WAIKATO SCHOOLS.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 656, 3 August 1876, Page 2

WAIKATO SCHOOLS.

Mr R J O'Sullivan, the Inopector of Schoils for this Province, returnel oil Thursday to Hamilton from hu annual risit to the upper portion of this district* On Tueartaj the Teachers exumin ition was to liaye taken place at Hamilton VVtst, but the candidates failed to put in an appearance, a neglect which willentul upon them the trouble and cost of a ridit to Auckland. Tki» morning the Inspector proceeds by wajr of Ngaruawuliia to Taupiri, Rangiri nncl Merer, to arrange for •oboo's about to be establinhed in tUoso districts, the former place bei 'q about to be, and tho tiro latter having baeu recent)/ procl nil ued eiu?ati>nal dutric>, and Merer nolablr through the exurliona of Mr WelU. We tiire below the following account of the Educational atathtic* of the »evoral districts.

NoiEPAWAniA. —Thi school » held temporarily in two cott*!»ei lately in use for immigration purposes. There is no teachers house. Number of children on the roll, 89. The att?n4unc« has been incr«a«ed yerj much under the preiont teaclier.

Hamii-ton Wist. - Thu school is held in on* of the immigrant cot^g •, pending the bulding of the school house, for wliicii tender* iiro now un lor consuieration. There it no teachers residence. Number of scholars on the roll, 60, a falling off f-oni lait jear.

Hamilton East.- The •phool here it held in the Public Hall rented foe the purpose, but the Central Board liare offered the proplo a grunt of £175 toward* the eroction of a !-cliool-home on the time conditions m the grant to Hamilfoil Wett, the raiding of nuothor £7.1 by the inhabitants. There is no teacher's home, a groat draw back, but it is ex* poctcd that one of the imimgimit'a cot* Ugc.» may be obtained from the Governmont. An application is about to bo made for a grant of five acre* of reserved land in the township. Number on the roll, 45.

Oambwdou.— Tho school house and teacher'i house hare both beon recently repaired. Nunibtr of pupila on the r&U, 54

PuMBWP.— A fcliool luuso lits lately been erected by the fettle- • at a cost of ato <t £140- Tender! are now ueued for the erection of m teacher'i house, the Boird liberally contributing to this cost in consideration of the aid of the inhabitnnti in building their own icho 1 home *it)i. ut Miist>nce. Number on roll, 36.

riTHAKGi — A tcl.ool hcuso nHB b< en rcon lj erected hero bj the settlers, the Board clearing off a debt of lome £60 remaining on tlie building. The tiers ire now endpuv.'Unng to raise £50 to. wards the cost of a teacber'* re»iiJenco. Nunr-er on roll. 4\

KiniKini —There is ft school house and » twher'* house i ow being erected. Kumb«r on roll, 55. Rangiaohia. — The school is held in the Chan It. A teaober'i house has been erected bj thp Jfttlers. and the Central Bo- ri hat promued a grant of £100 toWftrda th« building of ft •chool houno if the »ettle« are wil.intf to atsut. Number on i oil 38.

Alkxamdra. -The schrol howse has. teen iom« time erected md the Board li»ve made an ■ ffer of £150 towards the co-t of budding * te«elier'§ liou c, prorided the ii.hubit*n a raise »«O her £30 X umber on roll, 36. Ohaupo Therp i* * school hou^e lut nn teacher 4 ! rendence. Number ou roll, 30.

T« AwilitfTU liti just been proclaimed an Educational district, and schools are about to be built at Harapipi an I Njahiiii> oari, fcofh which district! h»vo been lately gaz«!t<d. At Pinko and tfautapu •cbool hD»i»e» »re in conrse ( f erection, but in neither •oa.e h»i th« -ehool as yet been opened.