AUCKLAND COLLEGE AND GRAMMAR SCHOOL GOVERNORS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXVII, Issue 8422, 25 November 1890, Page 5

AUCKLAND COLLEGE AND GRAMMAR SCHOOL GOVERNORS.

The Board of Governors of the Auckland College and Grammar School met yesterday. Present : Sir 0. M. O'Rorke (presiding), tho Rev. C. M. Nelson, Colonel Ilaultain, Messrs. Upton (Mayor of Auckland), Lennox, Luke, Toie, and Professor Brown.

Tun Board's Leasehold?.An application was received from Mr. Tomlinson, of the Exchange Hotel, Parnell, for the reduction of the rent of the lease held by him from the Board. It was pointed out that the Board had not the power to grant the request, as they had nob brought the Public Bodies Leases Act into operation. Jt was proposed when that power was obtained the rent should be reduced to £5 per week for five years, the tenant to pay rates and insurance fees. Mr. Upton objected to the motion, because lie thought it would be wrong for the Board to bring the Act into operation at he present time. Ho thought there would be many applications under the Act which it would be very difficult for the Board to agree to, and he did not think the present case was especially hard compared with other cases of tho Board's leaseholds. He considered the light course would be to accept a surrender of the lease from the tenant, and that it should be offered for sale by auction, when the Board would ascertain whether the property was worth £5 a week, or more or less. Before bringing tho Act into operation, the Board take into consideration the question of their expenditure, because they could not continue tho present scale of expenditure unless their income was tolerably well assured. If the lease were offered by auction, the tenant would be perfectly able to compete as well as anybody else. Colonel Haultain agreed with Mr. Upton. Ho thought they would be doing wrong in bringing '.heir properties under the opera ion of tho Act Die motion was carrier... and it was also resolved to take steps to bring into operation tho Public Bodies Leases Act, for the purpose of giving effect to the resolution. Scholarships.—lt was decided that the arrangements of last year regarding the time for tho senior foundation scholarships examinations should be observed this year. The examinations for tho junior scholarships were lixed t6 be held on Tuesday, January 20, and following days. It was decided that tho examinations should be advortised in the newspapers, and by circulars, to be distributed to 'he larger district and important private schools. Tub Managkmf.nt of tub ( School. — A copy of a letter sent by Mr. Grant to the Inspector-General of Schools, complaining that there was some defect in the management of the College and Grammar School, was laid on the table.

The only manner in which tho Prince of Wales' natal day was signalised at Haipu was by the cricket match between the Jvamo cricketers and the Waipuites, the VVaipii team winning by ti runs. In the evening a concert and dance took place, the proceeds being devoted to the Waipu Cricket Club funds. The attendance was large, and the various items ere successfully rendered to an appreciative audience. The following is the programme:— Overture, " Pinafore, Mr. A. Gordon Leslie; song, " Roses Underneath the Snow," Miss Cobb; song, "Rose of Tralee," Mr. A. McLean; song, "Close to the I hreshold," M rs. Marshall; song (comic), "Tim Flaherty," Mr. Mayall; song, "Queen of the Earth, 1 ' Mr. D. M. McLeod; song, " Prima Donna," Miss C. McLean ; song, selected, Mr. W. Murphy; song (comic), "He Isn't a Marrying Man" (encore, "It Isn't Natural"), Mr. ik-ssell ; bagpipe seleetions, Mr. A. Mcßae; pianoforte solo, Miss Annie McLean; song, "The Road to the Fair," Alias A. McMillan; song, " Captain Michelan," Mr. 11. N. Sanson; song, "Thistle Down," Miss C. McLean; song (comic), " He Took It" (encore, " I Couldn't"), J. Sutherland ; song, " Robin Adair," Miss Cobb; song (comic), " Up to Dick." Master J. Beresford ; song, " Sweet Spirit, Hear My Prayer," Miss. A. Sargeant; pianoforte solo. Miss French; duet, "Tell Us, Tell Us," Miss C. McLean and Mr. 1). M. McLeod ; | song, "By the Sail Sea Waves," Miss L. ! Simson ; song (comic), " The Masher King" i (encore, " One Polka More"), Mr. Bessell.— [Own Correspondent.]