MEETINGS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 12608, 24 June 1904, Page 3

MEETINGS.

■'" "71 —*" ; - TABERNACLE LITERARY SOCIETY. The Ta'beinacle Literary Society held its usual weekly meeting on Monday evening last, when there was a full attendance \of members. The business of the evening was a debate on the question, " Should the Drink Traffic be Nationalised V Mr. L. Moses opened in the affirmative and made a very capable speech, pointing out that reforms would be. much more easily introduced, profits resulting would be devoted to national welfare,. and nationalisation would mean prevention of adulteration. Mr. P. Carter replied in the negative that if the traffic were nationalised then the,. whole country would have - a financial interest in keeping it up, and reform would be impossible. . A spirited discussion followed. On the question being- put to the meeting it was decided in the affirmative by a large, majority. , W.C.T.U. The usual meeting of the Women's Christian Temperance Union was held in, the Central Mission classroom on Wednesday afternoon, the president in the chair. There was a good attendance of • members. : A resolution strongly protesting against the introduction of liquor into Rarotonga and Niue was passed. A very gratifying report was received from the organising agent (Miss | Hughes) regarding successful meetings, etc., lin the South Island. Mesdames, Upton and i Hughes were appointed. representatives to ; act on the Auckland Provincial No-license Council. Further donations were received, to be forwarded to the funds in connection with the Newtown licensing. appeal case. , —-— GRAMMAR SCHOOL BOARD. A meeting of the Auckland Grammar School Board was held: yesterday afternoon, the chairman (Sir G. M. O'Rorke) presiding. There were also present Professor Brown, Professor Thomas, Dr. Roberton, Hon. E. Mitchelsbn, and Mr. P. M. Mackay._-The principal business was the consideration of matters connected with the new secondary education system, as reported elsewhere. It was resolved to protest to the City Council against the charge of £12 for water for sanitary purposes, in addition to the charge for water passing through the meter. • A quantity of ordinary routine business was also disposed of. , : , ONEHUNGA SCHOOL COMMITTEE. An • adjourned meeting of the Onehunga School poienmittee; was held last; night to inquire into the conduct of the headmaster (Mr. W. N. Mcintosh) in expelling a pupil from the Ohehunga pfiblio 'school. The chairman (Mr. G. H. James) stated that It had previously been J ,< decided -to .hold the present meeting in : the Borough Council \ Chamber, but owing to a report to that effect having appeared in the Hebam), he had taken upon himself the responsibility of asking the committee to meet in the schoolroom. IWliHe they had no desire to exclude the pub-: lic, he did not want to provide amusement ; for any who might wish to attend the meeting for that purpose. The action of the chairman was confirmed. - On the motion • of Mr. Rowe, all present, except the committee, were asked to retire, while the committee deliberated on their decision. ;, After about an hour's : discussion, the were readmitted, when the chairman said the committee had agreed <to the following resolu- , tions:~(l) "That the committee are of the opinion that the headmaster was fully justified in expelling the boy;" (2) "That the committee are of opinion that it must be; fully understood that the discipline of the school and the authority of the headmaster must ;be maintained at any cost. But if the father is desirous to have his child reinstated | in ; the school, and is willing ' to take » him back again, after he has been debarred from attending the school for a month from date, June 23, and expresses his regret for the behaviour of the boy, and states that the boy intends behaving well in the future, and that he (the father) will endeavour to assist' the headmaster, to uphold the discipline of the school, the headmaster be recommended to consider whether the boy has been sufficiently punished, and whether he.can see his way to give the lad another chance." The boy's father stated that he accepted the finding of the committee, v. The meeting ■then terminated.k •' ', ■ ' :v .