TO THE EDITOR.

Evening Post, Volume XXIX, Issue 112, 14 May 1885, Page 3

TO THE EDITOR.

Sib— Referring to your article in last night's issue reflecting on tho sanitary state of the Girls' High Sohool building, I beg to state that you have been altogether misinformed on the subject. My duties aa Secretary to the Board of Governors often take mo to tho school ; I visit it at different hours, and on ro occasion have I noticed any bad smells, any " polluted atmosphere." This morning, aocompaniod by the Inspector of Nuisances, I visited the sohool, inspected every room — the sohool being in fnll work — found everything satisfactory, the rooms being fresh and airy ; we then inspected the yards and outbuildings and found everything perfectly olean and fresh. Tho Inspector of Nuisancoa will, I understand, make his report to the City Council. I may add that out of the 125 girls who are on the roll, only two wore absent this morning from siokness — one who has had a bilious attaok but who is nearly well again, and another who is ill with tever, whioh developed itself during the holidays, between the first and second quarter. I am, &c, Chas. P. Powles. Wellington, 14th May, 1885. Our information was derived from complaints made to their parents by girls attending tho sohool. who have frequently complained of the siokoning smells in oertain of the rooms. We by no means intended to impute any blame to the governors or the teachers, but we have reason to bolieve that some of the drains in the neighbourhood are in a bad state, and frequently emit most unpleasant odours.

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