AN UNPUBLISHED INCIDENT.

Press, Volume LXII, Issue 12569, 11 August 1906, Page 10

AN UNPUBLISHED INCIDENT.

In view of tlw resign a tion of Mr '•'" Allan the following particulars-of an ..' * incident which has not so far obtained publicity may be of intoreat. These '" "-£ particulars, it may bo explained, reach- *; ed tlio office of thi*> paptr in the form '** of a vague mmour. and Sir John Hall ■T^ who concerned, wns approached by a, •"! itvnortor for confirmation. Sir John '^« was vor> rotiwnt. "I don't want to % out. matters that have been eet- '!j! tied," .ho said. HowcvtT, it soenis tbat '■"I soon nhrr Sir John had bo*n appointed ' ''*?■ en Exocutivo Comniiasioncr a depute- 5 tion from the A. and V. Association '■' waited iiKon tho Kxoontive Conimis*. "'* sioners—th«t is, Mr (i. tf. Jlunro, 3!r -'.^ 11. Allan, and hin>i-!f—to end<Javour t« V ohtaiu ct-Mtain modili«itions in tho con- ,;^ ditiona ect-oinpanying the grant of %'• £1(KX) made to thp Asmcintion by the " Exhibition nutJioritios. After Ibis dei ~ J putation had been hoard. Mr Munroto* '" jKM'f.od upon the nvutrr to the Minister- f in-Cluirgo without consulting Sir John '- Hkili. \ia. other words, SU - John wns i■■ iibsohitoJy Upon an appeal to .-t-" the Minister-in-Charge on Oip subjects > the conditiojts of tho grant wore ' from the terms ivliich had been pro- A viously laid down. It is also alleged tJuit M!r Munro '- writes a gntiat many letters in the first * person singular, wJiicli should be written in the first person plural, on be- < fhalf of himself and his colknguee. , j!