Education Board.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2990, 30 August 1888, Page 2

Education Board.

(From Our Correspondent, Tlib orditiary monthly meeting of the Wellington Education Board was held at,the. office of the Board r.ycsterday, Messrs JrR, Bliiir jch|thnaah), F, H. Fraser, G, ißeetham, A. W. Brown, W. 0. Buchanan, Dr Newman, and H. Bunny being present.

The chairman stated that although \ there hud not been a meeting of thoV' gentlemen appointed to consider the question' of erecting;» n'ew'.scli'ool at Pahautanui; he believed the majority wore againßbsnoli la step ttg.taK It was therefore decided that the new sary repairs Ke made to the building, A report of the Instructors of pupil tencliGi'3 was liidontho table. The Ghuirman announced tlmt Inspector Lee had forwarded reports on thirty'schools, which'lie-would- refer to at the uext meeting of tho Board. Tho Veßigniiti6ns of 'Miss Wallace, pupil teacher in To Aroschool;Mr if.' 0. ■ Dodweli, 1 assistant' 'in' Mount Cook Boy'sJschool; and H. W. Lillington, pupil toucher in To Whiti school,- ' \foreucjci)|ed ; (lc)yj)§ decided, that Mr Dodweli bo granted three months salary in lieu of notice, Leuvp of, absence,,, on. account of illneis 1 , Ws'granted t' o'Kliss E, Davis, at Pirinoa, The inspector was authorised to act in the matter of E, 0. Cummin, teacher in the Porirua schoo), who also applied for leave of absence on account of ill-health. 5 iOii MrF. jG§>ver a sowing mistress was appointed at ridge S jliool ,ut a salary of £s'pfP annum.

A request from Miss 0. Meager, pupil tuacbcr at the Thomdon School, tluit she be: allowed instructions from the; i: nirt6tor of tho school,'iWaS not • granted. ' Applicatiohs' "from the' 1 Petone, Upper Hutt, and Paikuriki Committees for votes for repairs were refused. Mr Beechy, mastoi' of Dalefield scliool,, applied to the Board for the .election, of,» teaolwrt, rddenco, he having 'to'walk Iroiu'Carterton'/a distance of three miles every day. Some discission took place on the matter, during whiclf thir chairman stated tho walk would be a splendid means ot exercise, and it was finally decided that the'reqiVest'ba nOt gratited. "''. 1 'lt* was resolved that desks cured for', the Petoiie schobji but an application,' «from the ; ' Johnsonville. School : for. similar ' .additions:' wA refused. t

The sum of £4los was refunded to Mr J. J. Pilkißgton for repairs made to the school at Wainuioraata. •

Tlio Inspector was instructed to report upon the petition of residents of Ngahaaranga that a soliool be erected in that district.

It was decided that repairs be made to the Tauhereuikau School. . Messrs Gardner and Hill communicated with tho Board with regard to clearing the timber off the. School Reserve at; Mangataidokaj but the Board deoided to take no*action in tho matter;

The Mauricevillo Railway Station School Commitee wrote asking that certain repairs bo made to the Schoolroom, and that the District boundaries be defined. The Board refused the former application, but. deoided to define llievbauhdaries as soon as practicable. The pay sheet, amounting to £2089 8s Gd was read. Some differences .having oconrred between Mrs Lara, of the Mount Cook Girl's High Soliool, and Miss Garratt, an assistant, it was decided'that, jULi 1 Chairman and Inspector haVepowfer remove the latter, if considered necessary.

A vote for a residence applied for by the Dreyorton School Committee was refiisod, The following; appointments,, wore made: Mr' C. .Harper ,(Peathors|oi)j to Te iWliite; Mr F. Bethune (Oartertoti; •to Mannkau; Miss Searle (Cirierton) loWiumiiomata. j ■ The Board then'adjourned, . '