GREYTOWN SCHOOL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 2, Issue 317, 17 November 1879, Page 2

GREYTOWN SCHOOL.

The monthly meeting of the Commit' tee was held at Mr Bock's effice onThuw day evening.

Present: Messrs Barnard, Jackson, Smith, Hornblow, Wakelin, and the Chairman.

The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed.

The Treasurer's report was read, showing receipts from the Education Board of Ll7 10s for capitation and L 8 for extras, also L 3 5s from Mrs Smith, being contributions collected by her on account of the school building fund ; also, that the ballance on contract had been paid Messrs Bishop and Hawkins, and the sum of Ll7 13s remained in hand.

Accounts amounting to Ll7 6s 3d were passed and ordered to be paid. Dr Smith reported that Mr Morton (late of Greytown) had offered a prize for the boy and girl who took the highest places at the Christmas examination, and have been entirely educated in Greytown. Dr Smith offered four prizes of a value of ten shillings each for the best scholars in the four highest standards. The Chairman reported that a gentleman in Greytown would give a prize value LI Is for the best scholar in arithmetic.

Ee other prizes, it was agreed to postpone the consideration until next meeting.

Correspondence from the Education Board was read stating, in reply, that Maori children could be admitted if the rule as to cleanliness was complied with; that the present teaching staff would be retained, and the application for assistant master considered upon receipt of ensuing quarter's returns.

Report of head master read, showing that 25 new scholars had been admitted during the past month. The average attendance was 197, and number on the books 260.

Re desk accommodation, the Chairman was requested to apply to the Board for twelve dual desks. Re water supply for the school, the Chairman suggested that application should be made to the Board to sink a well or provide tanks.

Mr Wakelin said his children had complained that the filter in the school was locked up, and they could not get water. The Chairman explained that when the school was closed the children were allowed to use the pump on the teacher's premises.

Mr Wakelin said that on a previous occasion the Chairman had defended the master, and he would as soon take his boy's word as the Chairman's.

' The Chairman said that he did not defend one master more than another when he knew he was in the right, and referred to his action in connection with Mr Wakelin, the previous master, and suggested that Mr Wakelin should put his complaint in the form of a resolution, so that other information might be given, and stated that were it not that there is only one more meeting before the term of office of the present Committee expires, he would resign his position at once. Mr Jackson proposed, Dr Smith seconded, that an application be made to the Board to sink a well and fix a pump on school grounds. Carried. Resolved that 100 palings be ordered for dividing fence. Mr Wakelin moved, Mr Jackson seconded, that the visiting member for the month (Mr Barnard) be requested to see that the children have access to the filter. Carried. The meeting then adjourned,