MEETING OF EDUCATION RATEPAYERS.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXXII, Issue 5804, 5 May 1876, Page 2

MEETING OF EDUCATION RATEPAYERS.

A mkriin<; of the ratepayers of the Mount Hobson educational distnet was held yesterday evening in the .school-house at Newmarket for the purpose of electing live gentlemen to be recommended for appointment by the Boaid of Education us commisioners for the district in the place of the School Committee, who had either resigned or refused to act. Mr. Joseph May was voted to the chair. — The Chairman commenced the business by stating the object for which the meeting had assembled, and e\pl lining the reason* which existed for the ratt payers to nominate five I gentlemen to be appointed to act as commissioners. He said it was competent for the | Board of Education to appoint commissioners under the Act in such circumstances as those ! that had occurred in this district, and it had recently appointed commissioners for the district of the settlement of Bombay. The Board, however, was anxious to meet the wishes of the general body of ratepayers in every schooi district, and not to act in antagonism to them He understood that great difference of opinion was enter tamed by those assembled, but lie hoped that all would be allowed fair play, and that the meeting would be tolerant and the speakers moderate. — Mr. Angus having been requested to itate the position of the committee, vrhose place the proposed commissioners were intended to occupy, stated that they had resigned. — Mr. James Wri^Iey : How do you know th it the committee have resigned* — The < 'ii in in m bagged for order. — Mr. Angus continued : Tii<- old committee had resigned be" m«.e tin v found that they were being impeded in th- ctlortsto do wh it they considered best for the uistuct. Mr. Wrigley [ wished to be mfoi lK'd it the I! i ml of Education would appoint the men that the meeting chose. — Mr. Stiehbury thought the Board hid powei to do ab they liked. — The Chairman said this wis so but he had already stated the Board had no de-are to act contrary to the will of the 1 itepiyeia. — Mi E. Hesketh thought they had better get to busmen. He ptopi^td tint t!u late committee be nominated .is comimssi'jnei*. — Tins u.'s seconded. — Mr. .>tichbmy said this \va-> the first meeting on t'te subject lie had attended, and ho should like to know, and, doubtless, many otheis would al*>, what leasons the lonnmttee had for re->i^n.tig .' Mr. McCaul said they had felt th il pioper accommodation for the scholars w is a subject of paramount imp"oitan< % c— -Mi. W'rigley ro->e to a point ot oulei. He objected to the committee being piopo^jd in a body ter election, their names shoald be submitted separately. — Here tliuie ensued much noise and confusion, and seveial gentlemen spoke at the name time, while as in my others st imped tli.> iloor to prevent anyone bem.," heaid. The Cli miaau said he u f oi'''l hive the chair if the) did not keep bettor older. Qinetnes9 bding le^toied, Mi MoCiul proceeded to cxplam that tlie Edu utio.i IJuid had been willing to iVHi&t them i! 1 funds for a new building, to tin- i \ci at oi C2SO, on condition that they raised ki 1*20 amon thoiu->tlves, and one gentleman alone had p.\>nu-scd 1" 109 or fl.")() if necessary. Th • < >i.i'n ttee thought the picscnt school situ m.u. not lar^'e enough to meet the views of tint ,'eutleman. and thev had called the in oting wlnHi by a small majority curied a roioluiiou to retain the present .ite. Ho (Mr. McCaul) thought that the meeting should consider what was the bet means of obtaining sufficient accommodation, rather than contend alv ut the situation of the '■ehool.- -Mi. Stiohbnry said it was plain, iftei hearing Mr. MrCaul, that those who voted for the lat.3 committee would have midc up their minds to part with the present site. — In answer to a question, the Chairman explained that it wis < nly the Board of Education (\vi h the eoncunence of the Superintendent of the province), i\ho could sdl the land. — Mr Wngley thought it would be best to rail a meeting ot the latepayers to decide about the bite rirst Th • present site was central, and could not be improved. — Mr. Ho«g and Mr Galbraith took part in the discussion. The latter gentleman said perhaps the present *ite could be retained, and a second school be placed where most re qiined m anothei p.ut ot the district. — Mr. .). M. Clark said that the gentleman who had been referred to as having piomised. £150 to the late committee was anvious that a good building should be provided. If ir was only intended to 1 ty out r matter ot £<00 or 'so, he would then o .lv sii'^nbp an oidmaiy amount. The ■ oinmiliei hoped to gi-t — including the puio l.i^e money of the preso-it .site— a sum of £SGi) or i'1,000. The pieseut school gtoiuid was not kuy enough tor the proposed new hnHdinc;*, nor was it eontr.il in position. — Mr C. Aukeiinudea lon s - -puech, in which he advsed the ratepayers to rellect that if the l.ind was sold the Kdui\itiou Boatvl would lift hhe money. Jt was known to be in sti.ughtc.ied <'hciini&tance.s, and, in short, a bird m fi.. h mil was worth two in the bush — The election was then pjoeeeiled with, Mossi 4 J. Aupu3, J. M. Clark, — Hauly, E. llcketh, J. Wrigley, J. MfNoil, G. Aicken, and — McCaul being nominated.— After the votes weio taken, the Chairman announced th.it Messrs. J. Wiigley. .1. M. Clark, J. McNeil, J. Angus, and — Hardy weie elected forieeommendati hi as commissioners — Mr "Wngley propised a vote of thanks io the Cliuiiman, which, being seconded and agreed to, terminated tht mt«tiiig.