OAMARU SCHOOLS COMMITTEE.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 927, 5 April 1879, Page 2

OAMARU SCHOOLS COMMITTEE.

A meeting of the Committee was held last evening, when there were presentMessrs. N. Fleming (Chairman), Smith Evans, Dunlop, Montagu, Herdman, and Hardy (Secrotary).

The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed, and the outward correspondence was read and approval A letter was read from Mr. D. Todd second master of the North iterating his request to be supplied witlij copy of the charges preferred against him by Mr. D. Fleming. The Chairman stated that he had replied to the letter, and his action ita concurred with.

Letters wero received from Mr. D. Fleming, master of the North School, ajj Mr. Elsbury, second master of the Souti School, tendering their resignation Several applications for the vacant poi. tions were received, but it was thousji that the usual course should be adopiij, and the Secretary was instructed; to request the Education Board to aduerfe for applications for the headmastership:; 1 of tho North School, and the secot! mastership of the South School. Mr. Rice, who was present, called tls attention of the Committee to the delap. dated state of the South School. The* were no locks on the doors, and any pe. son could enter the school at any time in faot, be had been informed that soe persons had actually been known to tats shelter in the school at nitrht. The tloon of the cupboards were down, ana t] )e c® tents of the cupboards were liable to'a. and damage.

The Chairman remarked that the Octmittee had no funds to devote to the if pairs so urgently necessary. ,

On the motion of Mr. Montr I seconded by Mr. Smith, it was resohi-1 That a very strong remonstrance be ss I to the Education Board in reference til the out-oflices of the North and Souti Schools, and the necessity which exists tot a vote of funds to remedy the prosoatvay deplorable state of the same."

Accounts to the amount of L 64 2s wit passed for payment. Mr. Evans proposed, and Mr. Smith seconded, a motion instructing the Scat tary to urge on tho Education Board ft necessity for holding an investigation into the state of the North School, prior to the appointment of a successor to Mr, D. Fleming. An amendment, moved by Mr. Montagu and seconded by Mr. Herdman, tt the effect that the Committee aWI an ait, the decision of the Board on tit request already sent in, was earned. A letter was read from the Educatis Board, confirming the appointments'/ James Bee and Margaret Hastie as teachers in the High School and Soil School respectively, was read. The Committee then rose..