CORRESPONDENCE.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 2106, 23 March 1920, Page 3

CORRESPONDENCE.

(To Iho Editor.) Sir.—ln your issue of (he llith instant Mr ,).• ({older indulges, i n over half a column of space in endeavouring to disprove my statement “that a Maori not connected with the Band, or the Trades 1 Unions Picpie Commit tee. made I lie application foi afternoon tea on their helm If," and states that the agreement between the Band and the Committee stipulated lunch and afternoon tea. The only excuse that I can find for Mr Oolder’s statement is that the refreshments so generously given by the hotel proprietor at Aslihurst must have been 100 exhilarating. I do not wish, Mr Editor, to labour the point, hut will content myself with including' a copy of the Band Secretary’s Idler, and your readers can Hum judge fop thcinselvo the value to he placed’ on .statements made hy Mr d. Colder: — “Whyte Street, Eoxlon. “P. T. Robinson, Esq. “Dear Sir. —I am in receipt of your letter dated (lie 31-1. and in reply beg to inform you that my Band will have every pleasure in ■playing at your picnic to he held in the Ashhurst Domain on Saturday, March Gth, 1920. Your Committee to provide the Band with free railway passes, luncheon, and conveyance at Ashhurst Cor the purpose of conveying iii-lrumonls. stands, music, etc., lo the Domain. My Band joins me in wishing you and your Committee every success, lopped off with a line day.—A ours faithfully, “(Signed) A. CURLY SMITH, “lion. See. Eoxlon Brass Band.” —1 am, etc., PERCY T. ROBINSON. Palmerston Xorlh, March 22. .11120. (To the Editor.) Sir.—Pardon me for Irespassing on your space, bn I the opportunity is too good to be missed, so 1 will ask a few questions re (he “Kidder” ■piano purchased by the School Commillee. You will remember I a>ked a pointed quo,-lion through your columns nfler the reeenl purchase, as In whether the late Chairman could guarantee the make of the piano, but for reasons best known to himself lie remained sdcnl, (ml which in (he light of later events looks suspicions. Xow, whal I would Tike lo know is this: can Ilia! piano remain in the school.' Anil, whal

are the purveyors of petit unis going to do.’ It’s all very well lo plead ignorance of the fact-, Iml now is the lime to give practical expression lo that exhihil ion of patriotism which they unitedly expressed, and by which in more I ban one case gained lor (hem a seal on she Committee by using lhal as a reason for ousting the old Commit lee. Here wo have the spectacle of business men buying a piano without even sat is tying themselves Unit il had any mu-iea! internals; it may have been Idled with sand for ought they knew, so long as they got a piano for the school before (heir term expired. Otherwise why such indecent haste .’ .Fancy paving foil more ol tin* people’s money when they told the Board that certain people would pay the difference in order to -ecure a British article! Again. 1 ask' why did they not put the oiler into practical shape. Was it a hlull .’ Was the word “patriotism” used to eoncoal ulterior motives: What a fa reel .C!H) of Ihe people’s money spent: on an article which could have been bought for .CMC. How clever some people are. Cass along loose pictures, please, Mr Board (.hairman ! —I am, etc., INTERNATIONAL.