui tielOiiucation Department of the appointment of Dr. Kooke- and Messrs. JO.'Dockrill and if. '.'ras.-r to Hie Jiimrd. Accounts amounting lo £".S7 los 7d were passed for payment.