MINISTER AND A SCHOOL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 150, 21 December 1911, Page 6

MINISTER AND A SCHOOL.

A TEACHER'S STATEMENT. At the Education Board meeting on Tuesday night, the chairman said he had received t-hc following letter in connection with the-Oeo school from the teacher. Mrs. M. A. Brereton, under da to November 22:—"To-day the Hon. Thos. Mackenzie, now Minister of Education, held a meeting here. Mr. Mudford, chairman of the School Committee, and I happened to lie discussing the prospective school and its non-appear-ance. The Hon. Thos. .Mackenzie told us to write to your Board and inform you that if you put in the application for a grant for the new school and residence at once, lie would pass it before (ho election. Might I urge upon the Board (he wisdom of doing so immediately on receipt of this ? We aro all. sutlering excessively from headaches for reasons before staled Mr. Hikaka is away just now, but I understand from what Mrs. llikaka tells me that she and her two sisters have signed the plan made by the surveyor, Mr. Stewart. Even if this be not so, the application for the grant must be made at once, and will be passed all the same; the Hon. T. Mackenzie said so."

Trimble said that he had hold the letter over until after the election, as lie did not desire that the school should be made an election matter. He saidthat he had written to Mr. Youn<r stating that personally lie. found it dilli" cult to believe that the .Minister really made the statement implied to him. if lie did it was a verv improper thing to do. On the other hand, if he made it, he would be the lirst to approve of the action he had taken, Mr. -Mmton said that he had also received a similar letter from the teacher.