CORRESPONDENCE. PIO PIO SCHOOL.

King Country Chronicle, Volume III, Issue 177, 29 July 1909, Page 5

CORRESPONDENCE.

PIO PIO SCHOOL.

TO THE EDITOR. Sir,—l should tike to ask Mr Bcvege through the medium of your valuable paper, a few questions. At • small meeting of tbrte Mairoa Road settlers and myaet', held in the hall at Piopio on May 29th, not called in the usual way by advertisement in your paper, but just a few notified by poet, Mr Bevege was nominated as Commissioner, and he promised as soon as he was appointed by the Education Board to call a pubtic meeting to define the boundaries of the Piopio School District. Now, why has he net done so. or has he defined them himself, with the aid of bis able lieutenant* Mr r Andrews? If so, hew far doe* the district extend towards the 10 mile? As he has been the prime mover in securing the site at Piopio, why did he not find out the wishes of the settlers before doing so? If he had pursued this course any trouble might have been avoided. Now, I would suggest that Mr Bevege call a meeting giving at least two weeks' notice so that alt concerned can attend. In reply to Mr Andrews, it seems to me that he has jumped at conclusions and thinks that I wrote the letter signed "Ad Valorem/' which I know nothing about; neither did I instigate it \ in any way; but it looks as if he can't say anything bad enough about me. There to a schoolboy'* saying: "Sticks an stones may break my bones, but names will never hurt me." I have no doubt he thinks his tetter very smart and is proud of his name being at the bottom of it. Bis tetter put<# me in mind of a tittle girl's song: "You shan't play in our yard, 1 don't tike you any more; Yo» shan't hollow down our drain pipe; To* shan't climb our apple tree." 1 will ignore the first part of bis letter as it rotates to me personalty and : oat to the school, but if he throws enough mud some of it will stick, but let him write the truth next time— j "be just and fear not" is the motto 1 would suggest. Some IS months ago, I, being desirous of obtaining a school site for my children, wrote to the Education Board re the matter, and received instructions how to proceed with forma to get filled up. I then convened a meeting and was appointed i as correspondent between settlers and the Education Board. Some time after, an inspector was sent to report on the matter and he reported favourably for an aided school, we to find the building and pay the carting of the furniture. I again convened a meeting of alt interested with the result that the nail waa secured and school started on February Ist. 1909. Now the person ; who undertook to push things on—being myself—sent an application for the constitution of a school district on December 28th 1963, and I have three replies from the Education Board to prove it I also reported this at the mat meeting in Mr Andrews' presence. therefore when he says nothing had heen done it is not correct. Now, *ir, what has a post office, sale yards, or dairy factory to do with a school? I wonder he does not mention an hotel in the future. A school should be placed in the centre of a settlement an not at one corner near another school. The proposed site is only three mites from Pacmako school, and six miles from Mr Riddles'. The 13 mile site is the central and best position for a school and is the most convenient for tb* majority of the chtdiren across the Mokau river. It is also the handiest to the 8000 acres referred to by your own correspondent shortly to be opened for selection. There are also two families likely to settle near the 13 mile this coming summer. Mr Bevege said at the last meeting- that school distances were measured as the crew Hies. Now, take a district man and a rule and see how far it is as the crow flies, from his house to the 13 mite site. I think you wilt find it two and three quarter mites, and two and a half miles from Mr Andrews. Nobody would stop scholars going across their paddocks to school. The children of Mr Bevege and Mr Andrews would have that distance to travel as the crow dies, but they want Mr Riddle's ehitdsrn to travel 6 miles, also any others that may come later. Looking at things as they are, and facts are stubborn things, it would be absurd to think of building on the 2 acre site at Piopio, 3 mites from Pacmako school. No, sir, the 2 acre site will not be wanted; anyway 2 acres is no good for a country school, where most of the scholars h*ve to ride; it is not big enough for play ground, school and .horse paddock; whereas the 13 mile '•"site is 10 acres and a splendid site for •11 purposes, and wilt soon be fenced on 3 sides. The surveyor made no mistake when he cot that out for a asjMot tits. Any one from outside the district if allowed to come and inspect without influence from either sdie woatd say the 13 mile site is the most •astral position for a school. No, sir, mrither stores, post office, sale yards, factories, rabbits, ti-tree, tomos or central villages, have anything to do with our school. As regards the 12 miw question it is the first I have heard of it, neither can I learn of any em else that has. I think it is the 13 mil* tits that is the Bogey, and as to improving our property, it has never entered my mind, but it seems that it has others, when children «re to tarvel 6 miles one way and only one and a half en the other to the Piopio site.—l am, etc, ARTHUR SAVILL. TO THE EDITOR. Sir,—l should like to thank 'Veteran" through your paper far his word of commendation, and at the same Urns to draw his attention to the fact that he wanders from the point. I •free with what he writes barring one Sf hat is: That players are encourI think I put it plainly in my r that they are discouraged by being passed over for outsiders when tksre are representative matches to be •Jayed. 1 also took it for granted that a* feeling existed in every bona fsV member of the Union, to play bis ' hast for the Union, for his Club and for himself; but how are our players to demonstrate their abilities when outsiders are thrust among them for a match or two and then dropped? How are players to team combination and each other's play when through the Untoß having done with the outsiders, the ptoyera are given fresh places in the

field? It stands) to reason this continual changing would disonranise any team. Suppose: Through one of the outsiders scoring, the team win; to whom is credit doe? Certainty not to the Maniapoto team, for be is only brought in for the match, and is not a bona fide member of the Union. Yet if through bad play on the part of one of these outsiders the match is lost, the onus falls on the Maniapoto team. Let the best team possible be picked from the players who have played through the season, and let them endeavour, to the best of their ability, to win. If they lose, then take the beating in a sportsmanilke way, and have the satisfaction of knowing that, win or lose, the Union have no one to thank but their own representative team. I see still another fresh name—Dean—picked in the "A" i team: truly the method 4 of the M R. U. are strange.—l am etc... FAIR PLAY. To the Editor. Sir,—Some time ago a prominent member of the Maniapoto Rugby Union went about collecting funds for the erection of a pavilion on the Domain. A considerable time has now elapsed and we have beard nothing more about it. Having subscribed to the fund 1 should tike to know what is being done in the matter. Hoping that the said official will give us a little information on the subject.— I am, etc., A SUBSCRIBER. TO THE EDITOR. Sir.—The enclosed cony of Professor Bickerton's Analysis speaks for itself. I was perfectly satisfied in my own mind that Mr Pond was wrong * ith regard to the quinine contained in "Molendo" in his very incomplete analysis of the case. As the former report of the analyst was published in your paper, in justice to myself, will you kindly insert this note with Professor Bickerton's Analysis. I may add. it is complete confirmation of the medical witness' evidence in the case. I am, etc., A. A. LISSAMAN. Report on the analysis of a sample of "Molendo" quinine Port Wine, received from Messrs Mating and Co., Ltd., on the 14th inst.:— "I. the undersigned Analyst, do hereby certify that I have analysed the above mentioned sample of Quinine Wine, and I find as follows: -Proof Spirit, 30.10 per cent.; extract, 1.11 per cent.; Sulphate of Quinine, 1 grain to the ounce of Wine. The amount of Quinine present is equivalent to the amount of Quinine contained in the Orange Wine of the British Pharmacopoeia; and the amount of proof Spirit present in the Wine is only equal to that found in the weakest Port Wines. Signed. A. A. Bickerton. Government Analyst, Canterbury. N.Z."