SCHOOL COMMITTEE.

Waipukurau Press, Volume I, 22 June 1906, Page 3

SCHOOL COMMITTEE.

—*— The Waipukurau School Committee met last evening. Present— Messrs Gow [chairman], P. Barrie, Annand, and F. Bailey. sympathy. The chairman moved, “That this meeting of the commituse of the Waipukurau school district records its appreciation of Mr Seddou s services to New Zealand, and expresses its sincere sympathy with Mrs beddon and the members of the family in their sad bereavement.” Mr Bailey seconded, and the motion was carried, the members standing. report. The headmaster’s report was read. The roll number is 165, and the highest number present on any one day was 155. Three new chairs had been purchased. Tne report complained of the frequent absence from school of the relieving mistress.—Before fowarding report to Board to deal with, the committee resolved to ask the teacher for an explanation.

, general. 1 Mr H. M. L vinge, 8.A., Okato, Taranaki, author of “ Practical l)o- -/ inestic Astronomy,” wrote ottering to erect at the school one of hts up-to-date “Transits” for the sum ot £o — Resolved to leave the matter for a fuller meeting to deal L The chairman was asked to enquire into two or three chronic truancy cases. . The Board intimated that it had granted £4 5s for school repairs, also £2 16s towards fence between school and post office. The Board sent a circular intimating that the education district had been divided into three wardsnorth [27 schools], middle [ddj, and south [3l]. Waipukurau is in the middle ward; Hatuma in the south. . The Board elections will take place shortly. Mr Whittington the only candidate for the middle ward, asked for the committees vote; agreed to. A number of small accounts totalling £8 16s 6d, were passed for payment. ________