CANTERBURY COLLEGE.

Globe, Volume VI, Issue 684, 29 August 1876, Page 4

CANTERBURY COLLEGE.

Monday, August 28. A meeting of the Board of Governors of the College was held at 3.30 p.m. Present— The Primate (in the chair), Ven Archdeacon Willock, Revs C. Fraser and W. J. Habens, Messrs Potts, Fereday, Veel, Malet, Webb, Hamilton.

The committee reported that they recommended the adoption of a list of books submitted by them. They also repsrted that the following resolutions had been passed by the committee and recommended for adoption by the Board—" That the list now submitted be approved and recommended to the Board for purchase. That the plans now submitted for the Girls' High ■chool be approved, and that the Board be recommended to adopt them and to ask the Government to direct the Provincial Architect to call for tenders. That the committee recommend to the Board that the sum of £ 100 be allowed to Mr Reader as an honorarium, in consideration of his services to the College classes for the last three years. That the committee recommend that a caretaker and assistant librarian be appointed, at a salary of not more than £IOO per annum and the cottage, and that it shall be part of his duty to attend to the circulating library every evening, from six o'clock to the hour of closing." The Rev C. Fraser moved the adoption of the first resolution. The list had been carefully revised by the sub committee. The Ven Archdeacon Willock seconded the motion, whieh was agreed to. The second resolution, with regard to the Girls' High School plans, was also agreed to on the motion of Mr Habens, seconded by Mr Veel. A letter was read from the architect on the subject. On the recommendation as to the honorarium to Mr Reader being read, Rev C. Fraser moved the adoption of the resolution. Mr Malet seconded the motion, which was carried. Mr Malet moved adopts the recommendation of the committee as to the appointment of a caretaker and assistant librarian, and that the committee be requested to invite applications for the office, and to recommend the appointment of a suitable person." Ven Archdeacon Willock seconded the motion, which was agreed to. Rev W. J. Habens, pursuant to notice, moved—" That a committee be appointed, comprising Dr Turnbnll, Messrs Inglis, Veel, Malet, and the mover, to bring up proposals for defining the powers of the general committee." Rev O. Fraser seconded the motion, which Was carried. A letter was read from the Registrar Of the New Zealand Dniversity, calling attention to the alteration of th*) statutes by the last meeting of the senate, which had received the consent of the Governor, A letter was read from the Provincial Secretary in reply to a deputation of the Governors, which bad waited on the Government with respect to the late Mr Fuller. The deputation had urged upon the Government the desirability of making a grant to the Widow and family of the late Mr Fuller. The letter now stated that the Government had, after carefully considering the matter, come to the conclusion that the case was not one in which a grant from the public funds could be made.

A letter was read from Mrs Fuller asking the Governors to grant her some assistance, M she had been left in very poor circumstances. She urged that from her husband's long connection with the museum as taxidermist, he was entitled to have received a month's salary, whereas he was dismissed at Tory short notice. The Rev 0. Fraser moved—" That the consideration of Mrs Fuller's letter be further postponed." They would be better able after a short delay to say how their funds would b 9 likely to stand. The Ven Archdeacon Willock seconded the motion, which was agreed to. The Rev 0. Fraser said that it would perhaps be as well if the chairman would read a telegram received from the chairman of the Board, which was very satisfactory. The College estimates were to be included under the head of Provincial liabilities, and he had also had the assurance of a member of the Ministry that they would bring the College estimates down to the House. The chairman then read the telegram as follows :—"The estimates as furnished by the College will be included in Provincial liabilities, which the Government are now arranging, I have bad the assurance of a Minister that the College estimates have been sanctioned." The chairman was instructed to remit 4300 to England, for the purchase of books for the reference library.