BOARD OF EDUCATION. (From the Auckland "Star.") February 15.

Te Aroha News, Volume I, Issue 38, 23 February 1884, Page 4

BOAR D OF EDUCATION. (From the Auckland " Star.") February 15.

Tm. weekly meeting of thin Board \\n* hold this afternoon, there being present Mews S. Luke (in the chair), NY. F. Buckland, J. W. Carr, D. (Joldie, Y. .1. Moss and D. H. McKenzie. Fivanok Committal. — Thi« Committee reported on the liabilities of the Board in legaid to buildings The report stated that The liabilities, including bank o\erdiatt (£4,432 o- lOd) and all charges on account of building's under contract, grants .authorised, tea, amount in all to £1'2,:i'20 14s 4d. The grant alloted to Auckland out of last session of Assembly is C9,GS'2, which hum Mill be paid to the Board before the close of the financial year- 31&t .March pioximo. The Board has thus contracted liabilities in c\ccj-s of giant amounting to L-_\63S 14s 4d. Kclying upon a grant ot at lea^t £11,000 for' the current financial year, the Board obtained from the Bank a temporary oxcrdraft as above, not exceeding £(„000, which overdraft A\ill be repaied by the 31st March next. The Committee having considered the position of the building fund as affected by the unexpected reduction of the annual grant, recommend :— (1) That application be made to the bank for a new overdraft of a sum not exceeding £6,000 in all for the twelve months ending 31st March, ISB4, upon security of next year's grant. (2) That the Government be iurnished with a full and detailed .statement of the Board's position in regard to buildings, and of the present immediate requirements, amounting to moi c than twenty thousand pounds. (3) And that, until the Government authorise further expenditure for buildings, all new works be delayed, except those for which local contributions have already been accepted by the Board.— Mr Buckland pointed out that, according to the Act, the Board had a perfect right to forestall its credit, and the best answer that could be made to all the recent outcry was that the Board was now in a better position than it was last year. It was agreed to postpone the consideration of the leport for a fortnight, in order that Messrs Hobb&and Cooper might have an opportunity of being present. The Park Scholarship.— The correspondence which had passed on this .subject along with the Secretary's explanation of the mistake having been read, Mr Parr (who was present), handed h. the following written statement, which was then read :— I, Reuben Parr, of Ngatumanga, AVaitoa, in the colony of New Zealand, farmer, and father of Christopher James Parr, do solemnly and sincerely declare as follows, that is to say ; (1) That before last Christmas, on account of being in the country, I gave instructions to Mr O'Donoghue to inform me, as soon as the result of the scholarship examination had been declared, whether my son, C. J. Parr abovenamed, had been successful in winning a scholarship or not. (2) That the letter signed " D. O'Ponoghue," dated at the Thames on the ?Oth January last, had been received by me at Waihou on the 26th January aforesaid (3) That J hesitated before apting, according to that letter, for two days, because I did not wish to involve Mr O'Donoghue into any unpleasant relationship with the Education Board, and also because I had intended to come direot to

