AUCKLAND SCHOOL COMMITTEES UNION.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 12713, 16 November 1904, Page 3

AUCKLAND SCHOOL COMMITTEES UNION.

_____ . r ' V/',V. *. itf Tee executive of the; Auckland School Com- j mittees' Union, in the course o! their quar-i terly : report, state- t hat since the union was formed three months ago, two , isnportantquestions - had \ occupied r their „ ; attention, namely, the mode of election of members of Boards of Education, and the expenditure of public funds. Resolutions upon these subjects had been forwarded to Mr. Seddoti as Minister for Education, to the AuditorGeneral, to the Auckland Education Board, and others interested. v As la, considerable amount of expense had been incurred in initiating - the union,, they, hoped thai mem-" bers would lose ho] time' in forwarding their subscriptions. Owing to the fact that the present was the first session of the union, the executive had 'an much ,as possible . avoided committing itself 'J on quest-ions ; - of f importance until all members had had an opportunity of expressing their views at a representative - meeting. "I The following : were some 1 of the questions' wkith' fehey would Ibe asked to consider : —(1) The desira- ; bility of establishing technical schools suite.! • to the .requirements' of tho ■ agricultural and pastoral jiopulation of the. colony; (2) the enlargement of - the powers of school committees; (3) better provision for ilia eduction of children. in outlying districts; and (4) the desirability - or otherwise Vof Bible- ; reading in : schools. Though it was r hardly a fitting time to enter into a detailed review,: .of j theunion's work, \ they • ■were ? able to say) that the machinery had now been set in ; motion ■ whereby the committees throughout • the education district could coufcel tho Board: to place public interest . above pettys : personal;; squabbles ' and T sordid v, bickerings', which had f served to bring discredit upon its. proceedings," and caused ' public ] opinion to'-: raise --.'the : question whether or I net i th© Board had survived the period of its utility. I I " V'.\J**