Tuesday, October 17. The Board met at 10.30 a.m. Present —Hon, J. D. Ormond.M.L.C. (in the chau), K?v. D Sl«ky, and Messrs P. Sntton, J. (>. Oill.flr.l, J. W.Cailile, l\ W. Williams, ami K Harding. ORKKSIMN'PBNCE. The fnl'o >i'i(f C"i !■!•!' 'U'leuce was read and dealt witli :— From Ashley Ci> ton, aikinpt permis sion to erect a nhclier shed.— Held ovet Pennine consideration of building grant. From Mr Hardy, Blackburn, wanting to know what the Board would take for '20 acres of Blackburn reserve,— Property tax valuation to ba obtained, and matter considered next meeting. From the contractor for the erection of tho Weber Rohool, offering to accept) £5 leas than the contract price if he were allowed till the end of January to com plete the work.— The Board decided to adhere to the decision arrived at> at last meeting. , From Glsborne, re fhetter sheds, ana reporting two deaths from diphtheria. Four abeds had been elected through the senetosiby of ft settler instead ot two.— Received. Be the deaths, the secretary reported tbat the Minister had been applied to on the subject, and he had referred the Board to the Order-in- Council, which .provided that, the other standards (In which the disease was not prevalent) eonld be kept at woik.— lt> was resolved to Inform the committee to that effect). From Heretaunga, applying for £20 to build eutofficas and add a room to the teacher's residence, and requesting that the teacher be paid on the previous quarter's attendance.— The Board de cided tbab the condition of the school did not warrant further expenditure, and that the second requebt could not be granted. From Komeroa, asking the Board to provide accommodation for the mistress, stating that the pnpil-teaeher had re signed, and recommending the appoint ment of Miss Little as monitress.— The secretary reported that the average was 46, and tha Board decided to place this case among the nig j nt residence items on the building allocation. —Mr Williams said the committee desired to keep the teacher, and therefore wanted to give her some assnrance that the accommodation would be provided.— ln the second case the resignation was accepted and appoint ment sanctioned. From Maharahara, desiring the erection of a school on seotion 14, as It was too far ' for a number of cbildien to walk to Here taunga. 