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Waikato Times, Volume VI, Issue 309, 7 May 1874, Page 2

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(To the Editor of the WuKA.ro Times.) Sm, — I noliue in your issue of tne 9th April aletter from Mr Ma'ileno complaining that the school inspector's visit had been very short and without sufticient notice, so that persons desirous of meeting him hadjnot the opp irtumly. It appears from this that the inspector showed no partiality. The settlers living within a few miles of Paterangi have eveiy reason to complain With Mr Mandeno In answer to a petition asking for a school, sent by them to the Board of E luc.ition at Auckland some months iiuce, they were info-mod tint the inspector would visit the district in March, and nothing would be done until then. Previous to this several letters had been addressed to the Board on the same subject, an 1 the answer was similar to the other It was therefore quite natural that we should expect Mr O'Sullivan to call upon some of the petitioners with a view of calling a meeting and getting all the ia'omition, pro and con, he possibly could ; but to our surprise he passed through here, taking no notice of us, and it was only by accident that one of thp petitioner saw Mr O'Sullhan at Alexandra, and asked him if he Was not coining to P&teringi Mr O'Sullivan said he would not have time, but would pass Paterangi on his way to Ohaupo, the following (Sunday) morning at about nine or ton o clock, and would then see him. Whit conclusions, if any, Mr O'Sullivan arrived at we do, of course, not know, and will have to wait until the report comes before the Board. Nor do we kno.v whether or not he acted under instructions from the Board of Education or upon his own responsibility. While we were patiently waiting, he had come and gone Without any of the settlers being aware of it, excepting a single one. Mr O'Sullivan may be a very efficient officer and not deserve censure, yet the setters around Paterangi must come to the conclusion that they have either been overlooked or neglected, and would lespectfullv ask if a public officer paid out of public money can do a3 he chooses? The 6chool trustees of Alexandra, when appealed to by the hoard fiom Auckland, declared that Paterangi was the proper place for another school in the district ; yet we are told to wait until the inspector visits the district, aud what will be the result ? The public who hare paid their rate for 187S will say with me, why are wo not allowed to tax ourselves ? I trust, Mr Editor, lam not encroaching too much upon your valuable apace, and that you will allo\V me a corner on some future occasion on this subject.— 1 am, &.C., F. a. Gkbmank.