annual stipend of £5 from the Training Fund and a weekly allowance of 1s. from the General Fund. The Capitation Grant for 90 boys was £22 10s., for 73 girls, £14 12s.; and for 60 infants, £12 10s. Resolved that half of each grant be given to Mr. and Mrs. Gibson and the Infant school mistress, respectively, in consequence of the favourable report of H. M. Inspector, and the remainder to go to the general fund – Resolved that the house recently built near the schools be purchased from Mr. Carey for £350, such house being for the Master’s residence. Ordered that notice be sent to Messrs. Burton, Hatchard and Hull in reference to the sale of £200 invested in Consols. To this sale Mr. Hatchard demurred, but the committee abided by their decision. Resolved that thanks be conveyed to Mr. Decimus Burton for his own gratuitous services in connection with the alterations and enlargement of the schools, and for reducing the charge for the plans, &c. from £19 8s. 6d. to £10 10s.
At the committee meeting of Feb. 26th, 1861, to(sic) report was ordered to be published, and the balance in hand to go towards the purchase of the master’s house; also resolved that Mr. Gibson have the occupancy of such house as part payment of his salary, and that he be appointed as acting secretary to the committee. Also that Mr. Hatchard’s letter of retirement from the committee be received, and that he be thanked for his services. The Rev. J. Reed was elected on the Committee, and a motion passed that the number each of boys and girls be limited to 165.
On the 24th of April it was resolved that the answer of the committee to Mr. Hatchard’s letter which appeared in the Observer be also sent to that journal for insertion. At the last meeting in 1861, Nov. 20th, the capitation grants received were £19 for 95 boys, £10 10s. for 70 girls, and £9 15s. for 39 infants. Resolved that the total of £39 5s. be divided as before. Also that Mr. Gibson issue circulars of appeal for subscriptions towards the liquidation of debt on the new house.
