Education Board.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1718, 27 May 1886, Page 2

Education Board.

■'■■■' Ordinary monthly meeting, Tuetday, May 25th. There were present— Messrs bunion (chair), Bridge, Rbi*; Baker* Fry, mid Bite; ■ --i ■'■'•■>■ '■■ m• • •'•'> •- : . V*- : — It was resolved that ..... the Board be recommended to advertis* '■"" for jteacuers for country schools and is•sistants. An application from Mr D»- - laoey wastiot entertained;.^ : ••--.•.-.» Regulations re Probationers.— Regtf^ ■' \ lations regarding' probtftiotiers,* drawn ■ ' up by the sub-committee "appointed to -■ ' draft them, were submitted. Male pro. bationars will receive £5 per month, and females £4 3s id. Reports on the conduct of probationers have to be. sent m ..monthly by bead teachers. Those applying as probationers naust he between ■•' 19' and 60 years of • age.— -Mr r Baker : moved the adoption of the regulations, -■ - which was seconded by the Rev Mr Ross •• and carried. ;> .. No Committees. — The hoiiseholden m sixteen districts having failed to elect cotu'iuittees, the secretary was lastructed • "■< to call fresh meetings. •..-.•; f : :p : . Orouo.TT-The Government wrote. st*f- .•• .. ing tliatthty_wouid.grant on^'ihirdiof .: . the cost of the Orou a School if the $».•-. tjyi attendance. warraßttdJt .-.->'. <,» 'Repaintiqg Schools.-rThef Minister e£-, Education drew, jittentijbin. to the- f«et.' . ; that repainting of old .scboola4iad ;b«e» included by some boards m. > : tiie expenditure from £he building grant which : ■„ ..could not.be allowed.— Letter .received. Oh resuming at 2 o'clock Mr* Carson took his seat. . Palmerston North Committee Elec-tion.-—This ; was the first business before / the \B.oard on its .•resumption] of /business, —Mr Stewart, Chairman of the Commit* : tee, was present, as a deputation from that body, and the ;. Rev. A. M. Wright attended to support big objections to the elections. .The proceedings opened by the reading of the Rev. Mr Wright's letter to the Board, m which he objected : " to the election of the committee on the ' grounds that several non-householders had voted. He instanced the cans of • Mr Healy, reporter on the Manawatu , Standard ; Mr Hoskinga, a blacksmith,. . whose father,, was a householder and . voted ; Mr 'Hawking jurir., who' ii'se'd hi» .father's office ; and Mr Carter, a bachelor, of the firhfa of . Welch, '„ and C 0,,, who was sirjopff,* lodger WithMr Welch. He asked that the election pc "declared null and void, . stating that visitors and servants,:. took part. in the: election, aridf ; that the attention, of the chair had been . called to the fact that nbn-hoOTetf older* ; ebHld not vote.— Mr Snelsonj chairman' / of : the meeting, added a note stating \ that he had ruled that only householders- ' should vote, and further that the : scruti- ' neers appointed did not object to any Vote recorded;^— Mr Stewart put m a let] tor m whicb/he said that he had iio remarks to make on Mr Wright's letter," believing it was for the fatter to satisfy the Board of the truth of his aVrfertioris. ' He alluded to the fact that Mr Stewart ' ; had accepted office as secretary befor* raisincr his complaint, denied that servants and visitors had voted,' said the scrutineers had reported three . informal . votes,' andf concluded by atating.'tbat he was instructed by his comraittee. to • attend to give any intormation required. : . Mr Wright was then called, on to make his statement to the Board. He' . recapitulated the evidence given m eaoh -case. Referring to Mr Hawkins, he sajd that he had heard that m this case the person referred to fpaid his father so much a week' to he allowed to . , "carry on his - business 'as insurance agent: m. the office..- The- yotjncr, -Mr Wright said, was conducted m the usual ' way, but Mr Stewart, m, handing^rpu^d :; . : the papers, gave some persons nioretlian.'. one paper. It was well knoyen thai / there were from 15 to 20 perton* ■voting " ; who were not entitled to-do so/ Before . ' .Mr Snelsonfs ruling was Mr '" 1 Stewart made a statement, when objection was raised that non-householders : were voting, that by an amendnient m the Act all and sundry could vote, and discussion ran high on the matter for isome time. After the election he had informed the committee of his intention to dispute the, election. There > were 75 present at the meeting, but the Rqrutuieers did not make enquiries as to whether all Were entitled to vote.—rMr Wright said * there was only one informal voting paper, the other two h'ayiig been allowed by the scrutineers; He was nresentx when the voteS'Wefe counted.- In reply to Mr Wright, Mr Stewart made a statement to the effect that had not -distributed • - ; more than one paper atatiine, e-*ceptih- - ■ one mVtanbe when he thanded one naaa" two^pnejQf which was to be passed o*V ta another vote,r» He knew of no u -ser» l vantß:dr visitorg'!; present, andhe claimed to have an equal knowledge of tne re • with Mjj t Wright, ,ilr ' . ; should t have mentioned the matter at the •meeting if hesaw anyVpresent not entitled to vote. He was certain that three votes were returned as informal. He could not say whether the parties named by Mr Wright were householden* or not. ' He knew that MrHoakins was a house- - holder; vthmigh Jhe did: not live m the house he held ; : he used it for other pur'posesifi ' •••--' • ..' -.■:■■■s- •■:• '-''■• Mr Bridge thought if this was the cast he would be entitled- to vote. -•' In answer to Mr Bridge Mr Stewart said that Mr Carter was a partner with Mr ' Welch.— Mr Bridge, considered that m ' •this, instance Mr- Welch (who is aj>arent) % #buldhave a right to -votW as'a^arsnt, and.his partner could ; vote as the housed holder. The Edac»ii6ri'AtJt : 'did- not' depne ,t^ position to .be occupied by '•• inebibefsbfa firm in' such a case a^ this*Allusion ; was made by Mr Sanspntofhe 'edse "of thefßev Mr'Tbwgood^t Mai ton a' few years -back, when the Board upset his. election, on the ground that though a' ''- [pint occupier,' he was not entitled'' to vote. ' It was pointed out that m thia instance ' Mr Towgbodjwas not a parent 6t ■•.» gu«r- ■ ■ dian nor V»R be >co lensee.— Mr Cai'son " re&rr^" tpthe Sorley case m. Wasftsranui, '■" : : when i aih election was invsitwed : by t>r • ' Sorley, senior, -and Dr .Sorley, junior, > ' .voting;/ ihi respect, of the. same ' ten**-'- ' :< * merit.4rMr iSanson thought } Mr Bridge right as to, Mr Carter^ and the discussion then turned on the Healy case. When ■ the.depntation went to. Palmerston $Ar .' Baker was about to ask Mr Hesly lome questions, when th^e chairman of the committee objefcted to things 'going any' • further, and he couldget no mforo*Ation. • A« fer as he knew, Mr Heie^y rmd not deny it. The case^'he had Mentioned were not the only ones he relied 'on, hut it wpujd be difficult for him to? secure information, on the ptihers , Hq to

