CANTERBURY COLLEGE.

Press, Volume XXXI, Issue 4263, 28 March 1879, Page 2

CANTERBURY COLLEGE.

The monthly meeting of lha Board of Gb. rernora of the Canterbury College waa ield jej. terday at 11 a.m. Present—Mr W. Montgomery (in ibfi chair) and Messrs F. de c. Mulct, W. J. W. HamilW H. E. Webb, Tosawill, Potts, J. D. Eny»,,J.O. Veel, Foteday, C. O. Bowen, E. O.J. wnm, H. P. Lance, Dr. Coward, Dr. TurnbtOl, euj the Bey. 0. Fraser. , The minutes of the last meeting wore reidasd confirmed. Mr Potte asked the chairman it habiiij. oetTod any communication on the subject of eendiog exhibits to the Sydney exhibition, asd threw Qut the auggetttion that many objects la the Museum might be possibly sent under certain roetrictiona. Tho Chairman laid np to the present h$ lt& repaired no correspondence on tho subject, bai alter the despatch of tko regular bnsia&s far I which they had met, he would bring the Bitter before the Board. BIiBCTIOK OF aOTEBHOHS. Tho Chairman said the first bnsmeai wosM bj the election of two governors on thoßoari. Messrs W. Boeres and John Grigg bad been nominated, and on tho ballot being taken rara declared duly elected. BTAXDIHO OEDBEB. Mr P. de c. Malet gave notice of motion— " That in the eecend line of standing ordsrt,No 1, the figures 11 and the letter A bo omitted, with the Tiew to the insertion of tho ilpreS, and the letter Pin lieu thereof." The effect of the alteration would bo to ouable the Bow.'io meet for the future at 3 p.m., insteado/jjal presest at 11 a.m. Mr Malet al«o gave notice of mofea tint tk following words in Standing Crist *&>.SU« omitted—" That at any meeting oi tt»"&«\ the Board shall adjourn at not later tfanj, 1.30, and meet again within an hoar oft«t<i. journment without its being tkU specified motion for adj imminent bo ■ teiJt, whether at the time of tho adjournment tto be a quorum of tha Board present or not." - ABSENT MEMBSKS. . ■'■"'■■ '. The chairman said he had received c letter from Mr B. Wakefield, apologising fof..hi* un< avoidable areence from tho meeting. ; PBOFHSSOEIAj; APPOINTMEHt.; " . I The . ohairoum said the next business for the I Board to consider wae tho appointment pi c | Professor of Biology, and as it involvfetttnttMtl'! Seliails", be Amoved that the Board go inSs«i»' i mittee So dieenss it. . ' The Board immediately went into opmmittee ; on questions of finance and the ccnsidcraticn of ) tho repsrt.i of the several coiumittees. '' The B<iayd LftTinjj reported progrca, itrrss resolved that tho report of tho caiamitteo on ito -. following reports be adopted:— . . ' iQEICOLTDaiI. SCHOOL COMMSTTEK'S BEPOBt. Marco 270). 188. ' 1, The committee recommends the Braid lo par- < ehoee 100 acres adjoining the farm at Lincoln, - I 2. The committee recommends tho Boud to authorise tho - oommltteo to accept a tsnitu tot cottage at tke farm. - 3.-Tho committee recommends the Bairf to authorise tho committee to piu-ohiuse all thastoci, implomonte, &o. t reqaired for tho farm. HBTATB3 COHMITTBB. The oommittee'recommend tho Bowd to K«ft tho tender oi J. E. Dawsitin for leanicK fire scoticai in : Geraldlne for twonty-ono years. , , , .:. ""' colieqb cOMMtrrBE. . The committee reooinmetid tho Board to aeliorise the chairman to affix the seal to Greiff sbJ Hunter's contract for building tho Bojrs , Hlgt Sckool, the contract price being <&$9 Pa Si. treitAßY comm irtEv.' 1. The committee recommends the BOsrf to anthorieo the committee to have a'to&logne of tm reference and circulating librai-iea printed. 3. That clauses HI. and V. in regulation* W altered as follows:—To omit all the «OtSj B0«a j "one" in tbo flrstlbieto "but" iu.thettirij«sa ) to substitute the following wordsr-'Booarar ; three volumes of any wort aod no more et toyw* ? time, except that all the volumes of a. novel ae»T ' be borrowed at the eatno time." ' ' „ 3. Clause V.—To omit tho word "ikr«p*B® in the third line, and snbfititnto fho wwl"*** penoe." To a4d tie -words—" Any book test m been in the library loss than Bit mo»tli3 mB w. be taken out a eecond time by the eimejesOT witbifl ; one, week alter aadi beck has been reisw l by him." It was resolred that the question of ft* appointment ol a biological professor MmA m postponed until tho next ineelirig. SCHOOL OF AGKICUiiTHSB. The Chairman notifi-sd that there ws » , vacancy in the committee cf' the w™sr,*l agricultnre, nnd suggested th*t Mr JehaW'w was admirdbly adapted to bo of neo upon ». His name was then subaiitted far d«l«a» and a baUot being taken, he was declared aswimougly elected.

