Dismissal of Mr Lee.
ENQUIRY AGREED TO.
A LIVELY MEETING.
By Telegraph—Press Association. Wellington, last night. The dismissal of Chief Inspector Leo by the Board of Education, which has given rise to comment in all parts of the colony, was referred to to-day at a mooting of the Board, Several of the members upheld the action of the Board, but it was generally recognised that a public enquiryshould take place in order to satisfy the public mind on the matter. Mr Lee, who was present, urged that the enquiry should be before an impartial tribunal, and the Board decided to ask the Mayor of Wellington to hear evidence in public. It is not intended that any judgment shall be given, but it is anticipated that the publication of the evidence will enable the public to arrive at a proper conclusion as to the Board’s action. During the discussion there was some personal recrimination between Mr Leeand Mr Young, one of the members of the Board, who, it was alleged by Mr Leo, had many years ago been, with his daughter, retired from the position of head master of Wellington Terrace school in consequence of reports by Mr Lee. Mr Young asserted that Mr Lee “ had not been c-cmpeiont to examine the scholars.’* The School Inspector’s laughing response was “ Nonsense.”
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Gisborne Times, Volume VI, Issue 222, 26 September 1901, Page 2
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