NEW EDUCATION ACT.

Inangahua Times, Volume V, Issue 19, 11 January 1878, Page 2

NEW EDUCATION ACT.

As the timo is approaching when the various Local Committees of Kducation will require to take action in tho election of nn Vldncation Tlonrd under tho now Education Act, \r« propose to nnrrate, ns closely ns eotiTenicpeo ponjiits. the pro» o 'oding.B which the fiocal Committees are called upon to take. The Kdnoatinn Board of each disriet. ns prgyidel by tho Act, ia to cousin, of nine members, nnd thesonro to be chosen under ft nqvel modo of «p experimental fuwsy franchise. It is based on n gystetn, o( in(Jiyidynl'(?ommitteo nomination, combined with a goneral power of selection by oaoh committee, the cumnlnMfc vote! of alt tjje committees of nn qducatioq cJistript ' dc'piding, who shall form th< Boarcl. Tlio modq of proeoduro is as follows :— During tlje month of January, enph pommittoo al)all tinnsmit to th(! Ediienljon Board pf tho district, the namen of t>yo persons qualified to bp fliemnqro of tho Board (their written consent ' being first obtoioed;, nnd the ' *Tps<irA Sliiill thcrctipon publicly notify the ' names of such persons, nnd in, such notice shall nlso state tho day on which the plootion of the Board shall be held (winch roust bo on sorap day later than loth March), aud shall nlso transmit to cgch nommittoo ft list of all those persons wljoso naniPS hnvo bcoj^ so transmitted to tho Board. From this li«t each committee sltnll send to thfl secretary of the Board n list in writing, setting forth the full names of not more than nine persons whoso names hnve thus been publicly notified. These lists, so siyit from tho committees slpill bo carefully preserved by the secrclHiy, who, shnll^ or. the day fixed by the B mrd. proceed to ascertain whit persons s> nomina'ed have tho greatest number <>f voto«, and tho nino persons who have suoli greatest number shall •bo tho m.embon» of tho B>nrd. In the prent of an equality of votes, the existing Jionrd which pemnins in olllco until ihe new one is appointed, shall decide. If nny committee reuses or neglects within thn nppoipted timo to transmit to iho Board either qf the lists of nnmes nbovo mentioned, which the Inw requires tlicm to iF'insrnit, tiie Bond shall poceed to the elnciion of v member notwithstanding such refusal or nfigleet. Every election shall bii.conduct.od publicly by the Board. ii\ such manner as it thinks fit, and shall also publicly notify, under tho signature ot tl c Chairman, what person" hnve been found elected, nnd &iich niitifi,oation Hhall b,c. dual and conclusive for all purj poses. I This briefly sets forth what (he oo'n-. mitti c have to do. Power is given by I lie Act to thu Governor to delay the period of selection for ft coupjo of months beyond the dates xpcuificd in the Act, and it \s thought prolmblc t hut such postponement will tako place, But, tuciunrhile <smr,niitt«>es will se<; whnt course they hive to vjollow when the time come.s :— New Herald.