ME. GIBSON'S RESIGNATION.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume I, Issue 44, 11 September 1880, Page 4

ME. GIBSON'S RESIGNATION.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE STAR.

Sir, — Since reading Mr. Quin's letter in your issue of the Ist September, I have learnt to what extent the most simple facts are capable of being contorted. Now I do not say ikai Mr. Quin is, as he suggests, incapable of acting fairly, if he desired to do so. It is the desire to do so which has been so evidently lacking in the whole matter. For example :

1. In coming to turn me out of school without a single hour's notice, and without having communicated with me in any way. He didn't do it, though.

2. In the attempt to get the Board to make me pay rent. By-the-by, that letter which he wrote to the Board, and which obtained him that reply, saying that " without explanation Mr. Hill's conduct appears inexplicable," has been enquired for many times, but is carefully kept from seeing the light. There are two sides to every tale. Should you be surprised to hear that I have not paid that rent ?

3. In making the knowingly false statemeut concerning the school books. I said to him, " If you get me locks on the cupboards in which they are kept, 1 will be responsible for them ; if you do not, I won't. That's plain English, I reckon. He got the locks.

4. In that other false statement about " a good order for books." The order was principally a pi'ivate one for books for prizes, to be paid for with balance of money for picnic, collected by ourselves, and having nothing to do with the committee. It included a few which I had arranged with Mr. Quin to procure. So he knew all about it. — I am, Ac., Jno. C. Hill.

September 3.