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Picturesque Dunedin: or Dunedin and its neighbourhood in 1890

Appointment and Arrival of teachers From the Home Country

Appointment and Arrival of teachers From the Home Country.

The Provincial Government and the Home Agents lost no time in giving effect to the resolutions of the Council. The first teachers who arrived were Miss Margaret Dodds and Mr. Alex. Ayson. They were passengers by the ship "Southern Cross," which reached Port Chalmers, after calling at Northern ports, in April, 1866. Miss Dodds was appointed to the Dunedin school, and Mr. Ayson's services were secured by the settlers of Tokomairiro. Three additional teachers arrived by the ship "Strathmore" in October, 185 6, viz the late Mr. Alex. Livingston, who had been selected by the Home Agents for the rectorship of the Dunedin High School; Mr. Colin Allan, who was engaged by the Port Chalmers School Committee; and Mr. John Hislop, who was appointed to the East Taieri School. The services of the late Mr. Adam Wright, a schoolmaster who had arrived by the "Strathmore," were engaged for the Green Island school.