LAST NIGHT'S NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 9261, 26 September 1901, Page 1

LAST NIGHT'S NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

(Per Press Association.) WELLINGTON, last night. The dismissal of Chief Inspector Lee by the Board of Education, which has given rise to comment in all parts of the colony, was referred to to-day at a meeting of the Board. Several members upheld the action of the Board, bnt it was generally recognised that a public enquiry should take place in order to satisfy the public mind on the matter. Mr Lee, who was present, urged that the enquiry should be before an impartial tribunal, and the Board decided to ask the Mayor of Wellington to hear evidence in public. It is not intended that any judgment shall be given, but it is anticipated thafc the pubEcation of the evidence will enable the public to arrive at a proper conclusion as to the Board's action. During the discussion there was some personal recrimination, between Mr Lee and Mr Young, one of the members of the Board, who, it was alleged by Mr Lee, had many years ago been, with his daughter, retired from the position of headmaster of Wellington Terrace School in consequence of reports by Mr Lee. Mr Young asserted that Mr Lee had not been competent to examine the scholars. The School Inspector's laughing response was "Nonsense." ' CHBISTCHURCH, last night. The Canterbury Centre Swimming Association decided^ to ask members of the province to urge the Government tip place on the Supplementary Estimates a sum for obtaining an instructor from Australia to teach swimming at schools in Canterbury. The Canterbury Horticultural Society's Spring Flower Show opened to-day. A feature is the display of narcissi, some obtained from England recently being highly praised. It is said that the show is one of the best ever held in the colony. Wellington and other places are well represented. A deputation from the City Council waited on the Selywn County Council today to try to come to some arrangement in regard to an Empowering Bill to enable the city to use the water of the Waimakariri for an electric lighting and power scheme. The County Council opposed the •BilL The City Council made fresh proposals to-day, which were also rejected.