[To the Editor.]

Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 329, 29 December 1888, Page 2

[To the Editor.]

Sir, — In reply to Key Mr Lawry's letter published in your Wednesday's issue, I beg to state thattheproraotersoftheSocial Ball (to be held on New Year's night, *the;proceeds of which are; for the School Fund), did not tbiiik it' was necesWy to consult the Rev Mr Lawry,' or theSckool " Committee on the matter, >nori do they think so yet, seeing that' the' School Committee arc nofc asked to' tak* any\ part in the affair, or to accept' any of theresponsibility with* respect thereto:: When the subject) was "first s'polten pf,"JfcV was decided to give any proceeds result--ing from the proposed enfceMainaienfrito' 1 the School Committee, seeing that in the coming year they were likelytovhaiKe' many heavy calls on ineir' reSotUteds, (which are not, very large), arid' \vfio, it was supposed, would bo 1 glad'- of any assistance ' offered them by the public, never anticipating for 6ttd moment tohave cold water thrown over the offered assistance. I may state that .should ,this entertainment prwte a success, o€her j'somewhat similar ones may be got up during > the winter* months ; but should the Committee, or rather a majority of them, decide not to accept the proceeds, I have iib doubt that the promoters can find other objects deserving of the assistance, which was offered to the School Committee in a spirit of friendliness, and should have been so accented. — I am, etc.,' ' » ' '* Henry Brooks, Hon; Sec. for Social Ball. Te Aroha, Dec. 28tb, 1888,