S.C. BOARD OF EDUCATION.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1694, 4 February 1888, Page 3

S.C. BOARD OF EDUCATION.

The monthly meeting of Ibis Board was held on Thursday. Present — Messrs S. W. Goldsmith (Chairman), R. H. Pearpoint, J. Jackson, K. A, Barker, and the Rem Geo. Barclay and T, J. Smyth. The Chairman said that since last meeting Mr Taylor, of Hilton, bad resigned, and the following temporary appointments had been madeMr Vernon to the Waimate School; Mr Brown to Hilton; Miss Rowley to the Tiraaru Side; Miss Ida Gardner to the Timara Main. In conclusion, the Chairman said that in answer to the circular sent out by the office re giving all teachers three months’ notice pending the balancing of salaries he understood from the Secretary that all teachers had signified their intention of remaining servants of the Board. Mr James Gibson Qow Inspector to the Board, presented general reports on the Orari South, Geraldine Flat, Redoliff, Woodbury, Rangitata Station, Scotaburn, Orari Bridge, Waimate, Temuka, Hilton, and Rangitata South. The Secretary was directed to forward the reports to the respective Committees named. In reference to the recent acholarship examination, the Bay, Mr Barclay, reporting for the Committee, said he had gone into finances and found £260 17s wae the Board’s scholarship income, reckoning on the “ strict average,* Of this amount the Board bad already aliocated as from last year £174. Thia lelt £B6 17s for the Board to allocate to the scholarships for thia year. This amount the Scholarship Committee proposed to allocate as follows Senior pupils: To take scholarship at Temuka School of the value of £lO, M. Austin. Junior pupils: To take scholarship! at Timaru High School of the value of £4, A. A. Forbes; at “some’' High School of the value of £34, Ethel Howe; to take scholarship at Temuka High School of the value of £B, John Morton; at same school of the value of £lO, Christina Klee.—The report was adopted. The Secretary reported that the following gentlemen had been nominated to fill three vacancies on the Board Messrs Talbot, Beckett, Gray, Slee, Pearpoint, and Meredith-Kaye. The Winchester School Committee wrote requesting that a teacher be appointed to reopen the school.-The oflßce to take the usual action. Matters relating to the Rangitata South and Geraldine Schools were considered in Committee. As an outcome of discussion taken in Committee, it was resolved, on the Board resuming open meeting—“ lhat the masters of schools, before introducing any new books involving considerable expenditure, be enjoined in accordance with the provisions of the Education Act to solicit permission from the Board through their Committee.” The report on retrenchment, necessitating a revision of salaries, was submitted by the Rev. Mr Barclay, convener and chairman of the committee. The report was as follows : “ The committee find that by the withdrawal of the extra capitation grant (£900), and by the substitution of payment of ‘atrict average’ for ‘working average’ (£620) the Board loses between £I6OO and £I6OO per annum. Taking thia and other circumstances into account, the committee think it advisable to aim at retrenchment in its expenditure to theextent of £1650. In order to make this saving the following are the expedients the committee propose

Abolition of bonus on class subjects ... 360 Seduction of incidentals by 50 per cent 550 Reductions on salaries—- : Between £l3O and £l5O 4 per cent. Between £l5O and £2OO 6 per cent i Between £2OO and £250 8 per cent V 827 Between £250 and £3OOIO per cent S Betweep £3OO and upwd 12 per oent y Revision of Pupil Teachers’ salaries— Girls, Boys.. Ist year ... £2O £25 ) 2nd year £25 £BO [• 2CO ■ 3rd year ... ••• £3O £36 \ ,4th year £4O £6O/ Reduction of fees for instruction of pupil teaobera 100 Seduction of staff in the largo achooh l„ by enlarging the increment of 40 children to £soj and 60 to £60... 120 Total »• £ 1657 Mr Barclay added that the committee had had to perform one of the most unpleasant tasks set them since this district was made an educational one, but they discharged it to the bast of their ability. They had carefully compared the scale of salaries just read with that la force in ihe Otago Educational District, and found that the salaries »« now before the Board were lower than those paid in Otago. The committee also found that this was especially noticeable in the lower salaries, and they bed, therefore, come to a deciaion that day to ask the Board to strike out of the reooit the line “ Seduction on salaries between £l3O and £l5O 4 per cent.” In doing so they would Lave to subtract £B6 from the £327 shown as a saving in reducing the salaries, thus leaving £241 th « ac,ual total Bum ,aved under the bead of “reductions on salaries” The report was adopted, subject to the alteration suggested by the committee, and the chairman and Messrs Barclay, Smyth and Gray were appointed a committee to revise the incidental fund and scale of salaries, and rearrange the teaching staff. meeting then terminated.