WELLINGTON EDUCATION BOARD.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 9126, 27 June 1908, Page 3

WELLINGTON EDUCATION BOARD.

MONTHLY MEETING. The monthly meeting of the Wellington Education" Board was held on Thursday. There were presentMessrs R. Lee (chairman), A. W. Hogg, M.P., J. G. W. Aitken, .M.P?, A. H. Vile, J. Kebbell, W. H. JField, M.P., and Captain McDonald. Permissionn was granted for the 'erection of a wire fence between the residence and play ground at Clare•villa, also the planting of a hedge. V Applications were referred to the clerk of works for reports, as follows Waingawa, roofing; Mastert<?n, cisterns; Paraparaumu, washhouse; Balance,'fencing. The request of the Wairarapa •School Committees Association to be provided with parti-ulars of the manual and technical accounts was defined. A suggestion that Tane and Rongomai schools should be amalgamated is to be forwarded to the cummitteoi interested for consideration. The report of Mr W. C. Davison -'TiiT'School of Agriculture held at fvfcjiown recently was read. • rjffp chairman and Mr Hogg said th-a report was a very satisfactory o in. The latter gentleman said the •teas ers had attended the classes at tft'o it inconvenience to themselves, kit the results derived had been very .ajthfactory. They should be en«c lurageJ to attend the clashes. He in jvad that the Bqard express its appreciation of t.he services rendered by th j teachers who . attended the •elassas at great inconvenience to themselves. Mr Field seconded the motion, also s leaking in favourable terms of the .gojd work done, but suggesting tha 4 ; i.i future the classes be held at some time other than during the holidays. This would not make the sacrifice on (t he teachers so great. The motion was carried.