EDUCATION BOARD.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2636, 30 June 1887, Page 2

EDUCATION BOARD.

The Regular iaiontbly meeting ,;of : - the WellrngtonEducato yesterday morning. We, gather/ thS following from last evening's press £35 In regard to the' Masterton-site.for a ..school, the chairman stated that'the committee Appointed to report had noi report to 'make. Mr Brown expressed; disapproval'of the.co'mmitteo's'; action. Ho considered they had failed:in their duty. ; Mr. Blair defended;his'';own action inthe matter - on the' that in the. face of contemplated: ohanges in the' education .system'it' would.be unwise at present take the necessary. expenditure, rlfr Yourig thought the matter should; be: allowed 'to stand over for,the present;' until the Board made-sare-that'.they would havo tho money. .! thbcHairr.. man pointed out that: if they'under... took any more' expenditure, than they at present had. in 'hand- ? thoy ; 'would' : have-Jo come to: r standstiili The: Rev.'. J. : Paterspn thought th©j- e(6Wv object 6f : theCommittee" appointed $3.8 the Board was -to : confer Masterton Committee as ,to k'.ijj& which had nothing to do wittfwHl finances. -. The; Chairman'said ; ll' recognised that Mr Brown was teohiii-'' : cally correct, but W and Mr Young; felt sir strongly on, the' matter -of finance that they had taken.the action they had.: The Rev. I- Eaterson thought/they should make it clear to the Masterton Committee that the Board did.notintend breaking .faith with them, Mr Beetham thought'ihe Board should not break faith with ihe. Committee, who had.been promised . £500 : towards "their school. If 'that £SOO was earmarked he would' offer ■ no objection to a delay. Mr Brown moved that.tho Masterton Site Com--" inittee report'at the next meeting of ■'•■ the Board as to the best site for a second school. The motion was. seconded by Mr Bunny and carried. Applications for teachers' residences at Preyerton and Maiigaono. were'lield oyer. It .was agreed to .male alterations; to the Fernridge residence,/ ~ The followiug'additional'gran# ;were passed: - Wangaehu . £s.for a sheltor/Bhed;•' Kaifem shelter shed and;'fencing',' ;£6"|r repairs to residence, 'Peatherston, £8 2s 6d; shelter : Blied>.;Tenui, £s.' The committee- wererequired tofindequi- ■ valent amounts;/ Anvappjication from the Gladstone Committee for repairswas jordered to..stand over, and.furthcr ■ particulars;/ were required by . the Board in tespecfc of applications froia the.Tawa Flat and-Qpaki Committees • for repairs -to : resideucp',. arid school - respectively before taking aptien, .A communication :fr6rii/the ■ Kaiw&wai >. Sohdol'Committee il-wference to their : teaeher, as \vas also ,a. letter from Jho teacher. Mr. Bunny tiiqughf an enquiry should be held into the matter; and. moved that Messrs Young and Mm undertake that duty,;, and report at next meeting. Tho ; Bov, J, Paterson seconded the mptipii,' .'lyßidh was ■■. earned. The asaistartt ' ton school was transferred, on : his owns request,' to Mauriceville. -An (ipphcaVtion from Miss Ward, of the,Kaitarft\ school, was held over until she passed ■*• the pupil teacher's examination.