LETTERS TO TEE EDITOR

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2135, 29 April 1914, Page 8

LETTERS TO TEE EDITOR

EDUQATION DEPARTMENT'S

WIETMdS.

Sir,—Early in January an advcrtiJM" jiieut appeared an oaf local paper over tho siganturo oJF George Hogbon, luspee-wr-Gencr-aJ, for two winwrricd assistant wastes for iJio industrial farm school, \\creron, ?;fv sob, ivlto had lust tat the frawiijig Coll.oge, applied for"rii<» appointment, tmi as tho work would bo somewhat different from tho -jftKiwiT school work, ho wroto to the headmaster ier ilotaila of extra, rlntios, g.oitiiig a f«ply from Mr. JJurlinsoa, the manager, who wished an iiHerniew with him. My Mil Itavmg a-npHcd for anotlief sehaol at tiro tttne, sfid not w-r» to incur tho cxpons.o of tho joiiriKw, Mid hearing no snoro fl-oifl tho penaftmont or farm Tip w> tim end of Mruary, forgot tlie matter. Abmit tho mMdlo of March he got a *ir o fra:m Butli.iis<3n nsldiig Vi sso him, and bdie>-i,ng ■fche.ws was a ehanco of apjaomtment ho took tlm joiiriiey, about 180 miles. So saw the managnr, headmaster, iiml j/ni: a lcrnii at jn-oryHikig cniutectod with tho work, hut still waits for an aitewftr wlictlifriho is (jotting apjmiatod or not. Is this common courtesy? Mr. HutKiisoii niny tw justified in asking siy fiitcfvtew, but now many nioro Jiave. W to giv« tlw Who for tjiis and pay tkofr own exjK3tses ? Ho nr Mio InspflctOT'CeiioTftl eould easily havfl known by iiwiuity fmm tiae tvrinm.pfl.l of tho Ti-aiirfftg Collc-fro whotW li<9 was likely fe suitras li«> hiid alw.idy sent his crwtenijaJs from them Such treatment as tliis is enough to tlispist a yrang man with tiro profession, ami if it happened j n this case, where would I emm mwlia ham signed a iiwifl far Ins following tile nrofcssioii for fivo years? In early iifo I frns in business rn the tlrco.count-rift* of tire Bomckiid. but was never treated so bv afty of tho principals I hatl to deal mtfo. "If they wanted, an interview, niy Taifivaj- far* ami cx.poiises wero paid. * r now * kw SWir readeft to j«lgo whdfcfcer tifire is a«t a need for this Jjeing nv-ritten.— l am, etc., •GEO. 3. 3I,VCKIE, ' -Waitafa, 'April g,>, 19J4.

HUTT fRAGEfY, Sir,—!fhere are those tliat can ex> ploft> in tlio lateatorie*, but there are ethers -who cbiM heiter dispute tfe. explosive effect of ge&nito »r acetylene ga,s -without experieijee of thoaj. From my experience af many tfi&asan3s of pounds of gelignite I foil cettate tiaat gelignite Dover Wrecked tiio Hutt building. I have fej-d experience uf both tk*> explosions of acetylene gas and aa-ny times of gelignite,, 1 know which fs the worst. Gelignite flora ttsy experience of it frill strike homo, kit it would not—antes ftefe was more- t'han I undwstaiid %r-o was m_ flic house—have Wawn the face out ef it. It was a Bus flame in comu&tioM wrtb tlio acetylene gas that neafiy lost my tfCivtui* ated gas from the grasometer. 1-roUi my expOTWlt© of the "two, which te been dearly bought, I siscmld s»t that imfes there had been a big quantity of gelijtnito i.u the o.staHishmefit it VoutJ not have dooe more than Wreck" the floor and perhaps have broken a- tfindefr or tvo; hut it. would not have l)lt;wft the foe*' flui «sf tlvo bftilding. fu aH ifty oxpe.rieaw! t tav« Revet- seen a flanie a.oftottspanyiHg a .gelignite cspiasfen. It is for you to judge k#vv mueß jgiiiglijt* was in that honss?, and heiv isiaeh.aeetyIwie gas. I prettT well know whieh is ilio worst, and which I fear most.. T hate awn trlie fuses at juf tunnel fees sot alight by geJigiiito, amcl h will oni.r bu.ni or : spit unless Jefamaiors ar" in conuecttoii -n-Rh it. It feqijfees a shock :t« explotiti g<?Jig-nit«, not jffa-incs. And tin's is from a ean wlto Iras handJcd many tons of ft. and we who iiandli? it know perfectly well that Vβ wowl.ol not car« onrt scrsrp if you jmt a {)hig of ■sxelignite in tlie ftfe unless there was the defejftator tillers also. No 0110 w ; h<3 bandies gslignite or liigh siwck fspW sires wottW bo ftraiisli cnoivgh to jjut i 3.> tniiators into a ?ase with wieh px.pTpn sives-or near Hipiu. Ida vouch t.ijsit Jii ■til©' frliefe of my espcrfeiiffo I iwx-Q Hover knoivn an explosion tlirougli oflliliwy Am or liea-t. As eridWice of ■tlio fffleet of an -aectyteie Explosion I may say thai ■ t haro scon a Wttle gi.isoBietor tlwt could not pnssiMy c.wrjr nio-re thai) feni ihreo io fwir culiic feet exptalo and lift portions of tho goltlsav.ing tiiblo in An Otago g*H dredgo, and ivßcok pn.rt of ihb am, .etc,, LBsw-B h. n.w tjv«w>s.

