CANTERBURY COLLEGE.

Press, Volume XXII, Issue 2801, 31 July 1874, Page 2

CANTERBURY COLLEGE.

A meeting of the Board of Governors of* the Canterbury College took place yesterday, at the Public Library. Present—Mr Joshua Bt'range Williams (chairman), the Bight BsT'* the Primate, the Eevs W. J. Habeas,*!* Buller, W. W. Willock, and 0. FraserV ft" Turnbull, and Messrs H. J. Tanered, 0. G, Bowen, and J. Inglis. The minutes of the previona meeting were read and confirmed.

The chairman read the following letter from the Secretary for Public Works :— " I am directed by his Honor the Superintendent to inform the Board of Cfovernow that the Provincial Government is prepared to hand over to them the material belonging to the Maori house, and to place at their disposal the sum of £500 voted; by the Provin« cial Council at its late session, provided that the Board is willing to undertake the erection of the building. - " The Government, however, in making this proposal wish it to be clearly understood that no expenditure in addition to the above sum, which has been Toted espreedr for the Maori house, can be oanofcioned under the cix*

'iggteaeee* Tbs tote t»fr*sGo must be taken L caret all eS#ensee of ariyTrind, including ' architect* commission, which were bofe-firo; iided for by tn e vote of the Provincial Conncil of the session before last." Ibe Bey J. BuHermoTed—" That the Board willi°S to undertake the erection of the s*cri bonse on the Government providing fsOO for that purpose." . The Chairman said the next business to Aoneidef was a request of the museum committee, who asked for an anthority to arrange fat the preparations of plana for additions to the ninseum* * . ~ It was resolved —" That the consideration should be deferred until the precise functions were defined, and the question 'of the 'aiffereat committeeß settled." .; Tancred moved •• That the library,; «te, general purposes, and mnseum comaitteee be discharged at the conclusion of fhe Bey 3. Bailer seconded the motion which ■was agreed to. ...-.•.- ------m,e CJhainnan eaid that no rule had been foal as to the number of each committee or and he thought it would be as well to decidp that question before the election of the new committees was proceeded, '"mt Bowea.moved —"That the Board of floTemors proceed to the appointment" of. I*ft6ee cosntnitteee, to be called respectively :~— I 'The College and general purposes com-, mittee. , ■. •8. • ■ Tbe library committee.' 3 ; <The maseum committee, , each committee tocoaeisi' of the chairman and eight other aembeie, three to form a quorum." i. . motion was seconded by the Bey Mr Bailer, «*a agreed to. . .. v _< ■ The election of the committee c was. then Broceeded witti by ballot, with: the following •Ljjj : __« College and general purposes com-'"--The Bight Bey the Primate, Ben V J. fiabens and C Fraser, his Honor the and Messrs Tancred, Bow&o, and Montgomery. "Litafepr eoaimittee"— -Beys W. J. Habens anlfj. Boiler Dγ Turnbull, and Messrs Tancred, goweD, Montgomery, Gould, and Inglis. «Museum committee " — His Honor the Soflerintendent, the Bey W. W. Willock, Mr jn&ce Greseon, and Messrs Gould, Webb, Potts, Etiys, and Bowen. ~ . „ ,

Br Turnbull moved — " That the (sqthsuttees hold office until the close, of*the cnsrterly meeting to be held in July, 1875, committee to have the power to fill up vacancies." The resolution was eeconded by Mr Bowen, snd carried. ....'•'- The chairman said the next business was g>3 Authority to the museum committee for the preparation of-'plans. .IneßeT Mr Habens moved—"That the nnsenm committee be authorised to arrange for the preparation of plans for additions to thessnseura." . ' The motion w£s eeconded by the BevMr Boiler, and carried. ;-■: ? j ' The Chairman then stated the action taken br the general purposes committee on the telegram received from Lord Lyttelton relative to a mathematical professor, and which they bad already seen in the papers. The tommittee had beep- endeavouring to procure ( nx>m for Mr Bickerton, but experienced tery great difficulty in obtaining one. The Oddfellows' Hall had been secured for a time, god Mr Bickerton would deliver a coarse of popular lectures every Thursday night, commatting oa Thursday,-. X3tii August. Mr Bft&ertda intended to mfc a popular aoeoant of the present state of experimental science, illustrated with prof nee experiments. fba lectures would be of such a nature that iay person of ordinary intelligence would be able to comprehend them. He wished also to Rfer to another matter. Since the acceptance of Mr Aroison's design for the Public library, two letters had been received—one faim Mr A. Lean, president of the Canter* bury. Architects'- Association, and the other from Mr 8. C. Farr, architect. The library committee had reconsidered the iction taken by them, and had come to the conclusion that no injustice had been ; done to the other competitors; and the Ksamittee considered the course taken ly them to have been perfectly justifiable, m. were willing to further justify themt&teai£ called upon by the Board. In sayisgthii they regretted that the course taken Igrthem did not meet with the approval of ilia Architects 1 Association, but they did not thick that, any breach of professional- eti- ; qeette'bad been committed. So far ;as Mr. «s'e letter was concerned, it was exceedobjectionable, as he. stated in it that fee committee had allowed themselves to be hsddffinked.' Beyond reading it np further -■

nodes had been taken of it. ..Bj.toe desire of the Board, the secretary zekdthe following, letter received from Mr i-Lean:— ■ _..... : / .- ;V - - ."Sir,—At a meeting of the Canterbury Association of Architects the following resoteSoh "was carried unanimously;—' That: tte Canterbury Association; of Architects, _ titho&t expressing censure on the committee, or &c architect whose design for the Public library was accepted, protest against the Reeat decision of the committee on the eoapetatire designs on the ground of its king irregular, and contrary to the condi. tons famished to the competitors in receiving 8 design-after the date fixed/ The Assocutum forthe* desired mc to'""forward the. senate the Board of Governors. I have, te» A, Leak, President." ; ; On ac of the Bey Mr Fraser it was resolTCd—"«That the letter received from the pteddeat the Canterbury Architects , Assooatioa be entered on the minutes."

It was decided not to read the letter received from Mr Farr, and the Board then aqjoaraed.