SCHOOL COMMITTEES' ASSOCIATION.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8241, 20 September 1906, Page 5

SCHOOL COMMITTEES' ASSOCIATION.

QUARTERLY MEETING. The quarterly meeting of the Wairarapa School Committees' Association was held in the Masterton Borough Counoil Chambers, yesterday morning. There were present:—Messrs R. Brown (chairman), E. J. Rose, H. Evans, J. Diok, J. ti. White, J. Harper and W. Josson. Apologies for absence were received from Messrs C. 0. Jackson, H. Stuokey, 0. J. Kent-Johnston and O. Cobb. The Miki Miki Rohool Committee wrote stating that Mr E. Payton bad beea appointed tu represent the Committee on the Association, A letter was received from the Nireaha Sohool Committee statiug that the Committee was in sympathy with the movement to form an Association, but it could not see its way to send a delegate at present. The Kakaunul Sohool Committee notified that it had decided to join the Association. A letter was received from the Moku School Committee stating that it was in sympathy with the objects of the Association, but being so fat away, it could not see its way to join the Association. The Taueru Sohool Committee notified that it had agreed to join the Association. Tne Carterton Sohool Committee wrote stating that it had decided to join the Association and that Messrs G. A. Fairbrother, J?. Feist and W. Moore had been appointed delegates to the Association. The Committee further stated that • the aotion of the association in interesting itself in the eleotion of the members of the Ednoation Board was ill-advised, if not entirely outside its province. The Secretary was instructed to reply that the Executive Committee in issuing a circular to all School Committees in the Wairarapa in connection with the Board elections was only acting under instructions received at the last meeting of the Association. The Mangahao Sohool Committee notified that it had decided to join the Association. The Mangapakeha Sohool Committee wrote stating that it had decided to join the Association, and that Mr J. xMcLeay had been appointed the Committee's delegate to the Association. It wae resolved that the notices for meetings be sent out four weeks prior to each meeting instead of two weeks, and that the membership of the Executive Committee bo increased . from seven memoers to twelve members. A resolution was brought forward by Mr Dick, on behalf of the NgaturiSohool Committee, a« follows: "Tht the Education Board be asked to obtain a loan under the Loans to Looal Bodies Act for the purpose of providing drainage and septic tanks for all schools in the Wellington Education Distriot, and the Board to collect from the Committee the Interest and Sinking Fund required to repay the loan in 26 years, pro rata to the capitation grant of each Committee." In the disoussion that ensued ths members oondemned strongly the present unsatisfactory sauitary arrangements existing in country schools, it was generally thought that the diffiulty could be easily cot ovor by a loan seeing that the Education Board hpd raisei difficultes in the way of granting money for the purpose of providing better sanitary arrangements. The following lution was carried as au alternative to the former:—"That the urgent need of providing septic tanks, drainage and efficient water service , for sohools not already so provided be brought by the Association under the notice of the Minister of Education, and Messrs Dick, White and Jesson be a deputation to the Minister to urge the requirements." It was decided to telegraph to Mr Ilogg asking him to arrange for an interview with the Minister. It was deoided to hold the next meeting of the Association in Masterton, at 11 o'clock, on December 12th.

An account for £1 10s 6d was pasaed for payment.