EDUCATION BOARDS IN CONFERENCE
VARIOUS M-vl'TEliS TO BE "DISCUSSED.
LUniteo Press Association.]
\V ELLI XU'l'ON, Tuesday
A conference ut" delegates from the Education Boards :hroughout the .Dominion met this morning. The Conference is the one convened by the Wanganui Board after eosulta t ion with' other Boards. ?,ir F. Pirani. representing the Wanganui Board', was elected Chairman. lie explained that the Wanganui Board had moved in the matier because the .Minister of Education had not stated his intention of calling delegates together this year. Referring to the proposed abolition of Education Boards, the Ch-ainnan said he thougnt a Conference was necessary, if only for the purpose oi.' giving them a a opportunity of singing a tangi nvc/ tlieir own funeral.
An order paper containing soventy or more lemits was divided into four sections, and committees were set up, one to each section, to dismiss and report to die Conference to-mor-row. By this, means it is expected the business' wiil be completed in two da vs.
The Prime Minister telegraphed a cordial welcome and best wishes. The [Ton. C-. KV.wlds. Minuter of Education, is to )>•> asked to at«n<l t K'o deliberations.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLV, Issue XLV, 23 August 1910, Page 4
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