"I GET THINGS DONE."

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 19160, 17 November 1927, Page 8

"I GET THINGS DONE."

EDUCATION BOARD "SITS UP."

[THE PRESS Special Service.]

AUCKLAND, November 16,

"If 1 dton't hear from you within tho next few days that this school is being erected in the very near future I intend placing the full facts of the case before the Prime Minister, and I might tell you that, being an exn.c.o. of tho 15th North Auckland Company, when I write to Mr Coates 1 get things done, so it behoves you to shake things along, as the matter is nothing more nor less than an absolute disgrace to your Department." The unusual tone of the above letter, written by "T. Maxwell, Maramarua, Pokeno," caused members of tile Education Board this morning to sit up, but it was evident from the smiles which passed around the room that the general reaction was merely one of amused surprise. The letter was one in the nature of complaint at the cancelling of the instruction to erect a new school in the KopekeMaramarua district as decided! upon two years ago. The chairman (Mr A. Burns): If the writer can get it done as he Says he can I am sure the Board will be pleased, for we have not been able to do so. It is a matter for the Department.

Mr King suggested that the letter bo returned to the writer and that he be informed that the Board was unable to receivo a letter couched in such terms.

It was decided to do this, and to point out that after the erection of the school was sanctioned the attendancl fell off below the required total.