BIBLE-IN-SCHOOLS.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 13634, 13 April 1908, Page 2

BIBLE-IN-SCHOOLS.

- THE' WANGANffj APP^A PASE^. Per Press Association. ',{ *V V WBfiLINGTON/April 13, In the Court of Appeal In* c«se brought by the Wanganui School Copimitt^e ugainst', the -Education Board rela£ingJ^BibJe : Teading in schools, Mr 0. P.n&ret, K.C., counsel. for respondents,- contended that the argument for appellants, carried to its logical conclusion, 'would/ i&fiuce the polijbion of Education Boards to an exteht never contemplated' by the Act. The whole Bobeme of the Act was that the poard should be ~the dominant power, pnd where powers were given to the pommittee they were either minor powers <or special powerß to be exercised subject to the sanction of the Board. As to section 12, the words "As herein provided" referred only to the powers Of inspectors and not to the powers Df the Bonrd. If a committee had powpr jto fix school hours without the control of the Btfard, there would b 4 e, awant.]of uniformity in schpol hours- m the v«fi6UB school districts under the control of the' Board. Sectioh.l37 of the Act showed that the Board was intended to have control of the school hours. Mr Hii€ton also addressed the Court on b'ehalf/df respondents and Mr Myers began his "reply for appellants.