KRBIRNIE RATEFAYBRS , ASSOCIATION. S{r,-~Jef A eoDsiiteablc tiin-o mv asso* ciation. lias advocated the ii.Hfci.ng up of tire Ncwtofrn and Klfbi.niie ton.) s.v-Stan by tta.y of Wolliiigtcii Ikiaii Little ditto attention hns bcoii paitj to eur ?e----■pressntatiejiSj ind ivo eonsider treatment «£ this kind ittesb uitfajjr, anjS agaMist 'tlio best, iiitefcsts of .the city.' 'Wo desire ta pfaco J>etoe you ssveriil importftnt points which ivo jug■lifk's the constrMßttoit of tlto es'kjiisJoii by tli.o rctate wo advocate. Firsts, is 'th-e question of grade; Uia grpdio, oil© In tweh'o (is ejtly ovor a $fljn.H jiorUon of the raufo), ift our opiiijon is wot mi excessive ijriie, and. obriiparcs foyo.urabl.ir with ftat of ena m Hfieon of CraftfoH Eoftd. SceoJidb'j tip pojiitioh <af co.imeot.ioii. wW] tbo KilMmio sj-steni would be a very central Wo. Tiie ad* vantages ai'o as follow;—Eesidonts' -qf Jfcwtoii'il -desirous of gisttiiig to thft rcorcatien ground, ■bn.tlvmg she.ds.. boat slied.3, Patent- Slip, and Union 'Co:!sipaay's tamdrj., woitltj bo bt«i«gtet wjtbi.n caS v f distanco of ahjects. Ite&idents «jf Hntnteai widiing to lwqeoed to IS*d\vtfi.sV!J would 1)0 more vonv-Giiicntly Served; residents o.f Sairth Kilbvruio Would also bd- equally well s-crvetl, «iii.sm«cli as tlio greater portion of iho- distnJieo would bo oVfcr level BToiiiKl;" tlMs -enabling tlsem to reach Ncwtowit as wpidftiosisly as by any oUior rwitn, fltirdty, the campn'ratwo ! clveapHfiifi of this rodte as against tijo iotiicr fl-tli-flonted is bpyoiul dm question. ■Our (iStinmto <jf Mm Wellington Road route is fSSOOi as ftgjviesfc £27, ; 0(J1}, tiro City ]snirifieer's estfeiafcHsn. .for. fto Crawford Eoad rouie. Tlio adoptian of tiiis rduto wo\sld leave Crawfo«J Road entirely frcfofor vdvienlai- trnfiie.—-I a% etc W: A. JritLAit, .Hon. Secretw>i 25tii 19U.

THE RIEMT OF ENTRY. Sir,"—ltt answer -te'a fj-ucstiyn froia "Fair I'fey fur Ati," aslutigivueHjertlie lcalcrs of tiho Dci'ftut-o Leagito will ssiy whoji rcligioits instr-tustiou -be giV'eß hi schools-., niay I sify a few \wrcitjt , . Tiicrft aro olio of two eethods in a&tuul ttso, First, MiGi-o is tivo Kcbou sysbm. Tlxii tliero is ilio prsoiico of ftiving siifili lessons iscfefo of after school haws, whwk yo«r corfespondtent describes jiS wwso tort useless. In spito of this assertion, rto feet is thai if lias been in nso ii> scvcjtal disirioti, n«l krefi immbers of oMldroi hafo re* emved sticli insftructsiau. Y«ur eorrespendont tlifriks we «ould .ha;ve the s.y ; mp.a;ti]y of a Iwgo iWiraber of Clu'is.tinu pebpto ffl jvo woiil.d advocate the "rieht of entry." I- am glad to know that n-jj already Ji»vo the- sympathy iff n> very large jm-inbet flf ChHstiau ■pc.flpte h>' defending a«r cd'twatioiv system, vfft sl.iotfkllioglad to liavo tire syi.npn.tiiy ■of uio-ro, b«t tiini.tat. In ftrdcr to obtain it, ndyoowto a policy wiviish wo lioHovft to be i'lekriiMnta't to tlio best ktorosts of Mio iJi;.opfe, . Tim rcjlson/s----for imr thte.icWg so have ofteit bopn. lftid befavo -l-ho am, -ci'ti., imm s, cooks. Hot). Trca.su.ror N-ftiioiiat School,!?' Defence Ivßaftne. Ketbnrue, April 18, ML