LATE NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 12815, 15 July 1912, Page 6

LATE NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

; *-» (Per Press Aiwociation.) WELLINGTON, this day. Afi the Education Commission the *^ecretarv of the W.l.'ington Education 'Boaid replied to severe criticism of the administration of the boards bv- the Secretary of Edu.iiUou. Mr Stewart said it. had been avpresented that m tli. boards generally there was neither virtue nor capacity,, The Wellington boa. was composed of men of experience, wli;> gave their services .without reward. ]:.\ regard to school buildings, the board'- ; concl -sions were based on conside'ratio . a.nd,.mv.stigation by its inspectors, was incorrect to suggest that theie we collusion between parents and commiftees Avith ihe board and inspectors. .A--.ivil instance of economy, he mentioned that during the' last eight years -th 1 board had moved a:bout eight' buildings \to serve for use m other localities. If ; tiie officers of the -Department, Avith ac 1 cess to the records of 13 boards, had failed* -to elucidate a general principle o 'which moneys required for new build - I'ings1 'ings should be distributed,- the boards which had access to only one set of vj-. ccrds shoujd not be condemned. • vr v ' : ■'-...■" , LJ -i.