OAMARU SCHOOLS COMMITTEE.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 948, 1 May 1879, Page 2

OAMARU SCHOOLS COMMITTEE.

A special meet ire.: «.f I llis <'■ nil 111 i f foe wiis la-Id last evening. at t t:o Nocivuav's oliice, when there woro juvscHi Messrs. X. Fleming (Ohairm iii>. 1)u11v.-ji, Kvuns, Hay, il eplmau, .Uoiua'j;::, nod Smitli. The nioofiiitf was calk:;! i\iv thu >•>>..• .f o tin- f..tii>\ving letter received in reply to :-Uvi from the eomiuictee re<l nest to he fiirni.slicd with tho whole of ihe applications for tiio head mastership of the -North School and tho soo.-nd mastership Cif tho South School : - Kdttcaiioit ()lliee, l-'am-ilii!. April 2-1 th. I.SJf. Sir:.—Tn reply to your letter of the 2 ist hist.. relative to the appointment of teachers to your schools. 1 have the honor to iniuvni you that the Hoard, at its meeting to-day. the matter Its careiul consideration. ' Voiir eon 11: ii 11 ec seem to he men; arc that the Ipra-tiee adopted ill tho pres.'lit ease ha* i Jh.hi the invariable >.n.- since the present ! l!oard came into existence.

For the o! Jica.l teacher in tin 1 North Siii'inl flt-rc w«iv. in fart, 11■ 11 applicant*. Two of these persons v.cre not ehgdile, ax they had not Wen twelve tnomlis in their present situations : one was only provisionally i ertincr.tcd : ami of trio remaining seven there Were four whom tile appointments committee o.( the Board considered unsuitable. for various The names of the ilire.e most suitable were forwarded to you. It only ri.mains for iw> to !.ir.v::r.i Hie resolution arrived at by the Board : "" Tin.' Board having practically recommended the committee to .seieet one of three teachers who. in the opinion of the Board. ate .pianlied for the position of lu ad master <>t the North <)ainaru School. »m{ the committee not approving of the I'oard's suggestion, tin.' Board will Lo glad to receive a recommendation front the Oamaru Schools Committee, when it (the Board I will give sttch recommendation the fullest consideration. —• I have, &0., " L'. C . i'i: VIM-:, ''Secretary Kducation Board. " Mr. .[..Hardy, "Sec. Oamaru School Committee, After somo little discussion, during which every member expressed the opinion that the committee should not depart from its original determination not to recommend any of the applicants for appointment until the whole of the applications were before them, the following resolution, moved by Mr, I>unlop and seconded by Mr. Montagu, was carried unanimously " That this committee, having fully considered the .Hoard's letter of the 24th iii-st.. ,■>' tlio appointment of teachers to the North and South Schools, adheres to its former resolution, and would recommend to the- hoard the necessitv of eomjdviwu with its requests, so as to vuabh; thi-, committee 1 o legally carry out the objects for which it was appointed." Mr. Montagu remarked that it would be well that the outside public should know that this decision was not arrived at from any feeling of hostility towards the Board. They were simply actuated by a desire ta uphold the privileges accorded them by the Act. A letter from the manager of the Bank of New Zealand was read, drawing the Committee's attention to the overdraft, and asking when is might be expected to be put in credit.—The Treasurer was | directed to pay in the balance in hand to the credit of the schools account, and to pay off the overdraft as soon as possible. The Committee shortly afterwards rose.