HIGH SCHOOLS BOARD OF GOVERNORS.

Otago Witness, Volume 23, Issue 2684, 23 August 1905, Page 25

HIGH SCHOOLS BOARD OF GOVERNORS.

At 'he- ordinary monthly meeting of the Board of Governors, held on Thursday afternoon, Mr J. E. Sinclair presided, and • there were also present Mr J. M. Gallaway and Dr Church. Accounts to the amount of £471 6s were passed for payment. The Chairman said, with reference to an inquiry noted, that the board had done I'othing -with reference to insuring teachers against accidents. Mr Gallaway said that the matter was a mere bagatelle as regarded cost, and I 'it, rather seemed that something should be ', done in this matter. It was agreed that the chairman should make inquiries with regard to the cost and conditions of insuring. A letter was read fiom Gcoige Wishart, giving up his yearly tenancy of section 4, block XXII, and section 45. block XXI, quarry rcser\es, ?rlokoivsla — Received. A letter was read from D. R. Grant, lessee of sections 11 and 12, block XIV, Sfrath-Taieri, complaining that the Taieri County Council had clone nothing to stop the water overflowing from the road opposite his place. — The secretary to call tha attention cf the council to this complaint*

W. Doust, the Sj'diiey teunis player, who was a passenger for Sydney recently by the j R.M.S. Oruba, took part in the Wimbledon i tournament, where he was beaten by Parker. To a press representative ha said: — "Our men surprised everyone. Many, and indeed the majority, of the | Englishmen arid Americans did not think w-e* had such play-ers as Brookes out here. O?■ | course, Dr Eaves, Wilding, and such Aus~ i tralians resident in England, have playeti there wilJi success, but it was considered : tliat they had learned to play in Englaru l ! Brookes in particular caused quito a sensation over there. His style was liked. anC many jK-ople hailed him as the g <-at< > } player it* tb^ world, not excepting H. L* L Duherty.'i