not take care of himself.— Mr Stewart ■aid be was a parent, to which Mr Wright replied that h« certainly had a " child" 24 rears of age, but he had not. had control of him for 10 years, (Laughter). Mr Wright also mentioned the case of a youth named Tanner, who had voted; but had no right to do ho. — After the deputa- . tion had retired there was some discus* lion.- Mr Bridge considered the evidence insufficient basis on which to upset the : /- . election. . He moved that ajd^putition ' ' be sent down' to Palmerston, and -that the Bey Mr Wright be called on to prove his charges.— Mr Ba^-cppßidered the charges substantiated,' and congratulated Pahnerston on the interest shown m fk educationaiihaftersTwhen . anch -* good attendance could b« secured at a house-. holders.' meeting.; He' t moved that < thlfj ejection be, declared invalid; and a fresh election take place.— This was seconded „.. by Mr Fry,' who remarked .that, Mr ■••' ' WtfghW stetementjs had not been :dis : proved by Mr Stewart.— Messrs Fry: and 1 . •. BMnson, who were nominated by Mr _, B,rrdge is a deputation . to' proceed to . .Palmerston, did. not care about the duty;; ..' , though Js|r Sanson ; said he| would go if : v 'the Board deemed it necessary— Messrs [ "■•: CaMon tod/'Ross spoke m favor of the. (Mr 9ridge's motion not hay- • J 'iae"been SBConded lapsed), and on. its t .being put it was carried, Mr Bridge be-. • r> , ing the orily|di«sentient.--He/*aW. „: