LOCAL COMMITTEE OF EDUCATION.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VII, Issue 229, 25 September 1872, Page 2

LOCAL COMMITTEE OF EDUCATION.

. A meeting ..of^ratepayers.rconvencd for the purpose ot electing two' members of the Town Committee, in the place of. Dr. Irvine and Mr. 8.. Burn, who had been' declared 1 to have forfeited their seats by Miing- to attend three successive monthly meetings,- took- place in the Provincial Hall yesterday- at noon, 1 Mr. H. Di Jackson, having been voted to the. chair. .. „...,, • • Me. ; BtrKN said that' iite/yisbed to .make an explanation .before the meetiris proceedea to! the business" of \ the day . ,,, He thought , it ' would, be generally -admitted that '.he. had not ,been ju the habit of neglecting any public^ duties that he had . undertaken, and with regard to non-attendance at the meetings of the Committee he would state that on one occasion he was absent at-'tWWest ; Coast, and on another had 'mistaken the day of meeting, .lie being under the/ impression that it was on the first Tuesday in each month instead of on- the -Tuesday preceding the'first Thursday in the month, on which day the Central Board met. He wpuld state, however, that had been present at two special meetings during the three months, and therefore did not think that he had forfeited his seat. Mb. Wigzell, the Fecretary of the Committee, produced the minute book, by which it appeared that since. Mr. Burn'a election there/had s;been three' monthly 'meetings,' onAthe 2nd anU;3lst July, and on 'the 3rd September, at none of which had he been present.' He had" however, attended two special meetings, on the'lTih June and 15th July. The Act stated that " apy member of the Local Committee who shall. absent himself irom the meetings of such Committee without leave, for three successive months, shall cease to be a member of the Committee " '*This', ; the'CotrJrnittee understood to refer to the regular monthly meeting* and, consequently, they' had felt called upon to declare Mr. Barn's seat to be vacant. '■"■ :.:• •. '■ Mb. Cookb wished to know whether the rule had ever been enforced before. . . . The Chaibman: Tes ;' in the.case of Mr^Luckie. Mb. Hibblb said there appeared -to be an idea prevalent that an attempt liad.been made to drive. Mr. Burn, out, but he co'uld assure the meeting, that no member had more personal friends than' Mr. Burn in the Committee; but the Act was imperative, and they were bound to observe ,it, : and had consequently signified to the Superintendent that vacancies had occurred. A somewhat irregular discussion ensued, .when The Chairman said that it was not for the; meeting to pronounce as to whether or not Mr. Burn had. forfeitcd'his seat... If /they wished to see him still on the Committee, the remedy was in their, hands, as they could re-elect him. The nomination was. then proceeded with. Mr. Levestam proposed Mr. J. Hooper, of whom he i thought it, was. unnecessary to say more than that he had already been, twice elected, and had once acted as Secretaiy. Mr. H. Barnett seconded the nomiration. , , , Mr. EiiioTr proposed, and Mr. Pollock seconded Mr. C. L. Maclean. Mr. D. Burns proposed, 'and Mr. Pehcp seconded Mr. D Grant.. ■? , Mr. Jokes proposed, and Mr. J. Avert seconded Mr. R. Burn. . . Mr. Pabmbnter proposed Mr. P. Cooke, who was seconded by Mr. Abmstrong. Mr. Hibble suggested that as ..only those interested, took part in the election of members of the Committee for St. Mary's schools, it would be as well if the proposing aud seconding of members on the present occasion .were left to those more immediately concerned. • . . . Mr: Armstrong, at once withdrew, and Mr. Cooke was seconded by Mrl Graham. The show of hands was then taken, resulting, as we reported yesterday, in the election of Mr. R. Burn, and Mr. P. Cooke. For remainder of news fourth page.

