PALMERSTON SCHOOL COMMITTEE.

Manawatu Times, Volume III, Issue 35, 16 April 1879, Page 2

PALMERSTON SCHOOL COMMITTEE.

A special meeting of the committee mt held on Monday evening, for the' jsurpoa* 11 .'of tearing ' Mr. Lock's explanation with re-' gaivJ. to his letter to the committee ; and also to tp%e into cosideration the application coi^ained m it for; an exchange of. ■masters. ' '" ' " ■ Mr. Snelson (the chairman) presided,. there feeing also 'pxepent, Hessfe. 'Haym,' Goqaiss<J9; <3plfejnaa ' and Mack.i», beside*Mr. Lock, Mr. 'the Becretaryy Mr. Lckciie. r~.V' - " '''.'' ; The prSceeding* Tre». opgned. bj thaf Chaibhan asking Mi\ Lo'ck'iif. he conld* give the comm'ittea any^ ei^laaattori as to how the paragraph had been, inserted m tho Wanganui Meraidl The commitfiee Were not so much against any change b'eingmaclej* , &s it was desirous of liaring tliat courtesy* a'nd'fcohlrd'erfttion p&Mt^ it vrhich it waV entitled to expect at the hands of the master, and it lield that before matter had been broached to the Wanganui Board or committee, much less made public through the Press, deference shonl.dJliaTe been paid! to the Palme»ton Committee by making it ■-■■■• ■-' •• - •'■;••*■ ■•• v *'*•'>' '*

fk^nipnte^ matter.' "He could not j imagine Me,- Lock intendediany direct dis- " courtesy^. stiU ijfc should, be confessed the action tt^fen^rtoinly ha&tthaVappearance. Mr. tbcnr: could assure the Committee that nothing "ww further from his intention than to/aet with ttie'slightest disrespect. He had not the slightest idea how the obnoxious paragraph had . obtained into the arid its l insertion had "certainlycaused him a great, deal of worry and annoyance. H» said Mr. Watson was preeenfcthen, and he would endorse the assertion; that/ndthing either underhand or discourteous had been intended; ahd^ perhaps throw more light upfcn the matter than he Could; • : A-:;-;.;- .'.;.- .■■•..■.■.-. ,^-..V : -4- :' .:.;..;,.■; The OHAraKAK said that of course if Mr. Watson volunteered an explanation^ the Committee would be most happy to hear, him, but; it was purely optional .with him to do#o, all: they had no riglit^either to askor, '■ 'to'ixpicfcit;^^;-'', +.„,.'■■(■■■ '.'--,. . ,'.■■■• : X^}^jai^yj^.^-%^ mmt : from Wanganiii m order kp do so, as he had been deeply grieVed to learn that Mr. Lock's action bad been misconstrued, for he could assure the Gommittee that that gentleman was entirely blameloss m the matter. When Mr. Lock had been ip ?Wanganuii la#t he had incidently remarked m telling him the eacape which oneof his children had had, , that the. event had completely .^upset. Mr* Lock, and he woidd be anxious on her count to make & change. It was then progosed that, providing the Palmewton and Wanganjjii Committees: wereiagreeable, and the Board arid Inspector, endorsed the step, the change should take place.. He (Mr.^ Watson) x had written to' his' CommitteVshd L obtained i their sanction^ as also, the approval of the Inspector, and he presumed the . whole trouble had been caused by the unauthorised insertion; of the paragraph before Mr.Lock had taken- similar proceedings, for he could astfuifc the Committee it was j^fi?c^3r^^fir.Btppd;that;th§ cjhange, could . i^ot be accompiisbed save by the concurrence and wisb.,pf;t;he T Palmeis}ion pojiumttee. " Mr. •MibKtE 1 -sai'd that/at^tfie^ preyipus meeting.be hadb^th,f^ltand^spoken strongly upon the matter," fin^cerfcainly as the aspects . pi the ''cue y were then .-preserited ti m .his ppinlo|;/the€^mriiiti^e' had' bV6il completely ignored. However, after hearing the erpla-natioM/^'both-Mr.-Loi?k-wd-Mr> Watson ; he was inclined "to. modify his" impressions, ! an4..wou}d like, to motej.spmfctb.ing.to bring j themiitter to a^ amicable^conglusion. "* ; The_CH^Biwk 'suggested ;ihat before t pjo^dipgj tctT thS '",' jt6p£if£ desiJa&Kffit; might be well for some-member to move* a, resolutiion- » expressing,, satisfaction at the e±planatioiLiriirae J by t Mr; i L6ok,'thereby re-! Jj^i^rapy censure) which mightihave;b«K^i placed Upon hiiu ; a^tbp Jast meeting. * , : jib. MACjjßihenmoT.ed, Bnd_Mr. HatnsJ ■e^qriaffd— .-Ot vI/.A *;:„:_; :;■■....:,„ ■ ; , "That this y Committee, after having; heej^ the; eißlanatiori- of Me. Lock, are of; opinion£thai he did not intend any disf; jtbitbis Committee m; offering to' with j^i Watson,,^without! -haying first ppHs«lted:themv": C^ried. >.;..: j ] ? Thp,Cttli^M4 j.then in.tima^d v tliat if ( the; Opmmittte weieiagr^iabjlet to ,;$«( p^p,oßed tothat ':effecfc '^!ra»dr*winjJ.it uj>, however ,j •iß'Wo'ul^pp^be^^clts^y^^ake any|re<f fererice, toAfo.rEock'a ultimata > 'destination: as that would be ft matter entirely with t;h< WTaiiganui'CJbmmittee.^ .ss'dSKC-i": v -i---^.: ■ ' Mr. CoiEMAJf moTfid, and Mr. GoodihJ . £0* seconded— " ' - ; > "That'thisCommitteolsanctions the pror ' '■' Bfflf^; o^ 80^ P' tb.e ( master and mistrow of > ..6a^iedr . j - L;iifr*;W*^%.a^Mri.liock.\w«re-.- then in|f^med that immediate, steps yfoulA be taken ;^#o¥'inWTeffe6^ and- thi • ■ nieeting termmated;__ . * ' „ j ' ' — "*— *— ' ■—■■■— ■ '- . i