THE LOWER HEATHCOTE SCHOOL INQUIRY.

Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2584, 19 July 1882, Page 3

THE LOWER HEATHCOTE SCHOOL INQUIRY.

This inquiry was resumed at 10 SO a.m. today, before Dr. Giles, Mr Bamford produced a list of the works done under the direction of the committee, and the superintendence of Mr Davis, os chairman, and also gave a description of the various works required to be done in the school, which Mr Davis had to see to. He, when he was chairman, used to conic to the school not so often as Mr Davis, but frequently. It might have been better to go out of school hours.

George Joughton deposed generally as to Mr Davis going with him to inspect th® closets. He saw no girls about at the time. Ma'ga'ei Fitcaithley rep Deed that she had seen Mr Davis sitting on the desks twice | once daring an arithmetic lesson, and the other daring recreation. Mr Wilks had accused witness of having received flowers from Mr Davis. Mr Wilks sometimes pave witness flowers, and shook hand* with her in th® morning when she came.

Mr Paterson, present head master, gave evidence as to his opinion that the oftecer a chairman visited the school the better, as the master could tell him what he wanted. This concluded the case. Mr Bamford addressed the commission.

Mr Harper replied, contending that Mr Wilks, as standing in loco parentis to the children, h ad a right under the circumstances to write the letter he did to Mr Davis, as there could be no doubt that Mr Dams had gone into the school when it wt ■ unnecessary, and had hindered the lessons. Dr. Gilds said that he would lose no time in sending in a report to the Government on the subject, and no doubt the Board of Education would be informed in due course. The proceedings then closed.^