Education Acts Compilation.

Board to serve statement m reply. 1895, No. 48, sec. 16

case on appeal. ibid, sec. 17 Minister on receipt Magistrate. ibid, sec. is Quorum of Court. ibid, seo. 19 court to hear appeal at convenient place. Notice of hearing. Appearance of p*- rtieBwhen teaoher to be deemed dismissed. 1897, No. 13, sec. 2 when dismissal not wrongful.

Minister on receipt to appoint Magistrate. Ibid, sec. 18

Quorum ot Court. Ibid, seo. 19 Court to hear appeal at convenient place. Ibid, sec. 20

Notice of hearing.

Appearance of parties. Ibid, sec. 21

When teaoher to be deemed dismissed. 1897, No. 13, seo. 2 When dismissal not wrongful.

with his consent in writing, for the purposes of the appeal, and undertaking to pay whatever costs may be awarded against the appellant. (4.) Such undertaking shall be given under the common seal of the corporation and the hands of two of its officers, and when so 5 given shall bind the corporation. (5.) The appellant shall forward to the Minister a copy of the notice of appeal. 199. (1.) The Board shall, within ten days after service of the not j ce 0 f a pp e al, serve on the appellant, at the registered office of the 10 „ ~ ff > rr .& . aforesaid corporation, a statement in reply, in the form in the Fourteenth Schedule hereto, setting forth briefly but clearly the reasons for the. dismissal or suspension, and the Board's answer to the notice of appeal, and nominating a member of the Court, with his consent in writing, for the purposes of the appeal. 15 (2.) Such statement in reply may be prepared and served by the Chairman or any two members of the Board, without convening a meeting of the Board. (3.) If the Board fails or neglects to duly nominate a member of the Court, the other two members shall constitute the Court for the 20 purposes of the appeal. 200. Such notice of appeal and statement in reply shall form the case on appeal,, and the Board shall, within the said period of ten days, forward to the Minister a copy thereof. 201. Upon receipt of such copy, if forwarded, or, if not, then 25 upon the expiration of the period within which it should have been forwarded, the Minister shall appoint the Stipendiary Magistrate as aforesaid, and forward to him such copy (or, as the case may be, the appellant's copy of the notice of appeal), with instructions to convene the Court for the purposes of the appeal. 30 202. At all sittings of the Court the quorum shall be two, whereof the Chairman shall be one. 203. (1.) The Court shall hear and determine the appeal at gucn con venient place and time as the Chairman appoints in that behalf, the time being not later than fourteen days after the receipt 35 by him of the Minister's instructions as aforesaid. (2.) At least three days' previous notice of such place and time shall be given to the parties, and also to the members of the Court, by the Chairman. 204. The appellant may himself appear, or may be represented 40 by some person on his behalf; and the Board, as respondent, shall be represented by its Chairman or some other person appointed by the Board, but no solicitors or counsel shall appear or be heard. 205. For all the purposes of this Part of this Act, a teacher s hall be deemed to be dismissed in any case where his engagement is 45 determined by notice from the Board : Provided that such dismissal shall not be deemed to be wrongful the Board satisfies the Court of Appeal under this Part of this Act that the determination of the engagement was reasonable, having regard to any of the following circumstances :— 50 (a.) The efficient and economical administration of the Board's affairs;

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