The following advertisement appears ?n ilie Tkdmeß}iiAdvertiser>r- tl Challenge to .the Thames "Volunteers.^-A team p.f. os; 05)r jNe^^Zefnaiid ina^yos^ ptallHge an .. : .equa|^ijuttber" ,i>f; c feither^nglish^lrisE, : or f ":Sco|pKjjrorJu»oy rather icountry, to. a;; rifle maich at 400^ 500,; and^6oo yards, for the sum V of; £15^; a side. — Fpr^ particulars, a^ply. to T Lieutenant Bruce, T-N.8 ., . ' y oirf)^ar{eiß^.Brpw^hpm^ '"". . BTib. LftiTGii, iateiinaßter pf the Saltwater Creek school,.Canterj[)pry,having threateneol to levy jupon. the, yscho.ols -for/nrreßrajof salary r due to him, the Board-bf Education v requested the opinion of. the Provincial 'Secretary ! ns ; to : his; power to ,'do ; so, and Mr. Garrickj'on behalf of his partner (Mr. Co,wlißbaw)j,who; vJsLfflbsent iti ; Australia!, i.haiß replied cannot levy upon the school^propert^.*'" J . , In. , concluding an .." iajr ticle on, the Agricultural Statistics. ;of New Zealand, the Sydney: Morning Herald say sT:—" In : agricultural rodeftinery New Zealand is io advance of this ebjpny. .^e ioblj An vain for steam ploughshare, but they have 26; and for steam harrows, whjlo : libey- have 13. Of threshing; machines, they, haye 745, and of reaping .inachjnea, 1708. The value of labor-saving machinery seemalo be better understood than with us." _ , '. Father Labkin evidently unaefstands the art "how to dp' it." -.When the Roman Cathdlic'ScbooV in' r Gsolonsay-street, Lawrence,' was erected, he prevailed on his parishioners to give a week's work .grajtis each, ; for the purpose of iifnprovirig aiid beautifying the grounds surrounding The edifice. The result is stated io be ; eminently aatisfa'ctbry, and the grounds, ac-: cording; t tbe local journal, will be an; ornamentio'the'tbwn. i The {Agent- GENEBAL.for Victoria, fin order ;to test -the question of the'practicability of a quick passage r.ound the'.Cape of Good Hope; h^s chartered one,' of the fastest. iboata: employed hitherto on the | West India line to carry-passengers from Plymouth to .Melbourne. TheAlrato — that is the namei of the^^yessel-rwili leave Plymoutli 'about the ,9th of September, will icarry:, about 400. piassengers^ and is expected to reach- Melbouriie Considerably within 'fifty days; '.' A Remabkajesxe Coincidence, in which some perceive the hand of a retributive Providence, has happened to a t miner engaged .in one of the quartz mines near Boninyong, and is narrated by the Ballarat Courier. Thi3 man, while „Bu£Feri|pg under some real or, ! imaginary wrongs from one of bis mates, gave expression to his feelings in a torrent of abuse, and conqluded by wishing the drive would fall and smother the objectof; his; 'fury. < The •words -were scarcely.' '6^tbred.',wnen a luinp of earth; which j as described by his mates, was large enough' to crush a horse, fell between the cap-pieces on the shoulder of the author of the imprecation, crushing him to the ground, .neck and heels toggtbej. He was quickly extricated from his position, when it was found that no bones were broken. 'The' man had received a flesh l'wbund near the small pf the back, which had saturated his clothes and filled his boots; with blood. Although he is able to move about, he is still very weak. ; Conference of School ; TEAdHEES.r-r, A largely attended conference of common school teachers has beej] l held; in Melbourne,; and the Xollowing, resolutions agreed to; a deputation being also, appointed: to present . them tp, the Qhief, Secretary?--" (1.) That any system of national educatipn for this, colony should be secular ; and that teachers employed ia schools supported by the State should beprobibited from giving instruction in religion in such schools. (2.) That U is the duty of the State to be assumed th^t, every child in the colony receives an elementary education, i (3.) <Th^(he;pt;e- < sent certificated common' scbibbi; t^ache'rß. ; and assistants shpuld be officers .pf;jji Q Civil Service^ of be formed into a' ; separafce department under Government. (4~.)"Tfi,at' ija t^e-centres of population scbooi 1 fees should not be abolished. (5.) Whilat" concur ring w|tb , ; the general of , necessity i or^ jpVra? ( pulsory educatipD, r jthe ; .teachersr are of opinion t^^, Jin A children of K the respeßtaole industrious classes now , attending the comnaonschooiii a epecia^ class of scbtoola shouU be establistied, aV least in the great cen tres of population^ for ; the rewirttofilof ( *th^e;%h!U^ '.. parefifor : nc^lefit;; oj^^\f^^Tf^^^^u' [ ' ,■ cation /.ojl^a^pja.^ : (6.) |.n ■■CT^ifi?'©*^ ; schoplr ; feesßhp^ ' ; : ■ :^mGM^p»:^o'ttfEM£^p^The folri • : ;: <Wiim^^ ;^ y ca|in|^ft|(^iS3^^Bi^^ Nova Scotia there r w,erß2()o cabin and'^ |I||^i^e||aßiß^ge^

