( 66 ) TO scrutinise the reasons assigned by the appellant for the cancellation of the contract and concluded):in these circumstances, the contention of the plaintiff that these reasons were dug out for the purpose of canceling the contract is not without force. In our opinion they are unstable and do not afford any justification for the action of the 1st defendant in this regard.

( 67 ) FINDING that it was futile to depend upon these reasons to sustain the action of the 1st defendant, his counsel fell back upon the argument that it is not open to a court to canvass the adequacy of the reasons. Support is sought for this in Wood v. Prestwich, (1911) 104 LT 388 and Wright v. Marquis of Zetland, 1908-1 KB 63. This decision dealt with the power of a Head-master to expel a boy for adequate cause to be judged by him. In an action by the parent for damages for breach of contract, judgment was entered for the defendant Head-master, as under the scheme made under the Endowed Schools Act 1869, with regard to an endowed school there was a provision which enabled a Head-master to have a power of expelling a boy for adequate cause to be judged by him.

( 68 ) THE Other case considered the autho

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