AUCKLAND EDUCATION BOARD.

Gisborne Times, Volume X, Issue 1017, 9 October 1903, Page 4

AUCKLAND EDUCATION BOARD.

MEMBER’S RESIGNATION

Per Press Association. Auckland, last night. At a meeting of tho Education Board yesterday morning tho following letter was received from Mr (Tames Muit . “Herewith receive my resignation as a member of the Auckland Board of Education. I take this step as a protest against tho Board’s extravagant building expenditure and tho unworthy tactics adopted by certain members of the Board at the recent election of Board members.” The Chairman said it was a matter for regret that Mr Muir should deem it necessary to sever his connection with the Board. As to his protest against extravagant expenditure on buildings and against unworthy tactics and on the part of members of the Board, they might safely leave the public to judge. Mr Edgecombe thought that the Board had not spent enough on buildings. A vote of thanks to Mr Muir for his services was carried unanimously. The Auckland Education Board had before them a communication from Mr G. George, director of technical education, containing suggestions mado to Mr F. E. Baurne, M.H.K., with reference to the Royal Commission on education and other educational inattors. It was decided to send exhibits of work done at manual training schools to the exhibition to be held shortly at the District High School, Stratford. Mr George estimates tho co3t of requirements for the technical schools noxt year at £3313, and it was decided to apply to the Government for this sum. The chief items on tho estimates were Electrical Engineering Department £857, workshop equipment £253, machino shop apparatus and equipment £1944.