DUNEDIN. September 20.

North Otago Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8082, 21 September 1894, Page 2

DUNEDIN. September 20.

At tho Education Board mooting there was a strong discussion over the action of a country committee in refuging to accept an teacher a girl because nha happened to be a Catholic. Tho Bo^rd, by four to two, agreed to urge tho committee to reconsider their decision and give the girl a fovoriblo reception. At tho City and Suburban School Com* mttteoq' Conference resolutions woro carried in furor of continuing tho training college, the closing of which was viewed with alarm. Tho propostl to appoint an advisory board to assist in selecting te-ichiTH was condemned. The Knights of Libor psssed a resolu* tion to-night protesting against this borrowing policy of tho Government on tbo ground of involving the paynaenb of a large amount of interest coming from tho pooketa of tho producer* of the colony, and go to enrich foreign capitalist*, and as tho Government professed to bo and were elected as a non-borrowing Government ; alao disapproving of tbo Advance! te Settlers Bill, inasmuch as a State Bank Bill flimihr to tho one propo-iod in New ►South Wales would meefc tho monotary requirements of tho country without ira« perilling tho national credit. " A special moeting of tho High Schools Governoro to-day resolvod fo strongly protest against the passing of tho Har. borg and Education Reserves Bill. It was pointed out that if Iho thirds and fourths wore charged as proposed it moant a loss of revenue to tho Board of between LBOO and L9OO a year. Tho schools could not possibly bo carriod on with auch a loss. The salaries of tho staff had ju.sb been reduced So tho nt» most, nnd further retrenchment in that; direction was impoisible. Somo 80 or 90 who had gained 50 por cent in the scholarship examinations were receiving free education, many boing from the country. If the Bill passed tho schools would be simply reduced to town schools. In tho Divorce Court to«day * decree nisi was granted in the csae of Edraondg v. Edmonds, tho wife's petition. Thomaa D.ivid Edmonds and Francis Sarah Ros* wero marriod at Christchurch, and two children woro born. Habitual drunken. new, cruelty, and adultery wore proved against tho husband, who wag unrepresented, and tho docree was granted,