CANTEEBUBY AGErCULTTJEAI ASS i PASTOBAL ASSOCIATION. The naval monthly masting of iMe was held yesterday afternoon. P«f«s*r M Sr : Andrew Dnncan (rice-president), io tbei« the Hon. John BDUI, and Mceara W. , ; Murray-Ayneley, S. Garforth, B. SaHf»»' H.E. Alport, John Mcßeath, W.Higto* s. Thomas Brnco, P. Cnnninghaw, J. »• BUi » *** Boeg, J. Gilmonr, W. HoUy, J. V** , ***' { Walls, H. Washbourne, John 1®" ' and J. Mann. •ACCOTTNTB. ' . -J ; A number of accounts woro passw, »»* ;■ ordered to be paid. TUB FRJBSnraHCT. .„ r ] A letter was read from the president , T. Ford), thanking the Association if ™JS { elected tim, and eipressicgr Wβ *¥*J *S5 \ was not able to be present at the first W*m - meeting. THE BOT&L ASEOCIATIOM. . The writer thought that if the AeeeW» t wished to hare a national meeting tM ?*■* ■woaid be as well to canvass at once, a» d r mnnieate with those gentlemen m * n « and Banedittwho had token part m tM meeting at Oamarn. , ~ „„( tie The Hon. John Hall was afraid O»« ' % pweaarcoaditionofthiEffa w^ da ,°SSh.is exhibition of the Chrbtohnrch this year, and it would not &>, hare one at all thani to to&Wft would be a comparatire failare. howftver, in the meantime go « a w ' robjaent of members. - '..„ J0 .■Jbe Chaiman thought it was the special commi«ce apsouited su»" . with, .■•■■- _ ■. .••-., QonmrcvKß fou.tiss The following sub-coma ittecs points for the ejuraingreviß« ; Sr£.i9 for. W*^£jdiet» -Miaray.Ayne.tey, an! J. t* p»sidei>t and Tice-preaident to *c mgJJ this arid aU oiher Qi dA sub-committee — Messre ss& B * Ueans! Mann, John Griffg. D a* 0 "* pill,; Brace,, Alport, cy ' J*s**t > junior. Ground comwwwe-ijsrnT.fee. •" Mann.B, WilSo. Oommlfc* tot bw*

!S£j«B» BB&r fee Agrieulbira^awLPaaioral ■■**££& -,sr a*jas WHwaUynsiey. W. Henderson, W. Jrorma* " Herd Bsok " «*» t tS£-j£«S.'Wiana. J- Boag, J. Walls, ta i .;...■ NSW MBMBBBB. - Ti* following new members were electee r— Wessn Sian-'ey Edwards. James Jackson, J. £wa»a. Wm. Strange, Bobt AUus, W. J. Grimsby, John Wild, Henrjr ££&y j!e. Parker. James Bell, Pefcr Grant, (of Tattersall's), — Kelly (of Uezsrs HsDsastein and Co.) DAT OF KSKTIXQ. r WeTeiiß Andersen, jnnr., onggested th*t the - j«feo£ the nesting should be altered, beeaaue, «2q£b* it the end of the month in ti» way that | ■ ? xx it ja?t came »bont the same time as the mail teft. If the meeting «ace to be held in too middle of the month, jjjjaaa of the end, it woal<s be a gr**t fwdvan- ■ tage, and at «be beginning of the week, instead of the cfe*e. The Eon. John Han did not think they 4ioaH ssaJks aaj alteration hurriedly. A great many persona in the country made their jsiageaeats to attend to business in townontbeThnrs£ay and Friday. Hβ would csggesi thai notice of motion of tbe change siooMbe giveo, aod that the metion fbould be tHOadit forward at theiiext meeting, when they JnSdiaTe all turned the question over in their «m&. ■ .. . After same disensHon, jfr W. So&g gave notice that &t the neat Bsseiing be would move thit the meeting be held go &c bst Friday, instead of ihe last Thuriday ja tfee month. Mr P. Cunningham drew attention to the faci tiai altbocgh firms cou'd not be elected, ha saw tsveral fines as life members on tbe list. Indeed in eoae respects* individual members might be tiro or three timfts represented. In one firm there were co less than five brothers. Some of the firms were now not existing. ' T&e Cfcairmnn wss under the imiiression that wisa these arms trere elected, the association *v in want of their ten guineas. Mr Cimcingkaaj said he had not quoted the jnles, but tbe chairman's ruling, that a coiporatix: coald pot be nominated. lie Cburman said Mr Cunningham hod not aß&rstocd him rightly. He had not rukd in ttatway. Mr Cncniagham thought he had in caeeof "Meesrs Balie&Eiein. After gome dbcussion, the eomnittce for aasaging ihe kSEodstion was requested to take, a ndbeei the objection, and to hnng npa report esifc. 3 ha meeting then adjourned.