THE RECENT MEETING OF SCHOOL COMMITTEEMEN.

Timaru Herald, Volume XL, Issue 8939, 23 February 1884, Page 3

THE RECENT MEETING OF SCHOOL COMMITTEEMEN.

! TO THB HDITOB 01 THJI TIKABU lIEBALD. t 818, — loWrvo m to-(livy'« iseue that Mr - James Brtico tries hard to make out a good ! caso for liia oircular j but, to . my mind, he 1 oltorly fails.' Pint, as to representation, lie I: claims that 17 perrons— tlie number admiltnd to be preHont at t,ho roosting— fairly reproiaaXi Ids 40 sobool'distridiain South Canter--2 bury | but: his, *)ircaliirj -status that tlioj 3 " oltended from oil districts m South Oantorl bury," so that the '(0 distriota contributed lots l thin half a man of ah, wlierese each dittriol i has 7 jncniberd,, »uch as ,tlia meeting m quea' ' tion 7>b* composed of, or. 280 all told. Ai , these fßot* speak for thamaelves, I refrair 9 from furthor comnent. As to the airoulai i itself, not having heard, a word uttered • during the meeting m refn-enoe to it, Iwm ;at much nurpriitifl at itii lecoipt as I wai t annoyed at its (!C>n tents, | What ocourrec 'i during my pretence win, thnl. the Chair i oian, on seuiijg roonibcrt ruing to leave, rea< r a linn left by the reporter, who had been ox clarlar] from the mcoUtig, stating that hi i- would call upon th>» Olininnun for a ropor 0 m tho ot(>nii)i<. Thn Ohuii'man (Mr Bruco) i- onil Mr 'MVKorraw wore, I hen appointed ti » preparo a nUuiin: ot j tliii proaseilings forth 1 Pipbh. Smih a llop ueoiajil quite necmsarj :t us 1 remarked ut llio time, i.a uo tninutoe hai

- been taken during the meeting, except one » resolution written by the mover, and the ■ mimes of the gentleman who had left the room were not ki:own to tho Chairman. As i to the resolution beir.g unanimously m favor , of tbe three candidati a named (two of whom . were present) and as to the meeting pludging themselves to aupport them, when eomo had loft tbo mooting, and thone who had junt ! ballotted forjother candidates did not; vote m ; favor of tho resolution, I fail to eeo how it oould be called " unanimous" I am, &c, Geo. Btjiibb. February 22nd.