Education Institute of New Zealand.

he third annual meeting of the Council of the Educational Institute, was held in Dunedin in the Normal School on Wednesday, the 6th January, when there were present: The President, Mr W. S. Fitzgerald, Otago; the Secretary, Mr D. White, Otago; Mr H. Worthington, Auckland, Acting Treasurer for Mr A. B. Thomson, Napier; Messrs A. Macarthur, Auckland, G. Reid, proxy for Taranaki, J. Thompson, Wanganui, A. Purdie, M.A., Wellington, A. Wilson, M.A., proxy for Wanganui, C. Chilton, M.A., Christchurch, T. S. Poster, M.A., Canterbury, J. G. L. Scott, B. A., Canterbury, J. Baldwin, North Canterbury, J Wood, South Canterbury, J. B. Park, Otago, W. Milne, M.A., Otago, James Reid, Otago, W. J. Moore, Otago, J. Nicholson, Otago, Rev. T. Flavell, proxy for Auckland, and Mrs Frances, Wellington.

Mr White said that Mr Thornton, of Greymouth School, was present, but could take no part in the proceedings as there was no branch of the Institute at Greymouth. Still the members were very clad to see him present.

The President formally welcomed Mr Thornton.