The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR O'CLOCK P.M. Resurrexi. SATURDAY MAY 23, 1874.

Thames Star, Volume III, Issue 16711, 23 May 1874, Page 2

The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR O'CLOCK P.M. Resurrexi. SATURDAY MAY 23, 1874.

, > 3Sditcatiox.il matters seem to monopolise ■ - a great deal of the time of the Council. \ It now appeaitsthat the rating clauses '-' passed the other night will hare to be N altered, owing to the cause we indicated —the difficulties in the way of collection. Hie Prorincial Treasurer announced last night" that legal opiniott had been taken on the rating clauVes of the Educational , Bill, and it was found that there were so many legal difßcultie* ia the way of the collecting of tk* tax that it would be Becewary to alter them." In the Council / too last Bight the clauses mored by Mr. Seed for establishing liigh schools in different pftrti of the Prorince were 1 passed. These clauses leaTe Die establiahment.oi* snoh tchooll vi the hands of il\> the Board of Education. • We are curious to know what amendment of the rating

olauiei will now be attempted. To simpKfy matters it would perhapt be advitable toEx a general rate for the Province

to be leried on th» raluttioni of property adopted by the City and Botongh Council! aadtheHiffawiy Board*, and for fhote dlitriotf whioh art not luffloiently adTaaoed to oome under the operatien of - either the Municipal , Corporation! or Highway Diitrict* Acti, ipecial protision could be made by the Council to meet the

- requirement! of such district*. • It is fcosc4*se. t& - axpect that^ a contplKlated Sdncation Act for the colony will lie patted dnrins; the next tettion of Parliament; to that a little more tinkering will be required to render the 'Frorincial .iy»tern acceptable in the eyes of the Govern- ■ ment lor the, time being. Probably • another tettion of the Council will see a

different aetof men in. the Executire, - with , oppotite ideas on educational matten, who will follow the example of their pxtfdocessorg and make a further attempt to construct an Act according to their notions of public requirements. ,