EDUCATION MEETING.
The usual monthly meeting of the Milford School Committee was hold this weeh. Present—Messrs Waddel (in the chair), Watt, Chr'stmas, and Irlley. The minutes of the last meeting were read and con firmed. Letters were read from Education Board oc Judo 2nd, about new fence. June 28, intimating that the Board disallowed the sum of LIT 10s for fence newly erected to school ground. From Mr Joseph Woodhead, to say that lie had not pressed Colville to staple wires contrary to specification.
A letter to Education Board about the disallowing of the suni of Ll 7 10a for new fence was read. The Committee sanctioned and adopted the letter as their uudervaodiug and claim in the matter. It was proposed by Mr Watt, seconded by Mr Christmas, that the contractor be requested to complete his contracts according to specification.
Copy of letter written to the Board : Milford, 3rd July, 1879, Herbert Beltield, Esq., Sir, —I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 28th June, in which you inform the Education Committee that the Board has disavowed tbe sum of Ll 7 10s for the new fence to the school ground. I am directed by the Chairman to call your attention to your letter of .20th March, in which you inform the Committee “ that the Board has granted a further sum of LlO for the purpose of alterations in the fencing as therein requested. The amount will be passed for payment on receipt of account of the work, certified to as correct by yourself.” Tiie work has been completed and certified to by him, and a receipted account for the money was forwarded to the Board, along with other accounts.
The Committee had no interest in making the alteration in this fence. The old fence was a good and sufficient one ; but the Committee conceived that its proximity to the house (18 feet) vitiated the insurance of the house.
Upon your giving authority to the Chairman to have the work executed (as he fully understood that you had done by your letter of the 20th Ma> - ch) the Committee ordered the Secretary to advertise for tenders, and requested the Chairman to accept a tender for the work. The tenders were higher than ho expected, but rather than leave the house unprotected by insurance he accepted Colville’s offer, which he considered the most favorable.
The work was completed by Colville under this tender, and the Chairman never doubted that the amount o£ LlO sterling at the least would be passed, upon his certifying that tho works had been done.
The Chairman understands from your letter of the 28th June that the Board disallows the whole sum of Ll 7 10s sterling, and ho also understood from your letter of the 20th March that the Board had sanctioned the expenditure of LlO, if considered necessary.
He did consider it necessary. Last summer the fences in connection with the school fence took fire twice from accidental and unknown causes. One of these fires M'Ensor observed soon after its commencement, and without loss of a moment despatched four men, with water and a goree knife, to put it out. Those men, by very great exertion, and by catting a gap before the fire, only with great difficulty succeeded in extinguishing it after a large piece of fence had been burned. It is Mr Eusor’s opinion that if the fire had not been thus promptly attended to it would not only have burned all the adjoining fences, but also some of the houses. By this action of the Board the Milford Committee is placed in a most painful position, having became liable for a sum of money, for the liquidation of which it has no funds, I am directed to request you again to bring the matter before the Board, and to endeavour to have the sanctioned sum of LlO at least paid to the credit of the Committee. I have, &c., D. Bannatyne Craig, Secretary.
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Temuka Leader, Volume 2, Issue 161, 12 July 1879, Page 2
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