Feilding School Committee.

Feilding Star, Volume III, Issue 102, 10 May 1883, Page 2

Feilding School Committee.

A special meeting of the above committee was held in the school-house last evening. Present— Rev H. M. Murray, (chairman), Messrs Towler, Watts, Fos-r ter, (secretary). The meeting had been called in answer to a circular from Mr W. J. Steward, of Waimate, South Canterbury, to consider certain amendments to be made to the existing Education Act, to be embodied in a Bill to be presented to ParliamenFat its next session. Mr Murray called upon the Secretary to read the minutes of the previous ordinary meeting. I Mr Towler objected. They were called together for a special purpose, and the minutes should not be read. Mr Murray ruled that he was in order. j The Secretary read the minute's, which were confirmed. .... . . ..» . - The Rev Mr Murray eonsidered-ihe steps taken at the last meeting with regard to the proposed removal of *J\»s Dowling and Miss Goodison were dht'of order. It was not honorable of the,committee to take such action. A notice or motion should have been given. He had been informed on very good 'auth'oriw that the statement made by Mr Watts that Mrs Dowling had been seen going . to school at 10 o'clock in tbe morning, was incorrect. ..... •■ > „ Mr Foster here rose to .a-.,ppiiit of order. He thought they should' proceed with the business thoy had met together to consider. •'"•'■ l •>•'» Mr Murray continued; . The School had, in his opinion, always received good reports from the inspector^ and the remark made by Mr Thompson, .that toe inspector might use a stereotyped ( fprm for his report, appeared to him (the speaker) very strange. - . ... Mr J. C. Thompson here took 'his setft. Messrs Towler and Foster again rose to a jioint of order. At this stage of the proceedings Dowling entered the room, aqd that he wished to know if the. committed could give him a hearing, and if so, what time would be most convenient. * •:■; A discussion ensued, after which it was decided to meet Mr Dowling at eight o'clock to-night. '"' .[.'' Mr Murray wished to know "whyfthe school-cleaner had been paid..£l. for cleaning the desks. He thought Mrs Brown had exceeded her. duty , in ordering the desks to be cleaned. .. -„■■-* Mr Thompson stated that Mrs Brown had found the desks in a very dirty condition on her arrival at the school.' She asked the school- cleaner to scrub theii, promising to pay her if the committee would not do so. Mr Towler thought a great deal 'of -tube had been wasted, and considered' they should proceed with the business before ■ .'IS the meeting. " . . The additions and alterations to'the existing Education Act were then- considered. There were no less than; 4s questions on the circular presente<L.£o the meeting. The whole of the questions were carefully considered by the committee, and a majority -of them replied to affirmatively. .• A vote of thanks to the Chairman terminated the proceedings. .'.