GOVERNMENT SCHOOL TEACHERS AND THE PRESS

Waikato Times, Volume XIV, Issue 1221, 27 April 1880, Page 3

GOVERNMENT SCHOOL TEACHERS AND THE PRESS

TO TIIE EDITOB. Sir, — In your i^ue of the 24th instant appears a. letter headed as above, and .signed "Sjribe." I obseive that the question ,ther,oin; w 4vske4, i jMipaiqi { \ unanswered, vi/., " Whether teachers under -«-heißoard : of' Edtjc(4tion are allowed, by the rules thereof, to write letters «o the public PressNow, if tho concoctors of this very cowardly attack (they are two in number; will authorise yon to publish their 11 imes, I undertake to give them the information which they pretend to .seek. It may not be mop or time to remind them (or one of them) that no such restriction, applies to members of the A C. force, to Post Office official^, or even to employes of the Bank of New Zealand. A system of terroriotn ban latterly been attempted irj 'I c Awamutu, which ih natura. ly repul-ive to evei'y one deserving the name of a man. As an example of wlrit J btate, I will instance the fact that one person here — in the pay of the Government — was recently told " That if he ventuied to vote in favor of the election of a School Committee, insteal of for School < 'ommi&sionms, it would be the worst day's work that he had ever done for himself.'" I his is by no means an isolated ca*e. Some of us who are neither Government employes, nor affected by tb/j granting or refusal of " overdrafts" are taking steps to nip this evil in the bud. " Scribe and Co." fear, and not without reason, that their attempted villanies will be frustrated by the publication of a newspaper which, I understand, is at preseut in embryo. Hence their letter. I am not anxious to rush iDto print, but I scorn to shield my&elf under a norn dc plume. — Yours, «Sfc., Thomas Gbesham. Te Awamutu, 26th April, 1880.

Thl new Pure Ciish System now being initiated by G. and C. will cerljninl} pro\e a bencht to the public. It has been *a great success in Sydney and Melbourne, and when strictly carried out the customer who buys at an establishment where the goods <i.re marked low to ensure a rapid sale must be a yre.it gainer. G. and C. sell their di apery, milhnary, and dotting at such prices for cash as gives the bu}ci th<J advantages of a shareholder in a co-operative society, without the risk of being called upon to be.ir a portion ot the loss should the ) ear's business prove unsatisfactory Garlick and Crrmwell will aim to retain the confidence whu h the public have hitherto shown them, and are determined to give the pure cash system a fair trial ; whether they gain or lose the lirst year. Country bujers on remitting cash with order will be supplied with goods at co-operative prices ; lust the same as though they made a personal selection. -Furnishing goods, such as carpets, floor cloths, bedsteads, bedding, and general house turniture, theiaigest portion of which is turned out at our own factor}-, will be marked at the lowest remunerative prices, and a discount of fi\e per cent, will be allowed to those who pay at the time ot purchase. G. &C. having realised the entire value of their stock during their late cash sale, the present stoc k is M vv and cm \i>ly boi/ght. An inspection is inyjtciT.— Garuck.and Ck v\v\ in, Lit} Hall Furnishing Arcade, Queenstreet, Auckland.