CAPTAIN-RUSSELL'S PRIZES.
[To the Editob of the Daily Telegraph.] Sir, —In justice to the examiners for tie sewing prizes annually awarded by Capf. Russell, I beg you will permit me to make the following explanation, so that the people of Hawke's Bay may see whether the prizes were justly awarded or not. First, the examiners as far as I am aware, had not seen each other for six months before they met to examine the specimens. Second, no arrangement was made for examining the specimens until nearly six o'clock on Tuesday last, when I received a telegram from Capt. Russell stating that Mrs Russell would attend at the office at 10 30 a.m. on the following day. Mrs Hill at this time knew nothing whatever about acting as one of tbe examiners. Third, the specimens were not opened until after ten o'clock on the day of examination. Fourth, every specimen was numbered, and neither name nor school was known to a single individual except Mr Motley, who opened the specimens, and kept the list of names. Fifth, tbe examiners were three hours adjudicating upon twenty-one specimens of work.—l am, &c, H. Hill.
December 19, 1881
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Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3265, 19 December 1881, Page 3
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