THE SECOND SCHOOL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2642, 8 July 1887, Page 3

THE SECOND SCHOOL.

;'(To the Editor,) . . -.' Sik—Asa member of the School ' •' Committeo and one who voted in favor ••••.• of the Siinc'ox site being' chosen for "the second school, will you allow me ■Jk -contradict a siatomont that'-has ' '-'\Teen made and frequently repeated by '.- Mr. A. W. Hogg, that I was influenced -• - ••by-Mr-Boddington in giving- my vote ■;;■■' - * tin- that .occasion. 'This statement was '... ;.:repeated on Wednesday by the person .-' who was employed trying to obtain ./. signatures to a petition, which he Was - hawking round, asking Mr Hogg to :to be nominated as' a •''candidate to represent.this district in . .';' the' ioute. of.. Representatives. Mr " ';'_ Bod'dirigtonis not agent.for the Bank ; ;'wfterel deal, and if he were, I should- . not' allow him, or any other Bank •' : '-jnanagffl', to influence uie to vote ' against my convictions. I can-quite- ; understand, as a business man, that it • ifnacessary-at times .for persons io require bank accommodation; only _:M those who are so fond of imputing-, ;'' -motives. pay. their tradesmen's bills '. "Jrith more- .punctuality and not let 'ithem run on from one year's end to' 4Sppother. Then there would be r\o -.:.,:'vbpk influence" tofenr. '' '/'^',''■' - ■'' '-;TOUVB/&C. '':::■ ■; *)>:};. ",-.". E.McEwen.-