SCHOOL COMMITTEE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4141, 17 June 1892, Page 2

SCHOOL COMMITTEE.

The monthly, meeting of the Mas* terton School, Committee was held last (Thursday) evening, there heina ent Messrs E. Feist (Chairman), Z. M. Hoar, W. M. Eastbope, 0, E, Diniell, J. Williams, W. Pragnell and R. M, Galloway. " The minutes' of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. The Treasurer reported a • credit balance of £6 9s lOd.

The Education Board wrote, stating that permission would be given those teaohers who proposed attending the conversazione in connection with the Wellington Educational Institute on July Ist, to close their respective I schools half a i day. on'-the previous

day. .! , ITho head teaoher reported the number of children on the roll to be 583, the average'attendance 477, and the percentage of attendances 82. One of the teaohers had been laid op with sickness. The floor of the shelter shed required metalling, ' The matter of metalling the shelter shed was left with the visiting member, ',

Inspector Fleming's report on tbe Infant School was read. , . Miss Keeling reported that the number of children on the roll of the infant school was 103 and the average attendance 75.' The changing of teachers had handicapped her 'considerably in her work. 1 '

The Secretary, in answer to, an enquiry from Mr Daniell, stated that no communication had been received from the Education Board with regard to the new infant school,excepting that, the plans. would be laid before tho Board, ..

The. Secretary was instructed to write to the Board, saying that the erection of the new infant school should be proceeded with without delay, The estimates for the current year were, read by the Secretary, showing that the receipts would be £B3 and the expenditure : £l3B- 18sr: With tbe balance in hand tliey would leave a deficit of £36185. If the capitation grant was increased by fifty per cent., as it was proposed, there would be a deficit of £lslßs.

. It was resolved to send an applica* tion to the Town Lands' Trustees for a grant with a copy of the estimates, Messrs Beard and Feist were also appointed to wait.upon the Trust in support of the application., : The absentee list was dealt with, and tho headmaster reported that Messrs Chamberlain Bros were supplying the children with a cup of coffee and a bun for ljd, Mr Eastbope was appointed visiting member, and the . meeting adjourned.-