The dispute with reference to the position of headmistress in tins school being held by an unqualified person did not originate with the present Com mittee, but with the previous one. It is a common error to suppose that- a School CommTlec is merely a yard swC' ping and window-clearing institu tion. Every school conmiitleo lias by law the imm-diato management of i ducationiii malleis within i.s school dLliict, No teacher can bo append'd nor removed until the Committ: e has been consulted. Hence, by purity of re., s.ji, mg, a foimiJiltoc has tile nn-

noimte,, right to insist linn, teachers iiiiproia-ily appointed or unsuitable to occupy a given position, shall be re moved by tiro Baud. If Ihe Hoard fails to ilo ns duty, the apnu I is m ihe Do pm linoiit ol Education, and from that to Parliament, or to the people of the district to • sustain and endorse the altitude and contentions of the Com mittee. As a Committee we have re hisod to allow the educational interests ol yum children to he sacrilicod for lire personal bom-Nil, or convenience of any paitieuiar individual. We have in vain appealed to the Board, in vain has the siate of ufl'iu’s been represented to the Department, ami now as a bet resource your (Jommiitee have resigned their positions m order to have tiiis matter brought properly under your notice, with the view of having our hands strength ened by your approval of our attitude and contentions as would be shown by our re-appointment as trustworthy guardians ol the educational interests ol vour children.