the Education Board oiiice and to personally demand justice to be done to my son. (4) That so soon as I observed the list published on the 18th January last, I determined to demand a revision, but before doing so waited for Mr O'Donoghue's promised letter. (5) That through pressure of harvesting I decided to take the course I took on the 20th of January last, viz., causing my said son to telegraph and write as he has done. (5) That 1 received no oflicial intimation regarding tho rectification the omission of my son's name from the list of names of winners of scholarships until the 31st of January last, and had no such intimation on the 29th of January last. (7) That 1 suspect injustice had been first attempted towards my son, seeing that his name had been excluded from tho list published on the 18th of January last, and that 1 &till su pect injustice done him in the position (tith) assigned to him. (S) That I therefore demand justice to be done my son (above named), and that by moans of independent, disinterested examiners re\i&ing the work. And I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true, and by virtue of the Act of the (Joncval Assembly of New Zealand intituled '•The Jusiicos of the Peace Act, 1882." — Khvm'.N Pvrh. Declared at Auckland, this day ot February, ISS4, before me, \\ B. iMcDonaid, Justice of tho l'cnco." Mr Parr then submitted the following letters, which had been bent to him by Mr O'Donoghue :— LsL letter; "Thames, 20th January, 1884. My Dear Sir, — To my intense giiet I miss Jfiincssnamc horn the list of winners oi scholarships and certifit ate.-, ot proficiency. Tnero must be something rotten and ■wrong .somewhere to find such a result I uc"noi knew a candidate better prepared than ho was or one who did lii^ woik better. It is awful to look at the result, having such a feeling in my mind and soul. 1 am so excited and scalded with anyer, that 1 don't know what to do, and plearo excuse a shoit note now, as 1 intend, uith your help, to puisne this matter to the 'hitter end. Send telegram (as attached) at once, ar-d get him to -\\iitc as wolf. — Youis oxcv'fnithtully, D- O'l)ona<;iiui;. U. Parr, Esq., Waitoa."— [Telegram attached: "I claim ie\ision of my answering and papei.s returned me.— C. •'■ Pun;, Scholarship Candidate. '— '2nd letter (diait for young Pai r to send to lioaul) : "Waitoa, Jan., ISS-J. Sir, — I noiicc mj name to be not among the names ot winners of scholaiship^ or certificates of proficiency. 1 am not satisfied the ie.sult as 1 know 1 answeied o\cry paper well and fully. My tough work and the answers I have with mo°\\ill show tin-. I lcspectfully request my smswerine to be revised by some one competent, dill'eient from him or them who have already examined it. Evidently it would be useless to get those mlio have alieady examined it to le-examine it, as they would be sine to justify themselves. 1 nlso rcquc&t that my papers be not destroyed, as, if they are to be icturned to me by law, I will have recourse to law to get them returned. I ha\ cno doubt but I have been subjected to some treatment that I don't understand. If this is haul language for me to use, 1 trust the Board will inquiie and sec it 1 am not justified. 1 am as sure as that i li\ c that I have not got fair play, and th.it 1 answered better than some judging from my f-on\ creation with them during three or four days, have got, as I see, -eholai.-hip>. I have the honor to be, sir, youi obedient fceivant, C. J. Pakk, tho Secretary Education Board, Auckland, " p.S. — 1 am head over ears about Newton, but will -co \ou through in this affair. What makes me so mad is- that I know James lias done well, having seen his papers, but this knowledge is not to bo used by him at all. Nothing has ever more surprised me than his failure. I was proud of him and his woik, and Mould hazard all my m orldly goods that he ould be first or near it I have an explanation w Inch, by and by, I'll let you know. It is aimed perhaps at some one besides dear James. These notes are private, and strictly confidential, because I have faith in you and in him. Keep copy of telegram and letter sent. Destroy this letter as it would ruin me to drive you on, if the Board knew it, w Inch you w ould aot like to do to me. Excuse haste. Newton is yet undecided (iive my love to James, who is not yet to lose his heart.— " D.0.D." In answer to a question from Mr Mos&, Mr 0 Donoghue (who was present) acknowledged having indited the draft letter infcerfod above, which the boy Parr copied and forwarded to the Board. Mr Parr claimed that a revision should be granted of the &cholaish,p papers, inasmuch as he belie\ed that his son should occupy first place on the list of candidates instead of sixth. -A lengthy discussion ensued, Mr (loldic supporting the application for rcvicion, and moving that the paper* should be lefcrred to the University professors, and Mr Moss objecting strongly to the proposal, on the ground that it would be umvorthy of the Board, as showing a want ot faith in the gentlemen who acted as examine^. Eventually Mr(;oldie\s motion was negatived, and an ; amendment by Mr Moss, to allow Messrs Parr and O'Donoghue access to the papers, i was withdraw n.

A San Francisco papnr received by last mail has the following: — "The familiar old .steamer Senator, or what remains of her, i.s again to become of some u&e in maiine circles, according to rumours, a New Zealand company having purchased her of the Pacific Coast Steamship Company to take to Auckland, to bervo a.s a baige. To get her down there the hull will be changed into a temporary barquentinc, and will make the voyage under canvas. This steamer was built in 1546, came out hero in 1549, and for some years ran between this city and Sacramento. The California Steam Navigation Company afterward ran her north, and she next went into the hands of the Pacific Mail Company. The Pacific Coast Steamship Company had her for many years, and an old salt speaking of her yesterday said ' there was not an ocean steamship company on this coast that had not owned her, and there was not a port on the coast that she had not been run into. Every one of them had made Money out of her, and her hull is sound to-day, and if she don't make coin for theNewZealandersit will be their fault.' The steamer was constructed of wood, and went out of commission about two years ago, after having been in constant service for thirty-six years." We presume this is one of the hulks which tho Ivamo Coal Co. have purchased for the purpose of coaling steamers from at Auckland. In view of the recent Triumph catastrophe and the danger incurred by other large steamers in proceeding along this coast without pilots, the Napier Harbour Board has adopted the following resolution and forwarded copies of it to the various Harbour Boards of the colcjiy :— ''That the recent disasters that have occurred in different parts of the coast of New Zealand shovv the necessity of large steamers being provided with coastal pilots, and that the attention of the Government and the different Harbour Boards of the oolony be called to the subject." A copy of this resolution was submitted a.t the mooting of the Harbour Board this afternoon.