APPEAL COURT.

Bush Advocate, Volume XX, Issue 1001, 13 April 1908, Page 5

APPEAL COURT.

[press association.] WELLINGTON, to-day. In the Court of Appeal, Mr Skorretfc, X.C, for the respondents, contended that the argument for the appellants carried to its logical conclusion, would reduce the position, of Education Boards to an extent never contemplated by the Act. The whole scheme of the Act was that the hoards should be the dominant power, and where powers were given to the committee they were either minor powers or special powers to be exercised subject to the sanction of the board. As to section 124, the words "as herein provided" referred only to the powers of inspectors, not to the powers of the board. If the committee had power to fix school hours without the control of the Board, there would be want of uniformity in school hours in various school districts under the control of the board. Section 137 of the Act showed that the board was intended to hare control of school hours. Mr Hutton also addressed the court on behalf of* respondents, and Mr Myers began his reply.