EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE.

Press, Volume XLIII, Issue 6370, 18 February 1886, Page 3

EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE.

■The fourth annual general meeting of Educational Institute of North Canterbury Jfe began yesterday afternoon at the rmal School, Mr G. Hogben, Vice-Pre-fint, in the chair, the Chaibmak eaid there was co much sinees to be done at that first session it he would postpone any remarks he 1 to make, except to extend in the name the eld members, a hearty.welc'une to the visitors and the new members present that day.

~; The report and balance-sheet were read and adopted. The report stated that a_ meetings had been held with an average ; attendance of nine members. Mr Patterson had replaced Mr Malcolm on the Commigee, but two other vacancies remained to ;bej|lled up. After discovering the science sufeject " Physiology and Botany" in the Wm teachers' syllabus, the Committee mux coccluded that one of those subjects wdld provide enough work for the year, • and had laid its views by deputation before ■the Board of Education. The suggestion #*8 very favorably received, and the two .subjects made alternative. The thanks of phe Institute were due to the Secretary for his courtesy to the deputation. The esse of Oscar Johnston had the Committee felt, peculiarly called for the intefecence of the Institute as protector of teachers. Legal assistance had been secured, both on behalf of the Institute and Mr Johnston, and the Committee confidently expected that the Institute would take a large view of its responsibilities is such cases. [Applause.] The Institute now consisted of the Christehurch branch with sixty-six members, and the Ashburten branch with ten. It was hoped that a ffcanch would this year be opened north : _\ Bangiora. MThe Gbaxbxab added that a report on Pie Johnston case had been forwarded to

Pc Government, and a reply had been reived that the matter had been referred rjo the 'Minister concerned with the police. : . The balance-sheet showed — Beceipte_ '£28 53 3d j expenditure, £21 3s 2dj balance, £? 2a Id. There was.ah excess of assets Over liabilities of £2 03 Id.'. ' i Officers were elected as follows :—Preißident, Professor Hutton; Vice-President, MrH. Cape Williamson (in place of Mr G. Hogben, who retires); Secretary,Mr Charles Chilton; Treasurer, Mr J. J. PatjberEon; General Committee, Messrs G. ffiogben, J.G.L.Scott, Chas. Howard,H. Kitchenman, and Miss Hookham.

| Messrs Fcrster, Scott, Baldwin, and Chilton, the delegates to the N.Z. Kduca-%ional-Institute Council at Dunedin, then Presented their reports on the transactions. ;Theae concluded the business of the after-. saoon session.