Phk ' Lyttelton Times states that biiigs have coine to a pretty pass jetween the Board of Education and .he Lytteifon School Committee. The matter in dispute is the selec ion of .a new headmaster for the irimary school there, When the lost became viicant, twenty-one can lidates applied. Out of these th< Board, as they arc empowered to do lelected five names and sent them t< ilie Lyttolton Committee. Out o thcße five the Committee was t ihoose the fortunate roan., Inßteai Df doing so, however, the Committe stoutly refused to make any.choice The ground of the refusal was tha the members vera unanimously ii favour of Mr lioas, the seeoud maste of the seheol, who, though a candidat (or the hcadmastei'ship, had not beei so lucky as to have his name includr among the chosen five, Now, if tlii matter had arisen in the Wellingto: instead of the Canterbury district, hoi would it have been arranged 1 Botl districts are worked under ono "Act but tho mode of interpreting the la* varies considerably, and the schoo committees of the southern district snjoy privileges which are denied ti the committees in the north. Her the dispute would' not have arisen because th# Wellington Board select the teacher, and then if the loin committee does not concur in th appointment it simply confirms it own selection, In Canterbury a tea choice is given to the local committee iu Wellington it is absolutely to a] practical intents and purposes with held,- We «re disposed to believ that the Canterbury Board interpret more fairly the spirit of the Act, am that the Wellington Board have eithe consciously or unconsciously monopo lized all real power in the selection o teachers, and reduced local committee to the position of ciphers. It in district like Canterbury, where loca committees are treated with a degre of consideration which is not extende hero, things have come to a prett' pass, at what stage.are we). Now wo do not blame the' Wellingtoi Board for tho ! way-it oxercises it powers under the Act, because an; intelligent body of men administerih] a large school district has a tendenc to use air the powers it is permittei to assume, and as far as possible t avoid outside interferencewith it administration, but we do'' feel tha the. 