VERY GRATIFYING

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Volume 58, Issue 244, 15 November 1929, Page 8

VERY GRATIFYING

GRANTS FOR IAIPROVING THE HAWKE'S BAY SCHOOLS. EDUCATION BOARD PLEASED. "It is very gratifying to find that tbe number of grants for conteniplated works lias increased perceptibly witbin tbe last few montbs, and as the order paper for tbis month shows, a eonsiderable number of tliese grants liave been sanctioiied since last meeting.'' remarked the cbairman, Mr J. ! ( lark Tboinsou, at tlie meeting of tbe 1 Hawke's Bay Education Board to-day. | "Enibablv the board, wliilst acknow- | ledging the Alinister's evidcnt desire I to laeilitate the board s building 1 and repairing prograimue, will cndeaI vour to bave' oue oi tbe larger under- ' takings sanctioiied at as early a date | as is possible." Tlie order paper showed tliat tlie I following grants bad been approved i by the Minister ■ -Tokomaru Bay, ' new residenee ; Taradale, new sbelter ! shed ; Waipukurau, additions to | secondary tlepurtmeiit 3 Mata, iiew I scbool ; Tuhua, new scbool; "VYoodj ville, additions to secondary departI ment : Tokomaru Bay, new site f'or residenee ; Tikokino, installation of septic taiilc ; Takapau, installation of septic tank. Tbe secretary, Mr W. L. Dunn, submitted a report sliowing tbat iu all £18,927 worth of new works bad been approved since January 1. He produced details of the grants approved under the following headings : — New sebools (including cost 06 site where grant for building also_ approved). — Terapaliki, £375; Kahuranaki, £433; Maungaliarurn, £459; Tphua,' £698; Makarika, £61o; blata, £722 10s. . T . New sites or extensions. — Hastings Central, £1850; Nuhaka, £100. Additions to existing scliools (including remodelling, also additions to sanitary serviccs). — Poukawa, £150; Putere, £180 ; Tolaga Bay. secondary, £1017; Havelock North, £61 ; Pakowhai, £342 10s; Nelson Park, £1750; Manutuke, £312; Woodville, secondary, £625; Takapau, £586; Dannevirke North, £455; Taradale, £923; Waipukurau, secondary, £833. ^ Teachers' new residences. — Turiroa, £930; Tokomaru Bav, £934; Muriwai, £902. Septic tanlc drainage systems (half cost only received from Government). — Eskview, £179 10s ; Puketitiri. £103; Ti Papakuku, £106 15s; Pakowhai residenee, £30; Westshore, £86 10s. New heating systems (one-third cost only received from Govermnent). — Napier Central, £278; Takapau, £68 13s 4d°; Onga Onga. £46. New shelter sheds, hot water services in residences, fencing. — Clive, £50; Dannevirke North, £100; Taradale, £65; liot water fiervices (10), £200; Port Ahuriri, fencing, £40; Dannevirke South, fencing, £40. Techuical. new manual training rooms. — -Waipukurau, £1990. Tbe secretary added : — "Tbe cost of new sebools at Ivopuawhara and Bartlett's on tlie East Coast railway works (being built by tbe Publie Works Department) is not included. Tbe two sebools will probablv cost not less tbau £1200, and tbis amount sbould be added to the above total to ascertam tbe total expenditure ■ authorised in tlvis district."