NAPIER NEWS.

Waipawa Mail, Volume XXII, Issue 4059, 2 June 1900, Page 2

NAPIER NEWS.

(Own Correspondent.) Napier, Yesterday.

The school committee held a special meeting to-night, to further consider the appointment of a successor to Mr John Caughley. The Board forwarded a letter that they could not agree to the recommendation of the committee that the whole of the applicants’ names be sent forward. A lengthy and somewhat heated discussion followed, several members stating that they intended to take the stand of demanding the committee’s right to make a selectiop from the full list of applicants. It transpired in the course of the discussion that amongst the names not sent forward was that of the second assistant master at the Mount Cook school, Wellington, and enquiries had revealed that he is in everyway qualified to fill the vacant position in the local school. His educational status is equal to that of the present third assistant master here (and whose name was forwarded by the Board) and the committee therefore were unanimously agreed that his name should have been submitted. Finally a letter drafted by the chairman, fully setting out the arguments in favor of the committee’s request, was ordered to be sent to the Board. The question is an important one, not only to the local committee, but also as affecting the whole of the school district, inasmuch as the action taken by the Napier committee challenges the right of the Board to practically dictate appointments.

At to-night’s meeting of the school oommittee the chairman, in the course of the discussion, referred to Mr John Caughley as “ unquestionably the most able teacher in the whole district.” The Kaikora committee have, therefore, every reason to feel satisfied with their selection.

The A. and P. Society’s general committee to-day decided that the secretary’s salary remain at £2OO, with the right to take outside work. Applications in these terms will therefore be invited. The question of appointing permanent judges was discussed, and it was decided to instruct the society’s delegates at the conference to urge the consideration of how best to improve the system of judging at agricultural shows.—lt was also decided to request the conference to discuss the question of making rabbit fences legal boundary fences.—The Railway

Department are to be a.ked \ the rates on exhibits from the shows.—The in the produce shed fixed\ foot, and the incoming ;omm itt be recommended to ei lftf g 6 th, as to provide aocommo a tJon for The whole of Napie: excited last night co«„ c q Ue nt news of the abandonment of Pro fact the enthusiasm greater and more apparent of the previous outbursts of \\ Probably the explanation it j announcement came at a very 0 moment, when the great maj townspeople were disengaged, an amusing spectacle to see 0 sedate and “ quite proper ” wildly gesticulating, cheering, ting off fireworks by turns, sex took a very able hand in ceedings, joining in the procssii paraded the streets, waving fl singing patriotic songs. Altog event was celebrated in a man worthy of its importance. The committee of the Mot Jockey Club to-day refused livan, senr., a trainer’s liceni local regulations as to gentlem were rescinded. Notice of no given for the Conference to « 112, raising protest deposits fro £5, and from £5 to £lO. The committee of the Jock postponed the declaration of the 12th inst (to fit in with th land races) acceptances till i Owing to the telegraph offi ( closed this afternoon the tine receipt of nominations was exte to-morrojv at 8 p.m. The Hoi Ormond was appointed an ext sentative at the Conference. There is now every indication shall have a flood, and a prett one at that. Yesterday the showed decided signs of clearini night was beautifully fine for | lations, but to-day a “ southerly came along and a heavy dowi rain has taken place during The low-lying lands were pi holding as much surface water be carried, and it is greatly to 1 that the return of the bad w* be attended with serious result!