EKETAHUNA SCHOOL COMMITTEE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3721, 28 January 1891, Page 2

EKETAHUNA SCHOOL COMMITTEE.

A meeting of the Committee of the Eketahuna School was held on Monday, January 26th. Present— Messrs T. Bayliss (Chairman), Jones, Selby, Brenmuhl end W. Bayliss. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. The following tenders were received for cleaning the school:—E. Murrell, £24; C. Frednckson, £2B. On the question of cleaning the school a lengthy discussion ensued. The Chairman stated that the j present income, including capitation and the amounts received for the I use of the school by the Oddfellows and Knights of Labor, was only f £29, whilst the expenditure amounte d to nearly £4O per year. It was utterly impossible to carry on the school under the present conditions. Mr Brenmuhl: I think that according to the specifications a servant would be required tc remain in the school. The children should be able to light and put oat the fires. Mr W. Bayliss: I know of a case here where a child was kept from school because he was asked to carry in firewood. Mr Selby : Are the Committee personally responsible for the debts of the school ? The Chairman: Yes. Mr Selby: In that case I think the best plan would be for the Committee to strike, and let the Education Board carry on the school. Mr Brenmuhl thought a number of items on the specifications could be struck out, and the tenders be brought down to about £ls. He could not see the necessity for the cleaner attending twice a day. The Chairman stated there were not sufficient fuuds now to pay their debts. At the lowest estimate there would be a deficiency at the end of the quarter of £9. It was ultimately decided that the committee should carry on as best it could till the new committee came in. A member : We'll hand over the debts to our successors m office. It was resolved that Miss Murrell be asked to carry out the work of cleaning the school for three months for the sum of £6. A communication was received from the Education Board, stating that Messrs A W Brown, J Young, and J Paterson retired by effluxion of time. Circulars were received from Messrs J Young, A W Brown, and W W McCardle .requesting to be nominated as members of the Board. It was resolved to nominate Messrs Brown and McCardle. Tho meeting then adjourned.