BOARD OF EDUCATION.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVIII, Issue 2745, 25 February 1910, Page 4

BOARD OF EDUCATION.

meeting at NAPIEK

Rm-ciAL to “Times.”! NAPIER, Ecb. 24. \ meet-in-" of the Hawke’s Bay Education IRard'vas held to-day, Mr. Whittington in tho cliair - , . t--Leave of absence was grantee, to S.i Wm Russell and Mr. Barton. Some pupils to whom scholarships were awarded at last meeting having declined same, a jnmor "j £2 10s was awarded to A.m-t and Darty lies (Gisborne High Schools The conveyance of clnldien to th,. Tologa School having cost the Lxiro considerably -more than tho amount allowed for such purpose by Hie Department, it was decided to oiler the amount of Gd per pupil and, as the great majority of the children tonyeyed are Maoris, to ask the D'-partim-n, to provide a school to acvoir mii'htn tuem. It was decided to grant the \> aipiro Bav committee £5 to erect out offices. ]„ reniv to an application from the Toknmaru Bay committee, it /was decided that under the regulations the school is not entitled to an assistant. \ii application from Mairoa lor a District* High School was oroered to be held over until the new senoo] is completed. , , No answer having been received to the application for grants bmhiins at Kanakanain and elsev.uere. the secretary was in't: noted to make fresh application. The notice of motion ivgarumg teachers was wit hdrawn, the Inspector:; liaving dealt with the subject. The Board expressed disapproval of closing schools on account/ pir-m,'.-and races, aim announced tluit it views with diaravor teachers ac- -a g as officials at race 'meetings.