COMMITTEE.

Manawatu Times, Volume III, Issue 35, 15 March 1879, Page 3

COMMITTEE.

The adjourned monthly meeting of ;the Falmerston .North. School Committee was held m the Schoo^pusg^ypn- .^Thursday evening; Presjsn^^^sM.'Si^pn^ (chairman), H&ydsj 1, '^P^^T Gopdissoi*,, tmd Warburtoltf X '-.'•' X"** ' _tfD^o^ i» $KE^OgOqC„ A After the.vipmutes 'had been read and confirmed, . the Cn^CßkA^ aa^d the first xaatter to deal with ja^^he various alterations m con^efcion wit^^e,.h^ildhig^ The quersfcieri was' dftoiiSsed : at considerable length;' §&§j~ eventually * Mr. . Haxns moved, and.J_r. CotaM^secpnded,.— . ;. "That Mr. Ajmeahuvj be. requested to prepare plahs'ahd specifications for' the extensian of the present schbol-iroiora alio provision for a corridor." — Carried. Mr. W-BBseePN^mo.ved^andAfi*. Q-oodis-ion Becondec^rr-.j -; *- ■■••;?■;? . ■:■•. " That Mr. <!<oieman and Mr. Hayns ha a tub-committee •% receive "the plans for the alteration' tx> school."— Cairied. THB VACANCIES A* $HE BOABD. The Chaibwan" read the following letter receivedfrormtha Ct_u*inah oJE the Waverley School Committee m connection, with the coming election :^7 '"'."'.'"" - '■' c'e ' r «^aWriay;Feb':24, 1879. ** To the Chairman of School Committee, •XPahnerstonr " S?B,— At! a meeting afc Chairmen of Committees, held at Carlyle, it was decided to nominate..Mr, Robert Horper.for- the Education 'sj&gd., f W,o_ consider, as our member, Mi#ll^„_mß, lias retired, that we are entitled 'W elect one to fill the vacancy. The Rangiti^^andiManawatu Districts are m the iame ,-<jgpsnEib|i; ; -I would therefore •uegest that' we to return a member fort each, it i«V *that we agrae 'to 'support the nomine*^ from' Rangitikei, Manawatu, and Patea. • • Please „l«t me know what you think of the /suggestion, and if you agree to forward j he name of your nominee, which I will make known to the other oominittees m this districVXYdura sincerely, H. F. Mason, Chairman Waverley School Committee." . :■.-.:■., The contents pf • the letter were discussed at some length,ybut) upon a, ballot being taken, it appeared the choice had fallen upon Mr. Sanson, - Manawatu; Honker, Patea j and Godwihy Wangatiui. • BUPI_ TEACHER. - Tha Chairman intimated that as the Board had. sanctioned =the .appointment of a momtress,. the next matter to be dealt -would be to make the selection. .. There were two candidates from whom, tp choose — ■ Misses Relf^nd ilMllon-^biitj-Jift considered that it would be more advisable to make. the appointment of pupil teacher. There would bo some difficulty m making a choice, inasmuch as both candidates were highly recommended by...the. Inspector, by the ' master^ It Jboth hadjpagse.4' their ex; ittintriV'ons with ' creuit. A ballot was taken which resulted m the election of Miss. Relf, but the post of monitre?s was M-iss Dulkm, the. extra salary to come out of- t_e-.f unfits, of- the. Committee. -/^ ■}■■'•' •? •X ' ? : * COKBESPOS^NCB. . The CHAiBMAy readf^fSffd^ffig letters, which he intimated^had been, forwarded to him by the; Secretary of the Education B.oard at Wangauui:— "JBJducatiou Board, Wanganui, X 4 3.2nd February, 1879*. " Mr, G;. Snelson, Falmeratoix North, " Sir, — I have received the enclosed letter from a gentleman m your Committee, whose signature I cannot read. Will you kindly inform him that the election will be epsfell m order, and according to law. ' w A- A, Bbowhu, See."

The following is the letter enclosed : — " Palmerston North, " February 21, 1879. s" To the Secretary of the Education Board. " Sir, — I beg to call your attention to the first sub-section of the 13th Section of the ygducation Act, 1877, and to inform yon t|iat the Committee of this School District Has not yet received the names of the persons nominated for the Board. As the time for sending m the second list expires m" One week, I must ask you to send m the listyat once. X " I have the honor, _c, r£? a 7 , . r " Eliot Warburton, "A member of the Palmerston North School Committee." Mr. Coleman took exception to the 2v^tu»g'ef such a letter by a member, as the document had an official aspect for which 'no authority had ever been given. Mr* Warburton ; stated that the letter had been written m his private capacity, jind he considered he was fully warranted nn the step he had taken. ! - ; The, Chairman intimated that had that course been pursued, it' would have been perfectly justifiable, but he failed to see hoiiv such a face could be put upon a document which was not signed " Eliot Warburton, solicitor," but "Eliot Warburton, a member of the Palmsrston North School Committee." He considered such a letter should never have been written without his knowledge, such action being a reflection upon the Committee, but more particularly ujDon himself as Chairman. • For his part he should refuse to be satisfied until the i Committee put a repudiation upon record, | of the action taken. A long and very ' sharp discussion theu ensued, Mir. Warburton seeking to justify his action, but ...Mr. Coleman proposed, and Mr. Hayns • seconded — "That this Committee wish to have it recorded that the letter to the Secretary of the Wanganui Education Board, written by Mr. Eliot Warburton, and signed as a member of the Palmerston North School Committee, was written without their consent or knowledge." This was earned unanimously, and the Committee adjourned until the second Thursday m April.