EKETAHUNA SCHOOL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3710, 14 January 1891, Page 2

EKETAHUNA SCHOOL.

A meeting of the Committee of the Eketahuna School was held on Monday, January 12th,there being present Messrs T. Bayliss (chairman), W. Bayliss, Jones, and Nielson. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed.

The Chairman stated that there were 110 receipts or expenditure during the month. On the Ist of February there would be the sum of .£8 6s due to Mr Fredrickson. The capitation grant of £6, and £1 5s from the Knights of Labour had to come in 011 Ist February, and there would still be a deficit of £4 9s 7d.

The Head Teacher reported that tho Committee would be called upon to apply fo'r an assistant teacher. Several doors in the school were out of order and one of them could not be opened from the outside. A covered drain was required in the grounds, the present open drain being liable to cause a fever.

The Chairman stated that it was I impossible to carry out the work in connection with the school through insufficient capitation. The ground and fences were in a very bad state, the latter especially. Nothing whatever had been done to repair it for years. Cattle as anything else could get into the school ground. It was resolved that the Board be written to on the subject. One member suggested appealing to the public. The Chairman : This everlasting system of going round with the hat is disgraceful. Subscription lists have been out for some time to repair the fences, but the only names on the list at present are Messrs Selby, T Bayliss, W Bayliss, M Nielson, Brenmuhl, and Jones, 5s each. It was resolved that one of the lists be handed to Mr Parsons. It was also resolved that Mr Jones jet' 1 '?. „*s repaired, tenders to be | called for cleaning the school, to close on Feb. Ist. A circular was read from the | Education Board re the audit of I accounts. k The meeting then adjourned.