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of Queen's College should invite, or otherwise encourage, a Master from another School in the Colony to go to them before the expiration of his term of agreeant, and thus throw the expense of a new passage upon the funds.

Inreference to the case which occurred last year, I may say that

having the honour of being a member of the Governing Body of Queen's College, I protested at a meeting of that Body against the principle of Queen's College thus drawing its assistant Masters away from other Schools in the Colony. I was prevailed upon to witholdany protest at the time, by the suggestion of the Chairman that after such an appointment should have been made I should apply to the Government for assistance in securing the passage of another Master from England for the Diocesan School. I made such application in due course, and in due form, but no assistance was granted. Conse- quently we had to bear the expense of a new passage; and we are fearful lest there should be a repetition of this process. It will we think, be evident that it is highly undesirable in the interests of Education generally and of the Diocesan School in particular, that we should thus be the means of augmenting the Staff of the chief Government School which is quite able to obtain its own

Assistant Masters direct from home

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Again it might be urged that we ought to guard ourselves against such loss and inconvenience by making our terms of Agreement with Assistant Masters more stringent.But this we consider is un- desirable, and we trust that we shall not be compelled to do so in the future, as such a course would probably limit our choice in

making an appointment

It having been reported to me that another of our Masters has made application,my object,Sir, in addressing you in this matter, is to respectfully protest against any appointment from the Staff of the Diocesan School to Queen's College similar to that which was made last year unless the Assistant Master has completed his agreed term of service at the former place; or to request that if a Master is taken from us the Colonial Government may be advised to grant to as the passage-money thereby saved.