CATHOLIC PETITION ON THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM.
The following petition is about to be signed for presentation to Parliament by the Catholics of the diocese of Dunedin : _ That your petitioners are conscientiously opposed to the system of public education established in this colony. That they have in consequence established Roman Catholic schools, and maintain them at their own sole expense. That under these circumstances they find themselves aggrieved at being compelled to contribute to maintain a system of education from which they derive no advantage, and which is practically the cause of their being subjected to double taxation. That they are persuaded one of two things should be done if they are to be treated according to justice and equity viz., their schools should be put upon a footing of equality with public schools, or they should be exempted from taxation for public school purposes. That they respectfully pray your honourable House to take the premises into consideration, and devise such measures as will secure to the Roman Catholics of New Zealand justice and equitable treatment.
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Kumara Times, Issue 2295, 5 January 1884, Page 2
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