THE TOWN LANDS TRUSTEES AND SCHOOL GRANTS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XVI, Issue 5070, 6 July 1895, Page 3

THE TOWN LANDS TRUSTEES AND SCHOOL GRANTS.

At last night's meeting of the MfiNterWii Town Lands Trustees, the Rer. father McKenna ijiude

npplScut ori for a grant of £2O, in aid of St, Patrick's School. The Jiuv, father McKunna wan in attendai ce, and handed in the bnllanee > hcut of the pn.st. year'* expenditure. Ho would simply si*k the m embers of ihc Trust to favoujrnbly consider hin mpteHt. Up-to-date desks with vwy much needed in tlio school, and the Town Lands Trust was tin; only hody he could 'ripply to for assistance, whero;uj the State Schools hail Government aid. Ho hoped tlieTriisteus would bear this in mind in dcaliitff with liijj request, The (jShait'iiiau of the i'ernrtdff e School Committee'mode application for a gijant of £25, The Alasterton (School Comuiitlfie made application for a grant of .£BO. The yiiairmaii pointed out that n Bum of (£27 previously granted was; not credited, and the proponed library atid scientific expenditure of £3O had not been shown in the Masterton School statement. Considerable discussion took place with regard to the statement of the Masterton School Committee. Mr I)amell said, if the Trustees would go and see the school working, ttjey VTOuid iiot begrudge the money for expenditure on scientific apparatus, etc. The number of the scholars also kept increasing. Mr A. Vile moved that tha sum of £53 bu granted to the Master too ! School. The Trustees might assume that there had been a clerical error. He thought this would be doing ample [justice to .the School.

Mr Hessey seconded the motion 11 Mr Hornblow moved as an amend- * nenfc jthat the sum asked for be granted to the Slasterton School. The Chairman seconded the iraenilment. The estimated expenditure was £6O, and the Committee ssked for £'2o for contingencies. Mr Vile said he would withdraw bis motion after the Chairman's J applanation, and move as an amend- , aient :that the sum of £63 —the i leficiency shown in the estimate—■ be granted. Mr Renal! seconded the amcndnent that £63 be be granted, which was c irried, Messrs Hornblow and Daniell voting against it. On the motion of Iff Daniell, the stsro of £25 wo3granted to the i'ornHdge School as asked. On the motion of Mr Hoi nbluu-, ho fnm of <620 was granted to St. Patricks School, as applied for, after lome discussion, on the pom'tion of Jatholio Schools. !