Correspondence.

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume IV, Issue 351, 19 January 1876, Page 3

Correspondence.

The Editor is desirouß of -affording every reasonable facility for the disoussion of public subjects ; but it must be understoo3 that he is in no way responsible for the opinions exprossod by correspondents.

GEEERTON SCHOOL.

TO TUB EDITOR* Sib, — As your article in to-day's - issue animadverts on the "want of action" taken by the late Sobool Committee with regard to a letter ..to them from. Mr Moss, I feel bound

to set the matter before the public, and let them judge if the "question was shelved." On 29th of- December, two days previous to the 'last meeting of the late committee, tho following letter was -received from Mr Moss, Secretary .to the Board of Education 1 ; ""Board'of Education, "'2l'st December, 1875."

"Sir; — I have the honor to >enclose a petition for a new-district afr Greerton." Before ' considering . the petition the Board will -be <" obliged 'for the report 'of 'tW& ■ Tauranga €>om---mittee thereon. — I have,' &0., .

I " Feedebic 3. Moss." ' No ' petition was enclosed, and the, return ■ mail to Auckland baring left, the committeo concluded the omission would be' discovered, - and -the miseing document forwarded next; mail; How could they " report" 'on- wh&t they bad not seen ? They were also aware -= that printed 'instructions from the Board re< • quired statistic, information, &o. How could they answer questions not propounded?' Meantime their term of office expired ; and at the election, 7th Jatauary,t the receipt of the letter from Mr Moss woe mentioned/ when Mr Hill stated the petition had-- been sent- tohim — (it had evidently been enclosed --'inr th©.wrong envelope). The establishment of 'a ■ school at Greerton could in no way have a ■ detrimental effect on the Tauranga School, qb - only, four Greerton children have attended, „ and that very irregularly ; therefore, Mr Edwin Lee's remarks suggest a very bad state-' of feeling : existing . in the minds of some - people, and a most- wanton disposition to impute- improper/ suspicious,- and interested motives- to-- those who endeavour to act as wisely- and judiciously.* fo* the— public good as their judgment" and; " powers permit. Such distrust o/and dictation- > to a body of public men, eleoted by the people, . must have the* effect o£ < stultifying .their " efforts, paralyzing their- energies, and rendering them quite indifferent as -to helping for* - ward by their influence any projects not amtae-.--diately their own.^— l am, &c, Samuel L. Oiaekb, Chairman late Committee,. , January 15,1876^;