to South America tb ere -werei^hree ships,! with 180 cabin and 189'8t.oerage-^-rnakinp n total o^iZ?^Bfii^f^3f^'cabiti^ : &jS; 73,137. . ' WsSißef ip&ssWeeriJL of >.*!sl»o.ni 31,840 were English,- 117! Scotch, 13,768 Irish, and 30,673 foreigners; In addition to these a large number left the same port in vessels without undergoing. Government supervision, making a total for the quarter of 73.561 passengers, which is an increase of 9380 over the same quarter of last year, and of 17,166 when, compared t w s ith th.e corresponding* six?: (months £ fcf^lj^iyH Daring the- same quarter, the AgentGeneral for New Zealand despatched from London, Hamburg, and Christiana, twelve ships, carrying 2588 emigrants. An Outside. Opinion.— We s taka -.jthe* following from the Wellington Pdst\i~&> great deal has been eaid during the present session of Parliament respecting the " unification " of the West Coast goldfields — that is adding part of the Province of Nelson to the Ppunty, .of .. Westland, .andforming a new province or criunty-^-a proceeding which would necessitate fresh appointments, and throw open various good billets for competition among some of our prominent politicians. The centre of jjhe agitation in this direction js ;jGjTeyraouiib, A wh|c|i.flßp|res to be||iKJa jWatjpof jthe new^ prrijected-&ove*n&ieht, to the "prejudice of' Hokifika. Greymouth papers advocate "unification" with all their might, and Greymouth residents forward petitions in support of it to the Asßemb)yyi?the signatures to which are computea^byj th& W'd- r and whose length. is]^nlyjipjliial|eledl..bytheir informality. - It has been remarked, too, that a singular unison of feeliog exists between the " unificationists " of Grey Valley and a party in Wellington. Whenever a nevs^ note is^Btruck|by thig idfa ei/ River Argus, \i is immediately echoed by the Wellington Independent, and vice versa. At times telegrams from Wellington, published under the beading of the Press Association, of which the "directory is closely connected with the Independent, have given the clue for the utterances of the Argus, ? which.Jiaye-againrbeen echoed by the Independent. { Possiitily the:/«c?e-^ pendent hopes to derive some Dene fit from the appointment of a new chairman or Superintendent, which may account for its zeal in the cause of. unification. The principal — nay, almost the sole — reason adduced in favor of the projected change is the misgpvermnent of that., part of the goldfields whicK belong to Nelsdn/ Sins of omission and commission are charged against the Superintendent and his Execui tive almost beyond computation ; but it is noticeable 'that "however plausible these i charges appear. Jn, the. columns^ qf >,the^ Argus or the Independent,. they^Qlt into 'thin air whenever- they are exarairiedi ;* * ...*. >*. Jt is- guite possibly that/ the iProvrnciaij Government -at -J^elson may,/ ; likef all other Grover-nments, be chargeable with faults, but for all that ife.wHl requirea great many sensational paragraphs to ' bring about the change which the Grey niver\Argu^ nfld'the Independent desire. ' Stamp Duties.— The Ministry igaided ] their first. vicl;ory.yeßterday r when proposing the red ubtion of (he* ,d uty on/ cheques •to j one penny. ' Ttiisi the' Opposition, headed! | by : Fox : and * Vogel," opposed, s training every nerve and i confusing arguments with a most amusing result. ' Mr, Fox <Hd> thfr light ! comic, but was extinguished by a little quiet ridicule lazily . | dealt, .out>ny ?Mrs Webster. took the hich/ statesman, tone, ttalkedy of direct v'eHus ind^recfc'taxationjtiii ; ;the Premier reminded, (him and the House that a penny 'stamp ion -cheques wasas i much a 1 direct tax as a twopenny bhe{ and that the jmatter wasrsiinpiy^dno^df^revenue, the, Smaller 'dutfy being productive, while the ijirger one defeated'. its^ own ends, ; Mr. C. .Parker trfectf somewhat ridicuioiisiy lo act the part of the poor, man's friend, and Mr. Swa^son, ' in $is blunt way, .pbtatjadixafr to/ the HousVtb^tHi^ iff! barker wxidid f leaa* o to a 'five 4 shilling diuty.' vSqraewba't'prßmaturelypM^ .talked of a 'division, btft r a 'reminder 'was.j Jglv^him^htfdhe^ to the extent of not, calling for, it /himself,' ..c^eßtn..Htß : . pn.t .^of^thq^fir^.g. Qneumeiober^ fsa|i<| ( th^ |o^hej^ifle;t<«BOtße/ri»?codßMere^ opposition to it had, Jbeen ti(ir^ somewhat^ Jnc.QiisJateritly! said there wjis aregulnr orginisat^Qn, against; it.. Mr k .' Sbeeha^amusßd 'thejH^'use ,K^ ;.ab|out a -« a : : .'^kyi6ißn^^^||^ ■ article ; ; ;Mnjg '^ix, ,|wpjpnny i^tarapß. i^§p|.^ said the c whole colony had' spoken i)!i|jbJ^|j£ i;^inj^*ggin§^#^jift^ :sA**vw^!&Bjib v that it w.buld bis '•■; altered ■■■thiß';Beßßibii v 'Wßfl' : '■■■ tc 'f'?Bffle?^^Qflk^^rie^ AWnWsiW}l t^^Bidivisibn-^wa^^hfc^!