CORRESPONDENCE

Te Aroha News, Volume II, Issue 61, 2 August 1884, Page 2

CORRESPONDENCE

Under "no circumstances is the Editor responsible for the matter contained in correspondence.

(to the epttor.) Sir, — Haying- noticed in yonrjviper, and also in the Waikato Ti tics, wishes expressed that I should visit. Te Aroha before the House meets, and assuring sue of a heirty welcome, I write to siy that the feeling- is warmly reciprocited •vine. 1 ha: hope 1 that I would he mle to spend a week or two at Te Aroha, 1 n- the donhle purpose of m'»otin^ my i. ion Is and recTnitino- my health by the ■k.' of th" springs. JLn this I have been lisappointed, my recovery having: been nitu 1 1 slower than 1 expected. Tte weather al« ) has bn>n, and is, so inclement tint' my me"ical man strongly ad-\He-lm to avoi \ any unnecessary exposure. However I intend to do my■^j'f the ]>loasnrc of visiting Te Aroha after tiie en 1 of the coming session, which will in nil probability be an event! nl one. Meanwhile 1 desire most earnestly one.' m ire, fo thank the electors i'or having a^ain conferred upon me the greatest honour in their gift namely, an unopposed return a? their representative in Parliament. I also wish to assure them tiut to prove inys.'lf worthy o f this honour is the earnest desire of their obedient servant, J. Ji. Whyte. Hamilton, July 30th, ]884.

(TO THE EDITOR.) Sir, — Kindly allow mi to contradict a statement appearing in the School Committee report in your 1 ist issue and emanating from Mr Pnrdie, as to the Ciiurch of England being the only body who has made arrangements to clean the school-house at Waiorongomai after holding services therein. After every Wesleyan service the schoolroom lias been\ swept, and the scats have h"en carjf'nlly arranged as foun^. Being a regular attendant at all tie services I am surprised that so nvich has been said regarding the manner in which tue school honso has been left after services. To my knowledge, only on one occasion fclie school-house was left in an unswept and untidy state ; tiiis was on the .Sunday evening service (13th July) conducted by the .Rev. Mr Macintosh, but it will be evident that the Presbyterian body was in no way responsible. The School being taUeti possession of by Church of England, people at the close of this service for a singing practise, which practise Mr Purd»e himself attended. It cannot be said that the* Committee are to be blamed for their earnest wish to defend the schoolmaster from the inconveniences, which must arise whtfn the school room is left untidy, but it is evident that the Committee have been misled by misrepKe- ! sentations. If the Committee should, see fife to investigate this nutt%r, which, we trust they will, jt can ' be; easily piovcd that the Church of England is nob tlu? only body w .0 have cleaned and arranged the school r.;om. — I am, &c, W.J.Ellis, Society Chinch Steward. Waiorongomai 24th July 1684: