THE CROWN INSULTED.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10159, 1 December 1910, Page 5

THE CROWN INSULTED.

master'!on navy league EXCURSION. DISCUSSED BYT EDUCATION BOARD. At the meeting of t>e Wellington Education Bcaid cn lues day, the Chairman, Mr Robert Lee, mentioned the matter of the recent ex. cursion from Masterton to Wellington. He clid not know that the matter was one of which the Hoard should take notice, tut as the schools concerned were under.the jurisdiction of the Board he thought it right that the slight ottered His Excellency the Governor should be explained. Mr J. G. W. Aitken stated that 1000 children and their parents had visited Wellington, and of these not more than iifty had assembled to hear an address by His Excellency, which had Le n arranged for. He thought an intuit had been offered the I rown, for which the Board ihould offer an apology. Mr A. H. Vile stated that, as a matter of fact, only. 730 took part in the excursion. It was to le regretted that there had been some fault in the arrangements, but the Board was in no way responsible. If they apologised, they would at once accept a responsibility vshich did not belong 1 to them Mr Aitken: The Crown has heen insulted. Hu- Chairman pointed out that the arrngements had been made entirely by tie Navy League. Mr Vile: The Board was not even consulted about the closing of the' schools. I should like- to know by whose authority the school was rinsed. We should accept no responsibility iir the matter. The Chairman • stated..- that, .the Committee had power, under the regulation?, to close the school on four half days in the year, Mr Hogg did not think the Board or the Echool authorities could be tlaiiud for the bungling of the arrangements. After some further discussion, it was decided that a letter be addressed to His excellency the Governor, expressing regret that any apparent discourtesy should have been shown him in connection with the affair.