BOARD OF GOVERNORS.

Globe, Volume IX, Issue 1257, 29 March 1878, Page 2

BOARD OF GOVERNORS.

The Board of Governors of the Canterbury College held an ordinary meeting yesterday morning. Present —Mr Montgomery (in chair), his Lordship the Primate, Messrs Malefc, Colborne-Ycel, Fereday, Tosswill, Inglis, Webb, and the Rev. C. Fraser. The minutes of the last meeting having been read and confirmed, the following business was transacted. COEEESPONDENCE. A number of letters were laid upon the table. chaieman’s statement. The Chairman made a brief statement of the business which was to come before the Board at the meeting, and the same was immediately proceeded with. election of membees. The election of new members to fill vacancy in the Board was made, the chairman and registrar aoting as scrutineers. There were only two candidates, Messrs Bowen and Lance. The result of the ballot was the election of both candidates. PHOFESSOE BEOWN’S ADDEESS. Mr Malet asked the chairman whether the Board was in any way responsible for the address which had been delivered by Professor Brown at the opening of this term, and which had been published in the daily papers. The Chairman replied that the Board had no knowledge of the nature of the address before it was delivered, and of course was not responsible. ME staffoed’s eesignation. The Chairman announced the resignation of the Hon. E. W. Stafford, and declared that gentleman’s seat at the Board vacant. site of boys’ high school.

The Chairman reported the receipt from the Minister of Education of a memorandum relative to a letter from Mr Rolleston, which had appeared in the Christchurch press, on the question of the site 'of the Boys’ High School.

Mr Webb asked if the Minister of Education had power over the Boys’ High School. The Chairman said the Act did not provide for the school being under the Minister of Education, but the letter was of a courteous character, and deserved a reply. The College committee reported to the Board, “ That, previous to deciding on the site of the Boys’ High School, having given careful consideration to the objections now brought forward by Mr Rolleston, the committee sees no reason for departing from the decision arrived at.” Mr Inglis moved that the report of the committee be adopted. Mr Webb seconded the motion. Mr Yeel would like to know how the matter came before the Board. Was the report now proposed for approval to be the reply to the Minister ? The Chairman said the reply would include a statement of all the facts of the case. The report of the committee was adopted. model farm. The committee of the School of Agriculture recommended that Mr W. E. Ivey, of Victoria, should be appointed manager of the model farm. That gentleman could come at once, and commence his duties early in April. Mr Tosswill moved, and Mr Fereday seconded—“ That the recommendation of the committee be adopted.” The Rev. 0. Fraser would not divide the Board upon this appointment, but wished to express his regret that a gentleman of experience os a Canterbury farmer had not been appointed, He thought that what the Board wanted was not so much a lecturer to go about the country, as a man of experience who could present a reliable balance-sheet at the end of every year, and show how the business of a farm could be profitably conducted. The various lecturers of the Board could attend to the purely scientific point. Mr Tosswill said that the committee were at one with Mr Fraser on the point referred to. It was only in view of the fact of no local man who had applied proving eligible that the committee had recommended Mr Ivey, who, however, was in everyway a most suitable candidate. FILLING VACANCIES IN COMMITTEES. Mr Malet proposed that the Board proceed to the election of members to fill vacancies in the estates and college committees. The Rev. 0. Fraser seconded the motion. The election then took place, and resulted in Mr Yeel being placed on the college committee, and Mr Forcday being placed on the estates committee. AGRICULTURAL AND COLLEGE COMMITTEE. The Rev. C. Fraser gave notice of a motion that the school of agriculture committee bo

reduced to six members, and that the college committee bo enlarged to eight members. COLLEGE BANK. Mr Malet proposed, and Mr Veel seconded —“ That the estates committee bo authorised to accept the most suitable Bank tender for keeping the College account.” The motion was agreed to. ADDITIONAL WING TO COLLEGE. The Board went into committee to consider the question of erecting an additional wing to the College, for the purposes of an agricultural school. On the committing reporting progress, the following resolution of the committee was adopted :—“ That the east wing of the College be built according to the original design, and that tho funds be drawn, by way of loan, from the proceeds of the sale of reserves in proportion to the amount received up to date from each reserve.” On the motion of the Rev, C. Fraser, seconded by Mr Malet, it was resolved —“ That the College committee be authorised to take the necessary steps for giving effect to the resolution.” TECHNICAL DEPARTMENT IN MDSEUM. It was resolved on the motion of Mr Webb, seconded by Mr Fereday—“ That the College and Museum committees bo requested to confer on the subj'ect of founding a technical department at the Museum.” LEAVE OF ABSENCE TO THE PRIMATE. A resolution was carried unanimously on the motion of Mr Malet, seconded by the Rev. 0. Fraser, to the following effect: — “ That the chairman be requested to give in writing, on behalf of the Board, twelve months leave of absence to the Primate on the occasion of his visit to England.” Several members spoke of the advantages likely to be derived by the Board from tho proposed visit of his Lordship, The Board then adjourned.