Thames High School.

Thames Star, Volume XI, Issue 3650, 7 September 1880, Page 2

Thames High School.

A meeting of the Governors of the Thames High School was held this morning. Present—His Worship the Mayor, (in the Chair,) Messrs Kilgour, Brodie, Speight, McCullougb, Marshall, and Brown.

The Secretary, Mr Heald, read the minutes of the last meeting, and the correspondence.

.Mr Brodie referred to the state-of the High School premises and the gardens. It was decided that steps should at once he taken to have the premises cleaned and the gardens properly laid out. The Chairman, with Messrs Kilgour and Brown, were appointed the Visiting Committee for the ensuing month. The monthly meetings of the Com* mittee were fixed to be held on the first Thursday in each month. A number of accounts were passed for payment, but two from the Borough for rates and water were left io the hands of the Mayor and Mr Speight to see the authorities in view of getting some reduction made.

STATEMENT BY THE CHAIRMAN. Mr Ehrenfried made a statement to the Board as to the steps taken by him in Wellington to further High School matters. He stated he had seen Mr Rollers tou re a vote of money towards the school funds, but found the Minister could do nothing until the House had passed the item. However, owing to Mr Itolieston's endeavours and the support of friends in the House, the vote had been passed, arid as the Board knew immediately afterwards, he got Mr Rollestoh to forward £2CD of it to the credit of the accoun.t The endowment matter be found to his surprise had not been so advanced as he had expected, or as the Board had been led to believe from Mr Tole and the survey department. Mr Elliott, the Under Secretary for Crown Lands, had however taken great trouble in the matter, and had at his solicitation sent instructions ] to Mr Percy Smith to at once complete the survey. This he had the satisfaction of hearing had now been done, and the endowment was actually in the possession of the Board. In speaking to Mr Eolleston upon High School affairs he had poiuted out the position of the Board and showed that unless the Government gave votes annually for the school, the Board would have great difficulty in keeping the school going. There was one way to help them, and that would be to allow them to dispose of the endowment, for with the proceeds of the sale an income might be secured, but if they were compelled to lease it, the return for years would be very little. He was pleased to find that an Act had passed subsequently authorising school boards to sell the endowments, and it would be for the members to discuss the steps to be taken with the endowment at Te Aroha.

Upon the motion of Mr McCullough, the Chairman, Dr Kilgour, Mr Speight, and Mr Brodie were appointed a commit toe to enquire into the matter of selling the endowment, and to report to a future meeting. Mr Brodie proposed a vote of thanks to the Chairman for the interest he had taken in the High School affairs during his late visit to Wellington.—The motion was carried unanimously. The great attention shown by Mr H. J. H. Elliott, the Sec. of Crown Lands at Wellington, to all matters touching the business of the Board, and especially in the matter of the endowment was referred to. Mr Brodie proposed a rote thanks to Mr Elliott. Mr McCullough seconded, and bore testimony to all that had been said, stating what great assistance Mr Elliott had given him while on a visit to Wellington as Mayor last year. The resolution was carried, and a copy of it ordered to be scut to Mr Elliott. This concluded the business.